By-Laws

Bylaws
of
The Quaker Institute for the Future
a California Public Benefit Corporation

ARTICLE 1
OFFICES

SECTION 1. PRINCIPAL OFFICE

The principal office of the corporation for the transaction of its business is located in Alameda County, California.

SECTION 2. CHANGE OF ADDRESS

The county of the corporation’s principal office can be changed only by amendment of these Bylaws and not otherwise. The Board of Trustees may, however, change the principal office from one location to another within the named county by noting the changed address and effective date below, and such changes of address shall not be deemed an amendment of these Bylaws:

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SECTION 3. OTHER OFFICES

The corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without the State of California, where it is qualified to do business, as its business may require and as the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, designate.

ARTICLE 2
PURPOSES

SECTION 1. OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES

The primary objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be to provide education, research, publication and distribution of reports, books and communications in other media, in the public interest, regarding a Quaker view of evolving human-to-human and human-to-Earth relationships as they are reflected in the institutions and domains of governance and economy, and as they relate to democratic processes, human rights, and the environment.

ARTICLE 3
TRUSTEES

SECTION 1. NUMBER

The corporation shall have at least five (5) and no more than fifteen (15) Trustees and collectively they shall be known as the Board of Trustees. The number may be changed by amendment of this Bylaw, or by repeal of this Bylaw and adoption of a new Bylaw, as provided in these Bylaws. Trustees shall be active members of a monthly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

SECTION 2. POWERS

Subject to the provisions of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation law and any limitations in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws relating to action required or permitted to be taken or approved by the members, if any, of this corporation, the activities and affairs of this corporation shall be conducted and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 3. DUTIES

It shall be the duty of the Trustees to:

(a) Perform any and all duties imposed on them collectively or individually by law, by the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation, or by these Bylaws;

(b) Appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, prescribe the duties and fix the compensation, if any, of all officers, agents and employees of the corporation;

(c) Supervise all officers, agents and employees of the corporation to assure that their duties are performed properly;

(d) Meet at such times and places as required by these Bylaws;

(e) Register their addresses with the Secretary of the corporation and notices of meetings mailed, e-mailed, or telegraphed to them at such addresses shall be valid notices thereof.

SECTION 4. TERMS OF OFFICE

The normal term of office for a Trustee shall be three years. On the establishment of the Board, terms of appointment shall be varied from one to three years in order to provide a staggered retirement and appointment schedule in which no more than one third of the terms expire each year.

Trustees serve for three-year terms and may be reappointed for additional terms. When a Board member retires before their term has expired, a new Board member may be appointed to fill the remaining term.

The Board shall appoint a Nominating Committee of no fewer than two Trustees. The Nominating Committee shall prepare a list of nominees for Board approval at the annual general meeting, to fill Board vacancies as they occur annually. The Nominating Committee shall be appointed annually by the Board. Following the good order of Friends, a list of persons to serve on the Nominating Committee is brought to the Board for its approval by a Naming Committee that has been appointed by the Clerk, with the approval of the Board, for this purpose.

SECTION 5. COMPENSATION

Trustees shall serve without compensation except that they shall be allowed and paid actual and necessary expenses. In addition, they shall be allowed reasonable advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their regular duties as specified in Section 3 of this Article. Trustees may not be compensated for rendering services to the corporation in any capacity other than Trustee unless such other compensation is reasonable and is allowable under the provisions of Section 6 of this Article and is approved by a minute by the Board in a decision to which they were not party.

SECTION 6. RESTRICTION REGARDING INTERESTED TRUSTEES

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, not more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the persons serving on the Board may be interested persons. For purposes of this Section, “interested persons” means either:

(a) Any person currently being compensated by the corporation for services rendered it within the previous twelve (12) months, whether as a full- or part-time officer or other employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, excluding any reasonable compensation paid to a Trustee as Trustee; or

(b) Any brother, sister, ancestor, descendant, spouse, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law of any such person.

SECTION 7. PLACE OF MEETINGS

Meetings shall be held at the principal office of the corporation unless otherwise provided by the Board or at such place within or without the State of California that has been designated from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. In the absence of such designation, any meeting not held at the principal office of the corporation shall be valid only if held on the written consent of all Trustees given either before or after the meeting and filed with the Secretary of the corporation or after all Trustees have been given written notice of the meeting as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board.

