Re: [sudo-discuss] Finances and Fundraising

awsum!! also, not sure how it will show up since the Village is also receiving donations through the PayPal Giving Fund via *Omni's* PayPal account - Sudo Room has its own paypal account: paypal(a)sudoroom.org, and that's the account I used to register on the eBay Charity listing... so anyway, if you see a duplicate Omni when listing the charity, that's the email <3 Jenny Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland! https://omnicommons.org/kitchen `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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 "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:42 PM Autonomous &lt;autonomous666(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Allrighty! I'll create some ebay listings and donate a percentage of the > proceeds to Omni Commons. > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:32 PM Jenny Ryan &lt;tunabananas(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > >> It is done, pending review of the bank statement I just uploaded: >> https://www.charity.ebay.com/charity/Omni-Commons/2067459 >> great idea autonomous :) >> <3 >> Jenny >> >> Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland! >> https://omnicommons.org/kitchen >> >> `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` >> "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 >> >> "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." >> --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" >> ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:20 PM Jenny Ryan &lt;tunabananas(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >> >>> It was amended in our 2016 federal tax return: >>> https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/images/7/7a/OC_2016_990.pdf (Part B >>> at top left), >>> and according to Jesse that suffices. the IRS also states this: >>> >>> https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/change-o… >>> we also filed the changes with the Secretary of State: >>> https://businessfilings.sos.ca.gov/ >>> >>> both OOC and OC are listed on Guidestar. >>> >>> <3 >>> Jenny >>> >>> Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland! >>> https://omnicommons.org/kitchen >>> >>> `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` >>> "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 >>> >>> "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." >>> --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" >>> ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:08 PM robb &lt;sf99er(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>> >>>> i'll ping omni's finance working group about the name change matter >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:03 PM, Autonomous &lt;autonomous666(a)gmail.com&gt; >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My understanding is that Sudo Room 501(c)3 was reorganized as "Omni >>>>> Commons" and that the existing bylaws and board from the former "Omni >>>>> Oakland Commons" were adopted by Sudo Room 501(c)3, and no new entity was >>>>> created in the process. The names "Omni Commons" or "Omni Oakland >>>>> Commons" do not come up in tax exempt organization searches, whereas the >>>>> IRS still shows the EIN and name for Sudo Room as an organization eligible >>>>> to receive tax deductible charitable contributions. >>>>> >>>>> Filing a name change with the IRS from "Sudo Room" to "Omni Commons" >>>>> for EIN 46-4109670 would clear up the confusion not to mention enabling >>>>> Omni Commons to show up in searches for public charities. >>>>> >>>>>>>> * The current idea is to essentially use the "shell" of the >>>>> 501(c)3* >>>>> >>>>>>>> * organization that the Sudo folks set up, but change its bylaws and board >>>>> *>>>* such that the new organization is governed by the delegates meeting, >>>>> *>>>* exactly matching the current Omni organization. And likely change its name >>>>> *>>>* to something like "Omni 2" >>>>> *>>>>>>* Also make sure to check Jenny's latest thread: the very latest >>>>> *>>>* development is that this new "Omni 2" 501(c)3 could receive *both* the $1M >>>>> *>>>* donation and the $1M loan from our generous benefactor, which would hugely >>>>> *>>>* simplify things. >>>>> *>>>>>>* The people currently in the Sudo collective would have no more control >>>>> *>>>* over the new "Omni 2" than any of the other collectives. They could set up >>>>> *>>>* a new nonprofit organization - essentially having "donated" their old >>>>> *>>>* 501(c)3 to Omni - or they could become a sponsored project of Omni 2. >>>>> *>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 12:43 PM &lt;hol(a)gaskill.com&gt; wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Correct, there has been a change where sudo room is a project of a >>>>>> larger entity, not its own legal entity, so that letter of determination is >>>>>> deprecated. >>>>>> >>>>>> On fundraising, I'd love to revisit the idea of fabricating and >>>>>> selling "sudoino" arduino clones. Jake I agree with your past >>>>>> recommendations RE using the leonardo chipset now that I've messed with >>>>>> them a bit. Could have a basic model and a few different variations, seems >>>>>> to be the way people do it now. I've been paying $10 for the knockoff >>>>>> fullsize ones (3 for micro w/o headers) and kicking myself that I dropped >>>>>> the ball a few years ago. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2018-09-04 12:27, robb wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> however it would also be fraud as sudoroom's 501c3 wuz reorganized >>>>>> as omni commons when we bought the building. since then, sudo haz bin a >>>>>> fiscally sponsored project of omni commons. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Autonomous &lt;autonomous666(a)gmail.com >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Robb, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I attached a copy of the IRS letter of determination showing Sudo >>>>>>> Room received 501(c)3 exemption in February 2016. This letter would be >>>>>>> sufficient to obtain public charity listings on guidestar, ebay for >>>>>>> charity, etc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:46 AM robb &lt;sf99er(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> i think we would have to do it through sudomesh or omni as we >>>>>>>> don't haz our pwn 501c3 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 9:54 AM, Autonomous < >>>>>>>> autonomous666(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As soon as Sudo Room is listed as a charitable organization on >>>>>>>>> Ebay for Charity I have several unused items I can sell and donate a >>>>>>>>> percentage of the proceeds to Sudo Room. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 1:50 AM Marc Juul &lt;marc(a)juul.io&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 10:58 PM, Autonomous < >>>>>>>>>> autonomous666(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sudo-room is currently broke. Not taking in enough money to >>>>>>>>>>> cover expenses nor plan for any future needs. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Any updates on the latest financial status of Sudo Room? Here's >>>>>>>>>>> a fundraising idea: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I run a 501(c)3 public charity and have been raising funds by >>>>>>>>>>> receiving donations of physical items and re-selling them on ebay through >>>>>>>>>>> "ebay for charity". It's enough to cover monthly expenses! I know Sudo >>>>>>>>>>> receives donations of physical goods on a regular basis - some of which may >>>>>>>>>>> not be needed. Sudo may also put items up for sale on ebay from time to >>>>>>>>>>> time, and it is a plus to have "benefits charity" added to the listing. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> We could definitely do this. Anyone who's willing to take on >>>>>>>>>> some of the work involved in acquiring, testing or selling the donations? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> We already have a few things we could sell. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> marc/juul >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> *First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight >>>>>>>> you, then you win*. >>>>>>>> - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: >>>>>>>> The contents of this email message and any attachments are >>>>>>>> intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or >>>>>>>> privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. 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