Information about legal compliance Societies Act for non-profits in British Columbia.
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Is it active ?
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Finances
Learn about the financial responsibilities of a non-profit.
Directors
Learn about the role of directors of a non-profit.
Membership
Learn about the role of members of a non-profit.
Does your non-profit describe each member class and define its rights in its bylaws?
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Classes are groups of members that have different sets of rights. For example, some non-profits have voting and non-voting classes of members.
If you aren’t sure whether your non-profit has member classes, check its bylaws. If a non-profit has more than one class of members, it is required to describe the class and list its respective rights in the bylaws.
Note that this does not refer to different categories of members (e.g. family and individual memberships; gold and silver memberships) unless there are different rights associated with that category.
Does your non-profit know Robert's Rules of Order well enough to run a meeting?
Robert’s Rules of Order can get pretty technical. Your non-profit doesn’t need to know Robert’s Rules cover-to-cover to effectively run a meeting. Your non-profit can likely run a meeting without issues if it can handle:
Do your non-profit’s financial statements disclose how much it pays under its contracts for service?
A contract for services is when there is an oral or written agreement for your non-profit to pay a person or company for performing a service (e.g. employment agreements, professional services, cleaning contractors, etc).