Any meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone, electronic video screen communication, or other communications equipment. Participation in a meeting through use of conference telephone constitutes presence in person at that meeting so long as all Trustees participating in the meeting are able to hear one another. Participation in a meeting through use of electronic video screen communication or other communications equipment constitutes presence in person at that meeting if all of the following apply:

a). Each Trustee participating in the meeting can communicate with all of the other Trustees concurrently;

b) Each Trustee is provided the means of participating in all matters before the Board, including, without limitation, the capacity to propose, or to interpose an objection to, a specific action to be taken by the corporation;

c) The corporation adopts and implements some means of verifying 1) that all persons participating in the meeting are Trustees of the corporation or are otherwise entitled to participate in the meeting, and 2) that all actions of the Board are taken only by Trustees and not by persons who are not Trustees.

SECTION 8. REGULAR AND ANNUAL MEETINGS

Annual meetings of Trustees shall be held on the first weekend in August There shall be two additional regular meetings per annum the dates of which shall be determined at the annual meeting.

If this corporation makes no provision for members, then, at the annual meeting of the Board, Trustees shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees in accordance with this section. The appointments process shall follow the good order of Friends.

SECTION 9. SPECIAL MEETINGS

Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called by the Clerk (Chairperson) of the Board, the Secretary, or by any two Trustees, and such meetings shall be held at the place, within or without the State of California, designated by the person or persons calling the meeting.

SECTION 10. NOTICE OF MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice. Special meetings of the Board shall be held upon seven (7) days’ notice by first-class mail or forty-eight (48) hours’ notice delivered personally or by telephone or email. If sent by mail or email, the notice shall be deemed to be delivered on its deposit in the mails or on its dispatch by email. Such notices shall be addressed to each Trustee at his or her address as shown on the books of the corporation. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given to absent Trustees if the time and place of the adjourned meeting are fixed at the meeting adjourned and if such adjourned meeting is held no more than twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the original meeting. Notice shall be given of any adjourned regular or special meeting to Trustees absent from the original meeting if the adjourned meeting is held more than twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the original meeting.

SECTION 11. CONTENTS OF NOTICE

Notice of meetings not herein dispensed with shall specify the place, day and hour of the meeting.

SECTION 12. WAIVER OF NOTICE AND CONSENT TO HOLDING MEETINGS

The transactions of any meeting of the Board, however called and noticed or wherever held, are as valid as though the meeting had been duly held after proper call and notice, provided a quorum, as hereinafter defined, is present and provided that either before or after the meeting each Trustee not present signs a waiver of notice, a consent to holding the meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents, or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.

SECTION 13. QUORUM FOR MEETINGS

A quorum shall consist of 50% of the Trustees.

Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or in the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation, or by law, no business shall be considered by the Board at any meeting at which a quorum, as herein defined, is not present, and the only motion that the Chair shall entertain at such meeting is a motion to adjourn. However, the Trustees present at such meeting may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board.

When a meeting is adjourned for lack of a quorum, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at such meeting, other than by announcement at the meeting at that the adjournment is taken, except as provided in Section 10 of this Article.

The Trustees present at a duly called and held meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to do business notwithstanding the loss of a quorum at the meeting due to a withdrawal of Trustees from the meeting, provided that any action thereafter taken must be approved by at least the required quorum for such meeting or such greater percentage as may be required by law, or the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of this corporation.

SECTION 14. BOARD ACTION BY UNITY OF THE TRUSTEES

Decisions will be made by unity of the Trustees following the good order of Friends and subject to quorum requirements. Every act or decision done or made by the Trustees present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the Board of Trustees, unless the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of this corporation, or provisions of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, particularly those provisions relating to appointment of committees (Section 5212), approval of contracts or transactions in that a Trustee has a material financial interest (Section 5233) and indemnification of Trustees (Section 5238e), require a greater percentage or different voting rules for approval of a matter by the Board.

SECTION 15. CONDUCT OF MEETINGS

Meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be presided over by the Clerk (Chairperson) of the Board, or, if no such person has been so designated, a Clerk chosen by the Trustees present at the meeting. The Secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Board, unless the Board appoint another person to act as Recording Clerk.

