[FAWG] OB fiscal sponsorship by UFE/ Draft letter to B Miller
Linda Jenkins
lindajenkins177 at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 29 17:36:27 EDT 2013
I agree with Steve's suggested edits. I believe that the whole point of having FOB,from UFE's perspective, is that it would be a 501(c)(3). It is imperative to find out if that's the only option for them & this revised letter does that. In August, a FOB was an afterthought, it didn't come up until near the end of the conversation & so I hope Brian hasn't gotten this fixed in his mind as a kind of requirement.
I don't think anyone has ever had a problem working with 501(c)(3)s; it's becoming one, whether OB or FOB, IMHO, it makes no difference. Though they might somehow be "different" from each other, say the way SAA is different from GA, each would still, in my current perspective, exist as a sub-group of OB & I personally am not in favor of any of our subgroups being incorporated, either for or non-profit. That's just my personal opinion. However I know there are others who feel strongly this way too. Then it might come down to who shows up for the decision making, if it's really become a requirement for UFE. but we can cross any of those bridges if & when we get to them.
Thanks Joe,
Linda
"Our goal is a society that prioritizes the needs of all before the profits of the few." Passed by Occupy Boston General Assembly, 11/29/11.
Sent from a mobile phone: please excuse brevity and errors.
On Mar 28, 2013, at 8:46 PM, Kendra Moyer <kendramoy8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> People have been very selective in opposing 501c3's, some are worth collaborating with and others are deemed problematic. Consistency in the attitudes around non-profits are not consistent, because many of those who object to non-profits are now working with other non-profits including 350.org, Common Cause, Lucy Parsons, NLG, IWW etc. It is not a situation where you can make everyone happy, so I suggest we don't try to.
>
> If we can schedule an in person meeting after Strike Debt we can better discuss the rationale and strategy of using FOB as the go-between entity. We should also have as close to final of a draft of the agreement drafted at that point.
>
>
> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:36:38 -0400
> From: steve at srevilak.net
> To: FAWG at lists.occupyboston.org
> Subject: Re: [FAWG] OB fiscal sponsorship by UFE/ Draft letter to B Miller
>
> >>There is very broad opposition in OB to becoming a 501c3
> >>group; that was an option we rejected in favor of getting sponsorship. If
> >>you would require F OB to become a 501c3, to a lot of folks that would pretty
> >>much defeat the purpose.
>
> >I'd omit these two sentences. I recall some opposition to OB becoming
> >a 501(c)3, but OB and FOB are the same thing. The whole point is that
> >they're two separate organizations.
>
> Oops, I had intended to say
>
> I recall some opposition to OB becoming a 501(c)3, but OB and FOB
> are NOT the same thing
>
> _______________________________________________ FAWG mailing list Post: FAWG at lists.occupyboston.org List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/fawg To Unsubscribe Send email to: FAWG-unsubscribe at lists.occupyboston.org Or visit: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/fawg/kendramoy8%40hotmail.com You are subscribed as: kendramoy8 at hotmail.com
> _______________________________________________
> FAWG mailing list
>
> Post: FAWG at lists.occupyboston.org
> List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/fawg
>
> To Unsubscribe
> Send email to: FAWG-unsubscribe at lists.occupyboston.org
> Or visit: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/fawg/lindajenkins177%40yahoo.com
>
> You are subscribed as: lindajenkins177 at yahoo.com
More information about the FAWG
mailing list