Hi, I'm in the process of setting up an international non-profit organization for the cittern. I've drafted a mission statement (below), and I'd like to hear your comments on it. At the moment it is not associated with any larger organization; it's simply being established as a private foundation, but one in which donors receive a tax break. I'm setting it up in Italy for now, but am looking at other options. It will need an advisory board. I'm also considering whether having memberships might be a good idea.
Thanks for your input, Doc Rossi www.magnatune.com/artists/docrossi Cittern Centre / Centro Cetra The Cittern Centre is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the cittern and its music in its many forms by establishing and maintaining a museum of antique and modern instruments; by encouraging and supporting research into the cittern and its music; by publishing music editions; by recording and publishing CDs and DVDs featuring the cittern; by teaching through individual lessons, courses, workshops, seminars and conferences; by holding concerts and a festival dedicated to the cittern and its music around the world. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
