I'd like to start a separate thread on this subject, so we don't lose the chance to discuss this.
I think it's a really good idea for us to join.
Right now, I manage the finances for 'The Wine Project'. The money literally flows into my personal bank account; I registered a 'Doing Business As' (DBA) in Minnesota so I could take checks and stuff as 'The Wine Project'.
It's not tons of money, but the account is now up to about $2400 (which is nice, as our Wineconf fees will be about that much). (Of course, without the embezzling, it'd be much more, but that's the way it goes <grin>).
Further, we had a challenge when we needed to manage the money from Google for the Summer of Code. Again, I handled it via CodeWeavers, but it wasn't quite 'right'.
So I think it would be better for us to have a professional organization to hold these funds, and to serve as an umbrella organization for us.
Candidly, I'm not sure I see any down side. They do all the nasty work, and we get someone to help us out with annoying admin chores. What's not to like?
I guess if they prove to be incompetent or unresponsive it could be an issue (like if we send them the $2400 but can never get a check cut). But right now I don't see much risk of that; the SFLC at least has been very responsive (which, considering what we're paying them [$0] is nothing short of miraculous).
Anyone else have any objections or other thoughts on it?
Cheers,
Jeremy