The wholesaler is NOT the major stakeholder here. 

Recommend you put a team together of both users, managers, and other stakeholders who were not part of the original design and do a bench mark against 3 to 5 other forums or similar products.Don't limit yourself to just the "Discussion" forums. 

Based on the deal structures I'm familiar with, moving to an equity partnership is going to require an LLC and partnership agreement, a CPA to oversee the finances and disbursements, additional reporting, and additional communications and stakeholder management on my part. 

Stakeholders have to donate money and time for a lobby group to exist and have any relevance.

You're the greater stakeholder.

ie I don’t have to be a 50% equity stake holder to be added to title right?

Yes there are risks.A prevois owner or stake holder could come back and say they were not properly notified.

The fact there is not a sunset to this is troublesome (the stakeholders of GSEs are benefiting here for sure). 

Stake-holders have been spending 12 years pondering "how do we make sure 2008 never happens again?"

Every zoning change requires vote from City Council, and often other stakeholders (Neighbors, Neighborhood Associations, and/or  the District Council Person), may not want the re-zone.