Website
* We should reach out to a volunteer to do the design elements
* There are some theme repositories; we should pick a theme, load it and go.
* We'll go ahead with the drupal site but with some color.
Assign Ownership of Sections to Steering Committee Members
* Manage Cafe volunteers with Event Management and Contacts
(did that PHP app get moved over?)
* Sign up app should be moved.
* Database should get moved -- Amanda will move it
* Volunteer Sign Up
* this is a bigger question; we need to use the volunteers who sign up
* For now it should forward to the steering committee list.
* Should the wiki move or should the wiki content be more integrated with the site
* FAQ section
* Example Database
* How could it be promoted or made worthwhile? It was Jamie's pet, but what were its purposes & goals, what do we need it for. Beyond giving people a sense that groups are using open source software, what was it for.
* Evolution from the primer to the source book -- this is an option that is out there --> how do we help people make informed decisions about what to use.
* We should take it off line until it can be reworked. How do you get to using it?
Dividing content areas among steering committee members.
* Front Page (John -- he may need to ask Amanda for Help)
* enabling events tracking & news items on the front page
* About NOSI
governance (Amanda)
steering committee (Amanda)
get involved (John or Rich)
discussion lists (Rich)
help with this site
financial support pieces (Reuben)
* Current Projects (Amanda will change to Projects)
Open Source Primer --> Reuben
CAFE --> Steve
Directory of Users --> Off
TCO --> off
Future Projects -> Arif will move from Wiki into Drupal
New Steering Committee Members
* Current steering committee is six,
What do we need on the steering committee.
Suggestions/ Brainstorm: more non-profit /grassroots organizing; John is connected to a nonprofit with 30 employees; Katrin -- brings a sense of vision and thinks about fundraising; someone who thinks about fundraising and is good at it; people who can be potentially involved in the development of NOSI, setting agendas for meetings, providing drive; people who are prepared to put in time and are dedicated; open source projects -- representatives of projects or users; more of the same -- folks working directly in helping non-profits adopt open source so that as NOSI is creating resources the steering committee is made up of people who are going to use those resources; geographical diversity; people who want to use NOSI as a shared resource for their own work;
What is our cap for steering committee size?
If we are planning to transition to a 501c3 we need a funder or a person of wealth or a person with connections to people of wealth who can open doors to people or foundations: (this may be 6 months down the road) Who do we know who we can recruit in 18 months.
Names that came up: Katrin, Greg Heller, David Guilhulfe, Mark Osten(?), Rob Stuart, Marc Surman,
Call time preference: 11 am (which is 8 am for John) from now on.
Agenda for the next call:
Which SC criteria are right?
Who fits that criteria
What is John's job description