Why is registered charity status predicated on a successful Wikimania bid?
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> I know for a fact that Swiss law does not have a "charity may not
>take significant business risks" provisions, therefore I maintain
>that this is not a usual practice here.
>But this is really not so important, after all we want to look at
>how things are done in the UK.
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>Michael
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At 15:16 -0700 20/3/09, Cary Bass wrote:
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>I'm supposed to be one of the judges. I found out that it's a lot of
>work assessing 6,300 images and haven't yet found much time for it.
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>Cary
This whole project has really been thought through...
Gord
2009/3/22 Gordon Joly :
> Also recall how local authorities got their fingers burned in Iceland...
That wasn't due to risky investments, that was due to putting your
money in a bank that then went bust. Hardly their fault.
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2009/3/22 Gordon Joly :
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> Why is registered charity status predicated on a successful Wikimania bid?
It's not, but getting it soon is. You need an annual income of over
£5000 to register, we're not likely to get that kind of money (or
pledges for it) for several months at least without includi
2009/3/22 Gordon Joly :
> At 15:16 -0700 20/3/09, Cary Bass wrote:
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>>I'm supposed to be one of the judges. I found out that it's a lot of
>>work assessing 6,300 images and haven't yet found much time for it.
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>>Cary
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