Bylaws

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

Samples

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• See All Bylaws Samples
• See Amended Bylaws Samples
• See Merger Bylaws Samples
• 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.

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• 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.

Related Chamberpedia Topics

• Board Composition and Responsibilities
• Board Management and Conflict

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Last Updated: 9/6/2018