Glad you took me up on my suggestion! I knew the folks at the Charity Channel could help you. This list is wonderful because it gives us so much feedback and museum-specific advice. But, when you get to more generic, nonprofit issues, you may want to do as Ericka did and take it up on the Charity Channel. There is a wealth of information to be had--all free of charge, and a very ample set of archives you can query if you're too intimidated to post. The topics on the Channel run the gamut of issues (note that there's even one called Arts Gift where I recognize names from this list), and you can find very helpful NPO specialists, attorneys, tax professionals, etc. aggregated there. One particular name you may have seen of late is Renata Rafferty, who has appeared on O'Reilly's FoxNews talk show concerning 9/11 issues. If you have questions that are of a generic, nonprofit nature, you may wish to visit http://www.charitychannel.com/forums One caveat: There, I use my REAL name, and generally I lurk and harvest for ready reference. --- Issaquah Historical Society Info <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, folks, > > I posted yesterday about a situation I was facing > wherein a board member > paid a contractor for some repairs, and I was unsure > whether to call this an > inkind donation or a cash donation, since no funds > actually passed through > our hands. Following Indigo's excellent advice, I > posted to the Charity Law > forum and got the following response: ===== Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] Looking for a job? Try: http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).