Actually, incorporating as a non-profit is fairly simple.  It's actually
getting the tax exempt/non-profit status with the IRS that is time
consuming.

Jeff

On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Jacqueline Urick wrote:

> Ah yes we do have a treasurer, but we don't have any treasure. There's no
> account or anything. We haven't solicited donations and we don't ask for
> dues. We're not a registered non-profit.
> 
> I thinking chipping in to buy a new drive would be a great idea. Might be a
> good idea to open the offical TCLUG account, maybe then we could have enough
> cash to rent a place for our installfest, etc. Since we're not registered as
> a non-profit, I don't think anyone would be able to (legally) deduct their
> donations.
> 
> ~j
> 
> >
> >
> > > Third, the drive replacement is going out of Real Time's bottom line.
> >
> > I for one totally appreciate Real Time, and in perticular Bob's personal
> > efforts on behalf of the LUG. But wouldn't it be nice if we all got
> > involved?
> >
> > We can't ALL maintain the mailing list, or web server, etc. But how about
> > chipping in and buying a new drive to replace the old one? We do have a
> > LUG Treasuror (sp?). We can in theory make donations to the LUG that'll go
> > toward new hardware the LUG can use, etc.
> >
> >
> >
> 
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