[Imc] SOS update update.

[Molly Stentz]

keep in mind folks that this name doesn't mean much
doesn't have to be publicly known, doesn't have to be on letterhead, etc

we can call ourselves whatever we want as our DBA (doing business as) name

let's go w/ foundation - that's pretty standard and will couldn't hurt for
501c3

-molly


On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Paul Riismandel wrote:

> I like "foundation" because it sounds cool and official.  I don't like 
> "club" because it sounds dorky.
> 
> NFP sounds like a government agency or software.
> 
> That's as articulate as I can get today.
> 
> --Paul
> 
> At 03:57 PM 11/9/00 -0600, Sascha Meinrath wrote:
> >VICTORY!
> >
> >apparently, our name could be confused for a for-profit entity (i didn't go
> >into why this was a problem with the phone lady from the secretary of
> >states office).  so, after slogging through legalese with her (apparently i
> >passed the test because she then translated the solution into English), she
> >said that the easiest way to fix the problem was either:
> >
> >1) add "foundation" to our name, or,
> >2) add "organization" to our name, or,
> >3) add "club" to our name, or,
> >4) add "(NFP)" after our name.
> >
> >so, if folks have a preference, here's a few unconfusable not-for-profit
> >names:
> >
> >a) "The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (NFP)"
> >b) "The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center Foundation"
> >c) "The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center Organization"
> >d) "The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center Club"
> >
> >i want to send this back out in tomorrow's mail, so please let me know ASAP
> >what you think (otherwise i'll just pick one).  if folks feel that this
> >change should go before the collective (on sunday) let me know also, and
> >i'll hold off on sending this out.
> >
> >--sascha
> >
> >p.s.  FYI, this does not affect our bank account, or anything else of
> >import, this only affects our ability to eventually become a not-for-profit
> >organization.
> >
> >
> >
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