[TriLUG] Upcoming vote on TriLUG non-profit status

[stan briggs]

All,
One correction to Joe's comments: we are, currently, a registered NonProfit
in NC.
Stan

Stan B. Briggs
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On Feb 3, 2011 12:12 PM, "Joseph Mack NA3T" <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
>
> I don't have enough info to vote yet.
>
> I started going through the .WAV file, but the prospect is
> daunting and I don't have any guarantee that I'll find what
> I want.
>
> The vote has been presented as "do we want to dissolve the
> corp?" (or something close to that)
>
> o what state are we in?
>
> I understand that we aren't a 501(c)(3) anymore as the
> result of someone in CA pulling a plug. Are we in a defined
> legal status now or does something need to be fixed? If
> it's fixed, what state will we be in?
>
> o what state(s) can we move to?
>
> From statements in this thread, we can be an IRS 501(c)(3),
> an NC State non-profit or just a bunch of people who meet
> now and then by mutual agreement.
>
> I understand that we owe money and/or paperwork to the State
> (last meeting, Alan said that we were paying a lawyer to fix
> some problems). How long do we have to fix this? What
> happens if we exceed the time?
>
> For the state(s) we can moveto, what are the consequences
> for TriLUG of those moves? (what can we do/not do, what's
> required to maintain the state)? Do we have someone who
> understands how to execute the transitions and maintain the
> new state?
>
> o What are TriLUG's finances? What's our burn rate, income,
> obligations (I assume maintaining the server, and pizza for
> meetings)?
>
> I assume before we can make a sensible decision on our next
> step, we need to know where we are and where we can goto
>
> Thanks
> Joe
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