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| The '''Peer-Directed Projects Center''' ('''PDPC'''), founded in 2002, is an organisation lead and soely operated by ] (President and Executive Director) which runs the ] ] Network and other similar ]. | |||
| Incorporated in the state of ], ], the PDPC is an IRS 501(c)(3) ] and ] organization. | |||
| == Corporate goals == | |||
| The PDPC website describes themselves as: | |||
| Peer-Directed Projects Center, an IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation, was created to run | |||
| the freenode network and to establish a variety of programs relating to peer-directed project | |||
| communities. Contributions to PDPC provide resources to help us establish those programs. | |||
| According to their charter, the PDPC exists "to help peer-directed project communities flourish", mostly based around ] projects, and encouraging the use of free software through supporting it's development. | |||
| Although the PDPC is mostly based around the ] ] Network, their website leads people to believe that there may be future projects to which the PDPC is investigating, seeking funding to take on ] social services projects for the communities. | |||
| == Fundraising and volunteer staff == | |||
| Despite the official nature of the PDPC, they run with only one full-time paid staffer, the President and Executive Director ]. Other unpaid volunteer staff for the 2005 period include Christopher Mills (Treasurer), Seth Schoen (Secretary) and Phil Stracchino (Consulting Systems Administrator), and the ] ] Network volunteer staff. | |||
| In order to find funds, the PDPC has recently conducted waves of fundraising campaigns based around the ] ] Network. Supporters who donated supported the ] ] Network in funding it's growth. In 2004 the PDPC began to establish formal support levels for users of the network, as well as cloaks to promote donation. | |||
| == External Links == | |||
| * TheRegister provides insight to PDPC: | |||
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