Hoi, I doubt that the NYC has the ability to negotiate commercial deals for the whole of the USA. Also given that the organisation of the Foundation has already made sure that a US citizen can give tax free to the WMF, there is no need for the NYC to arrange this, I am sure there are more things that are similar. Thanks, GerardM
2009/1/20 Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com
Ting ruled out the existence of an USA chapter because of the existence
of
the New York chapter. It is equally clear that the WMF organisation does
not
want to fulfill the role of an USA chapter. When Dan asks me and Anthere
not
to use the "sub-chapter" word, he is right in that the board names them a chapter, but the issue of the New York chapter having fewer abilities and responsibilities is conveniently swept under the carpet in this way.
The prefix sub indicates that it is less then the norm. For me it is
obvious
that some great five or more people will make the NYC a success. What I
want
to learn is in what way the national concerns that I expect a functional chapter to take care off will be handled for the USA. This is the crucial bit of thinking, information that is missing. And as long as this is not clear, the NYC is a sub-par to me.
What abilities and responsibilities does WMNYC not have that other chapters do? And "sub" usually means "a small version that is contained with a full one", without a WMUS, there is no chapter for WMNYC to be a sub-chapter of. If you want a term to just mean "less than a full chapter" try mini-chapter, although the (apparently ill-defined) area covered by WMNYC does seem to be as large in terms as population and economy as many of our "full" chapters.
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