Democratic Rules of Order

REVOLUTIONIZE MEETINGS! Over 20,000 copies sold - the easy-to-use guide for running democratic meetings of any size

A gem of a reference book, it is practical, well-structured and is detailed and informative about meeting terminology.
- GERRY O'SULLIVAN, facilitator, mediator, and trainer, and author, The Mediator's Toolkit

Easy to understand, easy to learn, user-friendly, logical, and efficient.
- EDWARD E. DOUGLAS, BA, MA, past vice-president of a library board of trustees

AN ALTERNATIVE to Robert's Rules of Order and other complicated and unwieldy guides, Democratic Rules of Order is the guide for the rest of us. It lays out clear, concise, easy-to-use rules for governing meetings from clubs and non-profits to formal meetings. Benefits include:

• A complete set of laws for governing meetings
• Can be read in an hour
• Plain language, free of complex protocol and jargon to enable equal and efficient participation
• Tested and honed through thousands of successful meetings
• Adoptable as the official rules of order for meetings of any size
• Allows informality, including decisions by consensus, but ensures formality when needed
• A sample meeting that uses all the rules plus answers to 31 common questions.

Now in its tenth edition, Democratic Rules of Order will produce fair, efficient, and harmonious decisions in meetings of any size or complexity.

Tames the tangle of traditional systems such as Robert's Rules of Order, with clear principles presented in plain language and lots of helpful examples.
- JIM RIETMULDER, author, When Kids Rule the School

Kudos to the authors for keeping a rowdy bunch of us on track.
- PIETER VORSTER, Courtenay rugby team board member