I've long thought a "friends of code4lib" would be useful organization, but
never quite pulled it together...
On Apr 10, 2014 10:41 PM, "Tom Cramer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> > Is black light a 501c3?
>
> Nope. Just an OSS project with lots of contributors from awesome places : )
>
> Off the top of my head, and in alphabetical order, the obvious (to me)
> ones in this space that might be candidates are DuraSpace and Lyrasis.
>
> In time, DP.LA seems like a great possible candidate, though it is
> US-centric, I'm unsure of its corporate status (though they do seem to be
> able to cash and sign checks), and right now they might view C4L as a
> distraction more than an asset or timely alliance. (Others on this list
> might be in a better position to comment, ahem...)
>
> I'm sure I'm leaving out other possibilities.
>
> - Tom
>
>
>
>
> > Riley Childs
> > Student
> > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > (704) 497-2086
> > RileyChilds.net
> > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> > ________________________________
> > From: Roy Tennant<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: 4/10/2014 11:25 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >
> > We should probably toss out some ideas before approaching anyone. Getting
> > the right fit would be important. Which 501(c)3's in our space do we
> think
> > we may want to approach about being our fiscal agent? Maybe we should
> > collect a list of suggestions and then (natch) vote on who to approach?
> We
> > could then go down the list until we got a "yes".
> > Roy
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
> >
> >> That might be a better idea then a fully independent code4lib
> organization.
> >>
> >> Riley Childs
> >> Student
> >> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >> (704) 497-2086
> >> RileyChilds.net
> >> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Tom Cramer<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: 4/10/2014 11:20 PM
> >> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >>
> >> What about approaching one of the existing 501c3's in our space to see
> if
> >> they might be interested in and able to take this on for the community?
> >>
> >> In addition to shirt revenues and yacht maintenance fees, it would be
> good
> >> to have an agency that could help do banking for scholarships, and
> perhaps
> >> pay forward any surpluses from one year's conference to the next year's
> >> hosts.
> >>
> >> - Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Apr 10, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
> >>
> >>> No, I think it should go toward my yacht ;P.
> >>> In all seriousness, code4lib needs an entity, simply to collect money
> >> for this sorta thing. LegalZoom any one? ;)
> >>>
> >>> Riley Childs
> >>> Student
> >>> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >>> (704) 497-2086
> >>> RileyChilds.net
> >>> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: Alicia Cozine<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: 4/10/2014 11:07 PM
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >>>
> >>> Could one of the scholarship sponsors adopt this as a way to fund
> future
> >> conference scholarships?
> >>>
> >>> Alicia
> >>>
> >>> On Apr 10, 2014, at 9:53 PM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> That's good on the tax front, but it would be nice if eventually we
> >> could
> >>>> find a way to make money to help out with the conference. But that
> will
> >>>> take an organization, and so far we've avoided that.
> >>>> Roy
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Riley Childs <
> [log in to unmask]
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> It is running though spreadshirt set up with 0% commissions, so no
> >> monies
> >>>>> are being collected. I think as long as I don't collect any money, we
> >>>>> should be good.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Riley Childs
> >>>>> Junior
> >>>>> IT Admin
> >>>>> email: [log in to unmask]
> >>>>> office: +1 (704) 537-0031 x101
> >>>>> cell: +1 (704) 497-2086
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please Think Before Hitting Reply All
> >>>>> I Do Web Design! RileyChilds.net/services
> >>>>> ________________________________________
> >>>>> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Cary
> >>>>> Gordon [[log in to unmask]]
> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:27 PM
> >>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I hope that the IRS doesn't put a lien on the yacht he buys with the
> >>>>> proceeds.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You're right, though. Probably better if some organization or
> >> institution
> >>>>> could step up. Again we are slightly challenged by our state of
> >>>>> non-organization.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cary
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Apr 10, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I think one of the things that has held us back about the store in
> the
> >>>>> past
> >>>>>> was the lack of a fiscal agent. That is, someone is going to be
> >> taking in
> >>>>>> money on behalf of Code4Lib (presumably), but where does it go?
> Since
> >> we
> >>>>>> have no organization we have no fiscal presence. No bank account,
> >>>>> nothing.
> >>>>>> So, is Riley going to be our fiscal agent in this regard? Are there
> >> tax
> >>>>>> consequences to that?
> >>>>>> Roy
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Lisa Rabey <
> [log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Someone(s) have been hawking the METADATA shirt on various places
> for
> >>>>> ages:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>
> http://www.redbubble.com/people/charlizeart/works/1280530-metadata?country_code=US&p=t-shirt&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=google_products&utm_source=google&gclid=CLuSxN6G170CFYZAMgodEDoAMw
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>
> http://www.cafepress.com/mf/17182533/metadata_tshirt?productId=786272784
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I would love to get a 2010 design:
> >>>>>>>
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/images/9/9e/Code4lib2010_P-Hochstenbach.png
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Joe Atzberger <
> [log in to unmask]>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> I know non #code4lib members who would gladly buy the
> >>>>> METADATA/METALLICA
> >>>>>>>> shirt if available, so this is a great idea...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Riley Childs <
> >>>>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I am trying to collect all the conf tshirt logos in a vector
> format
> >>>>>>> (PDF,
> >>>>>>>>> EPS, Ai, svg) if you have it I would like it to do a rerelease on
> >> the
> >>>>>>> c4l
> >>>>>>>>> store
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Riley Childs
> >>>>>>>>> Student
> >>>>>>>>> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >>>>>>>>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >>>>>>>>> (704) 497-2086
> >>>>>>>>> RileyChilds.net
> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Lisa M. Rabey | @pnkrcklibrarian
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>>>> http://exitpursuedbyabear.net | http://lisa.rabey.net
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>
>