There are resources for setting up foundations -- http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/. IRS has details as well -- http://www.irs.gov/charities/foundations/article/0,,id=127912,00.html. Depending where you intend to operate you may also have state reporting requirements. US viewpoint --
* Typically organized like a 'C' Corporation. That means you have to have a board of directors and bylaws to be in compliance with applicable state law. * Have to have proper accounting of grants, other funds and disbursements. * Have quarterly filing requirements. But Massimo, you are in a better position than most of us being at DePaul. I think if you looked in your internal phone directory you will probably find a office that handles nothing but grants and giving (not the Pell stuff to students) to the University. You will probably find that DePaul has assisted large donors in setting up foundations to maximize the gifts. Find that person and they can probably tell you all you need to know. If you are lucky and they feel generous they might even have the legal docs in a Word file to give you. But I do agree with AchipA you need a parttime staffer that knows how to do the reporting. On Jul 16, 9:29 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > But the is the point of the conservatory. We would not have to run our > own foundation. They do it. > > Massimo > > On Jul 16, 9:21 am, AchipA <attila.cs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Running stuff (even if it's a non-profit organization like a > > foundation) costs money. IANAL, not even an accountant and most > > definitely do not live in the US, so I suggest getting more detailed > > info about it from other people already running free software > > foundations (FSF, OSGeo, Apache, etc). > > > On Jul 16, 3:21 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > Can you elaborate? specifically on the last point. > > > > On Jul 16, 5:30 am, AchipA <attila.cs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > MapServer and OpenLayers, both under the OSGeo Foundation umbrella. > > > > > Upside: > > > > - clear authority with regard to announcements, project stance, > > > > roadmap, etc > > > > - clear ownership of copyright, licenses, and source of help for > > > > developers/companies interested in that matter > > > > - well defined source of additional resources, contacts, etc > > > > - allows some organizational burden taken off of the core developer's > > > > back > > > > > Downside: > > > > - more paperwork > > > > - needs dedicated people (generally not developers, but people with > > > > organisational skills) who can run things for *long* periods of time > > > > (volunteering for particular projects is another issue) > > > > - decisions can get bogged down if things get 'too' democratic/ > > > > commitee driven > > > > - material cost even if it's non-profit (registration, tax stuff, > > > > attorney, whatever is needed in the particular country it's in) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
