Karen / Peter: Did this ever get an update (maybe off-list)? andre
On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 12:57 -0500, Karen Sandler wrote: > Hi Peter, > > I did go to register for an account for flattr, and was also going to > apply for a nonprofit/charity account and I noticed this text in the FAQ, > listing software organizations as not eligible for a nonprofit account: > > > These will normally NOT get a charity account - Churches, Political > > parties, Sports, Culture, Events, Exhibitions, Software and other types > > of non profit organizations without a clear charitable cause. > > I understand that the other organizations that you list do not have a > charitable cause as their primary goal, but that is not necessarily true > about software organizations. The GNOME Foundation, like other charitable > free software 501(c)(3) organizations, is dedicated to creating software > in the public interest and creating a public work that increases access to > technology for those who would not otherwise have it. We also advocated > for the adoption of free and open source software for safety and for the > betterment of society (check out my OSCON speech about the safety of > software on implanted medical devices: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZGpES-St8). Clearly we have a clear > charitable cause, and our tax exempt status is predicated on that. I would > understand excluding software trade associations (501(c)(6) organizations > like the Eclipse Foundation or the Linux Foundation), but why all software > organizations? Free software orgs like GNOME obviously do have a clear > charitable cause - that is how they are formed and also classed as such by > the IRS. > > Is this one of the situations outside of what is normally done? Should we > apply? Would you consider changing the wording of your FAQ to indicate > that there are times when software organizations do have a charitable > cause. Perhaps by saying "...and other types of organizations which are > sometimes without a clear charitable cause? > > thanks for following up with us, > Karen Sandler > > > On Tue, November 8, 2011 10:11 am, Peter Ross wrote: > > Hi, > > > > My name's Peter Ross and I'm writing from Flattr, the micro-payments > > system. > > > > I was just looking at > > http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnome.marketing/7604 where your > > members seem to be interested in using Flattr to collect donations for > > Gnome. > > > > I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to help this process > > along. > > > > As I understand it, the plan is to use a Word Press plugin which shouldn't > > be too hard to implement. Also you need to register an account for Gnome, > > as there isn't currently one in Flattr.com. > > > > Both actions should be fairly straightforward to achieve. > > > > Please get back to me if you need anything or need any help in getting > > everything up and running. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Peter. > > > > > > Peter Ross > > Flattr - social micropayments > > www.flattr.com > > @Peterro55 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > marketing-list mailing list > > marketing-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list > > > > -- mailto:ak...@gmx.net | failed http://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list