[LGM] SPI Partnership

[Frank Trampe]

See the attached draft.

We also need to select a "liaison" to serve as the authoritative reference
on organizational decisions regarding funds held by SPI on behalf of LGM. I
think that it makes a lot of sense for me to do that, but it's an open
matter, and I encourage anybody who is interested to say so here prior to
tomorrow's meeting.


On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 1:14 PM Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, everybody.
>
> As you may recall, we voted in 2017 tentatively to pursue a partnership
> with Software in the Public Interest to handle global funds for LGM. This
> effort fell by the wayside a few times, but SPI has finally put together a
> set of comprehensive documents detailing the partnership process and the
> rules concerning the collection and disbursement of funds. Start here
> <http://spi-inc.org/projects/associated-project-howto/>.
>
> One important point is that there are certain sources of revenue and
> certain disbursements that SPI probably cannot make. On the other hand, SPI
> does not require any exclusivity in its relationship and only charges fees
> (5%) on the funds that it handles. I think that the way forward here is to
> establish the relationship and then to use it in the cases where it makes
> sense (raising money from companies that want United States tax deductions
> and spending on conference expenses), with alternate arrangements for other
> receipts and disbursements.
>
> There is apparently an in-person board meeting this Friday. Unless there
> are strong objections, I think that it is imperative that we submit an
> application by then so that this doesn't slip another year. I will have a
> draft ready for discussion Wednesday's meeting.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Frank
>
>
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