On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
I propose that we promote Cary Bass to "Wikimedia US Affiliates Coordinator", as an adjunct position to "Volunteer Coordinator" of the WMF.
I'd like to table this specific idea for now. It was built on the presumption that a "group exemption" would necessitate much closer cooperation of US chapters with the WMF.
But it appears now that we can have easy non-profit status with a 508(c)(1)(b), as long as our budget is $5,000 or less. I don't see us having a large budget for at least the first year or two, so this should be OK, and maybe we can apply for a "group exemption" when we are a more established organization.
There still may be a role for a "virtual chapter" to coordinate US regional chapters, but perhaps nothing so directly top-down as this proposal.
Thanks, Pharos