[Ansteorra] 2009 Corpora and offical statement

[Duncan Hepburn]

Your Grace,

Regarding the first part of your question, a quick web search took me to 
wikipedia, which tells me that:

A public-benefit nonprofit corporation is a type of nonprofit 
corporation chartered by a state government. Public-benefit nonprofit 
corporations are distinct in the law from mutual-benefit nonprofit 
corporations in that they are organized for the general public benefit, 
rather than for the interest of its members. They are also distinct in 
the law from religious corporations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_benefit_nonprofit_corporation

Basically it says we are a) focused on benefiting the general public, 
and b) not a religious organization

Regarding the second part of your question, there's no quick answer to 
be found via a web search, so here's my personal take on what a "living 
research" group is:

We learn by immersing ourselves in the culture... part of our research 
includes dressing up in funny clothes and engaging in the activities we 
are learning about...

Hope that helps.

Your friend,

Duncan

p.s. Best wishes on a speedy recovery from your upcoming surgery

-- 

Duncan Hepburn
Melior Quam Nonnullum


On 12/28/2009 9:38 PM, willowdewisp at juno.com wrote:
> This is the new mission statement from the 2009 Coropora. Could someone explain to me what a "nonprofit public benefit corporation " is and what is a"living research" group. What does this rewritten mission really mean.?
>
> The Articles of Incorporation shall be amended to read as herein set forth in full:
> I. The name of this corporation shall be Society for Creative Anachronism, II. This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the Incorporated.
> private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Pub"lic Benefit Corporation Law for charitable
> purposes. The purposes for which this corporation is formed include:
> (a) Research and education in the field of pre-17th-Century Western Culture.
> (b) Generally, to engage in research; publish material of relevance and interest to the
> field of pre-17th-Century Western Culture; to present activities and events which re-create the environment of
> said era, such as, but not limited to, tournaments, jousts, fairs, dances, classes, et cetera; to acquire authentic
> or reproduced replicas of chattels representative of said era; and to collect a library.
>
> Duchess willow de wisp