Um, wtf? Why did utebachme...@gmail.com echo an email Evan sent weeks ago? On Aug 18, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Sabrina Friedman wrote:
>> On Jul 28, 2011, at 6:06 AM, Mike Houben <mail at crazyhstudio.net> wrote: >> >>> Greetings everyone, >>> >>> we just talked on the IRC to initiate a Fundraiser like Wikipedia does. So >>> we can move some of our biggest missings Features a bit forward and help >>> out the Rest. > > > A concrete plan of what to do with funds, as mentioned by others, is > what's needed. If we found that such a plan called for money we don't > have, a fundraiser would be a great next step. > > As it is, our problem is largely organizational, since we have > talented people show up but find that there skills aren't effectively > utilized. As Adium's often-absent 'lead developer' that's my fault. > I welcome the efforts of anyone who would do a better job. > > On Jul 28, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Eric Richie wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Stephen Holt <stephen.holt at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> How is adium structured, legally? >>> >>> To my knowledge, Adium is not (officially) any type of organization. >>> Certainly not one that can accept donations directly without a rather >>> significant tax burden (like a 501c3 in the US). Historically, donations >>> have been small and held in trust for Adium by an individual. >> >> This would absolutely be an issue. I have no idea what protection we >> would have under IM Freedom, but yes, this could be problematic. > > IM Freedom is a registered 501(c) organization. Donations directly to > it (which may be in our name and earmarked for us) carry no tax burden > for us and are tax-deductible for the donor. > >>> My biggest fear is record keeping and Adium being audited. >>> >>> My second biggest fear is that an individual will have to accept the >>> donations and be saddled with the tax responsibility. That would suck. >> >> For what it's worth, Evan has been paying taxes on our assets. I don't >> know about the funds that IM Freedom holds for us, but I know for a >> fact that he's been paying on our donations. > > That is correct. The donate at adiumx.com PayPal address is not > linked to IM Freedom directly, and those funds are technically income > in my name. The volume of donations (minimal) and small amount of > interest earned on the funds held in trust by me for Adium has not > made it worth dealing with organizing something better. > > -Evan > > > Sabrina Friedman > Billige Flüge Marketing GmbH > Emanuelstr. 3, > 10317 Berlin > Deutschland > Telefon: +49 (33) 5310967 > Email: utebachme...@gmail.com > Site: http://flug.airego.de - Billige Flüge vergleichen >
