Woah. When I heard from Martinwil that an e-mail was sent to Sethisto about BfG, I didn’t expect to see much more traffic than usual. Boy, was I wrong. I am excited to see so many people who are eager to join up with us! Thank you to Equestria Daily (and Phoe) for posting the article.
It looks like the we are trying to organize a food drive for the next BroNYcon, I’m sure the details will be fleshed out very soon. We also have a timesheet for community service hours and type (also thanks to Martinwil) which can be found HERE.
There has been some interest from the people over at The Fourth Floor. They are selling some sweet pony themed Monopoly tokens and are willing to donate $1 from each sale to BfG.
One last bit: There is a discussion on the BfG Facebook page on what our logo should be. I have my heart set on one, but I want to leave it up to everyone else so we can all be happy about the decision. I’ve also created a similar thread on the forum, but with the look of the entire site in mind.
Again, thank you to everyone! Together we can make this world a better place!
As was said on the forum, the legal paperwork of a charity needs to be filled in as soon as possible. I hope there is some responsible pony out there who will take on the task, I can only give you my support from across the puddle. Another thing that would be great would be a separate bank account in the hooves of someone trustworthy, or even a group of ponies.
I hope there will be a way for me to help out more
There are many things I don’t think you guys realize that you will need to do to be a ‘legal’ non-profit/charity in the US.
Here are some steps to successfully start your nonprofit and maintain government compliance.
Obtain a local business license if applicable.
Elect a Board of Directors and elect Officers.
Incorporate as a nonprofit.
Prepare and File Articles of Incorporation.
Prepare and Adopt Bylaws.
Prepare and Obtain EIN via IRS Form SS4.
Obtain 501c3 tax exemption status.
Prepare And Maintain First Minutes of Your First Meeting of Board of Directors.
Prepare and File For State Tax Exemption
Prepare and File Charity Solicitation Registration.
On an ongoing basis, in order to maintain your good standing, most organizations will have to do the following:
Prepare and File Annual Solicitation Report.
Prepare and File Statement of Information/ Annual Report.
Prepare and File IRS Form 990 and STATE TAX Form.
Once the organization has been established we recommend to recruit a fundraising team, develop a strategic plan together, develop a website, have a grant writer develop a professional grant proposal and implement some marketing strategies to help create awareness of your organization and services.
thank you so much for introducing me to shapeways.com
it will be most useful in my work as a cgi artist.
as soon as my default pony model is complete I will take any request for a pose or modification.