Difference between revisions of "2013-11-06 SELC Meeting"

2013-11-06 SELC Meeting (view source)

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 ''How best could we try to maintain a distributed power structure given the innate hierarchy of a 501c*?''
 *The SELC is a 501c3 who had the same question. Part of how they try to distribute power is by practicing a '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holacracy Holacracy]''' (Wikipedia), whereby tasks and responsibilities are distributed between different self-organized working groups. We could research this and codify it into our corporation's bylaws.
+*Form a non-profit cooperative? (we didn't get to talk about this, but it was mentioned)
+''501c...WHICH?''
-''Which corporate structure?''
-*501c...WHICH?
 **A 501c3 is a good option, but only if we can explicitly prove that we serve a charitable or educational purpose.
 **We may want to look into a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29#501.28c.29.284.29 501c4] (Civic Leagues, Social Welfare Organizations, and Local Associations of Employees), 501c8 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_society Benefit/Mutual Aid Society] and 501c10 (Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations).
-*Non-profit cooperative? (we didn't get to talk about this, but it was mentioned)
 ==Board==