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In response to "I'm narrowing my focus, volunteering time with someone (an email has gone out) and donating to other organizations. " by Mel Profit

I wonder if I can volunteer to do tax returns for people who would otherwise get fleeced going to H&R block. hmmm. -- nm

Posted by spy cookie amanda jones (aka amanda) Nov 14 '16, 11:44

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Do it. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 14, 11:51 25
- I did. what else can I do? maybe help with resumes somewhere? (where do you do that?) -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 14, 11:52 24
  - Well, if you want, we could set up resumecreek.com to be a free resume advice service. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 11:53 23
    - how difficult would this be? -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 14, 12:01 2
      - Sounds like it might not be too difficult. HelpMeAbstract is open source, so potentially i could base it on that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:03 1
        
        FWIW I got some interest from the owner of helpmeabstract and other participants. Graham in particular likes the idea. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:04
    - If you did, I'd probably send at least one customer a week to you. I wonder if it would be worth it to incorporate as a nonprofit. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 11:57 18
      - I'd help. I've reviewed resumes as a manager before so that's the extent of my training/ability. - Mel Profit Nov 14, 12:05 3
        
        The "who" would be low-income, ex-cons, etc. You'd get multiple referrals a day from public libraries once the word got out. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 12:14
        
        The abstract site is for developers who are getting started on the conference circuit. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:12 1
        
        Other devs in the community help out -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:12
      - who's in charge of that? is that a spamlet question? (I wouldn't mind doing this, honestly. heavy volume would be an issue but - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 14, 12:00 4
        
        More of MDH. I have helped incorporate one non-profit and it was mostly painless from a tax perspective. - iSpam Nov 14, 12:02 3
        
        so poombah and wiggie are in charge. and counselor lafarrow. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 14, 12:03 2
        
        I'm happy to help. -- nm - pmb Nov 14, 12:15
        
        Well, if Bery went that route, it would be incorporated in Canada. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 12:14
      - I think it would have to be a nonprofit, I wouldn't really feel comfortable charging folks - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:00 8
        
        I don't mean nonprofit vs profit. I mean incorporating rather than just doing it informally. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 12:08 2
        
        But I mean, from the perespective of me wanting a "lifestyle business", it wouldn't work -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:11 1
        
        Right, that's one of the reasons I wondered if it would be worth it (worth your time, for one thing) to incorporate. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 12:15
        
        do we have to *incorporate* to help people? -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 14, 12:06 4
        
        Certainly not at first. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:10 2
        
        so whatever. I'm in. right? mel is too. so if you feel like setting it up, let me know what you need from me. - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 14, 12:13 1
        
        Ok. Can't guarantee a rush, of course, but progress is nice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:21
        
        No, but if you do, you can get grants and donations and stuff. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 12:09
    - Like this but for resumes instead of conference talk abstracts -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 14, 11:56
VITA is what you're looking for. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 14, 11:45 2
- Ooh, shiny! -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 11:49
- yeah, I just signed up. I don't have any talents besides math. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 14, 11:46

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