The failure to follow the state nonprofit corporation law and an organization’s bylaws in obtaining members’ approval for the sale of substantially all of the group’s facilities has rendered the sale ineffective and scuttled a “survival plan” to save the organization. A Court of Appeals in Ohio has held that the sale is invalid without compliance with the procedural requirements. ( Niehaus v. The Columbus Maennerchor , Ct. of App. OH, Tenth App. Dist., No. 07AP-1024, 8/12/08.) The Columbus Maennerchor, a German singing and cultural organization founded in 1848, was having financial problems when its members approved a sale of its facilities, including a restaurant and banquet rooms, and...