19 Apr
2017
19 Apr
'17
1:34 p.m.
Hi all,
At the board meeting on Tuesday, we consented on acquiring 501c3 status by
the end of 2017.
Should we:
1) take over omni's old 501c3? -or-
2) submit our own application for 501c3 status?
*1) - take over omni's old 501c3?*
(a) It doesn't have a purpose at the moment, and we worked hella hard on
procuring it. was a long-form application, so has already been rigorously
reviewed by the irs.
(b) can submit amendments to our Articles of Incorporation changing the
name, primary activities + board of directors (this is what we did for the
ooc -> oc switch)
c) maybe best to wait & hear back from the IRS first (jenny submitted 2014
& 2015 taxes about a week ago) as well as omni's lawyer (jesse palmer)
d) has no assets, but does have 3 years of accounting & credit history. is
up to date on all required gov filings.
*2) - submit our own application for 501c3 status?*
(a) probably best to do a short-form (1023-EZ) application (less overhead &
faster turnaround) - tho that assumes we are not budgeting for more then
$50K annual gross income. contact jenny to get shared on current iteration
of app.
(b) no inherited bureaucratic headaches from ooc (old-omni entity)
(c) more iffy - the IRS only really scrutinizes you when you initially
apply; but they hardly blink on eye wrt amendments to articles, bylaws,
board, etc;
Thoughts appreciated, hopefully we can make a decision on this by Mayday :)
--
<3
Jenny
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"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
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21 Apr
21 Apr
10 a.m.
Oakland library is organizing a discussion about "Protect Privacy,
Resist Profiling: Malkia Cyril and Nicole Ozer Discuss Digital Rights
and Freedom" as part of " Digital Inclusion Week (May 8-13) kicks off
Oakland Public Library's Digital Self Defense series, which will
include hands-on workshops this summer. ".
http://oaklandlibrary.org/events/main-library/protect-privacy-resist-pr
ofiling-malkia-cyril-and-nicole-ozer-discuss-digital-ri
I thought tried to connect this to what we are doing ... and found that
"Digital Inclusion" would be a good term for what we are trying to do.
Does anyone know folks at OPL? Perhaps we can do an in promptu BYOI as
part of the series?##SELECTION_END##
-jorrit
10:28 a.m.
I'd be for recycling the old entity if the paperwork is not too crazy
and that the mission is tailored to what sudomesh does.
-jorrit
On Wed, 2017-04-19 at 13:34 -0700, Jenny Ryan wrote:
Hi all,
At the board meeting on Tuesday, we consented on acquiring 501c3
status by the end of 2017.
Should we:
1) take over omni's old 501c3? -or-
2) submit our own application for 501c3 status?
1) - take over omni's old 501c3?
(a) It doesn't have a purpose at the moment, and we worked hella hard
on procuring it. was a long-form application, so has already been
rigorously reviewed by the irs.
(b) can submit amendments to our Articles of Incorporation changing
the name, primary activities + board of directors (this is what we
did for the ooc -> oc switch)
c) maybe best to wait & hear back from the IRS first (jenny submitted
2014 & 2015 taxes about a week ago) as well as omni's lawyer (jesse
palmer)
d) has no assets, but does have 3 years of accounting & credit
history. is up to date on all required gov filings.
2) - submit our own application for 501c3 status?
(a) probably best to do a short-form (1023-EZ) application (less
overhead & faster turnaround) - tho that assumes we are not budgeting
for more then $50K annual gross income. contact jenny to get shared
on current iteration of app.
(b) no inherited bureaucratic headaches from ooc (old-omni entity)
(c) more iffy - the IRS only really scrutinizes you when you
initially apply; but they hardly blink on eye wrt amendments to
articles, bylaws, board, etc;
Thoughts appreciated, hopefully we can make a decision on this by
Mayday :)
--
<3
Jenny
Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California!
https://omnicommons.org/donate
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of
defining it."
-Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
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22 Apr
22 Apr
2:02 p.m.
I second jorrit on using the old entity, as long as it our lawyer gives us
the OK. It seems like the easier option. And our bylaws need a rewrite
anyway, maybe this would be a good reason to give them a once over?
-grant
On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Jorrit Poelen <jhpoelen(a)xs4all.nl> wrote:
I'd be for recycling the old entity if the
paperwork is not too crazy and
that the mission is tailored to what sudomesh does.
-jorrit
On Wed, 2017-04-19 at 13:34 -0700, Jenny Ryan wrote:
Hi all,
At the board meeting on Tuesday, we consented on acquiring 501c3 status by
the end of 2017.
Should we:
1) take over omni's old 501c3? -or-
2) submit our own application for 501c3 status?
*1) - take over omni's old 501c3?*
(a) It doesn't have a purpose at the moment, and we worked hella hard on
procuring it. was a long-form application, so has already been rigorously
reviewed by the irs.
(b) can submit amendments to our Articles of Incorporation changing the
name, primary activities + board of directors (this is what we did for the
ooc -> oc switch)
c) maybe best to wait & hear back from the IRS first (jenny submitted 2014
& 2015 taxes about a week ago) as well as omni's lawyer (jesse palmer)
d) has no assets, but does have 3 years of accounting & credit history. is
up to date on all required gov filings.
*2) - submit our own application for 501c3 status?*
(a) probably best to do a short-form (1023-EZ) application (less overhead
& faster turnaround) - tho that assumes we are not budgeting for more then
$50K annual gross income. contact jenny to get shared on current iteration
of app.
(b) no inherited bureaucratic headaches from ooc (old-omni entity)
(c) more iffy - the IRS only really scrutinizes you when you initially
apply; but they hardly blink on eye wrt amendments to articles, bylaws,
board, etc;
Thoughts appreciated, hopefully we can make a decision on this by Mayday :)
--
<3
Jenny
Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California!
https://omnicommons.org/donate
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
-Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
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