Hi Ben,
Benjamin Horst wrote on 2011-02-18 14.18:
I think IndieGoGo would work.http://www.indiegogo.com/
However, the existing donation pages are clearly achieving their purpose
already, so there may be no need for an additional platform and its overhead
costs.
indeed, although - quite natu
On Feb 18, 2011, at 6:37 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Benjamin Horst wrote on 2011-02-08 19.58:
>> My suggestion was to use a personal account to collect and then disburse the
>> income, which would probably trigger income tax, as BRM mentioned in his
>> response. (I don't kn
Hi folks,
Benjamin Horst wrote on 2011-02-08 19.58:
My suggestion was to use a personal account to collect and then disburse the
income, which would probably trigger income tax, as BRM mentioned in his
response. (I don't know with any certainty, though.)
Another platform like Kickstarter isht
He is on this list ;)
Jonathan Aquilina wrote on 2011-02-11 10.21:
I wont do anything on behalf of the TDF, but i will do it on behalf of
my campus student union lol. feel free to have him contact me on this
email address.
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On 02/11/2011 10:19 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:
Hi,
Jonathan Aquilina wrote on 2011-02-11 07.45:
On the EU level.
maybe you should connect to Ian, who also has insight on this topic.
The only important thing is that you don't do anything on behalf of
TDF, because any action might cause c
Hi,
Jonathan Aquilina wrote on 2011-02-11 07.45:
On the EU level.
maybe you should connect to Ian, who also has insight on this topic. The
only important thing is that you don't do anything on behalf of TDF,
because any action might cause consequences right now :-) Getting solely
informatio
On the EU level.
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Hi,
Jonathan Aquilina wrote on 2011-02-09 09.53:
Florian what i meant was what process would TDF need to take to get
funding as an NGO
on the EU level, or about what exactly are you talking?
Florian
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On 9 February 2011 18:44, toki wrote:
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> On 02/08/2011 04:36 PM, BRM wrote:
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> > Why resort to deception and Microsoft-esque tactics to promote LO?
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> FWIW, it isn't uncommon for 501(c)3 organizations to have a for-profit
> organization operati
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> > Why resort to deception and Microsoft-esque tactics to promote LO?
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> FWIW, it isn't uncommon for 501(c)3 organizations to have a for-profit
> organization operating "at an
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On 02/08/2011 04:36 PM, BRM wrote:
> Why resort to deception and Microsoft-esque tactics to promote LO?
FWIW, it isn't uncommon for 501(c)3 organizations to have a for-profit
organization operating "at an arm's length". Microsoft-esque only if you
th
Florian what i meant was what process would TDF need to take to get
funding as an NGO
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Hi Jonathan,
Jonathan Aquilina wrote on 2011-02-08 12.36:
Would you like me to find out whats needed to be an NGO Florian?
what do you mean? ;-)
Florian
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On 8 Feb 2011 at 9:45, Ian Lynch wrote:
> On 8 February 2011 09:18, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>
> > Is the TDF an NGO. If its based in the EU the organization can possibly get
> > a lot of funding from the EU itself.
>
>
> Yes but probably not by the end of March!
The EU spend money on useful
;> Ben
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>>
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>>> To: discuss@documentfoundation.org
>>> Sent: Tue, February 8, 2011 12:07:42 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising
>>>
>>
jamin Horst
> > To: discuss@documentfoundation.org
> > Sent: Tue, February 8, 2011 12:07:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising
> >
> > Would it be legitimate and useful for a private US citizen to set up a
> >Kickstarter with the stipulation
On 8 February 2011 16:36, BRM wrote:
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> > From: Ian Lynch
> > On 8 February 2011 11:34, Florian Effenberger <
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> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-)
> > >
> > > Well, I
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> Would it be legitimate and useful for a private US citizen to set up a
>Kickstarter with the stipulation that the funding would all be donated to the
Would it be legitimate and useful for a private US citizen to set up a
Kickstarter with the stipulation that the funding would all be donated to the
TDF legal entity in Germany?
