Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

On 2/7/11 8:27 AM, drew wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 14:12 +0100, Andras Timar wrote:
> > 2011/2/7 adept techlists - kazar<techlists@ade.pt>:
> > > rather than expend resources on re-inventing the wheel, why not use
> > > Kickstarter? You set a fundraising goal, a deadline, and can add videos,
> > > links and blog posts to the project.
> > Do I have to be US-based to start a project?
> > Currently, yes.
> > from: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq#WhatIsKick
> Looks that way - sort of:
>
> "Currently a US bank account is required to start a project. This is a
> restriction by Amazon Payments, our payments processor. If you don't
> have a US bank account and are interested in starting a project, we
> appreciate your patience (we’re working on it!). Please note that
> anyone, anywhere (with a major credit card) can pledge to any project on
> Kickstarter."
>
> A requirement to have to have a US bank account in order to receive
> funds is not the same thing as saying the money must be dispersed in the
> US only, is it?

No, it is not. If you would like me to inquire at my local Sovereign 
bank here in New York, where business bank accounts are free, let me 
know and provide a list of questions to ask them. I personally have bad 
credit so I could not be a signatory (and nobody at tdf knows me so why 
would you trust me, anyhow?) but at least I could get information for 
you. It might be possible

Sovereign is a subsidiary of the Santander Group (Spain) 
http://www.sovereignbank.com/companyinfo/company_information/santander/default.asp 
so I would think that global transactions might be facilitated. 
Santander has operations in Germany http://www.santander.de/

kazar


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