DAC Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 It's looking like this is going to happen. I've had several people offer to help which is fantastic. I'd love to get a legal presence involved if possible. One thing I think you might need to check is the way "members" promote on the site. I believe that non-profit status is tricky if anyone is making any money or doing any kind of promotion for thier shop, company, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 One thing I think you might need to check is the way "members" promote on the site. I believe that non-profit status is tricky if anyone is making any money or doing any kind of promotion for thier shop, company, etc. Board members, yes. Forum members, no. Non-profits are definitely allowed to sell advertising/sponsorships. It's why I've called it sponsorship from the beginning. Switching to a non-profit has been in the back of my mind since the beginning of the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 It's looking like this is going to happen. I've had several people offer to help which is fantastic. I'd love to get a legal presence involved if possible. I'd like to offer, but I don't want to commit and then not be able to follow through. I have some limited experience with the legal aspect of non-profits, but nothing extensive. If you have specific questions and can do some of the preliminary research before asking, I can give an advisory opinion on issues occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAC Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Board members, yes. Forum members, no. Non-profits are definitely allowed to sell advertising/sponsorships. It's why I've called it sponsorship from the beginning. Switching to a non-profit has been in the back of my mind since the beginning of the site.You sound like you have looked into this, so you're probably right. My wife is involved in some kind of non-profit with a forum as well and members are not allowed to do things like promotion for the benefit fo individual members, only for the benefit of the group. But I think there are different kinds of non-profits. Being in finance, I should know this stuff but I stay as far away from tax accounting as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 You know I would do anything I can to help but with my schedules and how far away I am I would be limited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Well, we could then buy the old Tyson house near Nelson's as the headquarters and use it as a race weekend compound. And have board meetings in Vegas.It might be neat if this became non-profit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Of those interested, does anyone have experience with hosting websites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Of those interested, does anyone have experience with hosting websites? You do. And I'll help if you need me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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