Buildabridge Bylaws 2010

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BY-LAWS OF BUILDABRIDGE INTERNATIONALä (as amended 04/18/09)

ARTICLE I – NAME & LOCATION OF CORPORATION Section 1. Name The name of this non-profit corporation is Buildabridge Internationalä. Throughout these Bylaws, this organization will be referred to as “BI” or “the corporation”. Section 2. Location The registered office and mailing address of BI shall be 205 West Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144. The corporation may also have offices at such other locations as may be determined or appointed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE II – MEMBERS The members of Buildabridge Internationalä shall be those individuals serving as members of its Board of Directors. Every meeting of the persons who are from time to time both the members and the directors of the corporation at which there is a quorum shall be deemed to be and shall be a meeting both of the corporation and of the Board and any action taken at such meeting shall be deemed to be and shall be the action of the members or the directors or both insofar as such action by either or both of such bodies is authorized by law. Action taken at such meetings, in the capacity of members or directors, shall be recorded in one set of minutes, which need not distinguish between the different capacities in which action is taken. Any notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of members or directors shall be deemed to be and shall be a notice of waiver respectively of a meeting in both capacities. Whenever the phrase "meeting of the Board" or the equivalent is used in these Bylaws, it shall be construed to mean a meeting in the double capacity of members and directors, unless the meaning is limited by the context to a meeting in one or the other single capacity. ARTICLE III – PURPOSE, GOALS & GUIDING PRINCIPLES Section 1. Purpose Buildabridge Internationalä exists to engage the transformative power of the arts to bring hope and healing to children, families, and communities in the tough places of the world. Accordingly, BI will endeavor to motivate, enlist, train, and connect those with artistic gifts with those in greatest need. As such, BI will provide direct arts-based service programming and networking, training, experiential education and service programs to multi-ethnic communities, congregations and artists around the world. Section 2. Goals Toward the purpose indicated in Article III, Section 1 above, BI has the following goals: 2.1 To train people of all ages in cross-cultural arts and faith pedagogy, replicating what they learn by using and creating the arts in the development of their communities and congregations. 2.2 To provide faith leaders with practical strategies, skills and best practices to reach out to people of different cultures with effective and appropriate methods of cross-cultural skills and multi-ethnic arts. 2.3 To serve as a network for ecumenically minded multi-ethnic artists and organizations by fostering cooperation between communities and congregations of varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds. 2.4 To encourage and educate people of faith and/or goodwill to become globally competent and to utilize their artistic gifts and abilities in music, dance, drama, visual arts, and other forms of creative expression across cultures. 2.5 To empower marginalized and monocultural young people and their families to experience, serve, and become a part of the global community through the development of their artistic gifts and talents through their involvement in world issues and communities.


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