If this approach is sound, then I or another US-based volunteer could set it
up. When the campaign finishes and is di
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> On 8 February 2011 11:34, Florian Effenberger > wrote:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-)
> >
> > Well, I think opening an US bank account is problematic at least from the
> > time perspective, but
On 8 February 2011 11:34, Florian Effenberger wrote:
> Hi,
>
> thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-)
>
> Well, I think opening an US bank account is problematic at least from the
> time perspective, but maybe also from a legal PoV - our association might
> not be eligible
Would you like me to find out whats needed to be an NGO Florian?
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Hi,
thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-)
Well, I think opening an US bank account is problematic at least from
the time perspective, but maybe also from a legal PoV - our association
might not be eligible to do so, as we are accredited in Germany and have
special tax
On 8 February 2011 09:18, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
> Is the TDF an NGO. If its based in the EU the organization can possibly get
> a lot of funding from the EU itself.
Yes but probably not by the end of March!
Applying for EU grants is certainly possible and we have expertise in the
field but
Is the TDF an NGO. If its based in the EU the organization can possibly
get a lot of funding from the EU itself.
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On 02/07/2011 06:35 PM, drew wrote:
> you don't want to setup to do business of any kind in the US beyond the
> ability to accept funds into a checking account and then later transfer
> the funds as one lump sum to the proper account for the foundatio
> It might be possible to first establish a Santander account in Germany
> and from there set up a U.S. account -- Santander International has a
> branch in Manhattan
I like the sound of Santander (or for that matter, any big international bank,
such as HSBC).
Simply because I should be able
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 18:18 +, toki wrote:
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> > A requirement to have to have a US bank account in order to receive funds
> > is not the same thing as saying the money must be dispersed in the US only,
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On 02/07/2011 01:27 PM, drew wrote:
> A requirement to have to have a US bank account in order to receive funds is
> not the same thing as saying the money must be dispersed in the US only, is
> it?
No.
A couple of things to do, before setting up
On Feb 7, 2011, at 9:19 AM, drew wrote:
> Firstly I'd say - slow down a bit - let this idea percolate a bit.
>
> _If_ kickstarter is something of interest then the way to go would be
> IMO to have German nationals open an account in a US bank, and that can
> be done.
Kickstarter looks like the s
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 08:47 -0500, adept techlists - kazar wrote:
> On 2/7/11 8:39 AM, adept techlists - kazar wrote:
> > No, it is not. If you would like me to inquire at my local Sovereign
> > bank here in New York, where business bank accounts are free, let me
> > know and provide a list of qu
On 2/7/11 8:39 AM, adept techlists - kazar wrote:
No, it is not. If you would like me to inquire at my local Sovereign
bank here in New York, where business bank accounts are free, let me
know and provide a list of questions to ask them. I personally have
bad credit so I could not be a signator
On 2/7/11 8:27 AM, drew wrote:
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 14:12 +0100, Andras Timar wrote:
2011/2/7 adept techlists - kazar:
rather than expend resources on re-inventing the wheel, why not use
Kickstarter? You set a fundraising goal, a deadline, and can add videos,
links and blog posts to the projec
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 14:12 +0100, Andras Timar wrote:
> 2011/2/7 adept techlists - kazar :
> > rather than expend resources on re-inventing the wheel, why not use
> > Kickstarter? You set a fundraising goal, a deadline, and can add videos,
> > links and blog posts to the project.
>
> Do I have to
2011/2/7 adept techlists - kazar :
> rather than expend resources on re-inventing the wheel, why not use
> Kickstarter? You set a fundraising goal, a deadline, and can add videos,
> links and blog posts to the project.
Do I have to be US-based to start a project?
Currently, yes.
from: http://www.k
On 2/7/11 6:49 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:
o The drawback of a Germany-based Foundation is that we need
at least 50.000 € for the capital stock, ideally it is even 100.000 €.
That money can not be used for daily work, but needs to stay in the
stock. This is required for the safet
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