We could incorporate the Bike Collectives Network as a religious organization. Not even joking. See for example this story from Richmond http://m.styleweekly.com/richmond/temple-of-love/Content?oid=2200298 about artists getting around onerous zoning laws by becoming a church. Different case, same application.
Also I posted this statement https://medium.com/@joshbisker/what-the-trump-election-means-for-my-bike-co-op-69db69832a60 up here after the election, and have heard that a lot of folks found it helpful.
On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 4:55 PM, mpattisall <mike.pattisall@velocitycoop.org
wrote:
Be careful, if you are a 501c3 it could affect your non profit status and whether or not donations are tax deductible.
https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable- organizations/the-restriction-of-political-campaign- intervention-by-section-501-c-3-tax-exempt-organizations
On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Sarah Schaan sarah.schaan@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings everyone!
I am curious to know if any bikebike members/organizers have discussed making a collective statement about the recent political issues that USA has been dealing with?
Several policies and many statements made by the White House and co. directly contradict our mission statement. As a multinational organization I believe we may have a greater impact if we could unite our voices in some manner.
I have been bad at keeping up with social media/ email threads so if this has already been addressed, I would thank you for catching me up!
As always, keep your rad souls burning bright :)
Sarah Schaan, FMCBW Fargo
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