How to Protect the Founder of a Non-Profit Through Sole Membership

Non-profits are established in passion with a desire to help the world become a greater place. Founders of these non-profits choose to start these mission driven organization to fulfill their vision of providing the world with an answer to life’s most challenging issues. Whether it is a non-profit that is assisting in research to tackle some of the most debilitating diseases or lending a helping hand to those members of the population who need it the most, non-profit organizations are an invaluable way to promote progress in our communities. One aspect that make non-profits different from regular for-profit corporations is that non-profits have no owner as the government classifies them as corporations that enrich general public, rather than typical corporations that are created to enrich the owners. Non-profits are typically run by a board of directors that oversee the operations of the organization. While a founder of a non-profit may serve on the board to ensure that their original vision for the organization is being followed, the board is subject to change when a majority of the board decides to remove a director. This can result in the unfortunate case of a founder being ousted from the very non-profit they worked so hard to establish. However, there is a way to ensure that a founder may protect their position and the overall mission they sought out to implement.