Hmmm, my understanding is that if a nonprofit "rents out" its permit to another organization or use its nonprofit bulk mail status for anything other than the exempt educational/charitable purpose, it can lose that discount, so I'd be rather surprised if it does paid mailings using that permit on behalf of corporations. Unless the rules have been dramatically liberalized during recent administrations... That said, I'd like to further encourage the community group - coworking connection. I've helped several Bay Area coworking sites host events for local groups, which can turn into a win-win situation in terms of visibility/outreach for the coworking space (and sometimes even income/fees), and definitely helps the group. The trick, I've found, is to have enough exposure / depth of connection with both the coworking place and the group to translate between the cultures. If someone in the group isn't a keyholder / manager / staff of the coworking site, then physical presence of someone trusted is essential. Groups need context to understand the difference between a paid/corporate meeting site and the ad-hocracy of much coworking, and sometimes help to make sure that their impacts are minimized... and coworking places sometimes need communications help to make sure that all members are consulted/notified, not just whoever happens to be in the office at the time.
Raines who grew up doing bulk mailings for the New England Apple Tree, Newton Apple Kids, and other groups, so grew to appreciate the power of zip codes and their arrangement. On Jan 28, 2008 6:29 PM, Suzi Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because they are > non-profit, they get a big discount on bulk mail rates. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
