interest in NPO registration? facts? has this been discussed b4?

[Evan Leibovitch]

Andrew Hunter wrote:
> This might be necessary for the Canada Linux Expo (I think that is the name). Also, having a bank account, needed to store things like donations and sponsorship funding, would be a huge plus.
Both CLUE and GTALUG have existing relationships with the organizers of 
LinuxWorld Canada, and if requested either group could handle the 
procurement of another booth. Personally, I think it is in the best 
interest of the community for Ubuntu Toronto to collaborate with GTALUG 
at LinuxWorld since the interest of the two groups are so much in sync.

Regarding bank accounts -- it's trivial for an existing group such as 
CLUE or GTALUG to open 

As for sponsorship funding... I can attest personally that most 
companies who make money off open source in Canada have already been 
approached by existing groups. I have personally spent significant time 
on this myself, in the Toronto offices of IBM and HP and others. Do not 
expect this well to be very deep. Collaboration with an existing group, 
rather than fragmenting an already shallow pool, might be a better idea.

> What is the procedure for obtaining one, either through CLUE or GTALUG?
>   
As far as CLUE is concerned, just ask :-).

I don't know if anyone from GTALUG is on this list.

- Evan