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

[Terry]

Dang, the idiot not only wants money for his cause (his wallet) but also suggest that you could have a job sometime in the future to boot! 

Ya, I donated $0.00 


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On Oct 15, 2013, at 11:55 AM, "Paul Mitchell" <paul at bluebrain.ca> wrote:

> 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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