10-17-2016, 10:26 AM
"Thank you, Johnd, for summing things up rather well. I used to attend all the membership meetings and a good many board meetings. That is now a worthless exercise in futility"
This is also my position. I have volunteered, attended meetings, served on committees and met with friends who wanted to sue. We decided instead to pursue arbitration.
Then the board members changed and the new President assured me our concerns would be addressed. They were, partially, and we backed off. The President resigned, other board members changed and after a few short months we were right back to square 1 with a board failing to uphold our bylaws.
The longer you live here, the more you will see this scenario play out....over and over again.
There is just no way a nonprofit Corp. that grosses over 2 million a year can be properly managed in the hands of inexperienced volunteers meeting once a month.
It is foolish to assume that it can be.
Until we are in the hands of at least 5 board members who comprehend how to run a Corp. , are willing to meet more than once a month, are willing to educate themselves and FOLLOW the laws that govern us , this nonsense will continue.
This is also my position. I have volunteered, attended meetings, served on committees and met with friends who wanted to sue. We decided instead to pursue arbitration.
Then the board members changed and the new President assured me our concerns would be addressed. They were, partially, and we backed off. The President resigned, other board members changed and after a few short months we were right back to square 1 with a board failing to uphold our bylaws.
The longer you live here, the more you will see this scenario play out....over and over again.
There is just no way a nonprofit Corp. that grosses over 2 million a year can be properly managed in the hands of inexperienced volunteers meeting once a month.
It is foolish to assume that it can be.
Until we are in the hands of at least 5 board members who comprehend how to run a Corp. , are willing to meet more than once a month, are willing to educate themselves and FOLLOW the laws that govern us , this nonsense will continue.