RationalWiki:RationalWiki Foundation/2024 10 20 minutes

RationalWiki Board of Trustees Meeting

• 20 October 2024 1700-1800 UTC via Discord

Introduction

The meeting started at 1700 with the following members present:

• ApooftGnegiol
• Cosmikdebris
• DuceMoosolini
• Ephrom
• Spud
• Stabby the Misanthrope

Internet workspace for conducting official foundation business

The 501(c)3 IRS paperwork from 2023 is probably lost since the service providing the foundation's official email address expired; we will have to re-submit this. The trustees discussed setting up an internet workspace containing three email addresses for (1) official foundation business, (2) finances, and (3) a public-facing mailbox for contacting the trustees.

Re-incorporating the foundation in a state with strong anti-SLAPP laws

Can Trent provide us with a description of how the foundation was originally incorporated? Was this done with legal assistance? What are lessons learned? Foundation's name change from the RationalWiki Foundation to RationalMedia Foundation was never properly completed.

There was a discussion about what states have the best anti-SLAPP laws. DuceMoosolini has done some investigation and presented his findings. Colorado, Kansas, and Oregon were all discussed as potential candidates. The trustees agreed that our primary target is Oregon pending further investigation.

There was a discussion about the specifics involved in re-incorporating the Foundation. It was agreed that the best course of action is to dissolve the existing New Mexico-based Foundation and immediately re-incorporate it with the corrected name in Oregon.

Official foundation postal mail box

The trustees agreed that a new post office box managed by a professional service and not tied to any board member should be established in the Foundation's name for official business.

Decisions

The immediate plan of action and priorities were approved by the trustees:

1. Create an internet workspace for official foundation business (mid-November)
2. Obtain legal representation (2025)
3. Conduct a fundraiser (late December/January)
4. Re-incorporate the foundation (2025, official announcement in mid-December)
5. Obtain a managed post office box for foundation business (2025)

Adjournment

The next meeting will take place on Discord before the end of November 2025 with a date and time to be determined.

The trustees noted that they will regularly appear on the RationalWiki Discord to discuss any emerging issues.

The meeting was adjourned at 1807.