And to that end, I'd ask that we put on hold the discussion about a legal coworking entity until we finish the discussion about the re-raising of the funds across a larger donor base, so that we can stop confusing the issues. I've asked that we brainstorm until Monday at 5pm EST, and have had a few good ideas already, but would like to see more to that goal!
/ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > wrote: > If you're interested in creating an entity to help support the conference > you want to run, then I say: do it! There are future endeavors that may even > be able to find value in supporting or being a part of that supporting > entity. But trying to make it an umbrella for EVERY possible thing that > comes up in the future is not something I think is a mission I can support. > > Mixing it in with the ownership of the domain, my tax liabilities, and the > direction of the larger community is a different issue though, and one that > the group does not seem to cohesively support, myself included. > > None of us would be here having this conversation today if that's how this > movement had started. > > -Alex > > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:35 AM, rachel young <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Exactly why do people want to set up a charitable organization? What would >>> it get us? >>> >> >> Charitable organisations mean something different in some countries. In >> Canada, a charity is only one type of non-profit organisation, and is one >> that is more a stringent structure because it can issue tax receipts for >> donations. A corporation can still be a non-profit (one that operates for >> self-benefit and that redistributes surplus towards its goals) without being >> a charity. >> >> I admit that I've been skimming some e-mails in the last few days. Did >> someone recommend an actual charity? Or do you mean to ask why people are >> interested in forming a non-profit? >> >> I am in favour of forming some sort of organisation, traditional like a >> non-profit (but not a charity, I don't think we need charitable status) or >> co-operative, as a way of formalising all of us as a cohesive industry, as >> long as it is still a legal entity in some form. >> >> The domain purchase is only one issue. There has been talk of a conference >> (which I still dig), leveraging our collective buying power, etc. These are >> all things that one cohesive body could do, and since there has been/could >> be money involved, it would keep it all legal and with checks and balances. >> Alex is the most awesome person to manage the domain issue, but I do worry >> if managing the funds could have any sort of negative taxation impact on >> him, which of course none of us would want. Forming a separate legal entity >> could solve/avoid just such an issue. >> >> >>> The buying of the domain was the first time that money has come into the >>> equation and that was an anomaly IMO. >>> >> >> So then, what if something else comes up that involves money? How many >> times will there be an exception? Who knows if there will be a next time, >> but there also wasn't a first time until the domain issue came up, so it is >> possible. >> r. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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]<coworking%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > > -- 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.
