[sudo-discuss] Benefit Corporation?

[Torrie Fischer]

Is not making money an implicit attribute of being a Non Profit or something?

On Tuesday, November 03, 2015 10:22:45 AM Mari M. wrote:
> A few of us @ Sudo Room have been casually throwing around ideas about ways
> to generate money for the Omni without selling our soul to The Man and
> becoming Capitalist Pigs*™
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark_symbol>. *
> 
> One of our topics of discussion was the possibility of turning the Ballroom
> into a working venue and having that sustain us monetarily while the
> collectives focus on bringing excellence to the community. Robb, being as
> excellent as he is,  is starting to form a collective focused on
> productions, from event management/AV training to actual execution of
> events. Rise up pad here. <https://pad.riseup.net/p/omniproductions>
> 
> Some think we should continue as a non-profit, some think that we should
> try to actually turn the Ballroom into a money-making venue to help better
> serve the community. Perhaps a Benefit Corporation
> <http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/252259> could be the bridge between
> the two?
> 
> I'd like to open this up for discussion. I'm not super knowledgeable about
> business, laws and how they work together but I know there are a lot of
> really intelligent people at the Omni that could help brainstorm this.
> 
> Any thoughts, opinions, ideas or knowledge they'd like to share? By all
> means, take me to school!
> 
> Thanks everyone!
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