OTW Annual Report 2007

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TABLE O F CO N TEN TS

2007 in r eview

A r adical idea

Get t ing st ar t ed

Building t he OTW

2008: Opening t he door

Voices of OTW

Finances

St at em ent of Financial I nfor m at ion

St at em ent of Act ivit ies

St at em ent of Funct ional Expenses

Not es t o Financial St at em ent s

About t he OTW

Mission

Who w e ar e

Get involved

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2007 IN REVIEW / A RAD ICAL ID EA

" We need a cent r al ar chive of our ow n ... Som et hing t h at w ould not hide fr om Google or any public m ent ion, an d w ould clear ly st at e our case for t he legalit y of our h obby up fr ont , w hile n ot t r ying t o m ake a pr ofit off ot her people's I P and inst ead only m aking it easier for us t o celebr at e it , t oget h er , and cr eat e a w elcom in g space for new fans t hat has a sense of our hist or y an d our com m unit y b ehind it ."

—fr om " An Ar chive of One's Ow n" , post ed t o Livej our nal by Ast olat on May 17, 2007

I n May 2007, a gr oup of fans had a r adical not ion:

What if t he hundr eds of t housands of fan- cr eat ed st or ies, videos and im ages w er e celebr at ed,

inst ead of half- hidden?

What if fans had access t o an online ar chive t hat w ouldn't back dow n at t he m er est hint of a

law suit or change policies at t he w him of an adver t iser ?

What if t her e w er e no adver t iser s?

What if, inst ead of let t ing false assum pt ions about copyr ight go unchallenged, t her e w as a

gr oup t hat spoke up for t he legalit y of t r ansfor m at ive w or ks?

And w hat if, inst ead of let t ing four decades of cult ur al hist or y be r ew r it t en, fannish cr eat or s and

consum er s celebr at ed t heir past and shar ed it w it h t he w ider com m unit y?

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2007 IN REVIEW / GETTIN G STARTED

" I know w e h ave pr oj ect m anager s in ou r com m un it y — and coder s and designer s — can't w e do t his? Ser iously — w e can com e up w it h a sit e t hat w ould be m iles bet t er and m or e at t r act ive t o fanfic w r it er s/ r eader s t han anyt hin g else out t her e, guys, because w e act ually USE t he st uff."

—fr om Astolat ’s " An Ar chive of One's Ow n" post

Hundr eds of people r esponded t o t hat fir st post , offer ing t o help. By July, a boar d of dir ect or s had been

assem bled and com m it t ees st ar t ed t o t ake shape. As people st epped for w ar d t o help, t hey br ought w it h

t hem m or e ideas: What about an academ ic j our nal? Or a w ay t o r escue dying ar chives?

By t he end of 2007, w hat began as an idea t o cr eat e a nonpr ofit ar chive had developed int o t he

full-fledged Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks. Below ar e som e highlight s:

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May 17 Ast olat pr oposes “ An Ar chive of One’s Ow n”

May 20 The Livej our nal com m unit y “ FanAr chive” ( lat er changed t o “ OTW_new s” ) is cr eat ed. June 4 Or ganizer s issue a “ Willing t o Ser ve” call for volunt eer s. Hu ndr eds r esp ond.

June 22 Boar d of Dir ect or s holds it s fir st m eet ing. The nam e “ Or ganizat ion for Tr ansf or m at ive Wor ks” is pr oposed. Aug. 17 Com m it t ee chair s m eet for t he fir st t im e. The m ain OTW pr oj ect s ar e ident ified as t he ar chive, legal

assist ance t o fans and a fandom w iki.

Sept . 5 OTW is incor por at ed as a n onpr ofit or ganizat ion in t he U.S. st at e of Delaw ar e. Sept . 15 The boar d appr oves t he fir st ver sion of t he m ission st at em ent .

Sept . 28 Tr ansfor m at ivew or ks.or g goes live.

Oct . 5 The ar chive- r elat ed effor t t o t each m or e fans how t o w r it e t heir ow n code kicks off w it h a Pyt hon vs. Ruby deat hm at ch. ( Ru by w ins.)

