I'm Daniel from Memphis, TN. I'm one of the founding members for our group, and have been overseeing the finances since. We've been around for roughly 7 months, are a state registered non-profit, and looking to move towards 501(c)(3) once we have a space of our own. I've done a lot of research on the 501(c)(3) application, but it is all still very foreign to me. I've heard someone mention that there is a particular person from HacDC that is the supposed to go-to for everything 501(c)(3).<div>
<br></div><div>Our finances are currently in Google Docs, but I aim to move away from that once I have the means to. I am curious about the "donated" copy of quickbooks that was mentioned earlier. Seeblind from the Nashville, TN space has also recommended it, but it did have a slightly hefty price tag to it for a group just starting.</div>
<div><div><br>Thanks,<br>Daniel<br><br>- Copying one is plagiarism, copying many is research.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:06 AM, Lokkju Brennr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lokkju@gmail.com">lokkju@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I'm Loki, from BrainSilo in Portland, OR.<br>
<br>
We've only been around for about 6 months, and we're currently just a<br>
state registered non-profit corporation. We're planning on going for<br>
501(c)(3) status ASAP, but the $700 is a large layout for us - more<br>
than our rent. Right now our finances are pretty much just a<br>
spreadsheet, since all income is donations, and our only real expense<br>
is rent (which includes utilities). Other misc stuff, such as our<br>
internet and supplies is just provided by individual members.<br>
<br>
My major intrest right now is ideas for keeping a space paying for<br>
itself - either through member's fees, donations, or corporate/trust<br>
funding. We're staying above water because of a couple people<br>
carrying most the financial load, which isn't the best situation.<br>
<br>
Loki // <a href="http://brainsilo.org" target="_blank">brainsilo.org</a><br>
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