Re: [sudo-discuss] Finances and Fundraising

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&gt; >>>>> 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 &lt;autonomous666(a)gmail.com >>>>>>> > 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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