If Sahana's application is pending then we can't list them as a beneficiary. They need to be a 501(c)3. I will email and see what their status is.
Another option that came up with GISCorps, I believe they are not a 501(c)3 but their parent organization URISA is. -Kate On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > After I read the first paragraph, I thought "what about Sahana?". > > > On 25 November 2011 13:50, <[email protected]> wrote: >> In the opening message of the thread "HOT governance tasks, please read!", >> Mikel said: >> >> "The one thing we do need to decide is which organization would receive >> HOT’s assets in the event of dissolution. This must be an existing US >> 501(c)3. One suggestion so far has been the EFF, but this hasn’t progressed >> past the idea stage. So, suggestions welcome." >> >> Am I correct in thinking that EFF = Electronic Frontier Foundation? If yes, >> then I don't like this option. I'd prefer to see the assets going to an >> organization involved in humanitarian aid, in particular disaster relief. I >> did a little looking around in Wikipedia and found a few potential names in >> this area such as (I've verified that these are 501(c)(3) organizations): >> * AmeriCares: "AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian >> aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical >> needs – and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs – for all >> people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political >> persuasion." (quote from http://www.americares.org/aboutus/ ). >> * Sahana Software Foundation (their 501(c)(3) application is pending): "The >> Sahana Software Foundation is dedicated to the mission of saving lives by >> providing information management solutions that enable organizations and >> communities to better prepare for and respond to disasters." (quote from >> http://sahanafoundation.org/about-us/ ). >> * Portlight Strategies: "Co-opting with individuals as well as other >> organizations to cut through red tape in order to directly meet the specific >> needs of un-served, under served, and forgotten people" (quote from >> http://www.portlight.org/images/onesheet.pdf ). >> ...Portlight appears to have the focus on disaster relief that is consistent >> with HOT, but they are not that organized with respect to their online >> presence and might not be sufficiently tech enabled to take advantage of the >> assets ... in my opinion, based solely on reviewing their website. >> >> Those are three and there are others potentially. It would be useful to >> consider what you would intend to accomplish through a beneficiary. Would >> it be continuation of activities? Or uplift of an organization through >> asset receipt? Or migration of membership into a new organizational >> structure (like or unlike the original)? Or providing benefit and assuring >> stewardship through a long-term partner? All things to consider when making >> the beneficiary determination. >> >> Regards -- OSM user ceyockey >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
