<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Rick,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">There is one concern.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">They seem to have a limit of 20 people.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">This in spite of my having been told that<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">the room hold up to 40 people.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">(I will look further into that as well.)<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Namaste'<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Scot<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Rick Moen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com" target="_blank">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">Quoting Scot A (<a href="mailto:gvlt55@gmail.com">gvlt55@gmail.com</a>):<br>
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> Bill,<br>
> It's actually a good thing you mentioned the non-profit status concern.<br>
> The one place I have contacted about this informed me that they only cater<br>
> to not for profit organizations.<br>
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</span>There are two primary ways to interpret that. The straightforward way<br>
is to assume that they have an actual need for imposing that<br>
requirement. The slightly jaded interpretation is that they're<br>
using an easy way to cull inquiries. Sometimes, when management<br>
_really_ wants to cull the herd, what you hear is 'Do you also have an<br>
IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter to prove you're a charity<br>
non-profit?' And then you hear 'Does your event have documented<br>
liability insurance providing at least $1M in coverage?' And eventually<br>
(or at some point) 'Do you have a sponsor who works here?' Which is why<br>
it's handy to have inside contacts in places.<br>
<br>
If you are the Facilities Department for a highly desirable meeting<br>
location, you (1) are in a position to be very picky, especially if the<br>
outsiders wishing to reserve your facility aren't paying money, and<br>
(2) appreciate gracious ways to say 'no' that make most people go away<br>
without making a fuss. Telling outside applicants, especially ones who<br>
nobody inside knows and can vouch for, they haven't jumped through the<br>
right legal and bureaucratic hoops does the trick nicely.<br>
<br>
In a minority of cases, the question arises because the facility is<br>
owned and operated by, say, a 501(c)(3) charity that therefore is<br>
legally required that most of the activities it hosts and sponsors also<br>
qualify under that highly restricted and privileged IRS category. That<br>
doesn't mean they _may not_ host non-charity events, just not amounting<br>
to a significant percentage of their operations -- and the easy way to<br>
simplify matters is to be picky. (After all, if you're just some dude<br>
off the street, why would they depart from the path of least resistance<br>
to be nice to you?)<br>
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