A board-only organization is one that is managed by a board that is self-appointed or otherwise not accountable (for all practical purposes) to a base of members through elections, a delegate body, etc. The growing trend to switch toward this type of structure is controversial. O'Regan & Oster have found that large, more representative nonprofit boards score well on a number of indicators. Ostrower found that organizations with at least one governing body member directly elected by membership perform better on a number of governance indicators. However, some organizations are finding it difficult to maintain a membership-based structure in the wake of increasingly difficult-to-meet requirements for such organizations under the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act

Model Nonprofit Corporation Act

The Model Nonprofit Corporation Act is model legislation prepared by the of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association . The MNCA is a model set of statutes governing nonprofit corporations proposed for adoption by state legislatures....

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