no candidates for president

[Guest Linda]

What happens to an organization if no one is willing to run for the office of president? Our current president is unwilling to continue in office beyond the current term.

[Guest Edgar]

What happens to an organization if no one is willing to run for the office of president?

If no one is willing to serve you should consider dissolving the organization. Why aren't you willing to serve?

Otherwise keep looking. You can elect a chair pro tem (a temporary presiding officer) for each meeting until you are able to elect a president.

[jstackpo]

Expanding a bit on what Edgar (quite correctly) said...

First check the bylaws. Officers (current ones) may be in office "until the election of their successors" - if no election, they STAY in (at least until they quit or you finally do complete the election).

Or....

Announce that because of a lack of leadership interest, the organization will dissolve itself and go out of business. Really. Organizations don't last forever, and it is much better to close up shop formally than just drift along, and then wonder what happened to the bank account, far too long after the fact to do anything about it.

Often enough a threat like this one will shake some people out of the woodwork who will be willing to serve after all. But if it doesn't, there is a message there...

You might also consider WHY no one wants to be president. Perhaps you're asking too much of that position. Perhaps the past presidents have made the job appear more difficult than it has to be. Perhaps the members are making it harder on the president than they should.

Perhaps the board should be doing more. After all, the only essential role of the president is to preside at meetings. Some or all administrative responsibilities could be delegated to, or distributed among, the board members.