Posts Tagged ‘nonprofit boards’
Boards can’t meet on Slack or similar group messaging platforms
It is fine for board members of a private nonprofit to use Slack or other group messaging platforms to deal with administrative matters like when the next board meeting will be held.
Read MoreWhen does chair discuss and vote?
Confusion about the role of the chair at meetings can be widespread. Here are some parameters.
Read MoreEssential Guidelines for Small Casual Groups
Many small casual groups spend too much time in discussion. Seeking consensus, time can be wasted and little progress made.
Read MoreDuty of care is critical for nonprofit board directors
Guest post by Colette Collier Trohan. Directors of nonprofit boards will find this outline of their duty of care an invaluable guide.
Read MoreSmall board rules are different
The different rules for small boards are one of the best-kept secrets of Robert’s Rules of Order. If you serve on a small board (up to about 12 people) you may benefit from the flexibility that the rules for small boards offer. Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, 11th edition (the only current valid version…
Read MoreYou can’t vote by email
Several of our clients have been startled recently to learn that they can’t vote by email. Email is so ubiquitous and useful that it seems like a natural way to make decisions. For boards, it is not. The essential nature of a board of directors is to meet, discuss and decide affairs as a body.…
Read MoreAmend bylaws or revise bylaws?
A reader contacted us to find out how to tackle a number of changes needed for his bylaws. He was uncertain as to how to go about it and felt intimidated by the task.
Read MoreDetailed minutes put your board at risk
Do you include what directors say in the minutes of your nonprofit board meetings? Jurassic Parliament strongly recommends that you stop immediately. Detailed accounts of “who said what to whom” in your minutes are dangerous. In the worst case, they provide fodder for your opponents should your board ever be involved in a lawsuit. In…
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