On May 14, 2014, at 7:25 PM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Be Flexible - I can't tell you how many great ideas I've seen killed by our 
>> rigorous adherence to bylaws that none of us created and procedure written 
>> by somebody none of us has ever met. Bylaws and procedure can be great and 
>> exist for a reason but we need to realize that often times we're sucking the 
>> soul out of projects that have a promising future simply because the idea 
>> wasn't presented correctly, the bylaws don't explicitly state something is 
>> allowable, etc.
>> 
>> We need to go back to operating like a startup. We're simply not a large 
>> enough organization to be held back by things like this. 
> As a 501(c)(3), you don't have the luxury of acting like a startup. You have 
> to have "religious adherence to bylaws". If you don't like them, I direct you 
> to article 11 of the bylaws for how to amend them.
> 
> Actions that are in violation of the bylaws can be legally actionable and 
> nobody wants that.
> 
> Then adopt bylaws that provide more freedom.

You're the board member who's claiming the by-laws are cramping your style. 
Propose the amendment that you think removes the cramp.

D


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