Here are the tips on updating your branch bylaws for the mandatory 2013 changes — the handout at the March 29 meeting:
Mandatory Changes to Branch Bylaws
- Do NOT need a vote of your branch
- Do NOT need for sections and article numbering to match
- Do NOT need to send to AAUW Governance Committee
- Do need to go to website and get 3 memos (see below)
- DO need to revise as asked by AAUW and the IRS
- DO need to send to connect@aauw.org
- DO need to send electronically by May 15th
- May contact connect@aauw.org with questions or help
How to get the memos to help change your bylaws
- Go to www.aauw.org
- Scroll to bottom of page
- Click Member Tools
- Log in with your member ID number and a password
- Highlights will be in center of page
- Click on AAUW Bylaws
- Click on State and Branch Bylaws
- See PDF of 2013 Mandatory Conformance Memo
- Check out Recommended “Best Practice” Governance Guidance
- Check out Other Mandatory Branch and State Bylaws Amendments
- Direct link: www.aauw.org/resource/mandatory-conformance memo/ (but you must login to see that page)
See also Article on State Bylaws