Sounds like a job for a zealous undergrad at your school!!
On Jul 16, 8:56 am, JohnMc <maruadventu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
