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Guys:
As far as the Grand Prix rules being a PDF on the web site, thats my doing. The original Word document had a lot of tabs in it, and that didnt paste well into html. So creating a PDF was a quick fix. As McCartney mentioned, Adobe Reader is a pretty common add on surprised you never had the need for it before.
The governing documents of the N.C. Chess Association are its charter (filed with the Secretary of State of N.C. back in 1988) and its bylaws. They are both posted on the web site. The bylaws can be amended by a majority vote of the board (the officers). Thats what we did recently to bring them up to date.
Maybe there was a constitution, mission statement, stone tablets, Dead Sea scrolls, etc prior to 1988. But the bylaws and charter were our governing documents when I got involved in 2004. Thats what I governed from.
We are a non-profit, but not a 501c3 organization. That is an IRS designation of a non-profit that allows someone to make a donation and write it off on their taxes (think Goodwill).
Why arent we a 501c3? Basically, we dont qualify. Our best bet would be to pass ourselves off as a solely educational organization, which we are not. I looked into this during my term and spoke to Wilder Wadford (our lawyer) and Ken Baxter (an accountant) about it. Most people are in agreement that we dont qualify.
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newcomer might read these messages and wonder about this messed up
N.C. Chess Association. They should know that 8 years ago, the NCCA was
broke busted by poor leadership and lackluster activity. I ll
give
Neal Harris (president before me) most of the credit here, but today
the NCCA is financially sound, with more tournaments being held than
ever before. Not perfect, but plenty to brag about. Randy Wheeless |