On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Derek Balling <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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. > I can't comment on whether or not I've brought this up in the past but I'll say that you're making assumptions here. Also, it is not *my* style being cramped here. LOPSA is so much bigger than myself or any of us as individuals. I do have my own vision for who LOPSA can achieve greatness and I do believe it is possible. By the end of my two-year term I will step down knowing that I left the board in a better position than I joined it through the contributions of myself and every other board member. > > D > > >
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