Nov. 12 OTW is m ent ioned for t he fir st t im e in t h e m ainst r eam pr ess, w hen not ed vidder and OTW suppor t er Lum in osit y is pr ofiled by New Yor k m agazine.

Nov. 28 OTW announ ces it w ill publish a new j our nal for fann ish- r elat ed academ ic r esear ch, t o be called

Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks an d Cult ur es.

Dec. 11 Follow ing com m unit y feedback, t he m ission st at em ent is r evised.

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2007 IN REVIEW / BUILD IN G TH E O TW

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w ill pr ovide a noncom m er cial and nonpr ofit cent r al host ing place for fanfict ion and

ot her t r ansfor m at ive fanw or ks, based on a new open- sour ce soft w ar e package. This soft w ar e w ill also be

m ade available t o ot her fans t o host t heir ow n r obust , full- feat ur ed ar chives. The ar chive is aim ing for a

public launch by August 2008.

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RANSFORMATI VE

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is a peer - r eview ed academ ic j our nal t hat seeks t o pr om ot e scholar ship

on fanw or ks and pr act ices. The fir st issue w ill be published in lat e 2008.

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: The OTW believes t hat fanw or ks ar e cr eat ive and t r ansfor m at ive, cor e fair uses, and w ill

t her efor e be pr oact ive in pr ot ect ing and defending fanw or ks fr om com m er cial exploit at ion and legal

challenge. This help w ill not be lim it ed t o t hose fans or pr oj ect s dir ect ly connect ed w it h OTW.

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is dedicat ed t o offer ing shelt er t o at - r isk fannish pr oj ect s. Som e of t hese m ay be int egr at ed

int o t he ar chive or w iki once t hose ser vices ar e up and r unning, w hile ot her s w hich have a par t icular

hist or ical significance or ar e st r uct ur ally difficult t o int egr at e m ay be pr eser ved as " special collect ions" .

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: To pr eser ve t he hist or y of t r ansfor m at ive fanw or ks and t he fandom s fr om w hich t hey have ar isen,

OTW w ill be developing it s ow n fandom w iki, w it h soft launch t o occur in t he fir st half of 2008.

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2008: OPEN IN G TH E D O O R

I n 2007, t he Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks w as bor n. I n 2008, t he OTW w ill launch it s fir st m aj or

pr oj ect s, offer ing up a new “ fr ont door ” for cr eat or s and consum er s of fan w or ks.

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2008

Febr uar y

Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks and Cult ur es launches, issuing a call for paper s.

Mar ch

OTW begins offer ing annual m em ber ships for $10. Mem ber s vot e for t he boar d

and have a voice in over all or ganizat ional m at t er s. OTW pr oj ect s, including t he

ar chive, w ill be open t o all, r egar dless of m em ber ship st at us.

May

Pr elim inar y t est ing of t he ar chive soft w ar e begins.

June

Wor k begins on an or al hist or y of fan videos.

Wiki launches.

August

An Ar chive of Our Ow n launches t o t he public.

Sept em ber

OTW holds fir st elect ion. One- t hir d of t he cur r ent ly appoint ed boar d w ill be

r eplaced by elect ed m em ber s. ( The ot her t w o- t hir ds w ill be r eplaced by elect ed

m em ber s in follow ing year s.)

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VO ICES O F O TW

“ I m yself have been and am a fan long befor e I am a pr o. ... I believe deeply t hat

t r ansfor m at ive w or k enr iches bot h t hose w ho do it and t hose w ho inspir e it .”

—Naom i Novik

“ We have cr eat ed t hese t hings, t hese fics and vids and ar chives and cons, for ourselves,

because t his is w hat w e do w hen t hey'r e not looking at us, and w e ar e not sor r y.”

—Wat er sw or d

“ We'r e not anonym ous, w e'r e no longer under gr ound. … We haven't been t ruly under gr ound

since w e ended up in sear ch engines, if we t r uly w er e befor e t hat .”

—Elynr oss

“ I ’m in it for t he fans of t oday, t o offer t hem ser vices t hey m ay not w ant and ar e under no

obligat ion t o use. I ’m in it for t he fans of t om or r ow , so t hey have access t o t he fannish gift

econom y I value.”

