Re:Miraheze to Shut Down
by Nemo_bis on Saturday June 17, 2023 @05:33AM
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It's very difficult to set up a proper non-profit able to handle both donations and commercial services in the USA. You'll end up spending fortunes on laywers. It's much easier to use a jurisdiction where the law already does all the legal job for you.
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That is a very good point. Thanks!
Re:Miraheze to Shut Down
by Reception123 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @07:21AM
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That's a fair point but on the other hand I've been at Miraheze for almost 8 years and having such a huge operation rely on a few unpaid volunteers isn't realistic in the long term and people burnout, lose interest or both. There's also the anxiety of knowing that the fate of the farm depends on a yearly (or even more frequent) fundraiser.
These are problems that all small nonprofits face. I would love to pay people, but even having a commercial model doesn’t mean you escape questions about funding and staffing.