[Alumni-chat] correction from katy cobb jako

[alanbenard (alanbenard at pobox.com)]

Matt Baya wins! And if anyone would win, it's Matt. Thanks!

Duffy, you and Katy owe me a tiny apology but it's all good. 

In fact, drumroll please, the offending data was provided by...Sistersara!

To wit (and please notice that Sistersara is *responding*to my kvetching:

>> From: Sistersara at aol.com
> > Date: July 8, 2007 5:06:38 PM EDT
> > To: alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu
> > Subject: [Alumni-chat] Re: Alanbernard on ACAA
> > Reply-To: Alumni Chat List <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/8/2007 3:02:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > alanbenard at comcast.net writes:
> >
> > I  believe it is absolutely necessary in the interest of  
> > transparency for the
> >  ACAA leadership to explain:
> >
> > * Steps to organize as a private,  non-profit association in the  
> > State of Ohio
> > * Steps to create legal  barriers to challenges to the Revival Fund's
> > independence from AU
> > * An  explanation of what kind of organization is in formation, if  
> > any -- a
> > 501(c)3  or a foundation
> > * An explanation of how Revival funds entrusted to a third  party  
> > would be
> > legally protected, how much overhead would be charged for the   
> > administration of
> > the fund, how donations would be tax-deductible, and the  mechanism  
> > by which
> > those funds would be returned to the control of the ACAA  for  
> > disposition to a
> > separated AC and what their disposition would be if AC is  never re- 
> > opened
> > and/or not separated.
> >
> > I expect no clear answers.
> >
> > Alan Benard
> >
> >
> >
> > Totally second this position.  If indeed ACAA is incorporated as a
> > non-profit in the state of Ohio, the Sec of State or the ACAA board  
> > ought to be  able
> > to post the official charter, including the dates when the charter  
> > was  filed
> > and all.  I would point out that if something was done in 1969 as   
> > someone
> > suggested, that was 1) before the University was created, and 2)  
> > an  entirely
> > different group of board members.  I doubt if a 1969 mission   
> > statement would in
> > any way be adequate at this point.  My own memory has it  that in  
> > 1969 the
> > question was whether there would be one big Alumni Association  for  
> > everyone, or
> > whether College alumns wanted to retain their older and  informal  
> > organization.
> >  That is hardly the issue today.
> >
> > What is needed now, for fully understandable legal reasons, is a  
> > formal
> > voted resolution to incorporate for purposes of the new mission,  
> > with a formal
> > vote by the ACAA Board as it currently stands as an alumni elected   
> > entities.
> > This would be followed by the officers filing paperwork with   
> > Ohio's Secretary
> > of State.  The Sec of State will give you a fancy piece of  paper  
> > called a
> > "CHARTER" once you file, and that is preliminary to doing the  rest  
> > of what's
> > necessary to file your 501 or other category of tax exempt class   
> > available to
> > the now properly chartered ACAA.
> >
> > I would respectfully point out to the Alumni Board that we do have   
> > empirical
> > evidence available as to how Alumni feel about some sort of switch   
> > being
> > pulled, and suddenly finding that funds intended for the College  
> > have  suddenly
> > been changed into University funds.  During AIF about 1.2 million  was
> > contributed to the fund, and in the end only 160 thousand had  
> > Antioch  University as
> > secondary designee.  You may not clearly understand all the  legal  
> > matters
> > involved here yet, but I can assure the current ACAA board you   
> > have a moral
> > obligation to assure any donor that they have a choice to prevent   
> > any money they
> > donate being used for a purpose they do not intend.  The  only way  
> > you can do
> > this is to clean up the incorporation matter, and post  clearly all  
> > decisions
> > of the board.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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