Meetings shall be governed by good order as practiced by Quakers and described in “Faith and Practice” of Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, as such rules may be revised from time to time, insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with these Bylaws, with the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation, or with provisions of law.

SECTION 16. ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT MEETING

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Trustees under any provision of law may be taken without a meeting, if within one month two-thirds of members of the Board shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action and no dissent is registered. For the purposes of this Section only, “all members of the Board” shall not include any “interested Trustee” as defined in Section 5233 of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law. Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as the unanimous vote of the Trustees. Any certificate or other document filed under any provision of law that relates to action so taken shall state that the action was taken by unanimous written consent of the Board of Trustees without a meeting and that the Bylaws of this corporation authorize the Trustees to so act, and such statement shall be prima facie evidence of such authority. Written consent may be given by letter, email, or fax.

SECTION 17. VACANCIES

Vacancies on the Board of Trustees shall exist (1) on the death, resignation or removal of any Trustee, and (2) whenever the number of authorized Trustees is increased.

The Board of Trustees may declare vacant the office of a Trustee who has been declared of unsound mind by a final order of court, or convicted of a felony, or been found by a final order or judgment of any court to have breached any duty under Section 5230 and following of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law.

If this corporation has any members, then, if the corporation has less than fifty (50) members, Trustees may be removed without cause by a majority of all members, or, if the corporation has fifty (50) or more members, by vote of a majority of the votes represented at a membership meeting at that a quorum is present.

If this corporation has no members, Trustees may be removed without cause by the remaining Trustees then in office.

Any Trustee may resign effective upon giving written notice to the Clerk, the Secretary, or the Board of Trustees, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. No Trustee may resign if the corporation would then be left without a duly elected Trustee or Trustees in charge of its affairs, except upon notice to the Attorney General.

Vacancies on the Board may be filled at any time by approval of the Board following the nominating process described in Article 3, Section 4. If this corporation has members, however, vacancies created by the removal of a Trustee may be filled only by the approval of the members. The members, if any, of this corporation may elect a Trustee at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by the Trustees.

A person filling a vacancy as provided by this Section shall hold office for up to three years as determined by the Board, or until his or her death, resignation or removal from office.

SECTION 18. NON-LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES

The Trustees shall not be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or other obligations of the corporation.

SECTION 19. INSURANCE FOR CORPORATE AGENTS

The Board of Trustees may adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase and maintenance of insurance on behalf of any agent of the corporation (including a Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the corporation) against any liability other than for violating provisions of law relating to self-dealing (Section 5233 of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law) asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the agent against such liability under the provisions of Section 5238 of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law.

ARTICLE 4
OFFICERS

SECTION 1. NUMBER OF OFFICERS

The officers of the Board shall be a Clerk (President) of the Board, an Assistant Clerk (Vice President), and a Recording Clerk. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex officio members of the Board. The corporation may also have, as determined by the Board of Trustees, andyone or more other officers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person except that neither the Secretary nor the Treasurer may serve as the Clerk of the Board.

SECTION 2. QUALIFICATION, ELECTION, AND TERM OF OFFICE

Officers may be approved by the Board of Trustees, at any time, and each officer shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed or is otherwise disqualified to serve, or until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, whichever occurs first.

SECTION 3. SUBORDINATE OFFICERS

The Board of Trustees may appoint such other officers or agents as it may deem desirable, and such officers shall serve such terms, have such authority, and perform such duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 4. REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION

Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Trustees, at any time. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Trustees or to the Clerk or Secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any later date specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. The above provisions of this Section shall be superseded by any conflicting terms of a contract that has been approved or ratified by the Board of Trustees relating to the employment of any officer of the corporation.

SECTION 5. VACANCIES

Any vacancy caused by the death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise, of any officer shall be filled by the Board of Trustees. In the event of a vacancy in any office, such vacancy may be filled temporarily by appointment by the Clerk until such time as the Board shall fill the vacancy. Vacancies occurring in offices of officers appointed at the discretion of the Board may or may not be filled as the Board shall determine.

