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On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 12:58:59PM -0700, Alec Warner wrote: |
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> I think (1) is probably 'best' but their donation system seems to only take |
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> credit cards and I suspect many of our users are more familiar with paypal. |
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> The difference between (2) and (3) is mostly a question for the CPA as to |
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> whether, if we do 2 we can avoid paying taxes on these funds (which we are |
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> basically raising on behalf of a tax-exempt organization.) If there is no |
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> clear tax advantage for (2) then we should do (1) or (3). |
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> Thoughts? |
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Maybe we could do a "media campaign" to raise awareness of OSUOSL's |
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support for Gentoo. Through the campaign, we can inform our supports and |
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direct them to make a donation to the OSUOSL directly via [1]. Also, |
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maybe OSUOSL can setup a direct link to track the donations on behalf of |
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Gentoo or we could simply ask that individuals leave a comment as to why |
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they are donating on the page. |
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This would avoid any worries regarding taxes and setting up accounts |
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then transferring monies. |
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[1]: https://osuosl.org/donate/ |
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Cheers, |
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Aaron |
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