LoCo Non Profit, org

[Jason Sandlin]

I do not have any commitments from the  large companies yet. If I do get
some that are willing to donate and are nationwide i will let them know of
the other state LoCo's and how to contact.

On 9/29/07, Anthony Yarusso <tonyyarusso at comcast.net> wrote:
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> >  OK, with all the discussion around here about how to handle
> > donations and any type of income I am a bit confused. So are we not
> > to include Ubuntu's name in something if we set up a non-profit
> > organization? Here is why I ask.
> >  I anjoy getting old computers, getting them working and giving them
> > to my daughters school. After I started doing this I have received
> > requests from other schools for help in getting some computers. I
> > don;t mind at all. So after I realized the demand was out there I
> > approached a couple of larger companies about donating old
> > computers. That is when I was asked if I was a non-profit org or
> > not. This would give them the tax right off they wanted. So my
> > thinking if to start such an organization for this task. Then
> > whether I was giving Ubuntu computers of refurbished windows systems
> > it would be getting the message out that Ubuntu was envolved in
> > helping our local community. Just a thought. If it is a problem
> > doing this then I will come up with a different name and still do
> > the same thing. I just saw it as a win - win situation.
> >  So if this is not an issue, who would I contact about getting
> > permission to use the Ubuntu name. If it is an issue I would still
> > like to know if i could name it something else then advertise that
> > is was run by the Alabama LoCo.
> > I do not want to start yet another debate on whether Non profit orgs
> > are good or bad. In my case it is good whether Ubuntu's name is used
> > or not. I was just wondering where we stand on this issue.
> >
> > --
> > Jason Sandlin
> >
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlabamaTeam
> > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-al
> Would be a question for trademarks at ubuntu.com.  The general policy is
> at http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy.
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> Can you release any names of corporations that have been willing to
> help?  Any tips from what you've learned?  I'm getting into something
> similar.
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