17 Nov
2014
17 Nov
'14
7:35 a.m.
Hi all,
I'm out sick w/the flu and juggling net neutrality for EFF, so am
swamped + unwell. But I met an amazing lawyer who wants to help us! Does
anyone have space and time this week to meet with him, let him know
where we are in our process, and walk through any questions we have?
This is indeed very exciting! Happy to put people in touch :]
Best, April
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Sudo Room
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:30:12 +0000
From:
To: April Glaser <april(a)eff.org>
April,
You may remember that we spoke very briefly at the Swartz memorial
hackathon about Sudo Room's non-profit status and ongoing compliance woes.
I am still interested in helping Sudo Room get its legal ducks in a row.
Would you like to do a phone call or meet to talk about what needs
doing? If you keep hours at EFF, we could certainly meet nearby. (I'm
near 6^th and Mission, at least for the next few months.)
Best,
Kyle
Kyle Mitchell
Attorney at Law
San Francisco
18 Nov
18 Nov
6:10 a.m.
OK,
I didn't bring this up before because I thought who ever was applying for 501c3 status
had it all done and Omni was just waiting.
If you know me a little, you know I have something to do with nature and gardening. There
is a community garden down the street from me on Ashby that I have a loose association
with that recently organized themselves into a 501 of some sort. The clincher was that
one of the gardeners had done this before (for work) and so she said "It was
easy" to replicate. As I remember she is a single mom of two, working part time and
studies law and gardens.
I'm going to look through my cell phone and contact my contacts at the garden to get
her contact info (As I can't remember her name right now)
My thought is, if she is introduced to the omni and can get behind the mission statement
(you do have one, right) then she'd be inclined to volunteer to help file the right
paper work for 501c3 status.
I have to say that I am not good at finding time to read my email - and get overwhelmed
by the amount I do get, so it's best to call or text my cell phone to let me know that
you've sent me a message (including the time and date of the email)
Mainly, I just have to know who to get this woman in touch with.
Alice
415-272-0596
On Nov 17, 2014, at 7:35 AM, april glaser wrote:
Hi all,
I'm out sick w/the flu and juggling net neutrality for EFF, so am swamped + unwell.
But I met an amazing lawyer who wants to help us! Does anyone have space and time this
week to meet with him, let him know where we are in our process, and walk through any
questions we have?
This is indeed very exciting! Happy to put people in touch :]
Best, April
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Sudo Room
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:30:12 +0000
From:
To: April Glaser <april(a)eff.org>
April,
You may remember that we spoke very briefly at the Swartz memorial hackathon about Sudo
Room’s non-profit status and ongoing compliance woes.
I am still interested in helping Sudo Room get its legal ducks in a row. Would you like
to do a phone call or meet to talk about what needs doing? If you keep hours at EFF, we
could certainly meet nearby. (I’m near 6th and Mission, at least for the next few
months.)
Best,
Kyle
Kyle Mitchell
Attorney at Law
San Francisco
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19 Nov
19 Nov
12:42 p.m.
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be good to prepare a "purpose
statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that qualify for
non-profit status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status.
Here is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and math
by developing programming and facilities for
individuals and institutions
to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace according to
their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a public
benefit or charitable purpose. There's also a number of other qualifying
purposes having to do with community welfare, defense of human and civil
rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to
acquire tax a foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There
are a number of interesting properties available in Oakland that would
serve your purposes.
12:45 p.m.
Here's a correction, sorry:
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to
acquire a tax foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be good to
prepare a "purpose
statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that qualify for
non-profit status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status.
Here is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and
math by developing programming and facilities for
individuals and
institutions to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace
according to their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a
public benefit or charitable purpose. There's also a number of other
qualifying purposes having to do with community welfare, defense of human
and civil rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to
acquire tax a foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There
are a number of interesting properties available in Oakland that would
serve your purposes.
20 Nov
20 Nov
1:27 p.m.
I've been told that Once a property is acquired by a 501c3 it is very complicated to
sell it.
Alice
415-272-0596
On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Autonomous wrote:
Here's a correction, sorry:
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to acquire a tax
foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be good to prepare a "purpose
statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that qualify for non-profit
status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status. Here is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and math by developing
programming and facilities for individuals and institutions to learn, explore, innovate
and play at an independent pace according to their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a public benefit or
charitable purpose. There's also a number of other qualifying purposes having to do
with community welfare, defense of human and civil rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to acquire tax a
foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There are a number of interesting
properties available in Oakland that would serve your purposes.
