Re: [fsfc-discuss] Hello

[Jerald Vanderraad]

I think a formal organization is the way to go. I poked around a bit today on 
the Government of Canada website for some info on incorporation of non-profits. 
It doesn't look very complex, however if we were to seek charitable status it 
would get more complicated, eg framing free software advocacy as charitable 
work. I am in Vancouver, and I know others on this list may be quite far away 
so in-person meetings could be difficult as well. Where there is a will, there 
is a way. It would be nice for some of us to flesh out a mission, and what 
affiliation any group here may have with the FSF in America. 
 
----- Original message -----
> Aren't there ways to get around forming a formal organization to support
> Free Software in Canada? Or are there other simpler organizations that
> can be formed to support the activities of various Canadian groups?
> 
> - Rudolf
> 
> 
> On 22 January 2012 15:25, David Dawson <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:16:21 -0800, fsfc-discuss-bounces+beagle7=
> > address@hidden wrote:
> > > Great to have found a Canadian presence for the FSF ;)
> > Indeed!
> > > 
> > > How much interest is there in moving this beyond the discussion
> > > stage? I'm very interested in what this could become.
> > *It's hard to quantify interest, unless manifested in the posts ;)
> > *It will become what we make of it.
> > *The discussions I read involved travel to meetings - unaffordable for
> > me personally, since I don't live near to central Canada.
> > *I have a bit of experience derived from being on the boards of two
> > non-profits, but zero in setting up an agency - I understand that it
> > involves a huge effort - a high threshhold.
> > But, once done, there is less effort in maintenance.
> > *The key is in finding a starting point.
> > Thanks for your interest!
> > /Dave
> > > 
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