Difference between revisions of "Board/FAQs"
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#Does a board member have a legal duty to | #Why do we have a board? ''It is required in order to be incorporated'' | ||
#What responsibilities does the board have? ''Ensuring that a minimum amount of paperwork is filed per required timelines.'' | |||
#What are official positions within the board? ''The only official position is the treasurer. Other unofficial positions may exist and should rotate; e.g. scribe, facilitator, etc'' | |||
#Does the board have a chairman? ''No chairman is required. Therefore, we don't have one.'' | |||
#Does sudoroom have a CEO? ''No CEO is required to be incorporated. Therefore, we don't have one. If we had one, the board would have the responsibility to hire or fire the CEO.'' | |||
#Does a board member have a legal duty to fund raise? ''Not unless it's written in the articles of incorporation.'' | |||
#What legal and/or financial liabilities does a board member have compared to a member of sudoroom who is not on the board? | #What legal and/or financial liabilities does a board member have compared to a member of sudoroom who is not on the board? | ||
#What type of legal classification do we have? ''California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation'' | #What type of legal classification do we have? ''California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation'' | ||
#What type of legal classification do we | #What type of legal classification do we NOT have? ''Benefit Corporation (B Corp)'' | ||
#What type of legal classification do we want to have in the future? ''501c.3?'' | #What type of legal classification do we want to have in the future? ''501c.3?'' | ||
#Are we a business? ''No'' | #Are we a business? ''No'' | ||
#Do we need a business license? ''Yes'' | #Do we need a business license? ''Yes'' | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 5 December 2013
FAQs! We can either make this its own page or use this as a working document before incorporating it (drumtap, please) into the main Board page.
Questions that still need answering:
- Why do we have a board? It is required in order to be incorporated
- What responsibilities does the board have? Ensuring that a minimum amount of paperwork is filed per required timelines.
- What are official positions within the board? The only official position is the treasurer. Other unofficial positions may exist and should rotate; e.g. scribe, facilitator, etc
- Does the board have a chairman? No chairman is required. Therefore, we don't have one.
- Does sudoroom have a CEO? No CEO is required to be incorporated. Therefore, we don't have one. If we had one, the board would have the responsibility to hire or fire the CEO.
- Does a board member have a legal duty to fund raise? Not unless it's written in the articles of incorporation.
- What legal and/or financial liabilities does a board member have compared to a member of sudoroom who is not on the board?
- What type of legal classification do we have? California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
- What type of legal classification do we NOT have? Benefit Corporation (B Corp)
- What type of legal classification do we want to have in the future? 501c.3?
- Are we a business? No
- Do we need a business license? Yes