Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

On Feb 18, 2011, at 6:37 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Benjamin Horst wrote on 2011-02-08 19.58:
> > My suggestion was to use a personal account to collect and then disburse the income, which would 
> > probably trigger income tax, as BRM mentioned in his response. (I don't know with any certainty, 
> > though.)
> >
> > Another platform like Kickstarter ishttp://www.indiegogo.com/
> >
> > According to their site, you can "Start your campaign from any country in the world as long as 
> > you have a valid bank account."
> >
> > It also lets you collect pledged funds even if you don't meet your overall goal, but it charges 
> > fees of 4 or 9% (the higher fee if you don't meet your full goal, the lower fee if you do). Not 
> > sure what Kickstarter's fee structure is to compare.
>
> I guess it would be best if a nonprofit like OOoDeV would do the thing, as otherwise, tax issues 
> arise and there is no tax-deductibility.
>
> If you know of a service we can use as German nonprofit, I'm happy to look into it. :)

I think IndieGoGo would work. http://www.indiegogo.com/

However, the existing donation pages are clearly achieving their purpose already, so there may be 
no need for an additional platform and its overhead costs.

-Ben


Benjamin Horst
bhorst@mac.com
646-464-2314 (Eastern)
www.solidoffice.com


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