Bylaws: The "Constitution" of Nonprofits - The Art and Science of Making Them Work
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Bylaws: The “Constitution” of Nonprofits – The Art and Science of Making Them Work Wednesday, February 23 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Webinar Presented by: Don Kramer, Esq Moderated by: Tish Mogan, Standards for Excellence Director, PANO Offered in Partnership with: Nonprofit Issues
*CPE & CLE credits are available for this program for accountants and lawyers; to receive credit you must register through Nonprofit Issues. |
Very few people bother to look at their nonprofit bylaws – until they want to take some unusual action or there is a dispute. And that’s when you need bylaws that work! Not bylaws that are open to several interpretations. Not bylaws that describe the way things used to be done. Not bylaws that fail to cover key power issues. But bylaws that set out clear roles and responsibilities so that people can understand how to proceed, without litigation. There is both art and science in drafting nonprofit bylaws that work. Well-written bylaws help shape power relationships within a nonprofit organization, provide unambiguous procedures to prevent disputes, and reduce the risks of litigation. They are the “Constitution” of a nonprofit corporation. They should provide answers, not raise questions. This webinar will answer your questions and leave you with confidence in being able to recognize a workable set of governing instruments. In a line by line review of sample articles of incorporation and bylaws, you will learn how to avoid aspirational language, inconsistent language, passive tense and ambiguities. Participants can raise their questions for immediate answers. You will take home our most popular Ready Reference Pages on articles of incorporation and bylaws, "annotated" with explanatory comments. You will also take home sample forms that work! *CPE & CLE credits are available for this program for accountants and lawyers; to receive credit you must register through Nonprofit Issues. |
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About the Facilitator
Donald W. Kramer serves as chair of Montgomery McCracken’s Nonprofit practice group. Don has more than 45 years of experience dealing with the concerns of nonprofit organizations, not only as a lawyer, but also as a teacher, writer, publisher, and board member. He has worked with nonprofits of all types and sizes, helping structure startup situations and restructure multiorganizational health and educational systems. He counsels on a wide range of nonprofit corporate structure and governance, private and community foundations, continuing care retirement communities, exempt organization taxation, low-income housing tax credit transactions, real estate, charitable giving, and other nonprofit issues. Don has provided legal services to The Philadelphia Foundation for more than 40 years. Don serves as the editor and publisher of Don Kramer’s Nonprofit Issues®, a national newsletter of “Nonprofit Law You Need to Know,” which he founded in 1989. Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken in 1972, Don served as deputy development coordinator and assistant to the mayor of Philadelphia. |
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