IAJAV (I Am Just A Vendor), but I noticed that the Koha project is running a survey for its proposed foundation. Perhaps since the Evergreen foundation is in its early planning stages, the Evergreen community might consider polling itself?
Possible questions might include: * Priorities of the foundation -- such as fundraising, legal protection, "neutral third-party voice," etc. * Structure of the foundation (macro) -- 501c3 (most likely), or 501c6 (a charitable structure someone mentioned) * Structure of the foundation (micro) -- how the project's members should be represented in the foundation--i.e., the structure of governance Incidentally, one question that may be a little too late is "what state or country should the foundation be incorporated in to best meet its goals," but it is still worth investigation to determine what incorporating in Georgia will mean for the Evergreen community. Those interested in reading up on nonprofit organizations may find these sites useful: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=178221,00.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/nonprofits/index.html I would offer my services to help design this survey, if the community were interested in this path. Respectfully, -- -- | Karen G. Schneider | Community Librarian | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 | [email protected] | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicole Engard <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:08 AM Subject: [Koha] Koha Foundation Surveys To: Koha-Mailingliste <[email protected]>, koha-devel < [email protected]> Hello all, I am sorry for the delay, I was out of town the past few days. Per our meeting on IRC earlier this week (http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=meetingnotes09sep15), I have put together a survey with some foundation forming questions. English: http://opensource.web2learning.net/limesurvey/index.php?sid=68645&lang=en French: http://opensource.web2learning.net/limesurvey/index.php?sid=68645&lang=fr
