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0x45: I'm Board


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Bradley and Karen discuss the details, what to worry about, and what

the usual duties are when serving on a Board of Directors for a USA
non-profit. The discussion is primarily about 501(c)(3) organizations,
but at the end they spend some time discussing 501(c)(6) organizations as
well.

Show Notes:
Segment 0 (00:00:44)
  • An
  • image of Alfie chewing on the antler (01:22)
  • Karen
  • is running for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors. (05:15)
  • Bradley once criticized the CNRI OPEN SOURCE
  • LICENSE AGREEMENT (used for parts of Python), because it is governed by
    the laws of a place that doesn't exist. (06:48)
  • Bradley mentioned a Planet
  • Money episode that talked about it's “too easy” to incorporate
    in Delaware (23:50)
    Segment 1 (00:32:25)
    • Bradley and Karen discuss various additional things about being on a
    • Board of Directors, including why and how you might be able to serve on
      one.
    • Bradley and Karen discuss the requirements for
    • getting on a 501(c)(6) Board like Linux Foundation (55:30)

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