[pct-l] HikeFor - Partner needed in the US

[Paul Mitchell]

> Are you now a Nigerian Prince in need of a US citizen to accept $100
million dollars for you?

Yikes, there's an interpretation I didn't anticipate!  :-o

Just to be clear, I don't see a penny through HikeFor.  HikeFor allows
hikers to dedicate their hikes to other non-profits, it's just a per-mile
pledge driver system.  HikeFor collects the donations and forwards 100% of
them to the target causes.  I cover all the incidental costs (web hosting,
incorporation costs, etc.).

Forgot to mention, it takes at least six months and up to two years to get
non-profit status in Canada (or so I've been told) and if it's in Canada
HikeFor won't be able to issue tax receipts to American sponsors; hence the
need to register it in the US, where it may take closer to six weeks to get
501(C)3 status.

- Potential 178

> Hi all.
>
>
>
> I launched HikeFor in 2010 to allow a bunch of hikers to dedicate 
> their hikes to raising funds for a great non-profit in Haiti.  In 2013 
> I updated the site to allow hikers to hike for any cause(s).  The next 
> crucial step is to get HikeFor registered as a 501(c)3 in the US.  
> It's much more difficult to achieve non-profit status in Canada, where 
> I am, and since most of the trails, hikers, sponsors, and causes 
> HikeFor will be used for are in the US, it makes sense to register it 
> there anyway.
>
>
>
> In order to move forward, I need a partner down south who can provide:
>
> A)     An address for the non-profit
>
> B)     Setup a bank account
>
> C)     Sign some documents for the 501(c)3 application process
>
> D)     Accept checks by mail from sponsors and deposit them in the account
>
>
>
> HikeFor doesn't take any of the donations collected, 100% are 
> forwarded to the target non-profits, so there are no funds to 
> compensate for time, but there shouldn't be much time required.  I'll 
> take care of as much as I can from here.  Checks will mostly come in 
> the last quarter of the year and can be deposited once a month.
>
>
>
> To date I've covered all the costs, and I'll be covering the costs of 
> incorporating as a 501(c)3, annual bookkeeping, etc. until such time 
> as HikeFor can find a corporate sponsor to cover costs.
>
>
>
> There's currently about $13,000 due for this year's causes, but I 
> can't collect the funds and forward them to the causes until 501(c)3 
> status has been achieved, so at this point it's somewhat urgent to move
quickly.
>
>
>
> Here's a bit more info: http://www.hikefor.com/about.html
>
>
>
> HikeFor is still young & has not been promoted, there's a fair bit of 
> potential for it to grow significantly and with corporate sponsorship 
> to cover operational costs there could potentially be some 
> compensation for anyone involved.  If you're keen to invest more time 
> to help HikeFor grow, that's great and perhaps it can become a paying 
> job down the road, but at the moment the most important thing is just 
> the minimal help I need stateside to get it incorporated.
>
>
>
> Please feel free to call or email me directly if you're interested in 
> helping out!
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Paul "Potential 178" Mitchell
>
> 778.433.8053 - paul at bluebrain.ca
>
>
>
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