—Ainsley

“ People out side fandom don't under st and fandom . I t 's up t o us t o defend our selves; it 's

up t o us t o explain w hat our com m unit y is t o t hem ; it 's up t o us t o provide a safe place

for our fanw or ks.”

—Fem m equixot ic

“ We have t o do som et hing befor e som e com m er cial ent it y com es in and hom est eads our

t er r it or y, r elegat ing us a t iny piece of our land as long as we pony up cont ent and eyeballs t hat

can be sold t o som e adver t iser .”

—Wickedw or ds

“ Because I w ant us t o ow n t he goddam ned ser ver s, ok? Because I w ant a place w her e w e

can't be TOSed and wher e no one can t ur n t he light s off or t r y t o dict at e t o us what kind of

st or ies w e can t ell each ot her .”

—Cesper anza

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FIN AN CES / STATEMEN T O F FIN AN CIAL PO SITIO N

Or ga n iz a t io n for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s

STATEMENT OF FI NANCI AL POSI TI ON: Decem ber 31, 200 7

Asse t s 2 0 0 7

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalent s 6,636

Tot al cur r ent asset s 6,636

OTHER ASSETS

-Tot a l Asse t s 6 ,6 3 6

Lia bilit ie s a n d N e t Asse t s

CURRENT LI ABI LI TI ES

Account s payable and accr ued expenses

-Tot al cur r ent liabilit ies

-NET ASSETS

Unr est r ict ed net asset s 6,636

Tot al un r est r ict ed net asset s 6,636

Tem por ar ily r est r ict ed net asset s

-Tot al net asset s 6,636

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FIN AN CES / STATEMEN T O F ACTIVITIES

Or ga n iz a t io n for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s

STATEMENT OF ACTI VI TI ES For t he Year End ed Decem ber 31, 2007

Unr est r ict ed

Tem por ar ily

Rest r ict ed Tot al

Su ppor t a n d Re v e n u e

Cont r ibu t ions 6,030 - 6,030

Foundat ion gr ant s - -

-Mem ber ship dues - -

-Special event s 1,335 - 1,335

I n- kind donat ion s 893 - 893

Tot al Suppor t and Reven ue 8,258 - 8,258

Ex pe n se s

Pr ogr am ser vices 448 - 448

Adm inist r at ive and gener al 904 - 904

Fundr aising 269 - 269

Tot al Expenses 1,622 - 1,622

Ch a n ge in N e t Asse t s 6,636 - 6,636

N e t Asse t s, be gin n in g of y e a r - -

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FIN AN CES / STATEMEN T O F FUN CTIO N AL EX PEN SES

Or ga n iz a t io n for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s

STATEMENT OF FUNCTI ONAL EXPENSES For t he Year End ed Decem ber 31, 2007

Pr ogr am

Adm inist r at ive

and Gener al Fundr aisin g Tot al Ex pe n se s

Paypal fees - 35 - 35

Pr oj ect m anagem ent - 326 - 326

Account ing - 30 - 30

I ncor por at ion fee - 179 - 179

Ar chive design 211 - - 211

Dom ain pu r chase 237 237 - 474

Fundr aising expenses - - 269 269

Miscellaneous - 98 - 98

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FIN AN CES / NO TES TO FIN AN CIAL STATEMEN TS

Or ga n iz a t ion for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s NOTES TO FI NANCI AL STATEMENTS

Decem ber 31, 2007

1 . Or ga n iz a t ion a n d Su m m a r y of Sign ifica n t Accou n t in g Policie s

Or ga n iz a t ion : The Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks ( OTW) is a nonpr ofit or ganizat ion incor por at ed in Delaw ar e and seeking Sect ion 501( c) ( 3 ) nonpr ofit st at us under t he I nt er nal Revenue Code. The OTW w as est ablished by fans t o ser ve t he int er est s of fans by pr oviding access t o and

pr eser ving t he hist or y of fanw or ks and fan cult ur e in it s m yr iad for m s. The OTW is a collabor at ive effor t init iat ed and dr iven by fans for fans. Ther e ar e at t he m om ent over sixt y fans w or king on a volunt eer basis on four m aj or pr oj ect s: cr eat ing a net w or k for legal assist ance for fans challenged on t he legit im acy of t heir fanw or ks, t he cr eat ion of a Fan Wiki int ended t o pr ovide infor m at ion about fandom t o t he gener al public, t he online publicat ion of an academ ic j our nal ( Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks and Cult ur es) , and t he cr eat ion of an online ar chive for fanw or ks, An Ar chive of Our Ow n.

