> 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
>>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>