# Legal term? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 29, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878 "2018-12-29T18:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/1 "2018-12-29T18:46:48Z")
I was reading through instructions on how to set up a board for a non profit. It states board members should be unrelated. Is this a blood relation they refer to or an association type relation? This relates to a board I serve on where board members are attempting to get their own click in as a majority. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/2 "2018-12-29T22:26:50Z")
You’ll have to go to the relavent law governing non-profit corporations in your state and see how it defines the term. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/3 "2018-12-29T23:28:27Z")
I found this: > [@](#): > > It’s important to note that the IRS doesn’t allow nonprofit organizations to appoint board directors who are mostly family members. Neither do they allow nonprofit board directors to be mostly business associates. It’s best if the board has a composition that represents a variety of perspectives and can bring forth opinions on all sides of an issue. > **[How to Start a Nonprofit and Create a Board | BoardEffect](https://www.boardeffect.com/blog/how-start-nonprofit-create-board/)** > > Nonprofits are registered under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS statute. Nonprofits can register under the categories of education, science, religion, charity. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/4 "2018-12-30T05:10:07Z")
Off topic, but it looks like you’ve had your answer: the word is “clique,” pronounced either klēk or klik. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/5 "2018-12-30T15:35:18Z")
The drama continues. Yesterday The treasurer made a physical threat against me for asking him to explain a recent transaction where he removed all the money from our account and opened up a new account with only his signature on it. The rules clearly state that all board members need to be notified in advance and at least two signatures must be used on any transaction unless it is an emergency and other cannot be reached. I asked for his immediate removal this morning and now I am waiting to see what happens. If he is not removed it will serve as testament to the already existing cronyism taking over the board. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/6 "2018-12-30T16:14:37Z")
If you have any desire to fix this, you need to consult with a business attorney immediately about getting an injunction to prevent any disbursement of those funds while the board drama sorts itself out. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/7 "2018-12-30T16:26:25Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > If you have any desire to fix this, you need to consult with a business attorney immediately about getting an injunction to prevent any disbursement of those funds while the board drama sorts itself out. I am considering this but I don’t want to pay for it out of my pocket. The cronyism has entrenched itself deeply enough that I have a feeling I will loose this battle and be voted off the board by a narrow margin. Not sure what reason they could make up, oversight is all directors responsibility and no one else is willing to ask questions or stand up. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-term/826878/8 "2018-12-30T20:24:39Z")
[Moderating] It sounds like this is non-hypothetical legal advice, which means that it should go in IMHO, not GQ. Moving.