1:50 p.m.
I've been told that Once a property is acquired by
a 501c3 it is very
complicated to sell it.
Indeed. However you could own a property outright for less than one years
rent. If needed it could be rented out or sold to another 501c3 or local
government entity.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Alice Rosenthal <
beehappysolutions(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I've been told that Once a property is acquired by
a 501c3 it is very
complicated to sell it.
Alice
415-272-0596
On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Autonomous wrote:
Here's a correction, sorry:
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to
acquire a tax foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be
good to prepare a "purpose
statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that qualify for
non-profit status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status.
Here is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and
math by developing programming and facilities for
individuals and
institutions to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace
according to their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a
public benefit or charitable purpose. There's also a number of other
qualifying purposes having to do with community welfare, defense of human
and civil rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to
acquire tax a foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There
are a number of interesting properties available in Oakland that would
serve your purposes.
2:03 p.m.
for the Omni i calc 13 years
On 2014-11-20 13:50, Autonomous wrote:
_______________________________________________
sudo-discuss mailing list
sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org
https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss [3]
Links:
------
[1] tel:415-272-0596
[2] http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
[3] https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss
I've been
told that Once a property is acquired by a 501c3 it is very complicated to sell it.
Indeed. However you could own a property outright for less than one years rent. If needed
it could be rented out or sold to another 501c3 or local government entity.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Alice Rosenthal <beehappysolutions(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I've been told that Once a property is acquired by a 501c3 it is very complicated to
sell it.
Alice
415-272-0596 [1]
On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Autonomous wrote:
Here's a correction, sorry: Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under
California law to acquire a tax foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be good to prepare a "purpose
statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that qualify for non-profit
status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status. Here is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and math by developing
programming and facilities for individuals and institutions to learn, explore, innovate
and play at an independent pace according to their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/ [2]
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a public benefit or
charitable purpose. There's also a number of other qualifying purposes having to do
with community welfare, defense of human and civil rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to acquire tax a
foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There are a number of interesting
properties available in Oakland that would serve your purposes.
2:08 p.m.
for the Omni i calc 13 years
Tax-defaulted properties in Oakland can be purchased for taxes due, which
can be less than $30K in some cases. Basically any property that is more
than 5 years behind on property tax can be petitioned for purchase by a
501c3. It would not go to auction.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 2:03 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote:
for the Omni i calc 13 years
On 2014-11-20 13:50, Autonomous wrote:
I've been told that Once a property is
acquired by a 501c3 it is very
complicated to sell it.
Indeed. However you could own a property outright for less than one years
rent. If needed it could be rented out or sold to another 501c3 or local
government entity.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Alice Rosenthal <
beehappysolutions(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I've been told that Once a property is
acquired by a 501c3 it is very
complicated to sell it.
Alice
415-272-0596
On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Autonomous wrote:
Here's a correction, sorry:
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to
acquire a tax foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
_______________________________________________
sudo-discuss mailing
listsudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.orghttps://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be
good to prepare a
"purpose statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that qualify
for non-profit status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status.
Here is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science,
technology, engineering and
math by developing programming and facilities for individuals and
institutions to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace
according to their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a
public benefit or charitable purpose. There's also a number of other
qualifying purposes having to do with community welfare, defense of human
and civil rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law
to acquire tax a foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There
are a number of interesting properties available in Oakland that would
serve your purposes.
2:30 p.m.
New subject: [sudo-board] a lawyer has landed on our doorsteps
The Board already made a "purpose"-type statement in the paperwork we
recently submitted to the Secretary of State for California. I think the
question now is really: Who on the Board can meet up with this lawyer, and
when? I am pretty swamped with work, but could potentially step up this
weekend if no one else realistically can. Do other folks have some
availability?
2014-11-20 14:08 GMT-08:00 Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com>om>:
for the Omni i
calc 13 years
Tax-defaulted properties in Oakland can be purchased for taxes due, which
can be less than $30K in some cases. Basically any property that is more
than 5 years behind on property tax can be petitioned for purchase by a
501c3. It would not go to auction.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 2:03 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote:
for the Omni i calc 13 years
On 2014-11-20 13:50, Autonomous wrote:
_______________________________________________
board mailing list
board(a)lists.sudoroom.org
https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/board
I've been told that Once a property is
acquired by a 501c3 it is very
complicated to sell it.
