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Wiki Spot Incorporation

PhilipNeustrom — 2008-02-23 04:01:42

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- We're currently incorporated and are in the process of applying for 501(c)3 tax status.	+ We're currently incorporated and are in the process of getting things in order and applying for 501(c)3 tax status.

Wiki Spot Incorporation

PhilipNeustrom — 2008-02-23 04:01:23

status update - we're incorporated and now applying for tax status

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-08-22 04:59:49

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WilliamLewis — 2007-08-22 03:26:45

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Wiki Spot Incorporation

PhilipNeustrom — 2007-08-22 02:54:03

rehauling this page, call for help

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- == Phases ==	+ '''Current status''': We've created a wiki, [wiki:board], where we're starting to hash this stuff out. Unfortunately, a great deal of the documents involved require personal information, so many of the pages and files are not public. If you want to help out then leave your name below and we'll probably add you to the allowed viewer list.
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- === Step === - Due date, responsible person or people, and cost - - Summary of Step. - - == Planning == - - === Identify process plan === - 7/1/2007, Graham Freeman, $0.00 - - Graham, can you list out the steps that you had identified? I'll review correspondence looking for information to add here as well. - - ==== Choose Type ==== - Public Benefit - - ==== State Purpose ==== - We provide the means for communities anywhere in the world to initiate, maintain, publicize and fund wikis. We provide a trusting home for wikis through our wikispot.org service, encourage development of collaborative software, and promote adoption of the wiki as a tool for enriching communities. - - ==== Membership or Non-Membership ==== - We have to choose between being a membership or non-membership corporation. The choice is between having just the board vote, and people who have been granted legal status as members vote (on certain things like who is on the board and the sale of assets or merger or dissolution. - - ''Based on talks with Graham, the least legally confusing way seems to be non-membership. We can convert to a membership structure later on, too.'' --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"] - - ==== Determine who will be Incorporators ==== - One or more people are needed to sign the articles of Incorporation. These can be the first directors. - - ==== Name Directors ==== - If the directors are not the incorporators. - - ==== Name Officers ==== - President or Chairperson of the Board - Secretary - Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer) - - ==== Starting Money ==== - Determine how much and from where - - ==== List 501(c)(3) Purposes ==== - We can list more than one. - * Charitable Purposes -- Primary -- "Providing services beneficial to the public interest" - * Religious Purposes -- non primary. Religious organizations can make wikis. - * Scientific Purposes -- Would be a stretch given the examples. Doesn't seem to apply. ''If we can list religious purposes because religious orgs can make a wiki, why can't we list scientific purposes as people can create science wikis? Or would we have to sponsor or conduct research for this to apply?'' - * Literary Purposes -- literary material must be available to the public and must better the community. - * Educational Purposes -- could be. - - ==== Limitations on Political Activities ==== - There is an exemption for voter education performed in a non-partisan manner. We would need to make sure that we could act as a common carrier in that if we allow one candidate to create a wiki, we allow all candidates to create wikis. This needs to be clarified.	+ '''I want to help''': your name here

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JasonAller — 2007-07-03 05:11:15

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	+ + ==== Limitations on Political Activities ==== + There is an exemption for voter education performed in a non-partisan manner. We would need to make sure that we could act as a common carrier in that if we allow one candidate to create a wiki, we allow all candidates to create wikis. This needs to be clarified.

Wiki Spot Incorporation

WilliamLewis — 2007-07-03 05:10:01

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JasonAller — 2007-07-03 05:07:19

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- * Charitable Purposes - * Religious Purposes - * Scientific Purposes - * Literary Purposes - * Educational Purposes	+ * Charitable Purposes -- Primary -- "Providing services beneficial to the public interest" + * Religious Purposes -- non primary. Religious organizations can make wikis. + * Scientific Purposes -- Would be a stretch given the examples. Doesn't seem to apply + * Literary Purposes -- literary material must be available to the public and must better the community. + * Educational Purposes -- could be.

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JasonAller — 2007-07-03 03:00:21

listed purposes

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	+ * Charitable Purposes + * Religious Purposes + * Scientific Purposes + * Literary Purposes + * Educational Purposes

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JasonAller — 2007-07-03 02:35:21

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	+ + ==== Determine who will be Incorporators ==== + One or more people are needed to sign the articles of Incorporation. These can be the first directors. + ==== Name Directors ==== + If the directors are not the incorporators. + ==== Name Officers ==== + President or Chairperson of the Board + Secretary + Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer) + ==== Starting Money ==== + Determine how much and from where + ==== List 501(c)(3) Purposes ==== + We can list more than one.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-07-03 02:29:07

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- '''Incorporation''' is the process of incorporating with the state and gaining 501(c)3 (or other non-profit) status. The plan at this point is to form a California non-profit public benefit corporation that will apply for 501(c)(3) status.	+ '''Incorporation''' is the process of incorporating with the state and gaining 501(c)3 (or other non-profit) status. The plan at this point is to form a California non-profit public benefit corporation that will apply for 501(c)(3) status. There are a few steps involved, such as incorporation with the state to become a "thing" and applying for non-profit tax status. We're calling all of these things "incorporation" for the purposes of this page. The "thing-a-nation" of Wiki Spot, if you will.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-07-03 02:27:11

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JasonAller — 2007-07-03 02:26:06

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- ==== ====	+ ==== Membership or Non-Membership ==== + We have to choose between being a membership or non-membership corporation. The choice is between having just the board vote, and people who have been granted legal status as members vote (on certain things like who is on the board and the sale of assets or merger or dissolution.

Wiki Spot Incorporation

JasonAller — 2007-07-03 02:19:56

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	+ + ==== Choose Type ==== + Public Benefit + ==== State Purpose ==== + We provide the means for communities anywhere in the world to initiate, maintain, publicize and fund wikis. We provide a trusting home for wikis through our wikispot.org service, encourage development of collaborative software, and promote adoption of the wiki as a tool for enriching communities. + ==== ====

Wiki Spot Incorporation

JasonAller — 2007-07-03 02:13:38

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- '''Incorporation''' is the process of incorporating with the state and gaining 501(c)3 (or other non-profit) status.	+ '''Incorporation''' is the process of incorporating with the state and gaining 501(c)3 (or other non-profit) status. The plan at this point is to form a California non-profit public benefit corporation that will apply for 501(c)(3) status.

Wiki Spot Incorporation

JasonAller — 2007-05-28 03:14:48

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Wiki Spot Incorporation

PhilipNeustrom — 2007-05-21 05:41:57

moved this here. just getting started on this.

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	+ Part of our ["organizational plans"]. + + [[TableOfContents(right)]] + + '''Incorporation''' is the process of incorporating with the state and gaining 501(c)3 (or other non-profit) status. + + == Steps == + + === Step === + Due date and Cost + + Summary of Step.