discuss: Should LDP apply for non-profit status (was Re: VolunteerMatch ...)
Subject:
Re: [discuss] Should LDP apply for non-profit status (was Re: VolunteerMatch
...)
From:
Bradley Hook ####@####.####
Date:
18 Apr 2007 21:45:44 -0000
Message-Id: <4626916D.9040706@kssb.net>
Rick Moen wrote:
> Why do so many computerists go around maintaining that unincorporated
> associations cannot enter into contracts? Have they never encountered a
> local Boy Scout troop? Scoutmasters and other volunteers who comprise
> such troops (and the parents of the scouts) enter into contracts all the
> time, in the same ways that anyone else does. That is, they enter into
> contracts through their participants doing so.
1. Technically speaking, Boy Scout Troops are *programs* chartered to a
legal entity, such as a church, school, or in some rare cases even a
private company. Any contracts entered by the troop are on behalf of the
chartering organization. All property and assets of the Troop actually
belong to the chartering organization.
2. If you want to know how to properly form a new organization, pick up
a copy of Robert's Rules from your local book store ($5-$10).
3. Social clubs and such are recognized under tax law and carry no form
of incorporation.
4. Generally, a president, treasurer, and secretary are desirable for
any organization seeking legal recognition.
~Bradley
