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July-September Libraries For the Future Update New Non-profit Web Site
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New Non-profit Web Site
On July 12th the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Austin hosted a seminar to
demonstrate a new web site that will enable non-profit operations, like
ours, to interface with the business community. The City of Austin has
eliminated the requirement for non-profits to obtain a solicitation permit
to operate in the city. This decision was possible because the BBB web site
acts as a clearing house, providing profiles of corporations and non-profit
organizations. Over 33 major businesses have already signed up as sponsors
in the program. After we enter basic information about ourselves (purpose, 501-3c
statement, finances, officers, etc.), we will be able to identify and
contact businesses that would be interested in our programs. The business,
in turn, would go to the BBB web site and review our records to determine
the validity of our request. This way we will not have to submit paper
documents to support the request, as the information will already be
available online. Board members David Capshaw and Quinten Fennessy will be
working to get our information into the BBB web site.
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