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by dissentertainer 4259 days ago
The company is called ArtsPool (http://artspool.co). I use the term startup rather loosely, though. We have modeled ourselves on startups because we admire how startups operate and want to inspire nonprofits to learn from some of the efficiencies in other sectors, but our goal is not to make a profit. We are organized as a member-owned LLC where any surpluses from cost savings return to the members, so essentially we are a more like a co-op designed to separate certain administrative concerns from mission-related activities.
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codelitt 4259 days ago
I get what you mean.

Impressive. What kind of tools do you guys have in the works? How is the compliance toolkit working out?

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dissentertainer 4259 days ago
The compliance toolkit is going well though as I'm sure you know from working on payroll, it isn't easy to get users to embrace something related to an area that they usually associate with pain (even if it reduces that pain). For now it's just focused on New York but we plan to open source it for other states later in the year. We are also looking at some of the trouble spots in accounting and payroll such as automating the allocation of expenses/payroll across programs and projects, which is essential for nonprofits but time consuming and error prone. I'd be interested to see you expand your idea of allocation-based payroll to the employer side as well. No one does this but every nonprofit needs it.
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codelitt 4258 days ago
That's interesting. You'd be interested in seeing employers receive payment from customers that's allocated/split? Or can you expand on that a bit? Feel free to email me at cody [at] incoin.io if you'd like to discuss more.
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