Giv Effektivt (DK) need ~110 more members to be able to offer tax deductions of around $66.000)

Hi Steve, Sorry for my super slow response here. Yes, we still need around 34 new members :-) 

Fwiw I was able to sign up by using the nine digit alphanumeric code on my German passport. 

Thanks for trying, fingers crossed you're able to join - signing up seems high leverage!

Hi Vesa. So sorry that I haven't followed up on this. This issue was fixed shortly after posting this!

I understand they have fixed this issue, but if not, just contact them directly. 

I signed up originally with an abbreviated version of my national ID number, but they preferred to correct the system and have the accurate number. 

It's a requirement from the Tax authorities that all charities in Denmark need to have at least 300 members to be eligible for tax deductions. 

It's not that we receive "better" tax deductions. We just simply can't offer deductions unless we reach the 300 benchmark. 

This is a very non-EA opinion, but personally I quite like this on, for lack of a better word, aesthetics grounds: Charities should be accountable to someone, in the same way as companies are to shareholders, and politicians are to electorates. Membership models are a good way of achieving that. I am a little sad that my local EA group is not organized in the same way.

I also got an error when I tried a credit card, but my debit card (Bank of America) went through on the first try.

Hi Javier. As I also wrote further up, I'm so sorry that I haven't followed up on this. The issue was fixed shortly after posting this on the forum!

Thanks for this Ulrik. It's a great initiative. +1 to Henri's comment (I also signed up a while back).