🔔MetaFilter Transitional Board Volunteers Wanted!🔔
October 24, 2023 5:45 AM Subscribe
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MetaFilter is beginning the transition to becoming a non-profit (seee this thread ) and to begin that process, a temporary transitional board is needed. This board of volunteers would establish a basic framework for the future site, along with defining what to look for in an Executive Director
We have several volunteers already, but most are based in the United States and have similar backgrounds, so we’re casting our net wider to encourage a more globally diverse board.
Interested? Let us know in the October 18, 2023 MetaTalk thread about changing the site to nonprofit.
MetaFilter is beginning the transition to becoming a non-profit (seee this thread ) and to begin that process, a temporary transitional board is needed. This board of volunteers would establish a basic framework for the future site, along with defining what to look for in an Executive Director
We have several volunteers already, but most are based in the United States and have similar backgrounds, so we’re casting our net wider to encourage a more globally diverse board.
Interested? Let us know in the October 18, 2023 MetaTalk thread about changing the site to nonprofit.
Forgive me, been clicking around and reading the various threads linked here and through those but I'm not really seeing a simple answer to why there's a transition to non-profit at all?
posted by GoblinHoney at 9:19 PM on October 24, 2023
posted by GoblinHoney at 9:19 PM on October 24, 2023
GoblinHoney, it's in the first "MeFi Business/Legal Update" site owner jessamyn posted on Oct. 3. Benefits of becoming a nonprofit organization:
"1. Actual community-run site. A non-profit board would have actual power over money, staffing, development, and decision-making
"2. Donations could be tax deductible, giving more options for donors, soliciting funds, etc.
"3. Less expensive productivity tools (Slack and Google tools become free for example) leading to lower site costs
"4. Volunteers can help with the site legally"
posted by Iris Gambol at 9:57 PM on October 24, 2023 [7 favorites]
"1. Actual community-run site. A non-profit board would have actual power over money, staffing, development, and decision-making
"2. Donations could be tax deductible, giving more options for donors, soliciting funds, etc.
"3. Less expensive productivity tools (Slack and Google tools become free for example) leading to lower site costs
"4. Volunteers can help with the site legally"
posted by Iris Gambol at 9:57 PM on October 24, 2023 [7 favorites]
I welcome our new not-making-a-profit-intentionally-overlords. Seriously though, this is good.
posted by BrotherCaine at 11:23 PM on October 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by BrotherCaine at 11:23 PM on October 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
(Some of us also have corporate donation matching available.)
posted by kaibutsu at 4:16 AM on October 25, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by kaibutsu at 4:16 AM on October 25, 2023 [2 favorites]
Does this mean there is possibly a metafilter.org or mefi.org in the offing?
posted by jim in austin at 7:17 AM on October 25, 2023
posted by jim in austin at 7:17 AM on October 25, 2023
the quidnunc kid's long game comes due
posted by glonous keming at 8:49 AM on October 25, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by glonous keming at 8:49 AM on October 25, 2023 [5 favorites]
Does this mean there is possibly a metafilter.org or mefi.org in the offing?
Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere and it's totally up to whatever new board or organization is formed.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:22 AM on October 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere and it's totally up to whatever new board or organization is formed.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:22 AM on October 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
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