By Matthew Macklin, Managing Attorney, Stratagem Law Group. The trial court found four violations of the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act and no fiduciary breach. The Court of Appeals agreed, published its opinion, and explained why. The directors were not personally liable. Even so, the organization left the courthouse under a judgment telling it how to operate. Stratagem Law Group represented the Seattle Read More

By Matthew Macklin, Managing Attorney, Stratagem Law Group Key takeaways The trigger varies — a founder’s exit, an internal investigation, a lawsuit, a funder walking away — but a board’s first four moves are the same: establish who has authority, secure the record, separate the organization from the people who are leaving, and only then decide. Authority is a documented fact, not an Read More