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It's important to make sure this business is not about profit. We must safeguard that and maintain its integrity. Let's discuss that and make sure it doesn't change.
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Our 9carrots UK not-for-profit Memorandum and Articles of Association - read more
- dec, 2010by anewholmImportant aspects of this document include:
- Not-for-profit - no ownership or shares, all trading surplus goes back in to the business
- directors can take a maximum of £30k / year
- business cannot be sold for personal gain
- stated aims of promoting positive community things
Comments and suggested changes are most welcome.
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Not-for-profit national franchisee Memorandum Of Understanding (NOT NECESSARY FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS) - read more
- dec, 2010by anewholmThis document is not relevant to normal community groups because 9carrots UK can provide you with all you need to run the scheme for free. Simply request a starter pack and get going!
This agreement is only for organisations that want to develop a not-for-profit business around 9carrots in their country where one does not exist already, helping all the community groups, printing receipt books and advertising the scheme. This is done because it is better that a national business who understands the law and culture in the country manages the area and supplies receipt books.
Currently there are national franchises in Canada and the UK (original).
In order to safeguard the core principals of 9carrots we have develop this MOU with them. Its core points are that:
- Anyone can do 9carrots and use all the stuff we have
- No one should get rich from it
- Everything should be open source and copyleft
- It has to be about change, not about personal financial reward
- We are currently developing the possibility of volume based charging for national entities
Because the MOU is a legal document, its current format cannot be changed and community input is bought into it periodically. Download the current PDF.
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Business and revenue models (implemented by franchisees and 9carrots UK) - read more
- dec, 2010by anewholmYes, we do have revenue models!
- Accreditation
- Local and national energy efficiency upgrade supplier deals
- Permission based local business advertising to 9carrots shoppers
However, we could always use more. Please throw some ideas in...
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Liability, volunteers, insurance
- jul, 2010by anewholm9carrots is a company limited by gurantee. In legal terms that means that 9carrots is a person who takes responsibility for whatever 9carrots does in the UK. Volunteers, environmental groups implementing 9carrots will be doing it under the 9carrots umbrella. As long as you use the contracts and media developed here by all of us and it has 9carrots written on it then you are covered by the limited liability of the company.
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Funding
- jan, 2011by anewholm9carrots is currently looking for funding. We need capital to cover costs while the business expands and its revenue models kick in.
We are a not-for-profit social enterprise with 3 un-related directors and 2 account signatories. Our main focus is helping communities become stronger. Specifically around energy efficiency and Climate Change but also generally about linking the community to its businesses and infrastructure more closely.
Useful funding resources:Completed and sent applications:- UnLtd (completed, successful, £1000)
- Esmeefairbairn (completed, sent, awaiting reply, £100k)
- Tudor (completed, sent, awaiting reply, £100k)
- The Peter de Haan charitable trust (completed, sent, awaiting reply, £100k)
- Sainsbury Trusts - Mark Leonard (completed, sent, awaiting reply, £100k)
- The Roddick Foundation - (speculative email, completed, sent, awaiting reply)
Applications awaiting:- The City Bridge Trust - (just started)
Considered charities (from GIN search):- The Headley Trust (not applicable)
- The Kiawah Charitable Trust (geographical and subject different)
- John Laing Charitable Trust (mainly for employees, also small amounts)
- HCD Memorial Fund (rang them, couldn't get through)
- The Albert Hunt Trust (1k - 5k only)
- The R & S Cohen Foundation (art, small grants)
- The Beatrice Laing Trust (Christian)
- Sandra Charitable Trust (small grants)
- Princess Anne's Charities (small grants)
- The John Armitage Charitiable Trust (not environmental)
- The E S Hogg Charitable Settlement (all spent by now!)
- The Morel Charitable Trust (not environmental)
- Ryklow Charitable Trust (small grants, not environmental)
- The Ian Askew Charitable Trust (Sussex only)
- Calleva Foundation (not environmental)
- The Kemp-Welch Charitable Trust (small grants only)
- The Swire Charitable Trust (small grants only)
- The Limbourne Trust (small grants only)
Considered charities (FIT for funding October):- BIG - Reaching communities (nothing about Climate Change)
- Atlantic Philanthropies (nothing about Climate Change)
- Boost (sport only)
- The Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation (nothing about Climate Change)
- The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (nothing about Climate Change)
- The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (just missed a call! - applicable though - signed up for alerts)
- Grassroots grants (small only)
- ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) - applicable but round 4 is closed now, sent an email asking when round 5 starts :(
