diff --git a/minutes/board_2021_07_07.md b/minutes/board_2021_07_07.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1e7bfd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/minutes/board_2021_07_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,148 @@ +# NiT Board Meeting 07/07/2021 + +### Agenda + +* Leanne Bellegarde & Paul Dube from Akawe & Troon Technologies +* Nominate Andrea Delgado-Olsen for Executive Director role + * Adam nominates, multiple seconds +* Discussion topics + * Move org to Delaware + * Nominate, not self-nominate, board members + * Words matter + * Forage > Mining + * Funnel/Pathway > Pipeline + * Community > Market + * Adam R status update + * Stepping down as President in November but remain on board + * Role of the President as we move forward + * Executive Director will likely take over certain responsibilities + +### Accept Outstanding Pull Requests + +https://github.com/nativesintech/nonprofit-governance/pulls + +### Attendance + +* Adam +* Nick +* Coty +* Ian +* Holly +* Desiree +* Andrea +* Leanne Bellegarde + +### Action Items from Previous Meeting + +* Adam + * ~Onboarding new members~ +* Nick +* Coty +* Ian +* Erin +* Holly +* Desiree +* Natalie + +### Updates + +* Adam + * Onboarding the new board members + * Nucamp partnership is reviving and Andrea will be heading the work to work on it +* Nick + * Continuing with the Native Owned Business onboarding and inviting businesses + * Reach out to Jessica Reeves when the app is ready +* Coty +* Ian + * Slacking on NiT Meetups 😅 +* Erin +* Holly + * Has access to 1Password, Digital Ocean, and Stripe +* Desiree +* Natalie + +### Meetings Notes + +* Leanne Bellegarde to talk to us a bit about what Akawe Technologies is up to. + * CEO of Akawe Technologies, based in Canada with one of the co-founders also affiliated with Troon Technologies. + * Lawyer by training, has done a variety of different things. + * E-estonia model of governance to North American + * Blockchain OS + * SAAS + * Akawe ID IAAS Identity as a Service- self-sovereign ID - exceeds the GDPR, Know Your Customer (KYC), AML compliant - FinTech space + * One of their challenges is a lack of Indigenous technology leads across the board. + * A-Connex Bring into digital governance platform - digital trading place - Indigenous companies carefully curated non-indigenous companies + * One goal is to have primary investors be Indigenous. + * One board that Leanne participated in has constructed a governance model that focuses on Indigenous values, etc. + * Elevate our nations in the digital world so they can express data sovereignty. + * Taking an Indigenous first approach, permission is first and foremost accountable to the individual. Benefits accrued by sharing that data comes back to the individual. + * Sister organization to the Centre for Indigenous Innovation and Technology to assist with training Indigenous individuals, providing internships, etc across the spectrum of technology careers. + * We have some overlap in the desire to host infra on Indigenous lands rather than in colonial data centers. We want to have data sovereignty, and sovereignty over the hardware. + * AI: Follow up regarding the Native Owned Business directory and see if there are some synergies to take advantage of with the A-Connex product. + +* Andrea Delgado-Olsen + * Very interested in taking on the Executive Director position to really help us amp up our impact. + * Worked with Adam to develop a document to define the Executive Director role. We would like to finalize this next meeting. + * Looking at taking on responsibilities from Adam over the next six months, as a volunteer until we can pay a salary. + * Founder of Native American Women in Computing. + * Training for AISES Board - they are moving towards Indigenous practices, away from Robert’s Rules of Orders + +* Andrea Delgado-Olsen has been nominated as the Executive Director, Adam nominated, Coty, Desiree, Holly, Ian agreed + +* Adam will be stepping down as Board President + * expects the role of President to change because of Andrea’s work + * New role limited to scheduling and running board meetings + * Adam interested in putting more attention into tech projects and cultural revitalization + * Adam wants others to take over and grow beyond his sole guidance and be self-sustaining + * Adam will still help with the conference and meetups + * Continuing to impart his knowledge + +* Words Matter + * Words can be extractive and coercive, we need to be more cognizant that is reflective of our world view. + * Forage > Mining + * Funnel/Pathway > Pipeline + * Community > Market + * @TODO need terminology repo + * Andrea can share her existing list + +* Nominate, not self-nominate, board members + * Adam thinks we should formalize nomination procedure in by-laws + * “Talk 10 minutes about how you are humble” + * Outline the roles and responsibilities + * Types of people and where they cause discomfort + +* Andrea is interested in allyship with Canada + +* https://www.nucamp.co/ coding boot camps + * Low thousands in price + * Part-time + * Move forward Partnership + * Melissa Albert meeting with Andrea + +* August Meeting Action Items: + * Delaware Org + * Outstanding PRs + * Update on Onboarding New Members from Adam + * Outside meetings scheduled outside of normal monthly meeting + * Gauge the appropriate length of time for the board meeting + +### Action Items + +* Adam + * Have a list of things for new board members to checkoff their onboarding list + * Talk to Desiree about reporting to Andrea +* Nick + * Business List, follow up with a few more people to login + * Maybe have another hack day after launch for feedback + * Forward information to Ian who will pass on to Jessica Reeves +* Coty + * Meeting Notes PR +* Ian + * July 17th Meetup with Adam who will “talk about something” +* Erin +* Holly + * Onboarding +* Desiree +* Natalie +* Andrea + * Report to board