Get the goods you paid for? The only reason you'd be receiving goods is if you made a purchase. There's a difference in making a donation and in making a purchase. There are very few instances where you can make a donation to a group and be able to specify what the money will be used for. And even if you make the hypothetical that Friends of IAGenWeb accepted a donation under the condition that it would be used for buying census films and nothing else, if that purchase was not made, the ONLY group that would be liable would be the Friends of IAGenWeb. (Actually, you wouldn't have any legal complaint unless the money was used for another purpose -- you wouldn't be able to complain that the money was used outside of the conditions if it's not used at all.) They are legally entirely separate from USGW, and you would have no claim against USGW. In all, Friends of IAGenWeb has been set up in such a way as to provide the maximum protection for the USGWP. Angie >-----Original Message----- > >Sorry: > >If I donated $5000 so IAGenWeb could buy some census >films - and the films were never purchased for >whatever reason, I would sure go after USGW and >whomever else I could to get the goods I paid for or >my money back. > >--- Angie Rayfield <angie@inmyattic.com> wrote: >> >-----Original Message----- >> > >> >We are opening up ourselves to liability should >> >someone abscond with the funds. >> > >> >> I'm sorry, but you're wrong. If someone in Friends >> of IAGenWeb >> embezzles funds, the only person liable is the >> person that committed the >> theft. If someone has a complaint against the >> Friends of IAGenWeb, the >> only group responsible *is* the Friends of IAGenWeb. >> It's no different >> than the "Friends of the Library," or "Friends of >> the Zoo," or any >> organization of that sort. >> >> Angie >> >> --- >> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >> Checked by AVG anti-virus system >> (http://www.grisoft.com). >> Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release >> Date: 8/19/2003 >> >> > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software >http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003