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0x45: I'm Board
27 May 2014
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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.
This show was released on Tuesday 27 May 2014; its running time is 01:02:56.
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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