>Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 14:16:38 -0400
>To: Dan York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From: Jerry Kubeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Non-profit progress
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I thought it was a valid point and if we decided not to go forward it
>would be very worthwhile persuing. Not taking into account the positives
>and negatives of someone else doing it for us, if we needed a venue to
>accept money, that would certainly be a way to go.
>
>I expect in reality we aren't going to make the full year without running
>into the $5,000 barrier. I have many ideas both for the NUN in October and
>the LBS next year and fully plan on collecting more than $5,000 between
>now and then.
>
>We all respect your opinions Dan and the reason I asked for everyone to
>give us their opinions, is that it is a good test to see if we thought of
>everything or forgot any potential problems.
>
>Jerry
>
>>Jerry,
>>
>>> In a message this morning to the group, Dan York brought up another way to
>>> accomplish the apparent look of a non-profit with out being one (like going
>>> through the New Hampshire Charitable Fund). There are postives and
>>> negatives to this.
>>
>>Please don't misinterpret what I'm saying... I'm all for going ahead and
>>registering GNHLUG as an organization. You have my vote. What I was
>>saying is that if someone *needs* to give us funds that are tax-exempt,
>>we may be able to use an entity like NHCF as the receiver of those funds
>>until we have attained our own 501(c)(3) status. That's all. We need
>>our own separate corporate entity and we need a separate unrestricted
>>bank account in any event.
>>
>>That's what I was meaning about using NHCF... only that they could be an
>>option if we needed them. Odds are that people giving $5, $10 or $25
>>dollars here and there don't necessary care about the tax deduction. But
>>if we found someone who wanted to give a couple hundred or $1000 (I'm
>>not quite sure why they would, but perhaps to sponsor an event), they
>>would probably be *very* interested in the tax deduction.
>>
>>My 2 cents,
>>Dan
>>
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