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Re: Forming a non-profit versus being under a school's jurisdiction
3946 did create a 501 c 3 corporation, called "Slidell Tiger Robotics Booster Club", but the team is still officially chartered by the school. We modeled our charter and by-laws after the band boosters, which serve a similar function, that is, to support an activity which is part of a school. By doing this, we have both an account with the school (it's easier to get some sponsors, like NDEP, to give to the school) and an account with STRBC; this money is more nimble, especially when you need to go down to the hardware store for a few machine screws. Team members can get excused absences for competition and other team events; this would be a show stopper for a true community team in LA. It did take a bunch of effort, but we feel it was worth it.
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Last edited by GeeTwo : 25-09-2015 at 07:58.
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