SECTION 6. DUTIES OF CLERK

The Clerk shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, supervise and control the affairs of the corporation and the activities of the officers. He or she shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other duties as may be required by law, by the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation, or by these Bylaws, or that may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Trustees. Unless another person is specifically appointed as Clerk of the Board of Trustees, he or she shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Trustees. If applicable, the Clerk shall preside at all meetings of the members. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, by the Articles of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, he or she shall, in the name of the corporation, execute such deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments that may from time to time be authorized by the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 7. DUTIES OF ASSISTANT CLERK

In the absence of the Clerk, or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the Assistant Clerk shall perform all the duties of the Clerk, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the Clerk. The Assistant Clerk shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, by the Articles of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, or as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 8. DUTIES OF SECRETARY

The Secretary shall:

Certify and keep at the principal office of the corporation the original, or a copy of these Bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date.

Keep at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the Board may determine, a book of minutes of all meetings of the Trustees, and, if applicable, meetings of committees of Trustees and of members, recording therein the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, how called, how notice thereof was given, the names of those present or represented at the meeting, and the proceedings thereof.

See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law.

Be custodian of the records and of the seal of the corporation and see that the seal is affixed to all duly executed documents, the execution of that on behalf of the corporation under its seal is authorized by law or these Bylaws.

Keep at the principal office of the corporation a membership book containing the name and address of each and any members, and, in the case where any membership has been terminated, he or she shall record such fact in the membership book together with the date on that such membership ceased.

Exhibit at all reasonable times to any Trustee of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefore, the Bylaws, the membership book, and the minutes of the proceedings of the Trustees of the corporation.

In general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be required by law, by the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation, or by these Bylaws, or that may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 9. DUTIES OF TREASURER

Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws relating to the “Execution of Instruments, Deposits and Funds,” the Treasurer shall:

Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation, and deposit all such funds in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected by the Board of Trustees.

Receive, and give receipt for, monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever.

Disburse, or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the corporation as may be directed by the Board of Trustees, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements.

Keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the corporation’s properties and business transactions, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains and losses.

Exhibit at all reasonable times the books of account and financial records to any Trustee of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefore.

Render to the Clerk and Trustees, whenever requested, an account of any or all of his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation.

Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify, or cause to be certified, the financial statements to be included in any required reports.

In general, perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as may be required by law, by the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation, or by these Bylaws, or that may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 10. COMPENSATION

The salaries of the officers, if any, shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he or she is also a Trustee of the corporation, provided, however, that such compensation paid a Trustee for serving as an officer of this corporation shall only be allowed if permitted under the provisions of Article 3, Section 6 of these Bylaws. In all cases, any salaries received by officers of this corporation shall be reasonable and given in return for services actually rendered for the corporation that relate to the performance of the charitable or public purposes of this corporation.

ARTICLE 5
COMMITTEES

SECTION 1. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Board of Trustees may, designate two (2) or more of its members (who may also be serving as officers of this corporation) to constitute an Executive Committee and delegate to such Committee any of the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, except with respect to:

(a) The approval of any action that, under law or the provisions of these Bylaws, requires the approval of the members or of a majority of all of the members.

(b) The filling of vacancies on the Board or on any committee that has the authority of the Board.
The fixing of compensation.
The amendment or repeal of Bylaws or the adoption of new Bylaws.

(e) The amendment or repeal or any resolution of the Board that by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable.

(f) The appointment of committees of the Board or the members thereof.

(g) The approval of any transaction to which this corporation is a party and in which one or more of the Trustees has a material financial interest, except as expressly provided in Section 5233(d)(3) of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law.

By approval of its members then in office, the Board may at any time revoke or modify any or all of the authority so delegated, increase or decrease but not below two (2) the number of its members, and fill vacancies therein from the members of the Board. The Committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings, cause them to be filed with the corporate records, and report the same to the Board.

SECTION 2. OTHER COMMITTEES

The corporation shall have such other committees as may from time to time be designated by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Such other committees may consist of persons who are not also members of the Board. These additional committees shall act in an advisory capacity only to the Board and shall be clearly titled as “advisory” committees.

SECTION 3. MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES

Meetings and action of committees shall be governed by, noticed, held and taken in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws concerning meetings of the Board of Trustees, with such changes in the context of such Bylaw provisions as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Trustees and its members, except that the time for regular meetings of committees may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Trustees or by the committee. The time for special meetings of committees may also be fixed by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may also adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of meetings of committees to the extent that such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE 6
EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS, DEPOSITS AND FUNDS

SECTION 1. EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS

The Board of Trustees, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may by resolution authorize any officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable monetarily for any purpose or in any amount.

