<div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/9 ivom <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ivo.vdmaagdenberg@pandora.be">ivo.vdmaagdenberg@pandora.be</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Mark Van den Borre wrote:<br>
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> 2009/9/1 eMerzh <<a href="mailto:merzhin@gmail.com">merzhin@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> I think also that an asbl / vzw is a good thing for OSM in belgium.<br>
> Some thoughts:<br>
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> * Please define the goals of the organisation _very_ well.<br>
The goals are currently somehow stable. It is not wise to make all the<br>
goals very explicit, since that would happer future unknown goals. We the<br>
association feels like adding them, the bylaws (statuten) need to be<br>
amended, which needs to be ratified by the 'algemene leden vergadering',<br>
plus even more important: it cost another wad of money to get it<br>
officially published in 'het staatsblad' (think of about EUR 100,-)<br></blockquote><div><br>112,41 euro <br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> I am not (yet) convinced of the added value of a formal non-profit.<br></blockquote><div><br>me too. It could be helpfull, bit it can also make things overly complicated.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It will make it easier for us to reach out for funding, press contacts and<br>
legal stability when it comes to licensing stuff. An informal non-profit<br>
(feitelijke vereniging, hope you mean that) makes the members themselves<br>
liable for the things they try to reach (spending money, getting funds<br>
as examples of concrete two-risks).<br></blockquote><div><br>In a VZW (ASBL) the founders are liable. So founding a VZW/ASBL wouldn't change too much if you' concering liability. <br></div></div><br clear="all"><br>
-- <br>wannes<br>