Draft your non-profit's statutes

Whatever the member state, non-profit statutes generally cover a set of fundamental clauses:

• The name, purpose and non-profit aim of the organisation.
• The registered office and duration (often unlimited).
• The conditions for joining, resigning and removing members.
• The composition and powers of the bodies (general meeting, board, executive committee).
• The rules for convening and voting at meetings.
• The organisation's resources and the rules for transferring assets on dissolution.

Well-drafted statutes avoid the ambiguities that can deadlock a meeting or weaken a funding application.

The minimum mandatory content of statutes is not the same everywhere. In Germany, a Verein must include certain provisions to be entered in the Vereinsregister; in Spain, the asociación follows the organic law on the right of association; in Poland, the stowarzyszenie follows its own registration rules.

The minimum number of founding members, the registration body and the publicity formalities differ from one country to another. Our generator produces a complete framework, but you must adapt it to your member state's requirements.

The module asks about the organisation's purpose, governance, country and specifics, then drafts structured statutes, clause by clause. You can then edit each article to fit your reality.

The document is 100% original and invents no country-specific legal obligation: when a clause depends on national law, the text invites you to verify it.

You will find this module and the other non-profit tools on the Solutions IA page and the pricing page.

Once the statutes are approved at the founding meeting, you proceed with registration before the competent authority, then you can complete your framework with internal rules and a mission statement.

Remember to keep a signed and dated version of the statutes: it is often the first document requested by banks, funders and administrations.