Re: Flattr

[Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>]

Karen / Peter:
Did this ever get an update (maybe off-list)?

andre

On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 12:57 -0500, Karen Sandler wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> 
> I did go to register for an account for flattr, and was also going to
> apply for a nonprofit/charity account and I noticed this text in the FAQ,
> listing software organizations as not eligible for a nonprofit account:
> 
> > These will normally NOT get a charity account - Churches, Political
> > parties, Sports, Culture, Events, Exhibitions, Software and other types
> > of non profit organizations without a clear charitable cause.
> 
> I understand that the other organizations that you list do not have a
> charitable cause as their primary goal, but that is not necessarily true
> about software organizations. The GNOME Foundation, like other charitable
> free software 501(c)(3) organizations, is dedicated to creating software
> in the public interest and creating a public work that increases access to
> technology for those who would not otherwise have it. We also advocated
> for the adoption of free and open source software for safety and for the
> betterment of society (check out my OSCON speech about the safety of
> software on implanted medical devices:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZGpES-St8). Clearly we have a clear
> charitable cause, and our tax exempt status is predicated on that. I would
> understand excluding software trade associations (501(c)(6) organizations
> like the Eclipse Foundation or the Linux Foundation), but why all software
> organizations?  Free software orgs like GNOME obviously do have a clear
> charitable cause - that is how they are formed and also classed as such by
> the IRS.
> 
> Is this one of the situations outside of what is normally done? Should we
> apply? Would you consider changing the wording of your FAQ to indicate
> that there are times when software organizations do have a charitable
> cause. Perhaps by saying "...and other types of organizations which are
> sometimes without a clear charitable cause?
> 
> thanks for following up with us,
> Karen Sandler
> 
> 
> On Tue, November 8, 2011 10:11 am, Peter Ross wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > My name's Peter Ross and I'm writing from Flattr, the micro-payments
> > system.
> >
> > I was just looking at
> > http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnome.marketing/7604 where your
> > members seem to be interested in using Flattr to collect donations for
> > Gnome.
> >
> > I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to help this process
> > along.
> >
> > As I understand it, the plan is to use a Word Press plugin which shouldn't
> > be too hard to implement. Also you need to register an account for Gnome,
> > as there isn't currently one in Flattr.com.
> >
> > Both actions should be fairly straightforward to achieve.
> >
> > Please get back to me if you need anything or need any help in getting
> > everything up and running.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Peter.
> >
> >
> > Peter Ross
> > Flattr - social micropayments
> > www.flattr.com
> > @Peterro55
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> 

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