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Freegle has been formed as a collective of groups. We are still very new in terms of our national organisational structure as we are building ourselves democratically (and all that consultation can take a long time!). | Freegle has been formed as a collective of groups. We are still very new in terms of our national organisational structure as we are building ourselves democratically (and all that consultation can take a long time!). | ||
We have | We have adoopted a [[Constitution]] which outlines the structure and decision making processes we have mutually agreed to follow. | ||
One area under consideration is whether we should consider becoming a charity. Have a look at the page [[Charitable Status]] for some Q & A about this | One area under consideration is whether we should consider becoming a charity. Have a look at the page [[Charitable Status]] for some Q & A about this | ||
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The question of trademarking the name Freegle is also a recurring topic of discussion. An interesting article to read about other's experiences on this can be found at [http://www.beneschlaw.com/pubs/xprPubDetail.aspx?xpST=PubDetail&pub=2485] | The question of trademarking the name Freegle is also a recurring topic of discussion. An interesting article to read about other's experiences on this can be found at [http://www.beneschlaw.com/pubs/xprPubDetail.aspx?xpST=PubDetail&pub=2485] | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 25 June 2011
Freegle has been formed as a collective of groups. We are still very new in terms of our national organisational structure as we are building ourselves democratically (and all that consultation can take a long time!).
We have adoopted a Constitution which outlines the structure and decision making processes we have mutually agreed to follow.
One area under consideration is whether we should consider becoming a charity. Have a look at the page Charitable Status for some Q & A about this
We have adopted a Financial Management and Controls document to enable the opening of a bank account.
The question of trademarking the name Freegle is also a recurring topic of discussion. An interesting article to read about other's experiences on this can be found at [1]
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