SECTION 2. CHECKS AND NOTES

Except as otherwise specifically determined by resolution of the Board of Trustees, or as otherwise required by law, checks, drafts, promissory notes, orders for the payment of money, and other evidence of indebtedness of the corporation shall be signed by the Treasurer of the corporation.

SECTION 3. DEPOSITS

All funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board of Trustees may select.

SECTION 4. GIFTS

The Board of Trustees may accept on behalf of the corporation any contribution, gift, grant, bequest, or devise for the charitable or public purposes of this corporation.

ARTICLE 7
CORPORATE RECORDS, REPORTS AND SEAL

SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OF CORPORATE RECORDS

The Secretary shall keep, and make available as requested by any Trustee or officer of the Board:
Minutes of all meetings of Trustees, committees of the Board and, if this corporation has members, of all meetings of members, indicating the time and place of holding such meetings, whether regular or special, how called, the notice given, and the names of those present and the proceedings thereof;
A record of its members, if any, indicating their names and addresses and, if applicable, the class of membership held by each member and the termination date of any membership;
A copy of the corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as amended to date, that shall be open to inspection by the members, if any, of the corporation at all reasonable times during office hours.

The Treasurer shall keep, and make available as requested by any Trustee or officer of the Board:

Adequate and correct books and records of account, including accounts of the corporation’s properties and business transactions and accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains and losses.

SECTION 2. TRUSTEES’ INSPECTION RIGHTS

Every Trustee shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation.

SECTION 3. MEMBERS’ INSPECTION RIGHTS

If this corporation has any members, then each and every member shall have the following inspection rights, for a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a member:

(a) To inspect and copy the record of all members’ names, addresses and voting rights, at reasonable times, upon five (5) business days’ prior written demand on the corporation, that demand shall state the purpose for that the inspection rights are requested.

(b) To obtain from the Secretary of the corporation, upon written demand and payment of a reasonable charge, an alphabetized list of the names, addresses and voting rights of those members entitled to vote for the election of Trustees as of the most recent record date for that the list has been compiled or as of the date specified by the member subsequent to the date of demand. The demand shall state the purpose for that the list is requested. The membership list shall be made available on or before the later of ten (10) business days after the demand is received or after the date specified therein as of that the list is to be compiled.

(c) To inspect at any reasonable time the books, records, or minutes of proceedings of the members or of the Board or committees of the Board, upon written demand on the corporation by the member, for a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interests as a member.

SECTION 4. RIGHT TO COPY AND MAKE EXTRACTS

Any inspection under the provisions of this Article may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right to inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts.

SECTION 5. ANNUAL REPORT

The Board shall cause an annual report to be furnished not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of the corporation’s fiscal year to all Trustees of the corporation and, if this corporation has members, to any member who requests it in writing, that report shall contain the following information in appropriate detail:

(a) The assets and liabilities, including the trust funds, of the corporation as of the end of the fiscal year;

(b) The principal changes in assets and liabilities, including trust funds, during the fiscal year;

(c) The revenue or receipts of the corporation, both unrestricted and restricted to particular purposes, for the fiscal year;

(d) The expenses or disbursements of the corporation, for both general and restricted purposes, during the fiscal year;

(e) Any information required by Section 7 of this Article.

The annual report shall be accompanied by any report thereon of independent accountants, or, if there is no such report, the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that such statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation.

If this corporation has members, then, if this corporation receives TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000), or more, in gross revenues or receipts during the fiscal year, this corporation shall automatically send the above annual report to all members, in such manner, at such time, and with such contents, including an accompanying report from independent accountants or certification of a corporate officer, as specified by the above provisions of this Section relating to the annual report.

SECTION 7. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS TO MEMBERS

This corporation shall mail or deliver to all Trustees and any and all members a statement within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of its fiscal year that briefly describes the amount and circumstances of any indemnification or transaction of the following kind:

(a) Any transaction in that the corporation, or its parent or its subsidiary, was a party, and in that either of the following had a direct or indirect material financial interest:

(1) Any Trustee or officer of the corporation, or its parent or subsidiary (a mere common Trusteeship shall not be considered a material financial interest); or

(2) Any holder of more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of the corporation, its parent or its subsidiary.

