[Foundation-l] Update of the Gift Policy

[daniwo59 at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/22/2008 12:16:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
gerard.meijssen at gmail.com writes:

Hoi,
One question, when you get a gift from another non-profit and  this other
non-profit is not American how would it be qualified ? I would  not be
surprised under American law it is not another non-profit. Also when  the FSF
would donate to the WMF howls of protest because of the implied  expectations
.. Now think of the howls of protest of a same donation from  Creative
Commons :) My point would be that any sizable amount given to the  WMF that
is noticed as such should be considered for its impact and when  there are
implied expectations it should be approved by the WMF  board.
Thanks,
GerardM




While I would tend to agree with you in principle, chances are that  CC, FSF, 
and other non-profits are not often in a position to give  that size of a 
gift for which approval is required. They need money as much as  we do. Large 
donations are usually corporate or from very wealthy individuals,  who, by the 
way, also get a tax break for their donation.
 
Danny



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