Board/Minutes/2019-11-20

Draft agenda.

Location: Channel "OSMF Board of Directors (Public)" on Mumble.
Date and time: Wednesday 20th November, 19:00 London time
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Participants

Board members

Biographies

Guests

Open to all OSMF members.

Guests are welcome to speak at the end of the meeting on the topics that have been discussed. Please note that text messages sent on Mumble chat may not be seen by people who join using mobile apps.

Administrative

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• Board/Minutes/2019-10-16

Circular Resolutions

Board_Rules_of_Order#7._Circular_Resolutions

Voting cancelled: 2019/Res23 Accept the proposed Microgrants implementation

The linked document outlines this proposal.

Voting closes on 2019-10-18 Voting cancelled to get community feedback on the document. Please see the related osmf-talk thread.

Potential registration with Benevity to receive donations

We received an automatic email, suggesting registration of OSMF at the Benevity Causes Portal to qualify for donations and real-time corporate matching funds from various companies. Would require annual self-certification against common eligibility requirements to qualify for inclusion in companies giving or matching programs. Points mentioned during email discussion: Might not worth it. Options if we go ahead: Check availability of scheme for non-charities. Become a charity. Complex step that would lead to more strict financial reporting requirements and also have operational effects on what we can do with our money. Try to attain 501(c)(3) equivalency in the US. Would require some work to get done (and might or might not work). Suggestion that funds could be redirected to local chapters.

Lead: Heather

Advisory Board - monthly update

The Advisory Board members are separate from the OSMF board of directors - individuals are either nominated by Corporate Members of the OSMF or invited directly by the OSMF board of directors. The OSMF Board of Directors will publicly minute, in the board meeting minutes, any communication sent to, or received from, the AB members. This monthly section is reserved for this purpose. Overview. AB related updates and board discussions: 2019 Jan, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug 2018 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec 2017 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May (F2F), Oct

Lead: Heather

Next meeting

Meetings take place online on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 19:00 London time, unless rescheduled.
The next monthly board meeting will be on the 18th December 2019 at 19:00 London time, unless rescheduled.

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