BYLAWS

Bylaws are internal documents drafted by the nonprofit and explains how the nonprofit is operated on a day to day basis. Bylaws are important for maintaining structure within the nonprofit, and every business is require to have such internal document. The name varies state to state [ bylaws, operating agreement, charter agreement, etc], but all internal documents have similar information such as:

• Name of corporation
• meeting structures
• number of directors
• special committees
• corporate seal
• execution of documents
• dissolution
• stock/member certificates
• officers of the corporation
• certification
• signatures

Below is a sample copy of how your bylaws would look. This is just a guide you can use, remember the bylaws are how you run your operation.