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GOVERNING FOR GROWTH

To complete by-law language, one must consult the relevant nonprofit incorporation act for the state in which the nonprofit is incorporated and any other laws that may pertain to governance. Places in the text where relevant laws are identified by name, code number, article and section numbers are identified in

italics and [ ]. Insert the appropriate state’s nonprofit corporation act article, section and subsection where relevant and modify the language to conform to your state’s requirements. Where choices are provided (in the state law) your Board and CEO will have to determine which choice best fits their particular mission, desires and situation.

Key questions to ask when reviewing your state’s nonprofit corporation act are:

1. How many officers are required and are they named according to function, such as Treasurer, Secretary, President? Can one officer assume more than one office at the same time? (Chair/Secretary for example)2. What is the minimum number and kind of officers of the corporation required? 3. What is the minimum number of directors required? 4. What are the limitations, if any, for payment of directors?5. Is there any limitation on the CEO serving as a voting member of the Board or assuming an office?6. Are there any limitations on directors being compensated?7. Are there any limitations on the terms of office?8. Are committees mandatory (‘shall’) or at the discretion of the directors (‘may’).9. Are committees that are required named according to function (such as personnel committee) or are committee functions left to the discretion of the directors?10. Can committees be comprised of individuals other than board directors?11. Does a board director have to oversee the work of the required committees?

As you create your By-Laws, think in terms of whether what is said will help or hinder the organization as it grows in numbers of customers, contributors, staff, revenues, assets, and expenses.

The by-law sample assumes that the initiating board hires the most competent and experienced nonprofit CEO it can attract, as defined in the NANOE guidelines.


NAME OF ORGANIZATION HERE BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I – NAME AND OFFICES

Section 1. Name of Corporation The name of the Corporation shall be as specified in its Articles of Incorporation, to wit: name of corporation here (hereinafter referred to as the “Corpo-ration” or [other meaningful designation such as ‘School’ or ‘Club’]).

Section 2. Address of Corporation The location and address of the registered office of the Corporation shall be that address as is kept on file with the [name of legal entity in state to which incorporation papers are submitted].

ARTICLE II – NATURE OF CORPORATION

Section 1. Nonprofit The Corporation is a non-profit organization incorporated under the [title of act within the state regulating nonprofit corporations, give Chapter, Title, Code designa-tion]. The Corporation is an independent and autonomous organization.

Section 2. Purposes The purposes for which the Corporation is [purpose statement here. This is the overall purpose as designated by the IRS such as housing, shelter; educational institu-tion; youth development; human services, etc.] pursuant to [name of state] Code Ann. § [code number here], [name of Act here if applicable], and as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

Section 3. Limitations and Restrictions

(a) Income and Distributions: No part of the assets, income, or net earnings of the Corpora-tion shall be distributable to or shall inure to the benefit of its Members, Trustees, Directors, Of-ficers, or any Shareholder or private individual, but reasonable expenses may be reimbursed and reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to enable the Corporation to provide the functions for which it has been organized. (b) Dissolution: Dissolution and distribution of assets shall be carried out in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation. (c) Scope of Activity: Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by (a) a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law, or (b) by an orga-nization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.


(d) Prohibited Transactions: No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

Section 4. Non-Discrimination [State the areas in which the corporation will not discriminate as found in the State’s nonprofit act and any other Acts or policies to which the corporation is linked. For example a charter school may state “The Corporation shall be non-sectarian, non-religious and non-discriminatory, hiring staff and accepting stu-dents without discrimination as to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, educational affiliation, handicap status, or age, and shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating thereto including those specifications regarding admission as to racial composition pursuant to any applicable provision of the (name of state) Charter Schools Act.]

Section 5. [Declare any other limitations or restrictions that may apply to the type of nonprofit being incorporated for which there are regulatory restrictions that must be fol-lowed that limits the nature of business or treatment of customers, employees, etc.]

