Thank you AB for commenting on Meta already (:
I will explain here how I envision that our plan development process will
work.
Already done: Assemble a our Board; get consensus for creating a user group
including its name and geographic scope; early program brainstorming and
wishlisting; Affcom affiliation approval
Step 1 (now): draft of program list with community input; finance and legal
work in background; WMF trademark agreement
Step 2: Board creation of bylaws and appointment of officers; Board
selection of programs and calendar for programs; Board authorization to
draft a budget and grant proposal; Board authorization to register Cascadia
Wikimedians User Group as a nonprofit corporation with relevant government
agencies; Board authorization to establish a registered agent and to create
a bank account; Board authorization to seek a small "bridging the gap"
grant for legal startup expenses like registered agent services prior to
our Annual Plan grant; Board approval of trademark agreement with WMF
Step 3: Budget and program plan/calendar draft development; obtain small
grant for legal startup expenses and execute the funded tasks
Step 4: Community review of budget and program plan/calendar
Step 5: Board approval of.budget, program plan/calendar, and grant
request(s) to fund the budget
Step 6: Sumbit budget and grant proposal for review by grantmaker(s)
Step 7: Recieve grant funding.and begin to execute programs (:
After Step 7: quarterly Board reviews until it's time to create the next
annual plan, with possible special meetings on occasion between regular
quarterly meetings.
Does that all sound ok? Any questions?
Thanks,
Pine
On Nov 17, 2014 3:29 PM, "Pine W" <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I've put this on Meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cascadia_Wikimedians#Drafting_programs…
I'm hoping that people will comment so that we can get a sense about the
priorities of our group. The Board can use the comments to finalize a
program plan and an associated budget. The budget will be developed to
support the program plan.
I'm still working in the background about the "infrastructure" budget for
issues like insurance, but even these will benefit greatly by being
informed by a program plan.
One important note is that the plan will likely be adjusted and adapted as
our capabilities and opportunities change. My thinking is that the Board
can do this via quarterly review meetings with community input.
Please share your comments!
Pine
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