Ba sis of Pr e se n t a t ion : The accom panying financial st at em ent s ar e pr esent ed using t he cash m et hod of account ing.

Fin a n cia l St a t e m e n t Pr e se n t a t ion : I nfor m at ion r egar ding t he financial posit ion and act ivit ies ar e classified int o t he applicable classes of net asset s: unr est r ict ed net asset s, t em por ar ily r est r ict ed net asset s, and per m anent ly r est r ict ed net asset s. Cur r ent ly, all asset s ar e cat egor ized as unr est r ict ed. Fur t her m or e, expenses ar e classified int o pr ogr am ser vice expenses ( cur r ent ly, t he cr eat ion of t he fanw or ks ar chive) and suppor t expenses. Suppor t expenses ar e adm inist r at ive and gener al, and fundr aising expenses.

Ca sh a n d ca sh e qu iv a le n t s: The OTW m aint ains cash balances w it hin feder ally insur ed lim it s. No cash equivalent s ar e held by t he or ganizat ion. Use of Est im a t e s: The pr epar at ion of financial st at em ent s in confor m it y w it h gener ally accept ed account ing pr inciples r equir es m anagem ent t o m ake est im at es and assum pt ions t hat affect t he r epor t ed am ount s of asset s and liabilit ies and disclosur e of cont ingent asset s and liabilit ies at t he dat e of t he financial st at em ent s and t he r epor t ed am ount s of r evenues and expenses dur ing t he r epor t ing per iod. Act ual r esult s could differ fr om t hose est im at es. Con t r ibu t ion s: The OTW r ecognizes all uncondit ional cont r ibut ions r eceived as incom e in t he per iod r eceived. Cont r ibut ions r eceived ar e r ecor ded as unr est r ict ed, t em por ar ily r est r ict ed, or per m anent ly r est r ict ed suppor t depending on t he exist ence and/ or nat ur e of any donor r est r ict ions. All

cont r ibut ions ar e consider ed t o be available for unr est r ict ed use unless specifically r est r ict ed by t he donor .

D on a t e d Se r v ice s: The OTW does not assign a value t o volunt eer act ivit ies in t he st at em ent of act ivit ies. The in- kind donat ions included her e included t he paym ent of st ar t - up cost s such as incor por at ion fees and post office box r ent al.

M e m be r sh ip D u e s – Mem ber ship dues ar e r ecognized as r evenue based on t he m em ber ship per iod cover ed by t he m em ber dues. The OTW’s m em ber ship is on a r evolving year basis; how ever , t he OTW did not hold it s fir st m em ber ship dr ive pr ior t o t he close of t he fiscal year and no m em ber ship dues ar e r eflect ed in t hese financial st at em ent s.

Fu n ct ion a l Alloca t ion of Ex pe n se s – The cost s of pr oviding t he var ious pr ogr am s and ot her act ivit ies have been sum m ar ized on a funct ional basis in t he st at em ent of act ivit ies. Accor dingly, cer t ain cost s have been allocat ed am ong t he pr ogr am s and suppor t ing ser vices benefit ed.

I n com e Ta x e s – The OTW has applied for exem pt ion fr om Feder al incom e and St at e fr anchise t axes under pr ovisions of Sect ion 501( c) ( 3) of t he I nt er nal Revenue Code and Sect ion 1902( b) ( 6) , Tit le 30 of t he Delaw ar e St at e Taxat ion Code r espect ively. As such, no pr ovision for incom e t axes has been pr ovided in t hese financial st at em ent s.

