[alicebot-archcomm] budget

[Dr. Richard S. Wallace]

Suggestions for persuading the U.C. Regents to settle out of court are
welcome.  My attorney's strategy is to file an appeal followed by a lawsuit
for damages.

Due to a minor conflict over States' Rights, this Foundation is not at the
moment eligible for Federal grants here in California.   I have however in
the past had some success writing and winning grants and contracts from the
Federal government.

Noel has no business plan.

Rich


----- Original Message -----
From: "Conan Callen" <ccallen@windowpane.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [alicebot-archcomm] budget


> You may not need to spend the extra cash for a CPA. Check the yellow pages
> and call around for a reasonable tax account.
>
> If you cleaned up your financials, added that to Noel's business plan, put
> together a few research projects, and demonstrated how this foundation can
> to contribute something back to the society, you might be able to bring on
> some corporate sponsors and get some grants. Although, it will be much
more
> difficult to attract businesses sponsor ship as long as the foundations
icon
> is at battle with UC (business tend to be fairly conservitive).
>
> I think you could be very effective if you got out and sold the AIML
> message, and competed for grants. There are lots of good ideas on this
list
> that could be grant candidates. The idea that Chris had about a universal
> language is a good example (although I think it would be tricky to get the
> whole world adopt it). It reminded me of Chomsky's Universal Lanagage
> theory.
>
> You could keep an eye on grant solicitations and match them up to the
ideas
> on this list, write up and manage the proposals. Like many others, I've
> always wanted to be able to do some kind of grant research thing, but the
> paperwork is too scarry. Having someone who is familiar in this area is
what
> team work is all about.
>
> As well, if you wern't in court all the time you would have more time for
> this kind of high-value stuff, and unfinished paperwork like "Richard
> Wallace does have the paperwork so if anyone can pick up the process it
> would be appreciated by the present governing officers/directors." All
this
> and you could still slip in a few numbers!
>
> Hope there is something useful here.
> Conan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Richard S. Wallace" <drwallace@alicebot.org>
> To: <alicebot-archcomm@alice.sunlitsurf.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 8:13 PM
> Subject: [alicebot-archcomm] budget
>
>
> > I have here a file full of receipts and bank records documenting all of
> the
> > $8000 or so that went through the A.I. Foundation bank account since I
> > opened it.   [Think about this: we ran a global nonprofit corporation
for
> a
> > year on ONLY $8000!].
> >
> > Earlier this year I attempted to put together a rough draft budget to
> > satisfy my Board's demands.  I asked for their help clearing up some
> > uncertain points.   But I was met only with accusations of embezzlement
> and
> > fraud.
> >
> > All of the material I have should be properly turned over to a
> professional
> > C.P.A. as soon as we have one.  The role of a Board of Trustees is to
> raise
> > the funds necessary to pay for professional services such as Accounting.
> > Without professional accountants, we don't get professional accounting.
> We
> > only try our best.
> >
> > Rich
> >
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