[Osmf-talk] Operating reserves

[nicolas chavent]

Hello there,

I expressed a concern about this topic at 12-Dec AGM and I am grateful to
Jean-Marc to put forth the subject.
I'd like to echo his and Simon's views and see the Board going ahead with
the overall approach summarized by Allan.
It would be beneficial to have develops on this theme and get the big
pictures about fundraising plan, budget spending plan and current efforts
as well as making more explicit the perimeter of OSMF operations powered by
direct spendings.
Lastly, I mentioned on the AGM chat, two examples from the Media where such
Operations reserve mechanisms have been put in place from which we can
learn.
TheGuardian :
Who owns TheGuaridan :
https://www.theguardian.com/about/2017/nov/17/who-owns-the-guardian-our-unique-independent-structure
TheScottTrust : https://www.theguardian.com/the-scott-trust
TST_Values&History :
https://www.theguardian.com/the-scott-trust/2015/jul/26/the-scott-trust
TST_Board :
https://www.theguardian.com/the-scott-trust/2015/jul/26/the-scott-trust-board
Mediapart (French languages):
Mediapart :
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/020719/mediapart-rend-son-independance-irreversible
Mediapart sets also a fund mechanism to support "free" investigation media
form which we can also learn in terms of way to channel support to local or
thematic OSM groups/collectives....
https://blogs.mediapart.fr/fpl/blog/170919/le-fonds-pour-une-presse-libre-est-cree

Excellent day to all,
Nicolas

On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 10:11 AM Jean-Marc Liotier <jm at liotier.org> wrote:

> On 12/15/20 9:49 AM, joost schouppe wrote:
> > [..] I think the main benefit is that there is less need to trust the
> > Board, since their freedom is restricted in a way that should
> > automatically safeguard the Foundation. However, I personally trust
> > the Board to make the right calls when it comes to decisions like
> > this. I think a simple statement about having the goal of maintaining
> > three (or two) years of reserve would be enough to provide a guideline
> > for spending ambitions, and would be enough to call the Board out on
> > if they seem to be overspending.
>
> In principle, everything depends on the Board - a formal policy drawn by
> the Board can be canceled just as well. But formalization helps
> nevertheless: by encoding the default behaviour ang giving it
> visibility, it makes deviation obvious - which makes it easier for
> Foundation members to call the Board out. Same as the Software Dispute
> Resolution Panel - disputes could still be resolved by mailing list
> storms and social media grandstanding but a formal framework makes the
> process less volatile.
>
> Would a simple statement by the board about the goal of maintaining a
> reserve suffice ? It is actually the gist of my proposal - an Operating
> Reserve Policy for a Board-Designated Operating Reserve is essentially a
> simple statement with a pompous name.
>
>
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