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

[Paul Mitchell]

Hi Terry

I apologize if I wasn't clear with my message.  It never crossed my mind
that people might interpret it this way.  

To be clear:

A) HikeFor is not a cause, it's a website that allows hikers to hike for
other causes.
B) HikeFor does not take a penny from the donations made, 100% of the funds
the hikers raise go directly to their chosen causes) 
C) I'm not asking anyone for money. I've put several hundred hours into
developing the website, have covered all the costs myself, and am paying for
the costs (legal, bookkeeping, etc.) of registering it as a non-profit
myself.  
D) The ONLY thing I am asking for is a small bit of NON-FINANCIAL assistance
from someone in the US who likes the project and has a bit of time to
participate in helping me get it registered as a 501(C)3 non-profit, mainly
by providing a US address for the registration.  I'm looking for a partner
who likes the project and wants to participate and support it with a small
amount of time, nothing more.

I didn't intend to lure anyone into helping with the promise of a "job."
Once the project is registered as a non-profit, there will be future
potential for sponsorship (from a company like MEC, for example) of its
operating costs so I don't have to continue paying them all myself, and at
that time there could be compensation for ongoing work.  I meant to suggest
this in the event a person felt strongly enough about the project to want to
participate in its growth more extensively, but all I was asking at this
point was for a very small amount of time to help with the next step of
becoming a registered non-profit.  

I hope this makes things more clear and appeases any concerns you might
have, but if not, please let me know what concerns you have and how I can
address them.

- Paul "Potential 178" Mitchell.

-----Original Message-----
From: Terry [mailto:tsparks56 at aol.com] 
Sent: October-15-13 5:33 PM
To: Paul Mitchell
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] HikeFor - Partner needed in the US

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 


Sent from my iPhone

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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