501(c)(3) non-profit where the by-laws re-allocate the powers of the &quot;board&quot; to a different group or people...<br>Our board is comprised of elected collective members, and is mainly a board in name. All decision-making falls to the coordinating collective.<br>
<br>Andrew<br>Troy Bike Rescue<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Jonathan Morrison <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jonathan@slcbikecollective.org">jonathan@slcbikecollective.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>There is more than one way to do everything so how is your community bike organization structured?  Please respond!</div>
<div><br></div><div>For example:</div><div><br></div><div>Traditional 501(c)(3) non-profit with a board and executive director?</div>
<div>501(c)(3) non-profit where the by-laws re-allocate the powers of the &quot;board&quot; to a different group or people?
</div><div>501(c)(3) on the books, but that is as far as it goes?</div><div>For-profit?</div><div>Worker owned?</div><div>Consensus based?</div><div>Flying under the radar?</div><div>Other?</div><div><br></div><div>Obviously the traditional non-profit route is a common one, but I would like to document other create ways that organizations can be structured on the wiki.</div>

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</div><br clear="all">Sincerely,<br><br>Jonathan Morrison<br>Executive Director<br>Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective<br>2312 S. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84115<br>w: <a href="tel:801-328-2453" value="+18013282453" target="_blank">801-328-2453</a><br>
c: <a href="tel:801-688-0183" value="+18016880183" target="_blank">801-688-0183</a><br>f: <a href="tel:801-466-3856" value="+18014663856" target="_blank">801-466-3856</a><br>
<a href="http://www.slcbikecollective.org" target="_blank">www.slcbikecollective.org</a><br><br>The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.<br>


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