My understanding is that Lane supports the group, but does not intend to serve as a founding member of the user group.
Jason On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 2:58 PM, ENWP Pine <[email protected]> wrote: > I would check with Bluerasberry. > > By the way, I am in the process of converting to a new webmail provider > because Hotmail has problems with threaded email discussions on lists. Any > recommendations for new providers other than Gmail? Please contact me > off-list. > > Thanks, > > Pine > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 14:54:20 -0700 > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Cascadia] Cascadia page on Meta, and organizing > ourselves > > Please see: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cascadia_Wikimedians#Sign_on_to_be_a_Founding_Member_of_Cascadia_Wikimedians > > Are we ready to move forward? > > Jason > > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 1:29 PM, ENWP Pine <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've joined the channel. What's your IRC nick? > > Pine > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 16:13:29 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Cascadia] Cascadia page on Meta, and organizing > ourselves > > Check #wikimedia-us > > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 3:59 PM, ENWP Pine <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, it looks like this is happening soon. I can participate by Skype, > Google Hangout or IRC if you have a wifi connection. > > Pine > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 09:34:04 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Cascadia] Cascadia page on Meta, and organizing > ourselves > > Oops, I forgot to include the link, just in case! > > http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/Cascadia_Meetup > > Jason > > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Jason Moore <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Bumping this thread to confirm the Cascadia Meetup this afternoon > (4-5:30pm) in Room W300 at WikiConference USA. We will be discussing the > possibility of user group status. Pine, Mako, I understand that the two of > you are committed to signing on as supporters of the Cascadian Wikimedians > User Group. I, too, am willing to sign on, and there are a few people here > at the conference from Portland, Washington State and British Columbia, > some of whom may also be interested. We will see what happens this > afternoon, but perhaps we can at least come up with a solid plan to obtain > user group status ASAP. > > Thanks, > Jason > > > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Kirill Lokshin <[email protected] > > wrote: > > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Lane Rasberry <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > The easiest way to incorporate in Washington is to get the minimum number > of people, I think 5, and then just fill out the online form. > > To get 501(c)(3) if an organization has been registered for three years > without failing the yearly report or having members go wild, then the bar > to get non-profit status is greatly lowered. > > If I were to propose a route going forward, it would be this: > > > 1. As soon as three supporters are identified, send an email > requesting usergroup status. There is really no review process for this and > it is just something that is granted on request. The group's history far > exceeds expectations of applicants. > > I should point out that this isn't really the case. While the review > process for user groups is simpler and shorter than the review process for > chapters, there *is* a review. Depending on whether there will be bylaws > that need to be reviewed (which may be the case if the user group is going > to incorporate), I would expect the review to take anywhere from a few > weeks to a month or two. > > > > 1. If five supporters can be identified to sign on to incorporate, > apply as a non-profit organization and operate indefinitely with no budget > and few projects. Have the work of the chapter be endorsement of > community-organized events, and possibly oversight of coffee funding which > is accepted not by the chapter but by an individual organizer if funds are > ever needed at all. > > One other option that you may want to consider is that of fiscal > sponsorship through another Wikimedia affiliate, whether or not you > incorporate. For example, Wikimedia DC recently set up a fiscal > sponsorship arrangement with the New England Wikimedians user group, in > which WMDC will hold the user group's funds in one of our bank accounts and > take care of disbursements, expense reimbursement, and financial > bookkeeping and reporting for the user group. If something along these > lines is of interest, I'm certain WMDC would be happy to assist Cascadia as > well. > > > 1. If five people either want non-profit status and wish to pay $2500 > or seek pro bono filing, then they could do that. Otherwise if the five > supporters just wait three years after filing the price and complexity goes > way down and they could do the paperwork themselves. Otherwise, the > organization could persist indefinitely without nonprofit status and so > long as it never touched money there would be no concerns. > > Is there actually a change at the three-year mark with regard to the > federal 501(c)(3) filing, or is this something specific to non-profits in > Washington? The IRS has done away with the preliminary/final > determinations for public charity status; and, as far as I was aware, that > was the only real difference for organizations filing earlier or later. > > Cheers, > Kirill > > -- > Kirill Lokshin > Secretary | Wikimedia District of Columbia > http://wikimediadc.org | @wikimediadc > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > > > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing > list [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing > list [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing > list [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > >
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