Free Geek Vancouver

Free Geek Vancouver
Contact
Address: 1820 Pandora Street Vancouver, BC, V5L 1M5 Canada WWW: http://freegeekvancouver.org/ Doc: Email: info{AT}freegeekvancouver{D0T}org Phone: 604-879-4335
Size Info
Staff: 5 full time, 2 part time volunteers: over 700 Areas: General Practice Size: 2600 square feet Revenue: 30,000 (2007)
Info
Contact: Ifny Lachance Primordial Ooze: Jack Bates, Dustin Harriman, Sean Hill, Ifny Lachance, Scott Nelson Catalyst: David Repa Date Founded: Nov 1, 2006 Company Type: Non profit Free Geek Status: Full operation

Issues Requiring Direct Attention

RCBC proposed "BC Computer Reuse Standard"

Response (draft)

Overview

Business Plan

• The Plan

Charitable Status

• Key Questions from form T2050-01

By Laws

• Current By Laws (some edits have been made, they are separate)
• Proposed By Laws

Recycling

36zerowaste letter of intent

Operations

Donation Pick-up by Bike

Free Geek Vancouver/Gallery

Free Geek Vancouver/Advertising - currently SFU content

Free Geek Vancouver/Links - who can we hook up with?

Free Geek Vancouver/HR - Human resources draft recommendation

New Location

FG Vancouver-Floor Plans for our First Location

Our sublease to Pedal

Grants

Potential Grants

• City of Vancouver-Enviromental Grant Program
• Enterprising Non-Profits
• http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=socket+423&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Current Grant Proposals

• Vancity Project Fund Oct 2007
• Peoples Trust Fund - due March 14
• Western Diversification Program - waiting for call back from office http://www.wd.gc.ca/programs/pgms_e.asp#3
• EcoAction - deadline Oct.1, 2007 http://www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction/applicants_guide_e.html
• ICBC - contacted Paul Goodman RE - hardware donations, they donate money to United Way only
• Gates Foundation - initial Contact made Feb 23/2007 - NO GO Enterprising Non-Profits Funding - pending March 9, 2007

Sent Grants

• Freedonia Grant - SENT Feb 16, 2007 - DID NOT WIN -
• SHAW on-line grant application - SENT Feb 23/2007
• APC FOSS grant. Was written on the day of the deadline, no copy exists, did it on the fly! - SENT March 30, 2007

Successful Grants/Funding

• Canadian Association for Cultural Studies Grant - SENT Jan 21/2007 - WON MARCH 1/2007
• MEC Grant-Urban Sustainability Program - SENT March 10, 2007 - WON AUG. 27/2007

Grants requiring Charitable Status

• http://www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/GrantInformation/FundingGuidelines.shtml
• http://www.cibc.com/ca/inside-cibc/in-your-community.html
• http://www.fountainofhope.ca/how-to-apply.html
• http://www.rbc.com/community/donations/application-qualifications.html
• http://www.td.com/community/how_submit.jsp
• http://www.shell.ca/home/Framework?siteId=ca-en&FC2=/ca-en/html/iwgen/society_environment/society/funding_guidelines/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/ca-en/html/iwgen/society_environment/society/funding_guidelines/society_apply.html
• http://www.bctsvp.com/

Notes

Basel Action Network Pledge

• The Pledge

Organizational Analysis and Strategy by Ian Clendening - still being edited and cleaned up

How Canadian Tax Laws Apply to Free Geek