Unanimous written consent
Action without a meeting, for a nonprofit board. Every director signs one document, the decision takes effect, and the signed page goes into the record exactly as minutes would. Blank recitals, blank resolved clauses, and a signature roll with a line for every director.
Two pages, branded, free. No account, no email address, and nothing about you is recorded by downloading it.
What is on the form
When a decision cannot wait for the next meeting and every director agrees. If one director will not sign, this is not the instrument: call a meeting.
UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The organization
- Organization
- State of incorporation
- Effective date
Consent
The undersigned, being all of the directors then in office, consent to the following action without a meeting, as permitted by the bylaws of the organization and the law under which it is incorporated.
Resolved
RESOLVED, that:
- Blank line
- Blank line
- Blank line
- Blank line
Signatures of all directors
Every director in office must sign. A missing signature is a missing consent.
| Director (print name) | Signature | Date |
|---|---|---|
7 ruled rows on the printed form.
Filed
- Filed with the minutes on
- Filed by
BEFORE YOU RELY ON THIS
Most state nonprofit corporation statutes allow directors to act without a meeting only when every director signs, and some require the consent be filed with the minutes. Your articles or bylaws may go further, or may not permit it at all. Read them, and have your attorney confirm before the board relies on this.
Our reading, to support your review, not legal advice. Confirm with your attorney before the board acts.
Questions boards ask
- What is on the unanimous written consent form?
- Organization, the state it is incorporated in, and the effective date. The consent statement the directors are signing under. Four numbered resolved clauses. A signature roll: printed name, signature and date for seven directors. A filing line, so the signed consent lands in the records.
- When should a board use it?
- When a decision cannot wait for the next meeting and every director agrees. If one director will not sign, this is not the instrument: call a meeting.
- Is it free, and do I need an account?
- It is free and there is no account, no email address and no payment. Press the button, the PDF downloads, print it. Nothing about you is recorded by downloading it.
- What does this form not do?
- Most state nonprofit corporation statutes allow directors to act without a meeting only when every director signs, and some require the consent be filed with the minutes. Your articles or bylaws may go further, or may not permit it at all. Read them, and have your attorney confirm before the board relies on this. Our reading, to support your review, not legal advice. Confirm with your attorney before the board acts.
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