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Re: MIT staff print job
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonard H Tower Jr.)
Thu Jan 7 18:02:09 2010
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:02:07 -0500 (EST)
From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
To: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
cc: "apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@MIT.EDU>
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ok. a few quick sentences for now
as ellen' email said, non-profits are not allowed to compete with
businesses, except for internal use or in narrow external ways, and
even there, special accounting and reporting is needed
the reason is that it's unfair. the tax savings, etc., that
non-profits get are much greater than the profit margins of typical
businesses. if it was allowed, businesses could not compete with=20
non-profits
as ellen mentioned, personal use is allowed by members of some
non-profits in some circumstances, if sales taxes are paid, etc, but
not for third parties, e.g printing wedding invitations or business
cards for others, individual or business
yiLFS -len=20
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:26:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
To: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: "apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
Subject: Re: MIT staff print job
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Hi Len,
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Thanks for providing this information to everyone. I personally found t=
he
last two emails helpful.
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Would it be possible for you to let us know why it's not allowed? a quic=
k
description like "because it's something you can go to a business for an=
d the
requestor is an individual/business" (or whatever the reason actually is=
)
would be great. A really quick description of why you recommend turning=
away
a job would both help ops learn why we can or can't do something, which =
would
make each of us better at publicizing the press services to the correct
audiences. It would also help those policy-minded actives with crafting=
a
good policy on the chapter providing fee-based services.
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Nothing long or time-intensive or even thorough -- just a quick sentence=
that
would help your brothers understand your no/maybe recommendation.
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--Jennifer
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On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
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> hi cat et all
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> this job is beyond what AX is allowed to do under the tax exemptions
> we have as part of mit
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> yiLFS -len
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> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:20:29 -0500
> From: Jennifer Cook <jacook@MIT.EDU>
> To: "apo-printshop@mit.edu" <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
> Subject: MIT staff print job
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> Hello!
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> I=92ve just met with Matthew Goldstein and he said to email this
> address as I=92m interested in getting wedding invitations printed
> up. I=92d be interested in the invitation, response card,
> direction card and envelopes printed with return address. Thank
> you!
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> Best,
> Jen
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