Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 08:47 -0500, adept techlists - kazar wrote:
> On 2/7/11 8:39 AM, adept techlists - kazar wrote:
> > 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 
> sorry, to finish that sentence:
>
> It might be possible to first establish a Santander account in Germany 
> and from there set up a U.S. account -- Santander International has a 
> branch in Manhattan
>
> ... and in that case, perhaps inquiring at my local Sovereign bank would 
> just be adding another unnecessary layer of complexity.
>
> Let me know if there's anything I can do locally in NYC.
Hi kazar

Firstly I'd say - slow down a bit - let this idea percolate a bit.

_If_ kickstarter is something of interest then the way to go would be
IMO to have German nationals open an account in a US bank, and that can
be done. 

CitiBank and Bank of America I think are the best candidates as they
both do business in Germany, IIRC, but involvement of the US consulate
in Germany is required to handle authentication of personal
identification documents in Germany, I think. 

Time may be the larger hurdle here however, in other words, it may be
possible but not in a timely enough fashion.

Best wishes,

drew


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