A joyful belated newsflash- Urban Dharma NC, Inc., received its incorporation papers this past February. This means we are registered as a corporation with the state of North Carolina, and is the first step on the path to full status as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. The next steps involve establishing clear organizational structures and then filing paperwork with the IRS on the federal level.
The next steps will begin in a couple of weeks. Right now, I am studying for senior exams and engaged in all the other end-of-college commitments. However, as soon as graduation happens (May 15th!), I am focused on Urban Dharma and coordinating a successful organization that will support the seeds of Dharma in Asheville and in our own lives. So, look forward to updates about the nonprofit path, along with organizational developments as they occur. Very soon, we will be needing all the support, expertise, and time people can give, in order to determine how Urban Dharma will run, and then (the most fun part) to run it.
I am excited to be getting to Asheville soon, to working with all of you, and to being a part of getting this organization, whose mission we believe in, off the ground (and keeping it there!)
In the Dharma,
-Brian
I rejoice, Brian, in the wonderful merit you are creating. Awesome work!
ReplyDeleteThat is great news. The hardest part is getting these legal things started. Thank you for you hard work.
ReplyDeleteJust an organizer! Can't forget Jim, who did most of the work drafting the papers, and without his experience and hard work it would have been a thousandfold more difficult.
ReplyDeleteAnd soon, the legal part continues!