ARTICLE III – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Management The founding Board of Directors shall act as the initial gov-erning body of the Corporation. The Board of Directors shall consist of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) members. The Board of Directors (hereinafter also re-ferred to as the “Board”) shall be the governing body of the Corporation. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be lead and managed by the Chief Executive Officer (here-inafter also referred to as the ‘CEO’) and reviewed, supported and directed by the Board.

Section 2. Responsibilities The Board’s primary role and responsibilities are to sup-port and counsel the CEO and ensure, through the use of their expertise, that the organi-zation builds capacity to accomplish its mission. The Board’s responsibilities include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(a) hire the chief executive officer; (b) approve the board meeting agenda; (c) ensure the board of directors abides by all relevant state and federal laws; (d) amend, periodically review and approve the by-laws as the organization’s struct- tures and processes change to promote organizational growth.


(e) participate actively and independently in three annual board meetings and individually throughout the year as their expertise is needed; (f) annually approve the organization’s budget and ensure it aligns with the organization’s business plan; (g) ensure minutes to meetings are recorded, reviewed, approved and made available to the public; (h) initiate, review and approve an independent annual financial audit and ensure results are available to the organization’s public; (i) counsel and support the CEO; (j) evaluate the CEO’s performance annually against job description/growth indicators; (k) set executive’s annual compensation; (l) terminate the CEO if performance is unsatisfactory. (m) [state any other Board of Director responsibilities as defined by the laws that the corporation must follow.]

Section 3. Composition and Election The Corporation will recruit Board members who demonstrate commitment to the Corporation’s mission.

The Board shall consist of five (5) Directors. At minimum, three directors shall comprise the Board at all times. At minimum, one director shall be a lawyer, one director shall be a certified public accountant, and one director shall be the Chief Executive Officer. The fourth director shall be an expert in the substance related to the nonprofit’s mission and the fifth shall be an expert in enterprise development. The CEO, lawyer, and certified public accountant, at minimum, shall comprise the Board.

Board members shall not be retained by the Corporation to act as retained legal counsel or con-duct financial management or audit services for the Corporation. The Corporation’s Directors’ responsibilities are to counsel the CEO to conduct the legal and financial affairs of the Corpo-ration in a legal and ethical manner, and to support the CEO in locating qualified retained legal and financial services for the Corporation. They may periodically review with the CEO legal and financial management procedures and practices to ensure the Corporation is operating in an effective manner, given current and projected future organizational capacity.

All Board members shall have voting privileges. Board members shall, in consultation with con-tributors to the corporation, nominate prospective board members that possess the qualifications


as identified in Section 3. The CEO will chair the nominations committee approving and sub-mitting the slate of nominees to the Board for election. Nominees receiving a majority vote of the Board shall become elected board members.

Each Board member shall serve for one year, renewable three times before rotating off the Board for a period of three years, with the exception of the CEO who continues on the Board during their tenure. Board elections shall be held and results posted by [state a date] for the fiscal year.

Section 4. Board Meetings The Board shall meet three times during the fiscal year. Meet-ings of the Board shall be general meetings and open for the transaction of business within the powers of the Board without special notice of such business except in any case where special notice is required by law or the By-Laws. One of the three board meetings will be for the purpose of the review of the CEO’s performance.

Section 5. Place and Time of Meetings All meetings of the Board shall be held at such plac-es within or without the [name of state] and at such times that shall be specified in the respective notices of such meetings or waivers thereof.

Section 6. Notice of Meetings Notice to all Directors of all regular meetings shall be deliv-ered by electronic mail (e-mail) at least one (1) week prior to the scheduled meeting. Notice of all special meetings shall be delivered as soon as possible before the special meeting convenes but in no event not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting convenes. Such notice shall state the time, place and date, where the meeting is to be held, and for special meetings, in addi-tion, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Notwithstanding the above, notice of all meetings shall be delivered by regular, first class mail, postage prepaid, to any Director who makes such request in writing to the Board President of the Corporation at least 30 days before the next regularly scheduled or special meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be directed to each Director entitled to notice at his/her address as it appears in the records of the Corporation.

