[TriLUG] Upcoming vote on TriLUG non-profit status

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Sat, 5 Feb 2011, Justis Peters wrote:

> You and I are saying the same thing. If we choose to go 
> the route of "flying under the radar", I would want to 
> know specifically where the threshold is.

OK :-)

> That said, I still think we should get our 501(c)(3) 
> classification back and continue operating as an 
> incorporated non-profit.

I'm all for it, but who's going to do it?

I don't know anything about it, can't help and won't be able 
to monitor if a good job is being done. From the postings in 
this thread, most people here are in a similar state.

If we go 501(c)(3), we need a pool of people who understand 
the process well enough that it won't go off the rails into 
the indefinite future (cf putting a ml/webpage server on the 
internet). One person in the club is not enough. I'd say 
we'd need three to be safe.

To go 501(c)(3) someone has to stand up and let us know 
they're doing to do it or else we have to pay money. (Money 
is acceptable to me on the assumption that we'll cover the 
extra cost with extra donations. I pay to have someone do my 
taxes, I have no problem with TriLUG paying for its 
filings.)

>From what I can tell we don't have even one person willing 
to carry the 501(c)(3) and we haven't decided to pay money 
(an estimate of the annual cost would be helpful, but 
presumably $100-300).

Before we can vote to go 501(c)(3), the SC (or someone) has 
to present a plan to show that it will work and work into 
the indefinite future. We can't vote to go 501(c)(3) if 
there's no way of doing it. AFAICS we don't have the 
501(c)(3) option.

Joe
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