[group-organizers] Collecting Sponsor Money

[Mathieu Leduc-Hamel]

Here at Montreal-Python we decided at one point to just open a
business bank account cause it became just too confusing and difficult
to deal with to use our own one. I know that the banks legislation
could be different between Canada and USA, but i encourage you to open
a bank account for your groups.

1. Will help for the long term cause if the organizers are changing,
the same bank account will stay

2. Will limit the chances that you'll use your own money to pay for
the group (or the opposite ;-)

3. Sponsors will be more confident and your group will "become more official"

Good luck !


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Jim Bartek <jim at sixfeetup.com> wrote:
> Thanks Brian,
>
> I will reach out.
>
> Best,
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Curtin" <brian at python.org>
> To: "Jim Bartek" <jim at sixfeetup.com>
> Cc: group-organizers at python.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 3:57:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [group-organizers] Collecting Sponsor Money
>
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Jim Bartek <jim at sixfeetup.com> wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I am new to helping out the Indianapolis Python User Group,  IndyPy.
>>
>> We are doing a special event and we need to actually get some sponsors for this one.  Does the Python Foundation or any group allow you to collect and store sponsor dollars there? Or do most people just collect the money into their personal or business account and run it that way?  I am guessing most groups are not legal entities?
>
> If you're interested in the PSF handling it, we do what's called
> fiscal sponsorship and are currently doing it for several user groups
> and smaller conferences. I don't know the details, but our treasurer
> or some of the more finance knowledgeable board members can provide
> more detail. Send an email to psf at python.org if you're interested.
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Mathieu Leduc-Hamel