[sudo-discuss] Finances and Fundraising

Jenny Ryan tunabananas at gmail.com
Tue Sep 4 14:52:18 PDT 2018 

also, ahem, may as well use this thread to announce (pending final
in-person consenso at tonight's meeting), that Sudo Mesh will be splitting
a $100,000 donation from Handshake (
https://blockexplorer.com/news/vcs-are-investing-big-into-a-new-cryptocurrency-introducing-handshake/
) with Sudo Room and Omni. We have Loomio consenso on giving $10K to Sudo
and $30K to Omni :D

<3
Jenny

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https://omnicommons.org/kitchen

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"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."
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On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:50 PM Jenny Ryan <tunabananas at gmail.com> wrote:

> awsum!!
> also, not sure how it will show up since the Village is also receiving
> donations through the PayPal Giving Fund via *Omni's* PayPal account - Sudo
> Room has its own paypal account: paypal at sudoroom.org, and that's the
> account I used to register on the eBay Charity listing...
> so anyway, if you see a duplicate Omni when listing the charity, that's
> the email
> <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 2:42 PM Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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 <tunabananas at gmail.com> 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 <tunabananas at gmail.com> 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-of-name-exempt-organizations
>>>> 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 <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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