Executive Director

[Ellamm]

Good morning all,

 

Here is my question. Can an Executive Director on a NFP have voting rights?

[Timothy]

As far as RONR is concerned, every member has voting rights.

[Edgar Guest]

Although the executive director need not be (and, I think, often isn't) a member of (for example) the board (though it's probably unusual for him not to join the organization). As RONR notes (p.464), the executive director is often an employee (hired by the board or the general membership).

[Gary Novosielski]

Good morning all,

 

Here is my question. Can an Executive Director on a NFP have voting rights?

If the ED is a board member, he has the voting rights of any other member.  If he's not a board member, then no.  It depends on your bylaws.

 

In many organizations, the ED is an employee, and may or may not be a member of the organization, but it depends on whether the bylaws make him a member of the board.