Detroit TSUAA Foundation By-Laws
Frequently Asked Questions
1.) What is the purpose of Detroit TSUAA Foundation?
ARTICLE I CORPORATION
Section 1. Name. The name of the Corporation is the DETROIT TSUAA (TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION) FOUNDATION.
Section 2. Place of Business. The Corporation shall have its principle place on business in the City of Detroit, Michigan and may have such other places of business as the Directors, from time to time, determines.
The purposes of the Corporation are:
(a) to promote the achievement of minority students by providing financial assistance that will enable them to attend Tennessee State University.
(b) to conduct activities, either directly, through related organizations, or in cooperation with other organizations exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or comparable provisions of subsequent legislation) in order to raise funds to further the purposes of the Corporation, subject however, to all limitations on the nature or extent of such activities applicable, from time to time, to organizations exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or comparable provisions of subsequent legislation) and to acquire, to own, to dispose of and to deal with real and personal property and interests therein, and to apply gifts, grants, bequests and devises, and the proceeds thereof, in furtherance of the purposes of the Corporation; and
(c) to do such things and to perform such acts to accomplish its purposes as are not forbidden by Section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or comparable provisions of subsequent legislation, with all the powers conferred on non-profit corporations by the laws of the State of Michigan.
2.) Who is over the Detroit TSUAA Foundation?
ARTICLE II Directorship
Section 1. Board of Directors. The Corporation shall be organized upon a directorship basis. The number, qualifications, powers, rights, terms of office, and election of members of the Board of Directors shall be as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and these By-laws.
3.) When are Detroit TSUAA Foundation meetings?
ARTICLE III Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The property, business, and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Directors. The annual meeting of the Directors of the Corporation shall be held in Detroit, Michigan, or any at such other place within or without the State of Michigan as may from time to time be selected by the Directors, in September of each year at the date and hour as determined by the Directors, for the purpose of electing or appointing Directors and officers for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time or intervals and at such places within or without the State of Michigan as may from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board, which resolution may authorize the President to fix the specific date and place of each such regular meetings, in which case notice of the time and place of such regular meetings shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special Meetings of the Directors may be called by the President and shall be called by the President or Secretary upon the written request of not less than two Directors then in office, or may otherwise be provided by law. Such meetings may be held at such time and places as the Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least five (5) days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mailing such notice to each Director at the address designated by the Director for such purposes, or if none is designated, at the Director’s last know address of record. Notices of special meetings shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting, and no business may be conducted at a special meeting except the business specified in the notice of the meeting. No notice need be given of an adjourned meeting of the Board provided the time and place to which such meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. Meetings may be held without notice if all Directors are present in person or if notice of the time, place and purpose of such meeting is waived by telegram or other writing, either before or after the holding thereof, by all Directors not present at such meeting. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law.
4.) How can one join the Detroit TSUAA Foundation?
Any one can be apart of the Detroit TSUAA Foundation meetings regardless if they are a financial alumni member, non-financial member or a non-TSU alumni. However only the Detroit TSUAA Foundation Board of Directors has voting power over the affairs of the corporation.
5.) How can one join the Detroit TSUAA Foundation Board of Directors?
In September of each year at the date and hour as determined by the Directors, for the purpose of electing or appointing Directors and officers for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Therefore anyone who is interested in joining the Board of Directors should submit a letter of interest to a Board of Directors member anytime before September’s annual meeting.
6.) How is the Board of Directors comprised?
ARTICLE IV Officers
Section 1. Election or Appointment. The Board of Directors shall elect a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer of the Corporation at each annual meeting, and may elect one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. The same person may hold any two or more offices, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity. The Directors may also appoint such other officers and agents as they may deem necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation.
Section 2. Term of Office. The term of office of all officers shall commence upon their election or appointment and shall continue until the next annual meeting of the Corporation and thereafter until their respective successors are chosen or until their resignation or removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any meeting of the Directors, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors, whenever in their judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby. An officer may resign by written notice to the Corporation. The resignation shall be effective upon receipt by the Corporation or at a subsequent time specified in the notice of resignation. The Directors shall have power to fill any vacancies in any offices occurring from whatever reason.
