The following bylaws amendments passed at our June 8, 2021 Annual Meeting. All these amendments are in support of our July 1 merger with United Way of Franklin County as our new entity—United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region—will adopt the United Way of Hampshire County bylaws. Thanks to all our members who attended our Coffee Cup Celebration and Annual Meeting, and thank you for participating in the vote.
Article I.1 | Name – update doing business as (DBA) to United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region (this reflects our new merged name as approved by United Way Worldwide)
Article I.3 | Region – broaden to include Franklin County and the Quabbin towns (this reflects the region covered by our merger)
Article I.4 | Purpose – broaden to update names, add language for Franklin County and the Quabbin towns this reflects the region covered by our merger)
Article 3.2 | Increase board cap to 29 (this accommodates our newly merged board size)
Article V | Add Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee and respective language (this reflects our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion work)
Article V.6.a.iii. | Executive Committee to function as Human Resources Committee as needed (Though our Governance Committee acts as a default HR committee, there are times when it is better suited for the Executive Committee to serve this function)
Article V.6.g | Remove Personnel Committee language (this reflects that we have not had a separate Personnel Committee and that HR is served by the Governance Committee)
Article V.6.c | Broaden Campaign Committee to reflect Resource Development (this reflects the fact that our fundraising extends beyond our annual campaign)
General | Remove gendered language
See current bylaws and proposed amendments at: https://www.uwhampshire.org/bylaws