How to set up and run your foundation's board: board regulations, keeping entities in different countries apart, and what to do when the board dismisses a director.
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- Entities across borders: keeping a US and EU nonprofit separateMany nonprofits add a second legal entity abroad so local donors can give tax-deductibly; a US 501(c)(3) next to a Dutch ANBI, or the reverse. Treating the second entity as a branch office is a risk.…
- Dismissal by the Supervisory Board: what foundation board members need to knowA Supervisory Board (RvT) can dismiss board members, but not without limits. The law and the foundation's statutes set clear boundaries, and board members have concrete protections. This article expl…
- Board regulations ('bestuursreglement')Board regulations (in Dutch: bestuursreglement) set out how the board of a foundation operates internally. It supplements the deed of incorporation for day-to-day practice: e.g. who signs off on what…