What is NOT OpenTechSchool?

[rachel (Rachel Uwa)]

@robert

Could we clarify what this means? Just having them in some kind of link roll in our Web site? Sharing our infrastructure with them? Allowing them to use the OpenTechSchool brand? Accepting charitable donations in their name? (Note: We have done ALL of the aforementioned, so none of these are out of the blue.)

OTS Support can mean any or all of the above:
Link on the website
Sharing infrastructure
Permission to use the OTS brand as supporting institution
Acting as fiscal sponsor (accepting charitable donations)

@robert

@rachel

2. includes a majority of the organisers who are involved in OTS organising

I think this is a hard requirement to implement. What does “involved in OTS organising” mean? Spending X hours per week on OpenTechSchool? Having hosted Y events in the past? Owning an opentechschool.org account? Being friends with at least Z members of the board?

others can disagree but i think this means actively working within the OTS organisation as organiser and/or coach at regular events.

@robert

@rachel

must be approved by the foundation board which has final say on OTS support

I would rather not give more power to the Board and have this handed down to the members. See my proposal for a Charter amendment.

i guess the idea is , checks and balances is always a nice idea. but if the board doesn’t want the power thats fine, in that case it goes to the community members to decide. (which leads to another discussion topic about quorum and how official decisions are / can be made