1.) What is the purpose of Detroit TSUAA Foundation?
ARTICLE I CORPORATION
Section 1. Name. The name of the Corporation is the DETROIT TSUAA (TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION) FOUNDATION.
Section 2. Place of Business. The Corporation shall have its principle place on business in the City of Detroit, Michigan and may have such other places of business as the Directors, from time to time, determines.
The purposes of the Corporation are:
(a) to promote the achievement of minority students by providing financial assistance that will enable them to attend Tennessee State University.
(b) to conduct activities, either directly, through related organizations, or in cooperation with other organizations exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or comparable provisions of subsequent legislation) in order to raise funds to further the purposes of the Corporation, subject however, to all limitations on the nature or extent of such activities applicable, from time to time, to organizations exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or comparable provisions of subsequent legislation) and to acquire, to own, to dispose of and to deal with real and personal property and interests therein, and to apply gifts, grants, bequests and devises, and the proceeds thereof, in furtherance of the purposes of the Corporation; and
(c) to do such things and to perform such acts to accomplish its purposes as are not forbidden by Section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or comparable provisions of subsequent legislation, with all the powers conferred on non-profit corporations by the laws of the State of Michigan.
2.) Who is over the Detroit TSUAA Foundation?
ARTICLE II Directorship
Section 1. Board of Directors. The Corporation shall be organized upon a directorship basis. The number, qualifications, powers, rights, terms of office, and election of members of the Board of Directors shall be as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and these By-laws.
3.) When are Detroit TSUAA Foundation meetings?
ARTICLE III Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The property, business, and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Directors. The annual meeting of the Directors of the Corporation shall be held in Detroit, Michigan, or any at such other place within or without the State of Michigan as may from time to time be selected by the Directors, in September of each year at the date and hour as determined by the Directors, for the purpose of electing or appointing Directors and officers for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time or intervals and at such places within or without the State of Michigan as may from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board, which resolution may authorize the President to fix the specific date and place of each such regular meetings, in which case notice of the time and place of such regular meetings shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special Meetings of the Directors may be called by the President and shall be called by the President or Secretary upon the written request of not less than two Directors then in office, or may otherwise be provided by law. Such meetings may be held at such time and places as the Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least five (5) days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mailing such notice to each Director at the address designated by the Director for such purposes, or if none is designated, at the Director’s last know address of record. Notices of special meetings shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting, and no business may be conducted at a special meeting except the business specified in the notice of the meeting. No notice need be given of an adjourned meeting of the Board provided the time and place to which such meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. Meetings may be held without notice if all Directors are present in person or if notice of the time, place and purpose of such meeting is waived by telegram or other writing, either before or after the holding thereof, by all Directors not present at such meeting. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law.
4.) How can one join the Detroit TSUAA Foundation?
Any one can be apart of the Detroit TSUAA Foundation meetings regardless if they are a financial alumni member, non-financial member or a non-TSU alumni. However only the Detroit TSUAA Foundation Board of Directors has voting power over the affairs of the corporation.
5.) How can one join the Detroit TSUAA Foundation Board of Directors?
In September of each year at the date and hour as determined by the Directors, for the purpose of electing or appointing Directors and officers for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Therefore anyone who is interested in joining the Board of Directors should submit a letter of interest to a Board of Directors member anytime before September’s annual meeting.
6.) How is the Board of Directors comprised?
ARTICLE IV Officers
Section 1. Election or Appointment. The Board of Directors shall elect a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer of the Corporation at each annual meeting, and may elect one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. The same person may hold any two or more offices, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity. The Directors may also appoint such other officers and agents as they may deem necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation.
Section 2. Term of Office. The term of office of all officers shall commence upon their election or appointment and shall continue until the next annual meeting of the Corporation and thereafter until their respective successors are chosen or until their resignation or removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any meeting of the Directors, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors, whenever in their judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby. An officer may resign by written notice to the Corporation. The resignation shall be effective upon receipt by the Corporation or at a subsequent time specified in the notice of resignation. The Directors shall have power to fill any vacancies in any offices occurring from whatever reason.
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