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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=322022917-14092002>FWIW,
there are several kinds of not-for-profit corporation. I believe that what
you describe is not within IRS limits for a 501c3 "for educational purposes"
non-profit. I'm pretty sure that few would want TCLUG to become
a welfare delivery agent or a "labor representation group" which are
other IRS types that might allow involvements with paid client
activities.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
tclug-list-admin@mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-admin@mn-linux.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>John R Kuster<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>People often start non-profits when they want to provide a
service, they want some one to pay for it, but the parties paying for the
service may not be the same as the recipient of the service. For
example, large foundations will donate money for nonprofits to provide a
social service, such as drug counseling, for people who can't afford to pay
for it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Such a model of activity might well suit the open source
community. Say TCLUG started an organization to provide installations of
hardware and software to small businesses and other organizations that
struggle with the cost of technology. TCLUG might then apply for grants
(as well as charge modest users feees) to compensate technical specialists for
their work. Many foundations are set up by large coporations (like IBM,
or Sun), who are very interested in granting funds for projects that coincide
with corporate goals.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>John Kuster</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>