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That would be a pretty good deal, were it available now. It also dodges the organization question. I do think, however, that having an organization would be good in the long run, and "Friends of" would be a move in that direction. Thanks, Cary On Apr 11, 2014, at 6:23 AM, Peter Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > FWIW, LYRASIS used to have a team that did the financial work for associations and a couple years ago I talked with that group about what the service would look like and how much it would cost. There is a thread in the Code4LibCon group from three years ago on the topic: > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/code4libcon/54T89JuFrcU/discussion > > LYRASIS has since stopped offering that specific service (although we now do something similar on behalf of the ArchivesSpace project). I could run another request up the flag pole if there was sufficient interest from the community. > > > Peter > > On Apr 10, 2014, at 11:41 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 > > -- > Peter Murray > Assistant Director, Technology Services Development > LYRASIS > [log in to unmask] > +1 678-235-2955 > 800.999.8558 x2955