[sudo-discuss] Finances and Fundraising

[robb]

i'll ping omni's finance working group about the name change matter

On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:03 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com> 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 <hol at gaskill.com> 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 <autonomous666 at 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 <sf99er at gmail.com> 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 at 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 <marc at juul.io> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 10:58 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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