Con ce n t r a t ion of Cr e dit Risk – The OTW m aint ains it s cash balances at one bank. Account s at t he bank ar e insur ed by Feder al Deposit I nsur ance Cor por at ion ( FDI C) for up t o $100,000.

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ABO UT TH E O TW / MISSIO N

MISSIO N

The Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks ( OTW) is a nonpr ofit or ganizat ion est ablished by fans t o ser ve

t he int er est s of fans by pr oviding access t o and pr eser ving t he hist or y of fanw or ks and fan cult ur e in it s

m yr iad for m s. We believe t hat fanw or ks ar e t r ansfor m at ive and t hat t r ansfor m at ive w or ks ar e legit im at e.

The OTW r epr esent s a pr act ice of t r ansfor m at ive fanw or k hist or ically r oot ed in a pr im ar ily fem ale cult ur e.

The OTW w ill pr eser ve t he r ecor d of t hat hist or y as w e pur sue our m ission w hile encour aging new and

non- m ainst r eam expr essions of cult ur al ident it y w it hin fandom .

Dur ing t he next t w o year s, t he OTW w ill lay t he gr oundw or k for a vibr ant and cr eat ive or ganizat ion by:

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Est ablishing t he OTW as an I RS- r ecognized nonpr ofit or ganizat ion.

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Cr eat ing infr ast r uct ur e for OTW by est ablishing a boar d and cr eat ing com m it t ees, solicit ing

m em ber ship and donat ions, for m ing alliances, and holding elect ions.

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Encour aging com m unit y int er act ion and input via t he OTW's Web sit e and acr oss t he online and

offline spaces w her e fans congr egat e.

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Designing, pr ogr am m ing, and launching an Ar chive of Our Ow n, a Web ar chive t o host

t r ansfor m at ive fanw or ks.

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Explor ing w ays t o m ake fanw or ks as accessible as possible.

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Est ablishing a legal defense pr oj ect and for m ing alliances t o defend fanw or ks fr om legal challenge.

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Cr eat ing a fan w iki t o pr eser ve t he hist or y of t r ansfor m at ive fanw or ks and t he fandom s fr om w hich

t hey have ar isen.

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Est ablishing a r efer eed academ ic j our nal t o pr om ot e scholar ship on fanw or ks and fan pr act ices.

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Developing a long- t er m plan for t he or ganizat ion.

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Under t aking addit ional pr oj ect s r elevant t o t r ansfor m at ive fandom , such as t he pr eser vat ion of fan

hist or y and fanw or ks, building and m aint aining infr ast r uct ur e for use by fans, and sponsor ing

academ ic scholar ship on fandom .

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ABO UT TH E O TW / WH O W E ARE

The Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks is r un for fans by fans. The dir ect or s of OTW's board ar e all act ive in

fandom , as ar e t he m or e t han sixt y ot her people ser ving on 13 com m it t ees.

