[Nfb-or] [RoseCity] Starting a new chapter

[T. Joseph Carter]

In reply to Nicholas, changing subject line for sanity.

Well, starting another chapter in the Portland area is certainly an 
option.  It's not one I've been in favor of, personally, but if 
there's critical mass in that direction, at this point I will 
participate in the resulting chapter.

To do it, you'd need to get everyone who wants to participate 
together, draft a constitution that was consistent with the state and 
national constitutions, pay dues as specified in that constitution, 
elect officers, and get the new chapter approved by the affiliate.

At that point, the chapter's treasurer applies for an EIN (tax ID 
number—we're too small to have to pay taxes, but we need the number 
all the same), and another meeting is held to approve the minutes of 
the first meeting.  These will be signed by the chapter president.

Then the president, treasurer, and a member of the board open a bank 
account using the signed minutes and chapter EIN with the three as 
signers on the account.  The treasurer is listed as the account 
contact person, and the president receives a duplicate statement.

Somewhere I heard that a new chapter could ask the affiliate for some 
starting funds, seeing as dues are likely not enough to cover initial 
expenses and leave much left over for seed money to raise additional 
funds.

So far as I know it, that's the process, if you and others are 
serious about doing it.  Based upon my phone conversations with you 
and others yesterday, it sounds like they might be.  If you want to 
proceed, I'd suggest starting by determining how many are serious 
about it, and by keeping Art Stevenson in the loop.

I've copied Art and Chris Morse as well on this message in case I 
made any mistakes.  I've only ever been part of the genesis of one 
organization, ORABS, and Vivian Smith and Renee Squier did most of 
the heavy lifting there since nobody else had any experience with 
starting anything.

Joseph


On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 09:49:40PM -0700, Nicholas Johnson wrote:
>Hey Joseph,
>My phone battery went out. I have about 4 to6 people who want to make 
>a new chapter. If you are the President they will come abord. I dont 
>know enough to start or run a chapter.
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>>I knew that new members get that courtesy, and applied it starting 
>>in September.
>>
>>We didn't do the late fee this year.  I brought it up, but it 
>>wasn't taken seriously.
>>
>>Joseph
>>
>>
>>On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 07:27:08PM -0700, Joyce Green wrote:
>>>Joseph,
>>>
>>>Dues can be paid at any time.  However, a few years ago, we had 
>>>such a problem getting some ongoing members to get around to 
>>>paying dues, that the chapter approved charging $1 more each 
>>>succeeding month after Feb. in order to deal with the lax 
>>>behavior.  It worked.  People all paid by the end of Feb.
>>>
>>>New members who paid dues in the fall were not expected to pay 
>>>dues again in the new year as a courtesy, but then owed dues in 
>>>subsequent years.
>>>
>>>Joyce
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