[Chapter-delegates] Review of Chapter Application for Nepal.

[Franck Martin]

This is why I said it should not be hard criteria but chapters in
formation could indicate if they are planning to get a legal status. And
yes, ISOC could support chapters to switch to a legal status.

We both agree then ;)

Veni Markovski wrote:
> Franck,
> I've also thought on that. However, the laws usually allow to have a
> society both as legal entity (e.g. ISOC-Bulgaria), but also as a free
> organization of citizens (which is not a legal body). It depends on
> the country, conditions, traditions, and last - but not least - on
> funding, when one decides what to do.
>
> I'd be happy to see ISOC supporting chapters switching to legal
> status, ideally non-profit for public benefit, where such a figure
> exists in the law. But surely there are countries where that's not
> possible for one or another reason.
>
> veni
>
> At 11:30 PM 21.12.2006 '?.'  +1200, Franck Martin wrote:
>> Anne,
>>
>> Many thanks for this information. Many thanks also for raising the issue
>> on what is a chapter and what should be the criteria to open or close a
>> chapter.
>>
>> Personally, I have the feeling that a successful chapter starts by
>> getting it a legal status in the country it is based. I see F seems to
>> fulfill this part and it would be interesting to know which chapter is
>> legally registered. Saying that, I also acknowledge the difficulty in
>> some countries to officially register anything. So it should not be a
>> hard criteria, but it would be helpful to know which chapter have gained
>> this status and which chapter in formation is aiming for this status.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Veni Markovski
> http://www.veni.com
>
> check also my blog:
> http://blog.veni.com
>

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