Section 7. Special and Emergency Meetings Special meetings of the Board shall be called at any time by the Board President upon the written request delivered to the Board President by mail or electronic mail (e-mail) of either the President or two (2) members of the Board upon twenty-four (24) hour notice posted and delivered to all Directors. Meetings shall be held at the place stated in the notice and shall be open to the public. Emergency meetings may be called at the discretion of the Board President and may be held without notice.

Section 8. Quorum and Voting In all meetings of the Board, the presence of a majority of the Directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum. Unless otherwise provid-ed by law or by the By-Laws, the act of a majority of the Directors present shall be the act of the Board. In the absence of a quorum, no business shall be transacted except to take measures to ob-tain a quorum, fix a time to adjourn, or to take a recess. All decisions of the Board will be taken by vote.


The CEO’s performance shall be reviewed during one of the three annual board meetings. The li-censed lawyer Board Director shall chair the CEO’s performance review process and board meet-ing(s) in which CEO performance is discussed and when votes on retention or termination are held. The CEO shall not have a vote on matters related to their review and retention. A quorum of the Board, excluding the CEO, shall be present during CEO performance reviews and voting on retention or termination.

Section 9. Resignation and Removal of Directors Any Director may resign at any time during the elected year of service. Any Director may be removed at any time with cause at any meeting of the Board by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the Directors then in office, if notice of intention to act upon such matters shall have been given in the notice calling for such a meeting. However, such removal shall not be effective unless the requirements of [indicate code name and number of nonprofit law in state governing removal of directors, if any] are met.

Section 10. Vacancies In the event any vacancy occurs on the Board, by death, resignation or otherwise, the vacancy will be filled within 45 days. At all times, the Board shall consist of no less than three (3) Board Members. And in order to maintain that number, the current Board shall meet to appoint an interim Director to serve until an election can be held to choose a re-placement. CEO will approve interim Director before election is held.

Section 11. Compensation and Expenses Directors may serve without compensation or be compensated when fulfilling their Board responsibilities as outlined in the written job descrip-tion. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses incurred when acting at the request of and on behalf of the Board. If Directors are compensated, the compensation shall not exceed 1% of the annual gross revenues of the Corporation. The CEO shall not be entitled to this 1% compensation as President of the Board of Directors.

Section 12. Qualifications of the Board of Directors The Director providing legal oversight shall be a licensed lawyer. The Director providing financial management oversight shall be a certified public accountant. The Director providing enterprise development oversight shall be a recognized leader in the establishment of enterprises that produce results and revenues. The Director providing mission-related substantive expertise shall be a recognized leader in that field. The Director serving as CEO shall be recognized as an experienced, competent leader in building the capacity of the corporation to achieve mission.

Section 13. Informal Action by Directors Action taken without a meeting will be deemed ac-tion of the Board, if all members of the Board execute a written consent thereto, and the consent is filed with the corporate records of the Corporation.


ARTICLE IV – OFFICERS

Section 1. Number of Officers At minimum, the officers of the Corporation shall be a President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The officers shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors. Officers may serve more than one office at the same time, with the exception that the President shall not serve as President and Treasurer at the same time. The President shall not serve as Treasurer at any time.

Section 2. Election of Officers The CEO shall act as Board President and the Director that is a certified public accountant shall act as Treasurer. Vacancies of officers caused by death or resignation may be filled at a special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting. Voting to fill officer vacancies shall be by a majority vote of the Board in the case of one vacancy and by a plurality of the votes cast in the case of more than one vacancy.

Section 3. Additional Officers and Agents The Board, at any meeting, may, by resolution, appoint such additional officers and such agents and determine their term of office and com-pensation, if any, as it may deem advisable. The Board may delegate to any officer the power to appoint such subordinate officers, agents, or employees and to determine their terms of office and compensation, if any.

