Great input Norm. Yes legal interests need to be taken into account. Forming (and running) non-profit organisations takes a lot of work. We need to be clear on our objectives, on what can and cannot be achieved. Yes you always get descent when you bring a group of people together (the nature of the beast) I agree formality does kill things but sometimes you need it.
I think that I will shut-up for a while now and observe the discussions and see where they lead. Cheers. On Mar 8, 4:45 pm, "Norm, VK3XCI" <vk3...@aanet.com.au> wrote: > Folks, > > I've had a fair bit to do with "committees" over a vast range of involvements, > from Radio Clubs to rural Progress Associations and Distance Education parent > Committees. All have a couple of things in common. Dissent (is that the word > you > were looking for Scott?) and egos. From an almost outsider (Lurker!) looking > in > and still involved in radio club committee, I'll make a few observations. > > ...The best person for the job usually gravitates there(eventually) > ...Extraneous positions are often introduced to sooth bruised egos. > ...In an "Inc. Assoc." a degree of formality is required to satisfy the law. > ...Excessive formality kills organisations! > ...I'm unsure of Ubuntu-au's formal standing; how much "committee" do we need? > > Which begs a few questions > ...What is the LoCo's mission? What are we trying to achieve? > ...What is the relationship with the "Mother Company"? > ...How is it all funded? > ...What are the legal obligations. > > -- > > 73 de Norm, VK3XCI > Mildura, Australia > The Wintersun City > QF15bt. > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.comhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
