[pre-note, I'm always talking from experience in CH, the situation
might be different in Canda¨]
On Feb 5, 2008 4:57 PM, Nicholas Moreau <nicholasmoreau(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Who are we sending things to by mail? >Other than
the government, to
register, what, are we sending out newsletters and membership cards?
You will probably have to answer external correspondence by mail if it
arrives per mail. You might have, somewhen, members without email (we
do...) You will have to deal with all government authorities (e.g. tax
authorities) by mail.
And who are we handing business cards to?
To people/orgs you cooperate with. Universities. Libraries. Companies.
Government agencies. Other corporations. Whomever... Especially more
'formal environments' are very keen on business cards.
Yes, running a website costs money, but we've got
permission from
Wikimedia to have
ca.wikimedia.org as ours for the taking.
Okay. But you might want to set up a wikimedia.ca to serve as redirect somewhen
How does it cost to meet? It costs for personal
transportation and
food, but I'm sure there's some cafe in Canada that allows people to
meet for an hour or two.
Okay. But I am yet to find a place that allows us to host a General
Assembly of 2 hours without any cost. Good luck in finding one, I
couldn't.
Same goes for board meetings (the latter can be done in private
homes, but not always).
And membership fees for 20-50 people AREN'T going
to cover any amount
of Wikimania's cost. As far as I know, Wikimania's costs are covered
entirely by grants, sponsors, Wikimedia, and entry fees.
Yes. I'm actually talking about Canadian internal events. "Wikipedia
Day Canada". "Colloque Wikipédia Canada" Whatever...
I'm not suggesting that you need loads of money at the very day of
establishment. But if you think that you can have a *visible*
association (that is not only a piece of paper) without any money
(resp. with everything covered ad hoc by individuals), I can nearly
guarantee you that this won't work.
Michael