Consulting Services Readiness Assessment

Nonprofit bylaws are legal documents that outline how an organization will be governed. They are considered the operating manual for a nonprofit organization and consist of the following: o Duties and roles of officers and directors o Rules regarding how the directors will function and their size limit. o Rules regarding the procedures for electing directors, holding meetings, and appointing officers. o How the funds received from grants will be distributed. o A description of the conflict-of-interest procedures of policies.

Bylaws manage the membership requirements, frequency of meetings, amendment procedures, voting procedures, and more. They add transparency and accountability to the actions taken by the officers and board of directors. Nonprofit governance issues are usually addressed by state nonprofit law. The organization's bylaws may be customized based on the nonprofit’s requirements if they don’t violate state law. The bylaws should be updated and amended as the organization evolves and grows.