So as of today Mastodon now has a US 501(c)3 non-profit entity to go along with their German corporate entity that appears to be losing its non-profit status for reasons the don't know yet. #mastodon#fediverse#newsblog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/…
From my experience with #German#incorporation, it's extremely rulebound. I don't sense any malice by the govt of #Germany, just overbearing bureaucracy
I like the fact #Europe has more rules in general than the #USA for #corporations. but there is a limit, and capricious bullsh** like taking away #Mastodon's #nonprofit status over, what I assume, is some tiny clerical error or minor rule discrepancy, is just embarrassing for Germany.
Does anyone have reading recommendations for the incorporation process of cooperatives or the legal structuring of bylaws in co-ops and multi-stakeholder enterprises?
@LauraRoark
> Does anyone have reading recommendations for the incorporation process of cooperatives
I'm looking for this too. Getting incorporated is on the list for the co-op I'm involved in. I guess it's the sort of thing that varies wildly depending on which country you want to incorporate in? But any generic advice on gotchas to watch out for etc would be great.