Must nonprofit hold open meeting for members?

Ordinarily the directors of a nonprofit corporation do not have to hold open meetings and may meet with only the directors present. So-called “sunshine acts” apply to governmental agencies, and it is very rare that a nonprofit is so entwined with government that such an act applies to the nonprofit.

Where a nonprofit has members who have the right to vote for directors, however, the members can ask that the meetings be generally open to them. If they are not satisfied with the response — and if they have the votes — they can change the directors until they get the response the want.