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tl; dr: > We’ve also been looking into options to set up a charitable presence in the United States, by either partnering with an existing charity or helping t
by sundarurfriend 4y ago
tl; dr:
> We’ve also been looking into options to set up a charitable presence in the United States, by either partnering with an existing charity or helping to set up a new independent 501(c)(3) organisation to support free open source software/technology in chess.
> We know that we’ll need to talk to awesome accountants and lovely lawyers, especially for the 501(c)(3) initiative.
> As we grow, we’re going to need more help from our community, and especially from skilled professionals who aren’t necessarily developers. Would you like to help? Do you have experience or skills in finance/accounting, law, nonprofit administration, communications, or something else that we could use? If so, we invite you to complete this short survey: https://forms.gle/TAAja3MqnbJRGgea9 https://forms.gle/TAAja3MqnbJRGgea9 (closes at 2359 CEST on Sunday 13 November).
- pabs3 4y agoIf partnering with an existing org, Software Freedom Conservancy would seem like the right one. https://sfconservancy.org/ https://sfconservancy.org/
- knocte 4y agoOr OpenCollective.
- pabs3 4y agoAFAICT OpenCollective currently is not a 501c3, they are a VC funded for-profit company, although it sounds like they might be changing that. https://opencollective.com/e2c https://opencollective.com/e2c
- notpushkin 4y agoThey do run a 501(c)(3) fiscal host though, but I'm not sure if Lichess would fit its charitable purposes: - increasing access to educational resources and training - creating a positive social impact - developing tools to improve civic participation within cities or communities https://opencollective.com/foundation https://opencollective.com/foundation
- atdrummond 4y agoThey should definitely use a fiscal sponsor first and do the 501c(3) as they figure out precisely what they want to accomplish with the organization. You get the tax deduction ability from day one but with way less of the onerous regulatory headaches.