On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 6:25 AM, Nisha Thompson <nisha.thomp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you think it is a good idea for us to become more formal? Finally! Yes. I think it is a good idea. I do not think the group is becoming more formal just that we are creating a formal structure to carry out activities of this group, informal as hey may be. The formal structure is important - to do thing that only entities can do especially around creating events and partnerships etc. > Do you think a Trust is best? Depends on many things. In general, a trust has a lower level of administrative work as it just has a set of trustees. A society is more inclusive and can have members and what not but then there is the whole thing of elections etc. I see no need for the latter and am happy with it being a trust. > What other things can we do as an official entity besides throw events? Create partnerships. Build brands. Raise money. Hire people. Et. al. > As we try to figure out the nuts and bolts of filling out paperwork and > getting it worked out. Do any of you have any particular experience with > forming a Trust? Any advice to give regarding how to proceed. That would be > really helpful. Me. Sadly. Advice - use a consultant. Will link you up with one, if so required. -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
