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Former software engineer, currently tutoring math and easing into philanthropy. Progressive to a fault. A fan of the sciences and the natural world. Founder and President of the J Matthew Wild Foundation.
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I passed my bookkeeping certification exam this morning, which felt great. I'll have my cert in a week or two, and next I'll be taking a payroll course and QBO course and taking those respective exams. I hope to be able to do some remote bookkeeping/accounting work for nonprofits in the future.

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I setup Paypal for my new foundation and thought "if I make a $1 donation link, I'll get so many more donations!" And then I saw that Paypal takes 49 cents plus 2.89% of the total, so for a $1 donation I would see only 48 cents and Paypal would get 52 cents. I guess I'm not doing that then.

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When Twain said "*your* government", he meant that. It is *ours*, we own it, and we shape it, provided we participate and exercise our civic duties.

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Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and this month is also Autism Acceptance Month. I finally received my diagnosis just a few months ago, after decades of misdiagnoses and wondering what's really going on with me. It's bittersweet to have finally figured it out.

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The JMWF has a checking account now, yay. Filed the 1023-EZ with the IRS, fee paid for with the foundation's funds. Now I wait. I was also told we can describe ourselves as an NGO even if we don't currently intend to have international operations.

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My foundation had its initial board meeting, approved bylaws, conflict of interest policy, resolution to open a checking account. We're on our way. Next step for me is filing a 1023-EZ with the IRS to obtain 501(c)(3) status.

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