[Noisebridge-discuss] Hacker Fellowship

[Alexandra Glowaski]

Interesting! I'd like to know what our 3-month cushion amount is, to
compare against our current funds for sustainability. (Last meeting's notes
put the general fund at $37,611.44)
Are we currently bringing in more money per month than we spend on rent,
utilities, etc., plus $2000? I think that is more important than a "suspend
Fellowships if we get down to the wire again" clause.
I'd love to Skype in for this discussion.

cheers!
merlin


On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:31 AM, James Sundquist
<sundquistjames at gmail.com>wrote:

> Also announced at today's meeting.  This is the current draft of this
> consensus item, which I welcome any number of variations on.  Time is on
> our side, because this will be a great thing once it is fleshed out.  The
> basic concept is:
>
> The Fellowship will be tracked by the Treasurer at the weekly meeting ala
> Noisetor, with dedicated funds of $2,000 per month.
> The Fellowship draws from the general fund.
> Funds for the Fellowship are only to be used for the Fellowship.
> Previous month's Fellowship funds will rollover if unused.
> Fellowship selection will take place at the start of each month.
> Selections will be made by general community approval, but not by
> consensus.
> Fellowship funds are to be used for covering project expenses (ordering
> 100 arduinos) rather than personal expenses (labor and bus fare).
> The Fellowship will suspend if Noisebridge has less than three's months
> expenses.
> Acceptable applications must be based off Noisebridge's stated purpose
> (see below) [2]
>
> The purpose of this corporation is to promote and encourage  technical,
> scientific, and artistic skills through individual projects,  social
> collaboration, and education. Also in the context of these  purposes, the
> corporation shall engage in scientific, charitable and  educational
> activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the  Internal Revenue
> Code, including but not limited to:
> (a). Through talks, classes, workshops, collaborative projects,  and other
> activities, to encourage research, knowledge exchange,  learning, and
> mentoring in a safe, clean space. (b). Provide educational spaces for
> teaching practical skills and theory of technology, science, and art. (c).
> Provide work space, storage, and other resources for  projects related to
> art, science, and technology that will benefit the  individual members'
> personal growth in their fields of interest,  encouraging the individual
> members to share their projects and knowledge  for the betterment of
> society through art, science and technology. (d). To create, learn, and
> teach, individually and as a group,  inviting members of the community in
> the San Francisco area and the  world. (e). To develop, support the
> development of, and provide  resources for the development of free and open
> source software and  hardware for the benefit of society. (f).
> Collaboration across disciplines for the benefit of cultural, charitable,
> and scientific causes. (g). To foster, by all legal means, the common
> purposes of its participants. (h). To conduct or engage in all lawful
> activities in furtherance of the stated purposes or those incidental to
> them.
>
> [1]
> [2]https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Bylaws#3.1_Purpose
>
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