Section 4. Contract rights of officers The appointment of an officer does not itself create contract rights. An officer’s removal does not affect the officer’s contract rights, if any, with the corporation. An officer’s resignation does not affect contract rights, if any, with the officer.

ARTICLE V – COMMITTEES

Section 1. General The Board may from time to time create one or more Committees of the Board. Committees may be of any size and composition, provided, however, each Committee will include at least one Director. The Board will specify each Committee’s authority, and no action may be taken by a Committee without prior authorization by the Board. Committees may not be authorized to approve or recommend extraordinary corporate acts, appoint or remove Directors or members of Committees, adopt, amend or repeal the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, or otherwise act in contravention of the Nonprofit Act, specifically [name section of state nonprofit law dealing with limitations and restrictions on committees, if any]. Unless the Board shall provide otherwise, each Committee shall enact rules and regulations for its gover-nance, subject to approval by the Board.

Section 2. Standing Committees By resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors in office, the Board may designate one or more Standing Committees as designated by the Board.

Section 3. Ad Hoc Committees The Board may from time to time, by resolution, constitute such Ad Hoc Committees with such functions, powers and duties as the Board deems necessary or appropriate.


Section 4. Chairpersons The Board President shall appoint a chair to each Committee. The Committee appointments will take place within thirty (30) days after the Committee Chair assumes his or her responsibilities. The Committee Chair shall notify the Board President of all committee person appointments within 40 days of becoming Committee Chair. The Board Pres-ident or designee shall oversee the work of the committees, in consultation with each committee’s chairperson.

ARTICLE VI – INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1. General The Corporation shall indemnify each officer, Director, employee and representative (“Indemnitee”) from the expenses and risks as set forth below if such Indemni-tee has acted in good faith or in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and with respect to criminal action proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. An Indemnitee shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he/she has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause his/her reliance to be unwarranted or, absent breach of fiduciary duty, lack of good faith or self-damaging actions taken as a member or any failure to take any action shall be presumed to be in the best interests of the Corporation.

Section 2. Expenses An Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a representative, officer or Director of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a representative of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

ARTICLE VII – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1. Finances All financial accounts in any financial institution shall be held in the name of the Corporation with authority in those authorized officers as designated by the Board and the Treasurer.

Section 2. Fiscal Year and Audit The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on [state date] and end on [state date] each year. The Corporation shall be required periodically and no less than once a year to employ a certified public accountant to audit the accounts of the Corpo-ration and to provide such audits as are required pursuant to the [state name and code number of state law pertinent.]. All audit reports shall be made available to the public.

Section 3. Execution of Contracts The Board may authorize any officer, employee or agent, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized by these By-Laws or by the Board, no officer, employee, or agent shall have any power


to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable pecuniarily for any purpose or in any amount.

Section 4. Forms of Records When consistent with good business practices, any records of the Corporation may be maintained in other than written form if such other form is capable of reasonable preservation and conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

Section 5. Corporate Records The Corporation shall keep as permanent written records a copy of the minutes of all meetings of its members and Board of Directors, a record of all actions taken by the Directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records. The Corpo-ration shall keep a copy of the records at its principal office.

Section 6. Bylaw Amendments By-Laws will be reviewed at least once every three years and shall be documented as to the date of review. New Bylaws, or amendments hereto, may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority vote of the entire Board of Directors at a meeting, if prior written notice of the proposed change has been given to the Board. Any amendments to the By-Laws which are inconsistent with the [name of state’s nonprofit law and code number and any other pertinent laws] or would result in the Corporation’s loss of its ability to claim non-profit status under either the Internal Revenue Code or the [name of state] Nonprofit Corporation Act, shall be null and void.

