"Joshua D. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I spoke with the SFLC today. Although it is possible for you to be
> associated with SPI and SLFC at the same time. It is not possible for
> you to be associated with the SFC and SPI at the same time.
Why not? Do SFC insist on holding all assets for
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:12:50 +0100
MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Joshua D. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I spoke with the SFLC today. Although it is possible for you to be
> > associated with SPI and SLFC at the same time. It is not possible
> > for you to be associated with the SFC
> ... not possible ... to be associated with the SFC and SPI at the
> same time.
Might it be possible for SPI to have a list of project that are not
"associated" with SPI in the sense used above, but for which SPI
accepts earmarked donations and whose funds we spend out or forward to
another non-p
On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 09:26:36AM +0100, Barak A. Pearlmutter wrote:
> "associated" with SPI in the sense used above, but for which SPI
> accepts earmarked donations and whose funds we spend out or forward to
> another non-profit as instructed by the project in question? The
I am not a tax exper
On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 03:16:29PM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> Isn't this pretty much what the United Way (a very large charity in the USA)
> does?
Not exactly, as I understand it.
The United Way is a fund that then funds other funds, sometimes
operated by other organizations. Those organizati
On Tue October 23 2007 12:09:35 pm Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 09:26:36AM +0100, Barak A. Pearlmutter wrote:
> > "associated" with SPI in the sense used above, but for which SPI
> > accepts earmarked donations and whose funds we spend out or forward to
> > another non-profit as
I'm a humble SPI list subscriber, and debian user.
I've been an accountant for a number of non-profits over the years,
but minimal experience with one international non-profit.
SPI's board and major projects must obtain some real tax and legal
advice from genuinely knowlegeable individuals on the
Mark R Dobyns Jones wrote:
> SPI's board and major projects must obtain some real tax and legal
> advice from genuinely knowlegeable individuals on the topic under
> discussion, not the speculation of non-experts. It would be money
> well-spent, for all of SPI's future projects.
>
Uh-huh. The ha
