Non-profits are hard to set up. The IRS does not give tax-free 501c(3) status away to just anyone: it's a lengthy and difficult process. Tax lawyers and accountants generally have to be consulted.<br><br>That said, GR is full of non-profits. There may be a couple that would be interested in partnering with the GRLUG on something like this.
<br><br>luke<br><br><br><p><DEFANGED_div><DEFANGED_span class="gmail_quote">On 10/20/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bob Kline</b> <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</DEFANGED_span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" DEFANGED_style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
AMD has some kind of cheap PC project too.<br><br> -Bob<br><br><br>On 10/20/06, Szymon Machajewski <<a href="mailto:SMachaje@grcc.edu">SMachaje@grcc.edu</a>> wrote:<br>> Jared,<br>><br>> I think this is a fine idea and I'm on board with whatever help you may
<br>> need.<br>><br>> I actually have a student in my class who is involved with another<br>> organization who acquires laptops and distributes them in Africa. On<br>> the laptops they install soft phones based on Linux so people can
<br>> communicate over the phone via wireless. It turns out they have<br>> wireless but not phone lines. This type of connection is cheap and<br>> apparently easy to operate.<br>><br>> Also RedHat along with MIT have a project for a $100 laptop which would
<br>> create a connectivity web in developing countries.<br>> <a href="http://www.redhat.com/magazine/014dec05/features/olpc/">http://www.redhat.com/magazine/014dec05/features/olpc/</a><br>><br>> I bet there would be support for such initiatives in Grand Rapids
<br>> area.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Thank you.<br>><br>> Szymon Machajewski<br>><br>> Solutions Engineer / DBA<br>> Red Hat Certified Engineer<br>> Oracle Certified Associate<br>> Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
<br>> <a href="http://www.grcc.edu/smachaje">www.grcc.edu/smachaje</a><br>><br>><br>> >>> "Jared Upton" <<a href="mailto:jared77@gmail.com">jared77@gmail.com</a>> 10/20/2006 3:34:26 pm >>>
<br>> I was thinking of the possibilty of creating a non profit organization<br>> to<br>> collect and redistribute used PCs to the less forunate school childen,<br>> familys, etc. To avoid costs we could install Eubuntu on all the
<br>> machines.<br>> This would also address the nasty spyware problems. I have been<br>> conisdering<br>> this awhile and then came across this article today on <a href="http://digg.com">digg.com</a><br>>
<a href="http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=280193">http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=280193</a><br>> Any comments on the feasibilty of this would be greatly appreciated. I<br>> am<br>> also new to the area so something similar may in place that I am not
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