> > > Also if CLUE stays out of advocacy it > > > has a better chance at getting charitable status which will really help > > > with fund raising. > > Sorry, but this is bunk. Please get rid of this romantic idea that > charitable status is the path to all sorts of money. It isn't. > > Charitable status is extremely difficult to get, extremely difficult and > expensive to maintain, involves constant scrutiny by government > bureaucrats, and does not necessary ensure more successful fundraising > than a non-profit business deduction. > I have worked for and been involved with a Charity for years. It is not as much work or trouble as you make it out to be. Any non profit organization is going to need proper accounting. The only added accounting required of a charity is the tax receipts.
That said I don't think we need charity status. We can offer companies other benefits such as advertising at CLUE events or on the web etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