The above statement need only be provided with respect to a transaction during the previous fiscal year involving more than FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000) or that was one of a number of transactions with the same persons involving, in the aggregate, more than FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000).

Similarly, the statement need only be provided with respect to indemnifications or advances aggregating more than TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) paid during the previous fiscal year to any Trustee or officer, except that no such statement need be made if such indemnification was approved by the members pursuant to Section 5238(e)(2) of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law.

Any statement required by this Section shall briefly describe the names of the interested persons involved in such transactions, stating each person’s relationship to the corporation, the nature of such person’s interest in the transaction and, where practical, the amount of such interest, provided that in the case of a transaction with a partnership of that such person is a partner, only the interest of the partnership need be stated.

If this corporation has any members and provides all members with an annual report according to the provisions of Section 6 of this Article, then such annual report shall include the information required by this Section.

ARTICLE 8
FISCAL YEAR

SECTION 1. FISCAL YEAR OF THE CORPORATION

The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December in each year.

ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT

Subject to any provision of law applicable to the amendment of Bylaws of public benefit nonprofit corporations, these Bylaws, or any of them, may be altered, amended, or repealed and new Bylaws adopted as follows:

(a) Subject to the power of members, if any, to change or repeal these Bylaws under Section 5150 of the Corporations Code, by approval of the Board of Trustees unless the Bylaw amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of members, if any, as to voting or transfer, provided, however, if this corporation has admitted any members, then a Bylaw specifying or changing the fixed number of Trustees of the corporation, the maximum or minimum number of Trustees, or changing from a fixed to variable Board or vice versa, may not be adopted, amended, or repealed except as provided in subparagraph (b) of this Section; or

(b) By approval of the members, if any, of this corporation.

ARTICLE 10
AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES BEFORE ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

Before any members have been admitted to the corporation, any amendment of the Articles of Incorporation may be adopted by approval of the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES AFTER ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

After members, if any, have been admitted to the corporation, amendment of the Articles of Incorporation may be adopted by the approval of the Board of Trustees and by the approval of the members of this corporation.

SECTION 3. CERTAIN AMENDMENTS

Notwithstanding the above sections of this Article, this corporation shall not amend its Articles of Incorporation to alter any statement that appears in the original Articles of Incorporation of the names and addresses of the first Trustees of this corporation, nor the name and address of its initial agent, except to correct an error in such statement or to delete such statement after the corporation has filed a “Statement by a Domestic Non-Profit Corporation” pursuant to Section 6210 of the California Nonprofit Corporation Law.

ARTICLE 11
PROHIBITION AGAINST SHARING CORPORATE PROFITS AND ASSETS

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST SHARING CORPORATE PROFITS AND ASSETS

No member, Trustee, officer, employee, or other person connected with this corporation, or any private individual, shall receive at any time any of the net earnings or pecuniary profit from the operations of the corporation, provided, however, that this provision shall not prevent payment to any such person of reasonable compensation for services performed for the corporation in effecting any of its public or charitable purposes, provided that such compensation is otherwise permitted by these Bylaws and is fixed by resolution of the Board of Trustees; and no such person or persons shall be entitled to share in the distribution of, and shall not receive, any of the corporate assets on dissolution of the corporation. All members, if any, of the corporation shall be deemed to have expressly consented and agreed that on such dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, the assets of the corporation, after all debts have been satisfied, shall be distributed as required by the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation and not otherwise.

WRITTEN CONSENT OF TRUSTEES ADOPTING BYLAWS

We, the undersigned, are all of the persons named as the initial Trustees of the Quaker Institute for the Future, a California nonprofit corporation, and, pursuant to the authority granted to the Trustees by these Bylaws to take action by unanimous written consent without a meeting, consent to, and hereby do, adopt the foregoing Bylaws, consisting of fourteen (14) pages, as the Bylaws of this corporation.

Dated: ___________

____________________, Trustee

____________________, Trustee

____________________, Trustee

____________________, Trustee

____________________, Trustee

____________________,Trustee

____________________,Trustee

____________________, Trustee

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Bylaws of the corporation named in the title thereto and that such Bylaws were duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of said corporation on the date set forth below.

Dated: ___________

____________________, Secretary

Quaker Institute for the Future