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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear King,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the great post. You can find an interesting webinar here:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.theselc.org/worker_selfdirected_nonprofits" target="_blank">http://www.theselc.org/worker_selfdirected_nonprofits</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>One of the things that SELC acknowledges as a force is something</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>called 'Tyranny of Structurelessness'. That without detailed policy,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>tyranny evolves. MCPB took that concept one step further. Where</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>it actually _had_ detailed policy, but ignored it. And tyranny took</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>took over. It's discussed at 17:00 and 28:00.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Also, SELC discusses the importance of a conflict of interest policy.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>At 51:45. Something that MCPB doesn't have.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And SELC is growing like a proverbial weed. Look at this chart:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.theselc.org/financials" target="_blank">http://www.theselc.org/financials</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This is only its operating budget. It's also got $23 million in net assets.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Scott M. Peterson</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mendocino</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">>Dear KZYX thinkers,
Below is a post from the Sustainable Economics Law Center. It's about a functioning "worker self-directed nonprofit." Such nonprofits do exist and support Marco's argument that KZYX could function so that programmers and staff members are economically and politically equal, or more equal.
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