[hackerspaces] AGMs?

[Randall Arnold]

Different strokes for different folks (i.e., cultures, communities), Matt.
 Different != wrong.  ;)


Randy

> On February 1, 2015 at 12:22 PM matt <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
> 
>     we do not do an agm and find the level of complexity most folks bring to
> running a hackerspace to be absurd.
> 
>     On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Chris Agocs < chris at agocs.org
> <mailto:chris at agocs.org> > wrote:
> 
>         > > Hi Shirley,
> >         We're in the middle of 501(c)3 non-profit filing right now. So far,
> > it's been a reasonably painless process. Fill out form 1023-EZ on line, pay
> > a $400 application fee, and wait for a response. Our application was
> > selected for additional review, so we had to submit a few more pieces of
> > information. The IRS agent we worked with was super helpful, and his
> > questions were very clear.
> > 
> >         Feel free to contact me off-list if you have any more questions.
> > 
> >         Chris Agocs
> >         South Side Hackerspace: Chicago
> > 
> >         On Sun Feb 01 2015 at 9:29:59 AM Shirley Hicks <
> > shirley at velochicdesign.com <mailto:shirley at velochicdesign.com> > wrote:
> > 
> >             > > > Good morning everyone,
> > > 
> > >             Our Birmingham makerspace is approaching another milestone,
> > > the planning and running of our first annual general meeting (AGM).
> > > 
> > >             I've done AGMs before, but not in the United States (where we
> > > are).
> > >             The ones I've attended/helped run/organized included:
> > > 
> > >             A financial report for the past year
> > >             -- a vote of acceptance required by voting membership.
> > >             The current year budget
> > >             -- a vote of approval required by the voting membership, with
> > > comments or required adjustments logged in the minutes.
> > >             Presentation & discussion of the current financial & long term
> > > plans
> > >             Any other important matters of business
> > >             Any required board position votes (we've structured ourselves
> > > to have two board votes/year, with half the board members changing at any
> > > one vote, and a maximum of three years of service in any one position, so
> > > as to ensure churn).
> > > 
> > >             Does your hackerspace or makerspace do an AGM?
> > >             And what are the things you ensure that you cover?
> > > 
> > >             Lastly - any pointers to model documents for US non-profit
> > > requirements? The non-profit guide that we've been using doesn't have
> > > sample documents for this.
> > > 
> > >             Thanks!
> > > 
> > >             Shirley Hicks
> > >             Red Mountain Makers Secretary
> > >             Birmingham, AL.
> > > 
> > > 
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