{"id":4743,"date":"2016-05-02T18:26:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericperkinslaw.raisonbrandsdev.com\/?page_id=4743"},"modified":"2018-06-25T10:36:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T14:36:26","slug":"nonprofit-bylaws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/nonprofit-bylaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit Bylaws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-ab6a72baade007e549c60b52e59dcbd4\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-ab6a72baade007e549c60b52e59dcbd4{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/ericperkinslaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/header.jpg);\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-ab6a72baade007e549c60b52e59dcbd4 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4743'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-6290ae6c6d131f687059f2d28ffc88ff\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-6290ae6c6d131f687059f2d28ffc88ff .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#628498;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-6290ae6c6d131f687059f2d28ffc88ff '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Nonprofit Bylaws<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>An incredibly important, yet often ignored, document for any nonprofit organization is the Bylaws.<\/p>\n<p>The Bylaws provide the overall structure controlling how an organization is managed and operated on a day-to-day basis.\u00a0 In a sense, Bylaws represent an agreement between the organization and the individuals involved with the organization as members, officers, directors, committee members, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Questions of authority, voting, control, and procedure should all be clearly addressed in the Bylaws.<\/p>\n<p>In most situations, best practice is to keep the Bylaws fairly broad in scope to give organizational leaders adequate flexibility to govern the organization\u2014specific policies are better memorialized outside the Bylaws in separate written policy statements or resolutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nonprofit Bylaws should address, at a minimum, the following topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Officers and directors<\/li>\n<li>Voting and elections<\/li>\n<li>Meetings<\/li>\n<li>Notices<\/li>\n<li>Committees<\/li>\n<li>Disciplinary procedures (e.g., removal of officers, directors)<\/li>\n<li>Indemnification<\/li>\n<li>Compensation and employment issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A \u201cbest practice\u201d is for a nonprofit board to review its Bylaws periodically to ensure accuracy with current operations and other corporate governance documents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='hr av-av_hr-dcd2069817a0e3d34ae04cad8f3443c7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='av_promobox av-av_promobox-f05aefa9b261f45c972edbb76ea27446 avia-button-yes  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nSeeking 501(c)(3) status? 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