Classes are groups of members that have different sets of rights. For example, some non-profits have voting and non-voting classes of members.

If you aren’t sure whether your non-profit has member classes, check its bylaws. If a non-profit has more than one class of members, it is required to describe the class and list its respective rights in the bylaws.

Note that this does not refer to different categories of members (e.g. family and individual memberships; gold and silver memberships) unless there are different rights associated with that category.

Robert’s Rules of Order can get pretty technical. Your non-profit doesn’t need to know Robert’s Rules cover-to-cover to effectively run a meeting. Your non-profit can likely run a meeting without issues if it can handle:

A contract for services is when there is an oral or written agreement for your non-profit to pay a person or company for performing a service (e.g. employment agreements, professional services, cleaning contractors, etc).

A contract for services is when there is an oral or written agreement for your non-profit to pay a person or company for performing a service (e.g. employment agreements, professional services, cleaning contractors, etc).

Remuneration is when a non-profit gives money to its directors for being a director (e.g. wages, honoraria).

Remuneration does not include gifts (i.e. small, irregular tokens of appreciation).

Remuneration does not include reimbursing a director for expenses caused by being a director (e.g. travel to a meeting). 

Officers (also known as board roles or portfolio positions) are directors who have special tasks or responsibilities.

The board roles are usually President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

If your non-profit adopted one of the sample bylaws provided by the Yukon government, you will have these positions in your non-profit’s bylaws.