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| == Starting a non-profit organization == | In August 2002 PersonalTelco was formally incorporated in to an Oregon NonProfit, please feel free to ContactUs. |
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| Some starting points for learning how to create a non-profit organization: | The board of directors is: |
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[http://nonprofit.about.com/jobs/nonprofit/library/weekly/blonestart.htm/ Starting a non-profit, one-page answerbook] [http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/keywords/1l.html/ Non-Profit startup FAQ] |
* AdamShand - President * LucasSheehan - Secretary * MichaelCodanti - Treasurer |
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-- DavidSmith ---- [http://www.teleport.com/~tacs/index.htm TACS] seems to be an organization that could help us. I've never had any contact with them, so I can't say for sure. |
The board of advisors is DonPark, NigelBallard and LonnieWormley. |
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| [http://www.guidestar.org/ Guidestar] is a database of over 700,000 non-profits, many with their IRS/financial info. There may be similar organizations we could emulate. | You can find our articles of incorporation and bylaws on our web site: |
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| [http://www.doj.state.or.us/ChariGroup/welcome2.htm State Dept of Justice- Charitable Activities] | http://www.personaltelco.net/download/nonprofit/ |
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[http://www.sos.state.or.us/corporation/corphp.htm Secretary of State- Corporation Division] [http://www.upa.pdx.edu/PA/INPM/ PSU Institute of Nonprofit Management] --BillHolmstrom ---- Link to a document outlining the process and which step we are currently on ... http://www.fahrenheitmedia.com/non-profit.htm -- Jesse Mccrum ---- Oregon Public Networking http://www.opn.org is a nonprofit-centric ISP in Eugene. They had a fight with the IRS http://www.opn.org/irs/ film at 11. Don't know the resolution of this. OPN seems to be talking about the community-based low/no cost Internet that many at PTP imagine with wireless... they have been around a while with this kind of mission statement. Corvallis' Peak.org caters to nonprofits but I don't think is a nonprofit. Does anyone know of any nonprofit CLECs? The City of Portland / Portland Development Commission is proposing throwing $.25M/year (cap investment annualized at 7 years minus projected revenue) at subsidizing fiber loops to N/NE and Outer-SE Portland neighborhoods and HELPING QWEST UPGRADE THEIR COPPER in order to extend the reach of DSL and higher-end network services offered in these "distressed" areas. So there is definitely some motivation and available funding. If wireless can solve the problems for cheaper... -- Jerritt |
See the NonProfitDiscussion page for more information. |
In August 2002 PersonalTelco was formally incorporated in to an Oregon NonProfit, please feel free to ContactUs.
The board of directors is:
AdamShand - President
LucasSheehan - Secretary
MichaelCodanti - Treasurer
The board of advisors is DonPark, NigelBallard and LonnieWormley.
You can find our articles of incorporation and bylaws on our web site:
See the NonProfitDiscussion page for more information.