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On Wed, 2020-08-26 at 13:27 -0500, Matthew Thode wrote: |
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> On 20-08-26 21:23:41, Andreas K. Hüttel wrote: |
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> > https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2020/08/25/is-an-umbrella-organization-a-good-choice-for-gentoo/ |
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> > While I'm not the author, I think it's an excellent writeup. |
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> Yep, looked good. The one thing I'd like to see it compared to is |
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> re-incororation as a non-profit (which may be a requirement to be |
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> absorbed under an umbrella org anyway). |
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There are a few details I've established in the linked post. However, |
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I don't think anyone has done a detailed research on this option. |
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To recap: |
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1. We need to do some work to apply for this status, and there's no |
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guarantee we'll be approved. |
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2. There is a running theory that enabling US citizens to deduce |
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donations from taxes will increase donations. No clue how much we can |
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actually count on that, though, and how many % of current donors live |
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in the USA. |
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3. As a non-profit, we'll be able to save some on taxes. |
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4. However, we're going to pay more for CPA services. I don't know how |
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much we'll actually save if we consider this. |
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5. We're still going to be stuck with the current reliability problems, |
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and running a non-profit will require more work and cause more |
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responsibility. I mean, just logically speaking, you get a whole new |
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area of potential mistakes. |
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In my opinion, it's not worth the effort. It is unlikely to solve any |
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of the existing problems, it may not work at all and it will certainly |
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make things even harder considering we're understaffed. |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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