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- | ====== Causes Policy ====== | ||
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- | Causes are micro groups within HSBNE that are empowered to direct funds towards their own interests without having to convince merit to the group as a whole. In exchange for autonomy, Causes take some responsibility for the upkeep and community building of the hackerspace. | ||
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- | This means that (for example) a group of blacksmithers can direct funds specifically towards their interests (ie a new anvil) without having to convince the wider group of its merit as an expenditure. It means they can maintain their area and buy appropriate consumables for it. | ||
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- | ==== Minimum Requirements ==== | ||
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- | At a minimum, to exist a cause must have: | ||
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- | - One leader | ||
- | - Five members total | ||
- | - Committed to the contribution rules | ||
- | - Approval from an executive majority vote | ||
- | - Registered themselves with the Treasurer | ||
- | - A wiki page (on the HSBNE domain) stating | ||
- | * The current leader. | ||
- | * The cause objectives. | ||
- | * The Causes’s Operating Document (if one has been approved by cause membership) | ||
- | * Causes contribution details (classes, area of upkeep etc). | ||
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- | ==== Cause Contributions ==== | ||
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- | Causes must contribute back to the hackerspace as defined by the executive. Failure to meet these obligations in a calendar month will result in all cause budget access being suspended until such time as the obligations are being met. The current rules for contribution are: | ||
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- | - One event or class per calendar month. Inductions do not count towards this. This means that a cause must have run a class or event in the previous or current month to access funding. | ||
- | - Obligation to ‘own’ a physical area of the hackerspace and be responsible for its upkeep and appearance. Upkeep includes keeping the area clean and tidy, and making sure facilities are in good working order. | ||
- | - Grants specifically for the cause must also have some contribution to the hackerspace as a whole. | ||
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- | ==== Cause Rules ==== | ||
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- | - Members may allocate up to 30% of their monthly membership fees to up to three (3) causes. | ||
- | - Causes must have an operating policy document to form and run. This document should detail: | ||
- | * Induction and Maintenance processes for cause tools. | ||
- | * Lists of tool maintainers and process for becoming a maintainer of each tool | ||
- | * Expectations for use of cause area, including Shared Working Spaces, Supervision and Storage. | ||
- | * Ongoing approved budgets for expenditure/reimbursement (ie, consumable restocking) | ||
- | - Quorum is defined as minimum 3 people or 40% of cause membership, whichever is greater. However, the required quorum amount is capped at 10 members. | ||
- | - Each cause member is only allowed to hold two proxy votes at a cause meeting (so 3 including their own). | ||
- | - Meetings must be given with 5 days notice of any agenda items. | ||
- | - Causes may (at the discretion of the treasurer) accept contributions from sources other than membership fee alotments. | ||
- | - Causes meetings may vote on items relating to: | ||
- | * Expenditure of a causes balance (at the discretion of the treasurer). | ||
- | * Induction processes for use of tools the cause is responsible for. | ||
- | * Supervision of tools the cause is responsible for and induction of supervisors thereof. | ||
- | * Maintenance lock-outs for tools. | ||
- | * Amendments to the cause’s Operating Policy. | ||
- | - Causes must publish all voted policies/processes on their entrance (or as close as practicable) and on the HSBNE Wiki on their Cause page. | ||
- | - Cause Leaders must resign their position at the Annual General Meeting and be nominated and voted in. | ||
- | - Cause Leaders may be removed from their position by a majority vote of the Executive or the Membership. | ||
- | - Causes may not: | ||
- | * Deny general membership access to a cause maintained area | ||
- | * Deny non cause members to any meetings, equipment, tools, consumables or classes. | ||
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- | ==== Starting a Cause ==== | ||
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- | To start a cause, [[executive@hsbne.org|contact the executive]] with: | ||
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- | * The name of the leader | ||
- | * The first five members | ||
- | * Planned class(es) | ||
- | * Proposed area of upkeep. | ||
- | * An operating policy. | ||
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