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SBC workshop reviews nonprofit status choices and municipal partnership examples for Buy Local campaign
Summary
Organizers discussed tradeoffs between 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) status, recommended education-first framing for a 501(c)(3) and noted examples where municipalities or impact fees seeded alliances.
Sustainable Business Council members and a visiting organizer examined the legal and policy options that will shape the Buy Local campaign, including nonprofit tax status, city partnerships and pro-local procurement policies.
Why it matters: the legal form and municipal relationships will affect what the Council can do with member marketing, public policy engagement and fundraising.
Jeff Milton explained the common approaches among affiliates and the tradeoffs: many start as 501(c)(3) organizations focused on education, but some operations that provide direct marketing or member-benefit services…
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