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Bylaws

Bylaws are the internal rules and regulations that guide your board’s activities. Chamber board bylaws will require revisions and amendments.

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See the Alliances and Partnerships Chamberpedia page for more resources on chamber mergers.

See Chamber Foundation Bylaws Samples

See the Chamber Foundations Chamberpedia page for more resources on 501(c)(3) foundation management.

Amended and Restated Bylaws - Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce - Amended and restated bylaws of Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce for the merger of the Mount Pleasant Chamber with the Mount Pleasant Business Association.
Bylaws - OneZone, Inc. - Amended and restated bylaws of OneZone, Inc., formerly known as Carmel Clay Chamber of Commerce, Incorporated, following a merger with Fishers Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Resources & Articles

The Balance - Learn About Bylaws for a Nonprofit - an overview of bylaws, including reporting changes to the IRS on Form 990.
Blue Avocado - Bylaws Checklist - offers guidelines on creating bylaws and briefly mentions revisions.
BoardEffect - Robert’s Rules of Order Cheat Sheet for Nonprofits (Apr 2018)
BoardSource

Bylaws 101 - Includes a section on amending bylaws.
More bylaws resources from BoardSource

Community Toolbox - Writing Bylaws
For Dummies book: Robert's Rules for Amending Bylaws - guide to amend bylaws, step by step.
GrantSpace - What are nonprofit bylaws? Where can I find samples? - gives guidelines on reporting amendments and links to more resources and samples.
Robert C. Harris NonProfit Center - Bylaws articles and resources
Venable, LLP

Legal overview on non-profit organizations
The 15 Most Common Nonprofit Bylaw Pitfalls: How to Avoid the Traps – offers guidelines on bylaws amendments and revisions.

Westside Toastmasters: Robert's Rules - Chapter 20 and provides clear information on amending bylaws.

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