[Community Rights Network] About limiting contributions to $1000

[Charles Cresson Wood]

Hello Karina,
No, I'm sorry I cannot play that role, due to law school commitments. But I hope we don't play it small because we are afraid that we will go over the $1000 limit. This is a big task in front of us. The partial list of expenses that you provided is revealing in that it shows we have already incurred $400+. Very soon now, we will be beyond $1000.
/s/ Charles



-----Original Message-----
>From: karinajoy <karinacotler at gmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 20, 2014 1:44 PM
>To: Charles Cresson Wood <ccwood at ix.netcom.com>, Community Rights Network <crn at lists.mcn.org>
>Subject: Re: [Community Rights Network] About limiting contributions to $1000
>
>First we need a budget to see if we can accomplish everything for under $1000. My understanding is that the amount of paperwork multiplies greatly as soon as we reach $1000. If someone is willing to do that paperwork, then it is an option. Are you volunteering to do it, Charles? So far, barely anyone is even willing to READ the material, let alone figure out all the filings.  I am the treasurer for CROW and will do what is necessary until we find a treasurer for CRNMC. Someone please step forward for that job. I have enough on my plate.
>
>Let's come up with a budget and see what we need.
>
>So far, what I know is:
>$200 filing fee (paid)
>over $200 for newspaper announcement.
>printing of petitions
>cost for fictitious name, if we need that
>what else?
>
>Happy Easter everyone!
>Karina
>
>On Apr 20, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Charles Cresson Wood wrote:
>
>> Hello community rights and anti-fracking friends,
>> 
>> I have been having some misgivings about the notion that
>> we should be limiting contributions to $1000 or less. Yes,
>> I appreciate that we can get in under the limit for filing
>> certain paperwork, and our lives will be made easier if we
>> keep the total under $1000. But this seems to be a short-
>> term way to look at our effort. This is a tremendous and
>> very important effort, and it will cause the big guns at the
>> fracking companies to throw their high-priced talent at us,
>> with public relations, disinformation, and marketing tricks.
>> We need to open the spigots, we need to allow the public to
>> give to us, to support us, to get the best talent can hire
>> to counteract that public relation stuff, that disinformation, 
>> and those marketing tricks. I suggest that we retain someone
>> who has been through this before, like Prajna, and perhaps
>> some other activist experts in marketing and public relations.
>> In order to be able to pay for this type of support, we will
>> need to be able to receive contributions far in excess of
>> $1000. Let's not let our concern about a little paperwork
>> prevent us from doing what's truly necessary to not only get
>> this on the ballot, but get it passed in November.
>> 
>> Let's be clear about who the treasurer is, and what their job
>> will be, and I would be pleased to help define that role. 
>> Such paperwork would be submitted typically by the treasurer.
>> 
>> In general, I believe it would be helpful if we identified 
>> a few other critical roles, such as media point person. This
>> will help focus the work, and expedite communications. 
>> 
>> In community,
>> - Charles Cresson Wood
>> 
>> 
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