I think the page should have some information about responsibilities
of the board to the outside world, not just what the board does for
the organization.
A US Public Charity is not taxed because the law considers the
benefit of the charity's works merits special treatment. However,
that means that the charity also has a different set of obligations
than a regular corporation. The board is ultimately legally
responsible for ensuring that the charity operates based on those
obligations.
Here's what the Massachusetts Division of Public Charities has to
offer on this topic:
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/filelibrary/Charityboard.html
It really boils down to making sure the board knows what's happening
with the charity's money.
Do we still have access to the services of Autodesk's legal staff?
Can they help develop a bit of material that could serve as a
checklist of board responsibilities? Also, do non-US board members
legally share these responsibilities and what are the implications if
they do and what are the implications if they don't?
Allan
On Mar 2, 2007, at 12:51, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
Folks,
Similar to the last message about charter member election, we also
need
to have board elections shortly, and I have outlined a process for
this.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Proposed_Board_Election_Procedure
I also welcome feedback on this, and I would hope to hold board
elections
shortly following new charter member elections.
Best regards,
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