BO ARD O F DIRECTO RS

NAOMI NOVI K, Boar d chair , is t he New Yor k Tim es- best selling aut hor of t he aw ar d- w in ning Tem er air e hist or ical fant asy ser ies, w hich has been t r anslat ed int o t w ent y- t h r ee langu ages and opt ioned as a film by dir ect or Pet er Jackson. She has been act ive in onlin e fandom since 1994 , publishing st or ies an d vids in m or e t han for t y- t w o fandom s and founding sever al fan- r un inst it ut ions inclu ding a vidding conv ent ion an d a cr oss- fandom st or y exchange. She cr eat ed t h e open- sour ce Aut om at ed Ar chive soft w ar e. KELLYANN BESSAhas a BS in Managem ent fr om Car dinal St r it ch Univer sit y, and cur r ent ly w or ks as a hu m an r esour ces consult ant for an in vest m ent fir m . She has been in fandom for near ly t en y ear s as a w r it er , m ailing list ow ner , com m unit y m oder at or , and w ebm ast er . I n addit ion t o running sever al ar chives, she host s and m aint ains w ebsit es for a nu m ber of fanfict ion w r it er s. She also w or ks sever al hour s a w eek at her local com ic book st or e, and par t icipat es in t h e online fem inist com ic fan com m unit y. FRANCESCA COPPA, PHD, is dir ect or of film st udies and associat e pr of essor of English at Muhlenber g College, w her e she t eaches cour ses in dr am at ic lit er at ur e, popular fict ion, and m ass m edia st or yt elling. Her w r it in gs on m edia fandom have been in cluded in Fan Fict ion and Fan Com m unit ies in t h e Age of t he I nt er net and p r esent ed at MI T's Media in Tr ansit ion confer ence. Coppa has in volved in online fandom sin ce t he m id- 1990s as a w r it er , list adm inist r at or , vidder , ar chivist , and com m un it y m oder at or . CATHY CUPI TT, DCA, t eaches w r it in g and Shakespear e at t he Univer sit y of West er n Aust r alia and has a doct or at e in cr eat ive ar t s fr om Cur t in Univer sit y of Technology. Her fict ion has appear ed in Au st r alian m agazines such as West er ly an d Bor der lands, and in 19 97 she w on t he fir st pr ize in Hyundai's 20t h Anniver sar y Wor ld- w ide Essay Con t est . She h as w r it t en in nine fandom s since 1988, r uns an act ive r ecom m endat ions sit e, and w as a co- convenor of Au st r alia's 2001 nat ional SF convent ion.

SUSAN GI BEL, JD, is a senior m anager w it h t he nonpr ofit Cent er for Effect ive Public Policy, I nc., w h er e she focuses on nat ional t r aining and t echnical assist ance in it iat ives r elat ed t o dom est ic violence and offender r eent r y. She has w or ked w it h ant iviolence or ganizat ions on issues of dom est ic violence and qu eer r igh t s and holds a law degr ee fr om t he Univer sit y of Min nesot a. Gibel has been involved in fandom sin ce t he m id- 1970s, and cu r r ent ly w r it es in a han dful of fandom s, pr im ar ily Due Sout h.

MI CHELE TEPPER, PHD, is an int er act ion designer and u sabilit y exper t w ho helps com panies cr eat e m em or able and successfu l soft w ar e, Web sit es, and digit al devices. She has pu blished influ ent ial essays about onlin e com m unit y an d social soft w ar e, and she is t he for m er Web pr oducer for Lin gua Fr anca m agazine. She holds a PhD in English fr om t he Univer sit y of Michigan. Tepper w as one of t h e cr eat or s an d designer s of bu ffist as.or g, a fan - built , fan- m aint ained sit e cent er ed on Buffy t h e Vam pir e Slayer . REBECCA TUSHNET, JD, is a pr ofessor at t h e Geor get ow n Univer sit y Law Cent er . A gr aduat e of Yale Law Sch ool, she cler ked f or Chief Judge Edw ar d R. Becker of t he Thir d Cir cuit Cour t of Appeals in Philadelphia and Associat e Just ice David H. Sout er on t he Supr em e Cour t . Sh e pr act iced int ellect ual pr oper t y law at Debevoise & Plim pt on befor e j oining t he NYU facult y, t hen m oving t o Geor get ow n. Sh e has advised and r epr esent ed sever al fanfict ion sit es in disput es w it h copyr ight and t r adem ar k ow ner s and m ain t ains a blog on int ellect ual pr oper t y law at t ushnet .blogspot .com . Tu shnet has been act ive in onlin e fandom since 1996 .

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FIN AN CES / STATEMEN T O F FIN AN CIAL PO SITIO N

Or ga n iz a t io n for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s

STATEMENT OF FI NANCI AL POSI TI ON: Decem ber 31, 200 7

Asse t s 2 0 0 7

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalent s 6,636

Tot al cur r ent asset s 6,636

OTHER ASSETS

-Tot a l Asse t s 6 ,6 3 6

Lia bilit ie s a n d N e t Asse t s CURRENT LI ABI LI TI ES

Account s payable and accr ued expenses

-Tot al cur r ent liabilit ies -NET ASSETS

Unr est r ict ed net asset s 6,636

Tot al un r est r ict ed net asset s 6,636

Tem por ar ily r est r ict ed net asset s

-Tot al net asset s 6,636

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FIN AN CES / STATEMEN T O F ACTIVITIES

