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ANY RATED BEGINNER OPEN that includes “National Chess Day” in its TLA title and falls on October 11, 2014 gets both a complimentary TLA and free rating fees. Event must include October 11, 2014, but could include shoulder days.
RATED BEGINNER OPEN or RBO’s are open to under 1200/Unrated or under 1000/Unrated. Tournament name must include “Rated Beginners Open” or “RBO.”
ANY 1-DAY EVENT for October 11, 2014 which has "National Chess Day" in its TLA title gets a complimentary TLA and rating fees.
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14 June 2014 | Chess Life Mike Nietman
Earlier this spring the I.R.S. notified the USCF that they have accepted our application for 501(c)(3) status. This means that the USCF is allowed to accept charitable donations that the donor may deduct from their taxes. Hopefully, this status will entice more donors to assist us in our mission which in turn will grow our organization.
The process to gain non-profit status has been long and arduous. Thanks to the delegates for wading thru the necessary Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation changes over the past several years.
501(c)(3) status opens up a wealth of possibilities for us. We have a number of current programs and events that should interest prospective sponsors. These include not only our Olympiad teams, our national championship
events, our national scholastic tournaments, our World Youth and Pan Am Youth teams, our All-American team and the Scholar-Chessplayer awards but also individual top players and various chess in school programs. It will be the duty of the executive board to search for benefactors for these programs and events.
We had several other positive events in the past year that each will be keys to our future success. First, we hired a new executive director who has non-profit experience to lead us into the future.
Second, we upgraded our information technology infrastructure. We upgraded servers, the network, PC’s and the office phone system. We still have a ways to go to fully utilize the new technology. We plan to upgrade our website which is sorely in need of update. Naturally as a 501(c)(3) it has to reflect that but it also has to support the large number of sub-groups within our organization. This will be a complex project.
Finally, the USCF has engaged online play. Instead of re-creating the wheel, we’ve partnered with two established online presences in
Chess.com and the Internet Chess Club (ICC). Beta testing continues but we hope to have full-fledged USCF- rated play on these sites soon.
These and other upcoming projects make for exciting times for the USCF. I believe I’m in position to assist in making these projects become reality. To conclude my series of articles I want to reiterate my experience having served on the executive board since 2010, attended 22 delegate meetings, served on numerous USCF committees and was scholastic council co-chair for six years working with the executive board on numerous scholastic issues.
In addition, having served on the Wisconsin Chess Association board of directors since 1982 and as their president since 1987, I’ve led the board that has included dozens of different people with varying views but we’ve always had common goals and worked together harmoniously. I believe I can continue to do the same for the executive board.
It has been an honor and privilege to serve on the USCF executive board for the last four years. I do encourage each and every registered voter to cast their ballot. Your vote is important to the future of the USCF! I would greatly appreciate your support. Thank you!
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