Bylaws with Commentary

Bylaws generally define things like the group's official name, purpose, requirements for membership, officers' titles and responsibilities, how offices are to be assigned, how meetings should be conducted, and how often meetings will be held.

Like the Constitution, your bylaws should deal with only the highest level of governing issues such as: Organizational purpose, board structure, officer position descriptions and responsibilities, terms of board service, officer/board member succession and removal, official meeting requirements, membership provisions,

1 : a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the regulation of its affairs. 2 : a local ordinance.

ARTICLE I. NAME OF ORGANIZATION. The name of the corporation is YOUR NONPROFIT NAME HERE. ARTICLE II. CORPORATE PURPOSE. Section 1. ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP. ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS. ARTICLE V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ARTICLE VI. OFFICERS. ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES. ARTICLE VIII. CORPORATE STAFF.

Bylaws. In the early years of the industry, developer lawyers used by laws or by-laws. Now it is a single word without spaces or hyphens: bylaws. The word is not capitalized if used generically.

Like the Constitution, your bylaws should deal with only the highest level of governing issues such as: Organizational purpose, board structure, officer position descriptions and responsibilities, terms of board service, officer/board member succession and removal, official meeting requirements, membership provisions,

Bylaws generally define things like the group's official name, purpose, requirements for membership, officers' titles and responsibilities, how offices are to be assigned, how meetings should be conducted, and how often meetings will be held.

The bylaws of a corporation specify the numerous methods that affect the company's operations. A corporation's bylaws can contain provisions relating to the ways it conducts its affairs, the duties of its directors and the responsibilities of its officers and employees.

The official name of your nonprofit. the organization's principal address (the location where you will store your corporate records) the organization's purpose (more below) an outline of the board structure (minimum and maximum number of directors)