He asked for Staples coupons for free photocopies and suggested moderately advanced classes on FTP and Telnet. Nancy Revis stated that some interested people don't even know how to turn on a computer and are embarrassed to admit it. She said we need to do a really basic class for them sometime. He asked Chris to discuss the difference between profit and nonprofit status. The primary benefit of nonprofit status is in obtaining grants.
Government surplus goes first to charitable groups.
We should qualify as an educational organization. We will have to amend the Bylaws, possibly eliminating the refundable membership fee. Dan's preference is that everyone donate the fee. Chris added that bulk mailing privileges may be useful in the future. Chris said it was just nomenclature.