Indeed. However you could own a property outright for less than one years
rent. If needed it could be rented out or sold to another 501c3 or local
government entity.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Alice Rosenthal <
beehappysolutions(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I've been told that Once a property is
acquired by a 501c3 it is very
complicated to sell it.
Alice
415-272-0596
On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Autonomous wrote:
Here's a correction, sorry:
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law
to acquire a tax foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
_______________________________________________
sudo-discuss mailing
listsudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.orghttps://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be
good to prepare a
"purpose statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that qualify
for non-profit status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status.
Here is an example:
> The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and
> math by developing programming and facilities for individuals and
> institutions to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace
> according to their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a
public benefit or charitable purpose. There's also a number of other
qualifying purposes having to do with community welfare, defense of human
and civil rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law
to acquire tax a foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There
are a number of interesting properties available in Oakland that would
serve your purposes.
2:35 p.m.
New subject: [sudo-board] a lawyer has landed on our doorsteps
Max and I will do it!
Thanks, April
On 11/20/14 2:30 PM, Vicky Knox wrote:
The Board already made a "purpose"-type
statement in the paperwork we
recently submitted to the Secretary of State for California. I think
the question now is really: Who on the Board can meet up with this
lawyer, and when? I am pretty swamped with work, but could potentially
step up this weekend if no one else realistically can. Do other folks
have some availability?
2014-11-20 14:08 GMT-08:00 Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com
<mailto:autonomous666@gmail.com>>:
_______________________________________________
board mailing list
board(a)lists.sudoroom.org <mailto:board@lists.sudoroom.org>
https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/board
_______________________________________________
sudo-discuss mailing list
sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org
https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss
for the Omni i calc 13 years
Tax-defaulted properties in Oakland can be purchased for taxes
due, which can be less than $30K in some cases. Basically any
property that is more than 5 years behind on property tax can be
petitioned for purchase by a 501c3. It would not go to auction.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 2:03 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com
<mailto:hol@gaskill.com>> wrote:
for the Omni i calc 13 years
On 2014-11-20 13:50, Autonomous wrote:
I've
been told that Once a property is acquired by a 501c3 it
is very
complicated to sell it.
Indeed. However you could own a property outright for less
than one years rent. If needed it could be rented out or sold
to another 501c3 or local government entity.
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Alice Rosenthal
<beehappysolutions(a)gmail.com
<mailto:beehappysolutions@gmail.com>> wrote:
I've been told that Once a property is acquired by a
501c3 it is very complicated to sell it.
Alice
415-272-0596 <tel:415-272-0596>
On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:45 PM, Autonomous wrote:
Here's a correction, sorry:
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under
California law to acquire a tax foreclosed property for
the price of taxes due only.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Autonomous
<autonomous666(a)gmail.com
<mailto:autonomous666@gmail.com>> wrote:
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be good
to prepare a "purpose statement" that describes the
activities of SudoRoom that qualify for non-profit
status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3
status. Here is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science,
technology, engineering and math by developing
programming and facilities for individuals and
institutions to learn, explore, innovate and
play at an independent pace according to their
needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room
would qualify as a public benefit or charitable
purpose. There's also a number of other qualifying
purposes having to do with community welfare,
defense of human and civil rights secured by law and
so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is
possible under California law to acquire tax a
foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only.
There are a number of interesting properties
available in Oakland that would serve your purposes.
_______________________________________________
sudo-discuss mailing list
sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org <mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org>
https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss
1:31 p.m.
A better start on the mission statement is:
The purpose of the Geek Group is to provide a such and such service to the public (lay it
on thick here like "to provide services to the underserved, disadvantaged, displaced,
disenfranchised, disabled, finanically challenged community members in need of ...) at
no cost, or for a slight charge, bla bla bla
Alice
415-272-0596
On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:42 PM, Autonomous wrote:
Prior to meeting with the attorney it would be good to
prepare a "purpose statement" that describes the activities of SudoRoom that
qualify for non-profit status. A few other hackerspaces have acquired 501c3 status. Here
is an example:
The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and math by developing
programming and facilities for individuals and institutions to learn, explore, innovate
and play at an independent pace according to their needs.
http://thegeekgroup.org/about-2/mission-statement/
Obviously the educational activities of Sudo Room would qualify as a public benefit or
charitable purpose. There's also a number of other qualifying purposes having to do
with community welfare, defense of human and civil rights secured by law and so on.
Once 501c3 status is obtained then it is possible under California law to acquire tax a
foreclosed property for the price of taxes due only. There are a number of interesting
properties available in Oakland that would serve your purposes.
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