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Added some additional info about open collective. I am rather ambiguous about the draft agreement.
(Created page with "'''DRAFT''' As an expression of [the principle of intercooperation and in] solidarity with the global cooperative movement, the unincorporated collective project Social.coop ("Social.coop") and the Platform 6 Development Co-operative Limited ("Platform 6") agree to a partnership. Since Social.coop is not a legally incorporated entity, and it is not the property of any person or organization, by "Social.coop" we mean the expressed will of the collective's membership acc...") |
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As an expression of [the principle of intercooperation and in] solidarity with the global cooperative movement, the unincorporated collective project Social.coop ("Social.coop") and the Platform 6 Development Co-operative Limited ("Platform 6") agree to a partnership. | === Current Status === | ||
Platform 6 Development Co-operative Limited (Platform 6) is the current [https://opencollective.com/fiscal-hosting fiscal host] for Social.coop on the [https://opencollective.com/home Open Collective] platform.<blockquote>Fiscal hosting enables Collectives to transact financially without needing to legally incorporate. In other contexts, this is sometimes called ''fiscal sponsorship''. | |||
A fiscal host is a legal company or individual who holds a Collective’s funds in their bank account and can generate invoices and receipts for supporters and sponsors. You can think of a fiscal host as an umbrella organization for the Collectives in it.</blockquote> | |||
=== Relevant Links === | |||
* [https://opencollective.com/platform6-coop Open Collective: Social.coop] | |||
* [https://opencollective.com/socialcoop Open Collective: Platform 6] | |||
* [https://www.loomio.com/d/bHO9Nizd/comment/2978826 Loomio: Changes to the fiscal hosting arrangements for social.coop] | |||
=== '''Draft Agreement''' === | |||
In addition to the standard [https://opencollective.com/tos terms of service] for Open Collective and any addendums agreed to by Platform 6, this agreement was drafted to guide Social.coop and Platform 6:<blockquote>As an expression of [the principle of intercooperation and in] solidarity with the global cooperative movement, the unincorporated collective project Social.coop ("Social.coop") and the Platform 6 Development Co-operative Limited ("Platform 6") agree to a partnership. | |||
Since Social.coop is not a legally incorporated entity, and it is not the property of any person or organization, by "Social.coop" we mean the expressed will of the collective's membership according the bylaws most recently ratified in Social.coop's Loomio group, along with policies decided according to those bylaws in the Loomio group. | Since Social.coop is not a legally incorporated entity, and it is not the property of any person or organization, by "Social.coop" we mean the expressed will of the collective's membership according the bylaws most recently ratified in Social.coop's Loomio group, along with policies decided according to those bylaws in the Loomio group. | ||
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If either party chooses to sever this partnership for any reason, one month's notice will be given to the other before action is taken, unless both agree to terminate the partnership sooner. | If either party chooses to sever this partnership for any reason, one month's notice will be given to the other before action is taken, unless both agree to terminate the partnership sooner. | ||
Ratified '''TKTK DATE''' in solidarity, | |||
Platform 6 Co-operative, Ltd. | Platform 6 Co-operative, Ltd. | ||
Social.coop | Social.coop</blockquote> | ||