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I think souza has a great idea but it cant be done on this site itself, so as to not impede this progress I have a Idea.We can open a Sub Site, There can be a main header/gfx/description etc..Then a signature list. Each person that donates gets there Name on the Army of L.O.V.E list. The list will be only for the ones that donated.A specific charity or foundation can be chosen, legaly easier to choose one specific charity or foundation that is verified.The money that is donated which can be 1 dollar and beyond will go into a special escrow foundation.charity account. It will be overseen by The Escrow company so no Hanky panky can happen in any way and no legal issues can be brought.Once the Goal is achieved at whatever number that is set(ie, $5000) from the donations which will be shown on top of the signatures then the escrow will announce that money has been sent to the charity/foundation everyone chose to donate to. then a new charity can be chosen from that point on and it just continues.What ya think.
As we have mentioned setting up a new website:Quote from: "badkolo"I think souza has a great idea but it cant be done on this site itself, so as to not impede this progress I have a Idea.We can open a Sub Site, There can be a main header/gfx/description etc..Then a signature list. Each person that donates gets there Name on the Army of L.O.V.E list. The list will be only for the ones that donated.A specific charity or foundation can be chosen, legaly easier to choose one specific charity or foundation that is verified.The money that is donated which can be 1 dollar and beyond will go into a special escrow foundation.charity account. It will be overseen by The Escrow company so no Hanky panky can happen in any way and no legal issues can be brought.Once the Goal is achieved at whatever number that is set(ie, $5000) from the donations which will be shown on top of the signatures then the escrow will announce that money has been sent to the charity/foundation everyone chose to donate to. then a new charity can be chosen from that point on and it just continues.What ya think.I realized that I posted 2 domain names that were still available and that if the wrong person would read it, it would be gone. I therefore decided to register the domain You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. I am not sure if you guys agree with the domain name, but I think it's perfect and if you don't like it, I know other ways to use it.Let me know what you think. We can start from here and we still need volunteers to manage the new website.
Quote from: "~Souza~"As we have mentioned setting up a new website:Quote from: "badkolo"I think souza has a great idea but it cant be done on this site itself, so as to not impede this progress I have a Idea.We can open a Sub Site, There can be a main header/gfx/description etc..Then a signature list. Each person that donates gets there Name on the Army of L.O.V.E list. The list will be only for the ones that donated.A specific charity or foundation can be chosen, legaly easier to choose one specific charity or foundation that is verified.The money that is donated which can be 1 dollar and beyond will go into a special escrow foundation.charity account. It will be overseen by The Escrow company so no Hanky panky can happen in any way and no legal issues can be brought.Once the Goal is achieved at whatever number that is set(ie, $5000) from the donations which will be shown on top of the signatures then the escrow will announce that money has been sent to the charity/foundation everyone chose to donate to. then a new charity can be chosen from that point on and it just continues.What ya think.I realized that I posted 2 domain names that were still available and that if the wrong person would read it, it would be gone. I therefore decided to register the domain You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. I am not sure if you guys agree with the domain name, but I think it's perfect and if you don't like it, I know other ways to use it.Let me know what you think. We can start from here and we still need volunteers to manage the new website. Don't get me wrong - I think it's a great idea and I love the name too but I have a couple of questions. Does this make You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login an organization, charity, foundation, or business? If yes, then does that automatically make you, Badkolo, and Mo the President, VP, and Treasurer? Are there taxes, legal issues, or anything else that has to be covered? And, is it blind trust that all the money will be accounted for? Just wondering how setting up something like this is different than Heal The World or one of those...
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I'd like to add that this new site will not be a foundation, but a website with articles which we all choose to publish. An educational site that will debunk bad journalism, pay attention to charity, spread Michael's message etc. One of the ideas is to support one charity at the time with donations, verified charity foundations. As I understand it (but I would have to ask Badkolo to be sure) is that with that escrow account we can collect our donations, escrow will manage it until we reached the goal (for example: our goal was $5.000 to the Make-A-Wish foundation, and as soon as that goal is reached, escrow will transfer the money directly to Make-A-Wish, so they will receive $5.000 from Michael's Army Of Love, and not all donations seperately. That way we donate as a group, instead of individuals. After that goal is reached, we can set up a new goal for a new charity.I hope I made sense and I will ask Badkolo if I understood that right when I talk to him.
I'm waiting for all the financial details about how it will work, but it sound like a good idea. I know it's difficult to represent ourselves as a group, not being a foundation, and more difficult to manage money out of such a group. I hope something secure and trustable can be made.
Keep in mind that The Escrow charges for their service, so more than $5000 needs to be donated to in fact donate $5000 to a charity we selected.