I don't understand all the rules regarding the establishment of these type entities, but I see it working as follows: 1) we take the structure of the NID and the Community usurps it..... meaning that we have the same "taxing authority" that the NID would have had. Just the community runs it instead of it being run by the UCD. 2) we convince the large current donors of the UCD that it is in THEIR interest to assist this new community based organization to exist and flourish with UCD's financial and administrative assistance (if they say "no" then we are in the same position--Mexican stand-off with no NID or BID or CID.... the alternative for the larger donors is NOT that they can pass a NID that they control). We would "rent" their ambassadors and cleaning equipment. They could do our books for us. All we really need is to raise the cost of reimbuirsing for the ambassadors and a person to manage them (John Fenton). UCD could lend us office space and/or other equipment (faxes, phones etc) which they have already. I agree with Melani that a totally voluntary organization would probably die on the vine. Times are very different than in 1989 here in UC, but people are people and need to be required to do things .... even if they are in their own best self-interest.
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