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It defines the agreement term, the project management structure through a committee, and how the project’s software and documentation must be distributed as free software. 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Conservancy is a New York nonprofit public benefit corporation located in Brooklyn, New York, which has received recognition of exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and classification as a public charity under IRC Sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) .  \nWHEREAS:  \nA. Conservancy's organizational mission and charitable goal is to promote, improve, develop and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software projects.  \nB. The purpose of the Project is to produce, distribute, document, and improve software and/or documentation that can be freely copied, modified and redistributed, and for which modified versions can also be redistributed (“Free Software”), and to facilitate and organize its production, improvement and ease of use.  \nC. Conservancy desires to act as the fiscal sponsor of the Project beginning on the Effective Date (as defined below) to assist the Project in accomplishing its purpose, which Conservancy has determined will further Conservancy's charitable goals. The Signatories desire to manage the Project under the sponsorship of Conservancy.  \nD. Conservancy's Board of Directors has approved the establishment of a fund to receive donations of cash and other property earmarked for support of the Project and to make disbursements in furtherance of the Project's mission (the “Project Fund”) . Currently, the principal office of the Project is located at: [FIXME: MAILING ADDRESS] .  \nNOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:  \n1. Term of Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the Project joins Conservancy, which relationship will continue unless and until terminated as set forth in § 8.  \n2. Project Management and Activities.  \na. The FIXME-LEADERSHIP-BODY-NAME Will Manage the Project. Authority to manage the technical, artistic and philanthropic direction of the Project and the program activities of the Project is delegated to the FIXME-LEADERSHIP-BODY-NAME (“Committee”) as defined in § 6, subject at all times to the direction and control of Conservancy's Board of Directors. Conservancy will only intervene in the program activities to the extent the Project is not in compliance with § 2(b) or § 5 of this Agreement.  \nb. The Project Will Be Free Software. Conservancy and the Committee agree that any and  \np. 1 of 6  \nInitials:   \nall software and/or documentation distributed by the Project will be distributed solely as Free Software. Conservancy retains the sole right to determine whether the Project's software and/or documentation constitutes Free Software (as defined herein) .  \nc. Ultimate Responsibility of Project. Subject to § 2(a) of this Agreement, all community programs, public information work, fundraising events, processing and acknowledgment of cash and non-cash revenue items, accounts payable and receivable, negotiation of leases and contracts, disbursement of Project funds (including grants), and other activities planned by the Project shall be the ultimate responsibility of Conservancy and shall be conducted in the name of Conservancy, beginning on the Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, any and all goodwill generated by the Project’s activities and software, and associated with the Project’s trademarks, shall be generated in the name of Conservancy, beginning on the Effective Date.  \nd. Project Not An Agent Of Conservancy. The Signatories hereby acknowledge that the Project and the Committee do not and shall not act as an agent for Conservancy unless specifically authorized in writing by Conservancy to do so.  \n3. Fees. The Signatories agree to donate ten percent (10%) of the Project's gross revenue (including, but not necessarily limited to, all income and donatio","cbCait1MhgylwIzk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait1MhgylwIzk","pdf",64407,"English","# Term of Agreement\n# Project Management and Activities\n## Project Management and Activities (Committee Authority)\n## Project Will Be Free Software\n## Ultimate Responsibility of Project\n## Project Not An Agent of Conservancy\n# Fees\n# Project Fund/Variance Power","[{\"question\":\"What happens when the effective date starts under this agreement?\",\"answer\":\"On the Effective Date, the project joins Conservancy, and the relationship continues until terminated under the agreement terms. 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