Or ga n iz a t io n for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s STATEMENT OF ACTI VI TI ES

For t he Year End ed Decem ber 31, 2007

Unr est r ict ed

Tem por ar ily

Rest r ict ed Tot al

Su ppor t a n d Re v e n u e

Cont r ibu t ions 6,030 - 6,030

Foundat ion gr ant s - -

-Mem ber ship dues - -

-Special event s 1,335 - 1,335

I n- kind donat ion s 893 - 893

Tot al Suppor t and Reven ue 8,258 - 8,258

Ex pe n se s

Pr ogr am ser vices 448 - 448

Adm inist r at ive and gener al 904 - 904

Fundr aising 269 - 269

Tot al Expenses 1,622 - 1,622

Ch a n ge in N e t Asse t s 6,636 - 6,636

N e t Asse t s, be gin n in g of y e a r - -

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FIN AN CES / STATEMEN T O F FUN CTIO N AL EX PEN SES

Or ga n iz a t io n for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s STATEMENT OF FUNCTI ONAL EXPENSES

For t he Year End ed Decem ber 31, 2007 Pr ogr am

Adm inist r at ive

and Gener al Fundr aisin g Tot al

Ex pe n se s

Paypal fees - 35 - 35

Pr oj ect m anagem ent - 326 - 326

Account ing - 30 - 30

I ncor por at ion fee - 179 - 179

Ar chive design 211 - - 211

Dom ain pu r chase 237 237 - 474

Fundr aising expenses - - 269 269

Miscellaneous - 98 - 98

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FIN AN CES / NO TES TO FIN AN CIAL STATEMEN TS

Or ga n iz a t ion for Tr a n sfor m a t iv e W or k s NOTES TO FI NANCI AL STATEMENTS

Decem ber 31, 2007 1 . Or ga n iz a t ion a n d Su m m a r y of Sign ifica n t Accou n t in g Policie s

Or ga n iz a t ion : The Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks ( OTW) is a nonpr ofit or ganizat ion incor por at ed in Delaw ar e and seeking Sect ion 501( c) ( 3 )

nonpr ofit st at us under t he I nt er nal Revenue Code. The OTW w as est ablished by fans t o ser ve t he int er est s of fans by pr oviding access t o and

Ba sis of Pr e se n t a t ion : The accom panying financial st at em ent s ar e pr esent ed using t he cash m et hod of account ing.

Fin a n cia l St a t e m e n t Pr e se n t a t ion : I nfor m at ion r egar ding t he financial posit ion and act ivit ies ar e classified int o t he applicable classes of net asset s:

unr est r ict ed net asset s, t em por ar ily r est r ict ed net asset s, and per m anent ly r est r ict ed net asset s. Cur r ent ly, all asset s ar e cat egor ized as unr est r ict ed. Fur t her m or e, expenses ar e classified int o pr ogr am ser vice expenses ( cur r ent ly, t he cr eat ion of t he fanw or ks ar chive) and suppor t expenses. Suppor t expenses ar e adm inist r at ive and gener al, and fundr aising expenses.

est im at es and assum pt ions t hat affect t he r epor t ed am ount s of asset s and liabilit ies and disclosur e of cont ingent asset s and liabilit ies at t he dat e of t he financial st at em ent s and t he r epor t ed am ount s of r evenues and expenses dur ing t he r epor t ing per iod. Act ual r esult s could differ fr om t hose est im at es.

Con t r ibu t ion s: The OTW r ecognizes all uncondit ional cont r ibut ions r eceived as incom e in t he per iod r eceived. Cont r ibut ions r eceived ar e r ecor ded as

unr est r ict ed, t em por ar ily r est r ict ed, or per m anent ly r est r ict ed suppor t depending on t he exist ence and/ or nat ur e of any donor r est r ict ions. All cont r ibut ions ar e consider ed t o be available for unr est r ict ed use unless specifically r est r ict ed by t he donor .

