Some thoughts:
* For the 501(c)(3) registration, have you considered using pro-bono counsel? Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC have benefitted from free legal consulting for our respective application processes, and a lot of law firms offer these pro bono services for tiny upstart nonprofits.
* Museum passes: will people need museum passes if they’re just going to the event? Have you considered getting museum passes as an in-kind donation?
* WikiConference USA already has a scholarship program. We plan to award a lot of scholarships; I imagine anyone from Oregon and Washington who wants to go would be able to.
* Are you offering to run Summer of Monuments out of Wikimedia Cascadia? If so, you have my full support!
* Who are you going to hire at 5 hours/week? I see you’ve accounted for federal payroll taxes, suggesting this will be a payroll employee instead of a contractor. Be sure to also account for Washington taxes, if applicable.
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James Hare
President, Wikimedia DC
http://wikimediadc.org
@wikimediadc
On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 2:55 AM, Pine W wrote:
I will set up a conversation with Alex in a week or two to discuss the plan, including any comments made on the Meta page.
Thanks!
Pine
This is an Encyclopedia
One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies
The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve
The well of our future,
The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,
The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,
And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.
—Catherine Munro
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