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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I've added our options for the 501c3
question, cut and pasted from Daniel's email.<br>
If there are any other tangible options we can consider, can they
please be added to the wiki.<br>
Arnulf, is there an alternative tangible option which you can
extract from your blog post?<br>
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<li>
<ul>
<li> A- A non-profit 501c3 foundation with a focus on
education with a new taxable subsidiary to handle the
project sponsorship program and any other taxable activity
that won't belong in the 501c3.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<ul>
<li> B- A non-profit 501c3 foundation with the educational
focus, and drop completely the project sponsorship program
and any other taxable activities (restricting ourselves to
non-profit educational activities)... note that a
conference like FOSS4G, other than for the (minor) sponsor
advertizing aspect that comes with it, is a guenuine
educational activity, so that should not be a problem
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<ul>
<li> C- If we don't respond then I guess we'll be treated as
a taxable corporation by default (this is my guess, not
verified)... note that if our goal is not to make profits
and manage our finances accordingly then we probably don't
pay much taxes, but once again those are my guesses and
would remain to be verified </li>
</ul>
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</ul>
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On 15/11/2012 7:39 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:50A4019D.9050305@pobox.com" type="cite">Board
members,
<br>
<br>
I remind you we have a meeting in slightly less than 24 hours from
my
<br>
sending this.
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2012-11-22">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2012-11-22</a>
<br>
<br>
I believe our key item will be deciding how to proceed on the
501(c)3
<br>
issue as well as approving the FOSS4G 2013 budget circulated
previously
<br>
on board-priv.
<br>
<br>
The meeting is at 20.00 UTC:
<br>
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2012&month=11&day=15&hour=20&min=0&sec=0">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2012&month=11&day=15&hour=20&min=0&sec=0</a>
<br>
<br>
That is noon North American Pacific time for those for whom that
is helpful.
<br>
<br>
Best regards,
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
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