D on a t e d Se r v ice s: The OTW does not assign a value t o volunt eer act ivit ies in t he st at em ent of act ivit ies. The in- kind donat ions included her e

included t he paym ent of st ar t - up cost s such as incor por at ion fees and post office box r ent al.

M e m be r sh ip D u e s – Mem ber ship dues ar e r ecognized as r evenue based on t he m em ber ship per iod cover ed by t he m em ber dues. The OTW’s

m em ber ship is on a r evolving year basis; how ever , t he OTW did not hold it s fir st m em ber ship dr ive pr ior t o t he close of t he fiscal year and no m em ber ship dues ar e r eflect ed in t hese financial st at em ent s.

Fu n ct ion a l Alloca t ion of Ex pe n se s – The cost s of pr oviding t he var ious pr ogr am s and ot her act ivit ies have been sum m ar ized on a funct ional basis in

t he st at em ent of act ivit ies. Accor dingly, cer t ain cost s have been allocat ed am ong t he pr ogr am s and suppor t ing ser vices benefit ed.

I n com e Ta x e s – The OTW has applied for exem pt ion fr om Feder al incom e and St at e fr anchise t axes under pr ovisions of Sect ion 501( c) ( 3) of t he

I nt er nal Revenue Code and Sect ion 1902( b) ( 6) , Tit le 30 of t he Delaw ar e St at e Taxat ion Code r espect ively. As such, no pr ovision for incom e t axes has been pr ovided in t hese financial st at em ent s.

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ABO UT TH E O TW / MISSIO N

MISSIO N

The Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks ( OTW) is a nonpr ofit or ganizat ion est ablished by fans t o ser ve

t he int er est s of fans by pr oviding access t o and pr eser ving t he hist or y of fanw or ks and fan cult ur e in it s

m yr iad for m s. We believe t hat fanw or ks ar e t r ansfor m at ive and t hat t r ansfor m at ive w or ks ar e legit im at e.

The OTW r epr esent s a pr act ice of t r ansfor m at ive fanw or k hist or ically r oot ed in a pr im ar ily fem ale cult ur e.

The OTW w ill pr eser ve t he r ecor d of t hat hist or y as w e pur sue our m ission w hile encour aging new and

non- m ainst r eam expr essions of cult ur al ident it y w it hin fandom .

Dur ing t he next t w o year s, t he OTW w ill lay t he gr oundw or k for a vibr ant and cr eat ive or ganizat ion by:

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Est ablishing t he OTW as an I RS- r ecognized nonpr ofit or ganizat ion.

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Cr eat ing infr ast r uct ur e for OTW by est ablishing a boar d and cr eat ing com m it t ees, solicit ing

m em ber ship and donat ions, for m ing alliances, and holding elect ions.

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Encour aging com m unit y int er act ion and input via t he OTW's Web sit e and acr oss t he online and

offline spaces w her e fans congr egat e.

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Designing, pr ogr am m ing, and launching an Ar chive of Our Ow n, a Web ar chive t o host

t r ansfor m at ive fanw or ks.

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Explor ing w ays t o m ake fanw or ks as accessible as possible.

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Est ablishing a legal defense pr oj ect and for m ing alliances t o defend fanw or ks fr om legal challenge.

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Cr eat ing a fan w iki t o pr eser ve t he hist or y of t r ansfor m at ive fanw or ks and t he fandom s fr om w hich

t hey have ar isen.

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Est ablishing a r efer eed academ ic j our nal t o pr om ot e scholar ship on fanw or ks and fan pr act ices.

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Developing a long- t er m plan for t he or ganizat ion.

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Under t aking addit ional pr oj ect s r elevant t o t r ansfor m at ive fandom , such as t he pr eser vat ion of fan

hist or y and fanw or ks, building and m aint aining infr ast r uct ur e for use by fans, and sponsor ing

academ ic scholar ship on fandom .

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ABO UT TH E O TW / WH O W E ARE

The Or ganizat ion for Tr ansfor m at ive Wor ks is r un for fans by fans. The dir ect or s of OTW's board ar e all act ive in

fandom , as ar e t he m or e t han sixt y ot her people ser ving on 13 com m it t ees.

BO ARD O F DIRECTO RS