Section 7. Conflicts of Interest Conflict of interest transactions, as defined in the [name of state] Nonprofit Corporation Act, [name of code, number of code], are voidable as therein de-scribed. In addition to all other remedies, effects or liability provided by law, any Director not disclosing any conflict of interest transaction (as above described) in advance to the Board will be removed from the Board forthwith and in accordance with [section and name of code that applies]. The Board of Directors may adopt policies, procedures and guidelines in connection with the avoidance of conflicts of interest, including those which may violate proscriptions against private inurement, impermissible private benefit and/or excess benefit.

Section 8. Severability If any provision of these By-Laws or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent by a court of compe-tent jurisdiction, such provision shall be complied with or enforced to the greatest extent permit-ted by law as determined by such court, and the remainder of these By-Laws and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall contin-ue to be complied with and enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, being the Directors of the Corporation adopt these By-Laws of the Corporation and subscribe our names thereto, effective as of the ____ day of _______________, in the year_________.


BY-LAWS FORCHARITIES THAT GROW

NANOE CREDENTIALING COORDINATORKathleen K. Robinson, Ph.D., CNE, CDE, CNC

PHONE: (800) 257-6670EMAIL: [email protected]

During her fifty-year career, Dr. Robinson developed community and regional support systems for at risk families, children and youth organizations, community-based literacy systems,

holistic family centers and nonprofit human services organizations. In addition, her focus has been on systems-based approaches to community planning and policy development, and social impact assessments of various community change projects. Her field is rural, integrated community development.

Dr. Robinson previously served as Director of the Center on Neighborhood Development and the Director of the Center on Nonprofit Leadership within the Institute on Families and Neighbor-hood Life at Clemson University (1998-2009). She also co-lead in the development of the Insti-tute’s PHD program in International Family and Community Studies. Prior to serving at Clemson University, she was Associate Director at the Institute for Families in Society and Director of the Division on Neighborhood Development at the University of South Carolina (1995-1998). From 1981-1995, she was a tenured professor in the College of Agriculture and Human Resources (De-partment of Human Resources) and in the College of Social Sciences (Department of Urban and Regional Planning) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She lead or co-lead in the development of 3 degrees and 3 certificate programs at UHM and Clemson University. From 1975-1978, Dr. Robinson was a Research Associate in the Institute for Culture Learning at the East-West Center conducting international research and development projects on the effects of cross-cultural in-teractions on changing images of and opportunities afforded women, children, and youth in Asia and the Pacific. She also provided cross-cultural training programs for businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Asia, the Pacific, US, and Africa. From 1975-1978, she was a senior graduate assistant and Research Associate in the Nonformal Education Institute at Michigan State University working on a multi-million dollar USAID project in Indonesia to enhance the nation’s teacher training college system to include, among other things, an emphasis on providing nontra-ditional education experiences in community development initiatives.


From 1970-1975, she served as Vice President of Program and Publications for Pioneer Girls, a faith-based, interdenominational, international girls club, camp and women’s leadership devel-opment program. Prior to that she was a graduate assistant in the College of Education at Texas Women’s University working on marine biology science curriculums for inland schools and was also a science teacher in the Denton Texas public school system. While studying at Moody Bible Institute, she founded and directed an afterschool child and teen development and literacy center in two housing projects in Chicago, as well as founding and hosting a radio program at WMBI (1964-1970).

Dr. Robinson has testified several times before the U.S. Congress, several states’ legislative bodies, the United Nations, and in five other nations. She has served as a consultant to numerous state social service, health, juvenile justice, governor’s office, environmental, and municipal agencies. Internationally, she has been a consultant to 28 international organizations, including several Di-visions of the United Nations, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, ASEAN and the All Union (USSR) Academy of Sciences, Asian Development Bank, Asian Institute for Technology, Australian Commonwealth’s Scientif-ic and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), the Social Research Institute in Europe, the European Centre For Social Welfare Policy and Research, the German Development Bank, the German Ministry of Education, the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture, and the U.S. Peace Corps. Within the United States, she has been a consultant to government, private sector and nonprofit agencies in several states.

