<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I think the other way around the "services rendered" stuff is to call them membership fee's... </div><div><br></div><div>What services does SCOLA charge for? I think there is also a requirement for a "Board of Directors" with a 501c3 (again... I may be talking out my ass, just something we need to sort out legally)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Apr 3, 2009, at 8:16 PM, Charles.Bird wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">SCOLA is nonprofit, they charge for services and get money in donations :)<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Brian Roberson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:roberson@bstc.net">roberson@bstc.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">So, here is where we need to tap into a non profit lawyer for<br> information. I think there is a problem with charging for services<br> rendered when you are a non profit. I dont see Adam Haeder on the list<br> yet, but I think we may be able to tap into some resources via the AIM<br> institute for this legal help..<br> <br> <br> Adam?<br> <div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> <br> <br> <br> On Apr 3, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Dan Clough wrote:<br> <br> > Yes, and that's why I'm unsure that a nonprofit is really the best<br> > direction to go with this. If this gets to the point where we need<br> > full-time people to manage it, nonprofit status might complicate<br> > matters.<br> ><br> > Since I'm working on articles, does someone want to write up a<br> > business plan?<br> > -----Original Message-----<br> > From: Brian Roberson <<a href="mailto:roberson@bstc.net">roberson@bstc.net</a>><br> ><br> > Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:04:27<br> > To: Olug Community colo project<<a href="mailto:olug-colo@olug.org">olug-colo@olug.org</a>><br> > Subject: Re: [olug-colo] The Legal Mumbo-Jumbo<br> ><br> ><br> > LOL...<br> ><br> ><br> > I will have input on just about everything, so you can put me down as<br> > "Architect" ; or "Chief Propeller Head"<br> ><br> > :)<br> ><br> ><br> > Before we get too far down the road of any contract signing and/or<br> > Article creation, we need to all agree on a charter, aka Business<br> > Plan. The up and down side here, is the fact that there is a<br> > possibility of actually making money out of this, and we have to make<br> > sure we are aware of the beneficiaries. I am all for philanthropy, but<br> > I think everyone that puts in time should be duly compensated.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > On Apr 3, 2009, at 7:40 PM, Phil Brutsche wrote:<br> ><br> >> I'll have my hands in the network infrastructure.<br> >><br> >> Luke-Jr wrote:<br> >>> I don't really know how normal businesses work in the real world,<br> >>> but what<br> >>> about something where we have managers of specific areas. 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