Unless its certificate of incorporation provides otherwise, every nonprofit corporation has perpetual duration and succession in its corporate name and has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its activities and affairs, including all entity powers provided in Section 10A-1-2.11, Section 10A-1-2.12, and Section 10A-1-2.13.
Ala. Code § 10A-3A-3.02 (1975)