[Board] Update on non-profit status plan after board meeting

[Cameron Shorter]

For the record, I' +1 to Daniel's recommendation.
And thank you Daniel for the tireless effort you have put toward this 
investigation.

On 15/08/2013 2:21 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
> Board, and all OSGeo members,
>
> Here is a quick update on the 501(c)(3/6/4) status discussion at the 
> board meeting that just ended. Please see for reference the responses 
> received from our attorney earlier today that were forwarded to this 
> list.
>
> The consensus among the board members present at the meeting is that:
>
> 1- We are going to stop seeking 501(c)(c3) status given the 
> complications that this implies (running two orgs, etc.) and since the 
> charitable donations from individuals have never been and never will 
> be a significant part of our revenues
>
> 2- Once we give up on 501(c)(3), we can switch our current non-profit 
> application to either 501(c)(4) or c501(c)(6) and operate with a 
> single organization and maintain most (all?) of our current 
> activities. Our attorney is confident that this status would be 
> grented to us retroactively to the date of our original c3 application.
>
> 3- About deciding between c4 or c6: they seem to provide the same 
> benefits to OSGeo in the end, so we'll let our attorney advise on 
> which one he thinks is better.
>
> We will keep the floor open for discussions on this important question 
> for the next 2 days, to leave time to everyone to read our attorney's 
> responses (see other threads) and to bring up questions and comments.
>
> After the end of those 2 days, if we still agree on the above plan 
> then I will make a formal motion on this list to confirm the decision 
> and then I will proceed to execute the plan with David, our attorney.
>
> Note to all board members: please keep an eye on the list on the next 
> few days to ensure that we can come up to a decision quickly.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel (OSGeo Treasurer)
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