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[Jon Hebb <somebodyrocks AT gmail.com>]

Most non profits tend to employ "professional volunteers" or a director/board of a directors.

On Dec 24, 2014 4:50 PM, "Álvaro Martínez" <alvar3t3 AT gmail.com> wrote:

Hello everyone.

I agree with Hebb questions. Having an official foundation would be very interesting, but that would require having an employee (or someone who knows how to handle with laws that wouldn't mind gifting his time to the community).

Regards.

> El 24/12/2014, a las 22:29, David <davidvargas1 AT mac.com> escribió:
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>    I agree and concur with Hebb comments.
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>> On 12/25/2014 3:01 AM, Jon Hebb wrote:
>> We have discussed this several times before.
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>> Important questions to look at:
>> -Under what country do we incorporate? The US? AU? UK? Or others...
>> -Who will oversee the financial accounts
>> -Who will manage finances beyond that such as taxes
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>> From my experience, in the US, a fair amount of time has to be dedicated to
>> starting & maintaining a 501c3 non-profit.
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>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Brian Koontz <brian AT opennicproject.org>
>> wrote:
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>>> In light of the recent discussion concerning the fate of .ing, I believe it
>>> is time, now, to establish a legal entity for OpenNIC in the form of a
>>> foundation (much like the Debian Foundation).  This foundation would serve
>>> as OpenNIC's advocacy arm, a legal entity empowered to speak for OpenNIC
>>> and to accept donations in order to further OpenNIC's cause.
>>>
>>> If this is approved by the membership, I further propose a working group of
>>> active OpenNIC members to draft the necessary paperwork, charters,
>>> bylaws,etc. to set this in motion.  I would like to give this working group
>>> the mandate to proceed with incorporation of the OpenNIC Foundation on
>>> behalf of the OpenNIC membership.
>>>
>>> Discussion?
>>>
>>>  --Brian
>>>
>>>
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