[Noisebridge-discuss] Anonymous donation

[Dr. Jesus]

On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 11:22 AM, L E <lexein-esc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 2:26 AM, Jason Dusek <jason.dusek at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 03:52, Jacob Appelbaum <jacob at appelbaum.net> wrote:
>>> On 11/06/2010 02:50 PM, Dr. Jesus wrote:
>>> > It was donated to me specifically.
>>>
>>> You? Like - not Noisebridge? How is that a donation?
>>
>>  In that case, it might be better called a gift. A donation to
>>  a "natural person", as opposed to a cause or organization,
>>  seems strange to me.
>
>>The note said it was for a very specific cause.
>
> This isn't all that strange. This is the notion of a "directed donation" (in
> which the donor chooses the donation's purpose) or "shepherded donation" (in
> which the donor requests that the use of the donation be supervised). It
> would be helpful if provenance in the form of an email or letter from the
> donor could be confidentially forwarded to the treasurer, or comptroller, of
> Noisebridge for legal as well as tax purposes.

I wish I had one so I knew who to credit!