National Gay Flag Football League

The NGFFL has an all new set of Bylaws to govern the organization’s operations. You can find them here. For comparison’s sake, here is the now retired version. What began as a modest endeavor by the Board to rid the Bylaws of longstanding typos and pockets of vague language evolved into a sweeping effort to bring the document in line with the organization’s five-year vision affirmed by the Board early in 2011.

The document was approved 16-3 by member cities the week of November 28. Amendment to the Bylaws requires a two-thirds majority vote. Read the rest of this entry →

Below are the minutes of the 9/14/11 meeting of the NGFFL board. They’re all about Gay Bowl XI in Houston and the major redraft of the organization’s bylaws that is soon to make its way to the NGFFL’s member organizations for input, consideration, and approval. The minutes are shared here as part of the board’s commitment to provide an increasingly full view into all aspects of NGFFL operations. Read the rest of this entry →

For those interested, here is the draft agenda for the September 2011 regular monthly meeting of the NGFFL board.

Below are the minutes for the Aug. 10, 2011 regular monthly meeting of the NGFFL board, held via conference call. They are shared here as part of the board’s commitment to providing full view into NGFFL operations.

MINUTES: August 10, 2011 NGFFL Board Meeting

In attendance:

Cyd Zeigler (LA), Shane Kinkennon (Denver), Shawn Albritton (Chicago), Joe Cooper (Denver), Thurman Williams (Atlanta), Jared Garduno (Phx), Molly Lenore (NY)

Guest: Russel Garrison (Houston)

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Year two of the NGFFL Hall of Fame, the league’s pursuit of 501(c)3 status, new-city outreach, internal management, and updating the organization’s bylaws highlight the May NGFFL board meeting. The minutes of the meeting follow, published here as part of the NGFFL’s ongoing commitment to transparency.

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