Admittedly, starting a nonprofit these days is easy enough—at least in terms of the paperwork. With the advent of online filing for corporate status and the 1023-EZ for 501(c)(3) status, the...
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One of the first questions to deal with when forming a nonprofit corporation is whether the nonprofit will have a voting membership. This seems like a simple concept, but in the nonprofit context,...
As noted in a previous blog post, Massachusetts law requires a nonprofit corporation to have a president, treasurer, and secretary. One person may wear all the “hats,” but that’s not...
Why Does Your Nonprofit Need Officers? How Much Power Should You Give Them?
As we noted in our last post, officers are the individuals elected by the board of directors to carry out its directives. In legal terms, officers are the agents of the board of directors; an agent...
Directors vote, and officers implement. In a nutshell, that is the difference between directors and officers. State law gives authority over the nonprofit corporation to the board of directors,...
Our first session is Saturday, March 10. This will be a double session to make up for the session postponed due to the storm. All those registered to attend have received email regarding scheduling.