(a)General rule.--
(1)Any notice required to be given to any person under the provisions of this subpart or by the articles or bylaws of any nonprofit corporation shall be given to the person either personally or by delivering a copy thereof:
(i)By first class or express mail, postage prepaid, or courier service, charges prepaid, to the person's postal address appearing on the books of the corporation or, in the case of directors or members of an other body, supplied by the person to the corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice under this subparagraph shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled thereto when deposited in the United States mail or with a courier service for delivery to that person.
(ii)By facsimile transmission, e-mail or other electronic communicat
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(a) General rule.--
(1) Any notice required to be given to any person under the provisions of this subpart or by the articles or bylaws of any nonprofit corporation shall be given to the person either personally or by delivering a copy thereof:
(i) By first class or express mail, postage prepaid, or courier service, charges prepaid, to the person's postal address appearing on the books of the corporation or, in the case of directors or members of an other body, supplied by the person to the corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice under this subparagraph shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled thereto when deposited in the United States mail or with a courier service for delivery to that person.
(ii) By facsimile transmission, e-mail or other electronic communication to the facsimile number or address for e-mail or other electronic communications supplied by the person to the corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice under this subparagraph shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled thereto when sent.
(2) A notice of meeting shall specify the day, hour and geographic location, if any, of the meeting and any other information required by any other provision of this subpart.
(b) Adjourned meetings of members.--When a meeting of members is adjourned, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting, other than by announcement at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless the board or other body fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting or this subpart requires notice of the business to be transacted and such notice has not previously been given.
(c) Bulk mail notice.--A corporation having more than 100 members of record that gives notice by mail of any regular or special meeting of the members (or any other notice required by this subpart or by the articles or bylaws to be given to all members or to a class of members) at least 20 days prior to the day named for the meeting or any corporate or member action specified in the notice may use any class of postpaid mail.
(d) Notice by publication.--If the bylaws so provide, persons authorized or required to give notice of a meeting of members may, in lieu of any written notice of a meeting of members required to be given by this subpart, give notice of the meeting by causing notice of the meeting to be officially published. If 80% of the members of record entitled to vote at the meeting do not have addresses of record within the territory of general circulation of the newspapers required for official publication, the notice shall also be published in newspapers that have an aggregate territory of general circulation that includes the addresses of record of at least 80% of the members of record.
(e) Notice by public announcement.--In lieu of any written notice of a meeting of members required to be given by this subpart, persons authorized or required to give notice of a meeting of members of any church or other religious organization may give notice of the meeting by announcement at any two regular church or religious services held during different weeks within 30 days prior to the time at which the meeting of members will be held. In any case where notice of a meeting is given by announcement, notice shall be given at the last service preceding the meeting. In the event that two church or religious services are not held within such 30-day period, notice of a meeting of members shall be given as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
(f) Effect of notice pursuant to optional procedures.--For the purposes of this subpart, notice given under subsection (d) or (e) shall be deemed to be written notice to every member of record entitled to vote at a meeting or to every person otherwise entitled to notice.