She has received numerous awards and recognitions from her work, including several fellowships and an Award of Distinction from the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges for her leadership of a national task group to add new social science understanding to what was offered through schools and colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources across the U.S. In 2015, Texas Women’s University awarded the Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award for her life-long achievements. She was awarded the University of Hawaii Regents’ Medal for Ex-cellence in Teaching in 1990, the highest award given at UHM. She also has received awards of distinction from the U.S. Peace Corps and USDA for her community development work. While at the University of South Carolina, she was awarded for her contributions to research produc-tivity and received three faculty excellence awards while at Clemson University. She received letters of commendation from three states’ governors for her work in enhancing various aspects of human service delivery systems. She is the author of 32 books, numerous book chapters, articles and technical reports. Having traveled and worked in 151 countries, she is a recognized leader in rural community development in a variety of national and cultural contexts.

In 2009, Dr. Robinson retired from Clemson University, but remains affiliated with the Institute as an adjunct professor. Since her retirement, she has remained active as a community volunteer. She currently lives in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.


BY-LAWS FORCHARITIES THAT GROW

EDITORJames P. LaRose, CNE, CDE, CNC PHONE: (803) 808-5084 EMAIL: [email protected]

Jimmy LaRose’s passion for “people who give” has inspired philanthropists around the world to change the way they invest in nonprofits. His belief that donors are uniquely positioned

to give charities what they truly need – leadership rather than money – is the basis for his work with individuals, governments, corporations and foundations, in the U.S., Europe, Asia & Middle East. Jimmy, in his role as author, speaker, corporate CEO & nonprofit CEO champions all of civil society’s vital causes by facilitating acts of benevolence that bring healing to humanity and advance our common good.

Now, in his twenty-fifth year of service, his message that money is more important than mission and donors are more important than people or causes has resonated with policy institute scholars, social activists, doctoral students, business leaders, think tanks, nonprofit and NGO executives who rely on him and his team of veterans to meaningfully grow their charitable enterprise.

He’s the architect of the Major Gifts Ramp-Up™ Donor Cultivation Model & Online Cloud used by charities around the world to meet the needs of their primary customers…the advocates, donors and volunteers who financially underwrite their mission. www.MajorGiftsRampUp.com

He’s the founder of National Development Institute™, a 501(c)3 public benefit charity established in 1990 that insures funders, granting organizations and corporations safeguard their mission by building capacity within charities who serve the human welfare, education, health care, arts & environmental sectors. www.NonprofitConferences.org

He’s the designer of the CNE, CDE & CNC ™ Credentialing Program providing veteran practitioners the training and certification they require to lead nonprofits to greater success.www.ConsultingCertification.org


He’s the inventor of DonorScope™ an online prospect research platform used by charities to identify major donors who give big gifts to great dreams that are backed by a sound plan www.DonorScope.com

He’s the creator of Sector Access™ a preferred vendor program for businesses who serve the charitable sector with cost-efficient superior services nonprofits need to accomplish their important mission. www.SectorAccess.com

Finally, Jimmy is the CEO of both Development Systems International™ and PAX Global™ firms that specialize in implementing the Major Gifts Ramp-Up Model for nonprofits, ministries and churches who raise major gifts. www.Development.net & www.PAXglobal.com

James P. LaRose has served as a specialist with the U.S. State Department’s Speakers Bureau traveling the world working with embassies, foreign governments, and leaders to promote philanthropy and civil society in developing countries. He was the founding President of the Western Maryland Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and is a graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy (FTA). He is a graduate of Indiana University’s Executive Leadership Program, Indianapolis, IN, the National Planned Giving Institute, Memphis, TN, Tennessee Temple University, Chattanooga, TN and the Word of Life Bible Institute, Schroon Lake, NY. Rev. LaRose was ordained as minister of the gospel by the Ecumenical Church of Christ in further support of his service to the hurting and hopeless around the world. He and his beautiful wife Kristi are citizens of the Palmetto State where they make their home in Lexington, South Carolina.


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