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Public benefit with members
This is the type of corporation we're aiming for:
corporation type: domestic non-profit
non-profit type: public benefit with members
Members run the non-profit:
1. they elect officers & board members
2. they pay some sort of membership fee
The rest of the structure is up to us:
1. initiatives
2. member meetings and online decisions with the primary power
3. board meetings that are mostly advisory
4. membership evaluation of officers & other positions
April 17, 2006 6:17 PM greg |
Not top-down
The structures of corporations, even non-profits, are intended to be small tyrannies, run from the top. I'm obviously against this as a way to run the Tango Center.
The membership of the non-profit needs to elect directors & officers, but these don't need day-to-day power. I propose the current structure of project teams is sufficient to run the tango center, without an executive director or staff. The community can evaluate the work of these teams ongoing, and raise questions to the membership, using this tool, as the need arises.
April 18, 2006 2:40 PM greg |
Online community meetings
Because not everyone has access to computers, we'll always have machines available at the Tango Center, along with displays that announce important upcoming decisions, and volunteers that will help everyone to use the machine ("the voting booth").
April 18, 2006 2:56 PM greg |
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