At 03:31 PM 8/18/2003 -0700, Isaiah wrote: >It seems to me that this would make very little difference in the >operation of the IAGenWeb Project. Instead of linking to a page within the >IAGenWeb Project website, the link on our main page would need to lead >patrons to a page on the Friends of IAGenWeb website. Maybe that would be a big difference, though? Is IAGW also "Friends"? Are they one in the same? They appear to be, but I don't know. Maybe that's part of the problem. For simplistic folks like me who don't understand these things, it's difficult to tell what's what. Perception is important, and something about the way Friends is presented is disturbing to me. Maybe just a few changes would do the trick. :-) Ellen MS

At 06:27 PM 8/18/2003 -0500, Ellen Pack wrote: >At 03:31 PM 8/18/2003 -0700, Isaiah wrote: > >>It seems to me that this would make very little difference in the >>operation of the IAGenWeb Project. Instead of linking to a page within >>the IAGenWeb Project website, the link on our main page would need to >>lead patrons to a page on the Friends of IAGenWeb website. > >Maybe that would be a big difference, though? > >Is IAGW also "Friends"? Are they one in the same? They appear to be, but >I don't know. > >Maybe that's part of the problem. For simplistic folks like me who don't >understand these things, it's difficult to tell what's what. > >Perception is important, and something about the way Friends is presented >is disturbing to me. Maybe just a few changes would do the trick. :-) > >Ellen >MS The IAGenWeb Project and the Friends of IAGenWeb are two different entities. I agree the distinction needs to be made clearer on the websites. Friends of IAGenWeb is currently involved, with the help of our attorney and our accountant, in preparing incorporation papers as a non-profit and will apply for not for profit status. I do want to assure everyone that the IAGenWeb Project is now and intends to continue to be a self-supporting organization providing free access to genealogical materials on the Internet. Friends of IAGenWeb was created to raise funds for this purpose. We certainly will do this in a solidly legal manner. We have also attempted to do this in a manner consistent with the bylaws of The USGenWeb Project. Of course, if the bylaws change, we will have to review our procedures. -Isaiah