This is the case for similar jurisdictions (such as the United Kingdom). The Membership are the group of people who come together for a common purpose. They are the legal owners of the corporation. (In a non-profit they are generally restricted from selling up . .). The Board are simply that body of people appointed (or elected) to manage the day to day operations of the corporation. Legitimacy as well as legality derives from the bottom-up, not the top-down. On 28/09/15 19:39, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez wrote:
Greg,
a clarification please:
The Membership of a US non-profit (here, a California Public Benefit Corporation) has a power relationship to the entity's Board that is unique (and uniquely powerful).
Is this the case for the whole US or for California only?
best
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