Organisational Structure of the Foundation

Considerations for the Foundation, and obligations of its members:

Overview

• The Hackspace Foundation ("Organisation") exists to further its goals to the benefit of its members
• The Organisation's membership is made up of hackspaces (Member Spaces) and individuals (Supporter Members), see Articles of Association and the Membership section below
• All members are required to follow the Code of Conduct
• The Organisation is directed by a small, elected managing board
• The Organisation's focus is on high-level co-ordination and support, not the running of individual hackspaces
• The Organisation was incorporated on the 9th January 2017

Membership

• There are two classes of membership to the Organisation:
  • Member Hackspaces ("Member Spaces")
  • Supporter Members ("Members")
• Votes are weighted 80:20 towards Member Spaces - see Articles of Association for details

Member Spaces

• An organisation may join as a Member Space if it meets the Foundation's requirements for membership
• Applications to join the Organisation as a Member Space will be reviewed and accepted at the discretion of the board
• Member Spaces must pay a minimum yearly membership fee of £20, but the recommended donation for 2017 is 2% of surplus - this will be reconsidered by the membership in 2018
• If an Member Space's membership fee goes unpaid for two months after being requested, it will cease to be a member.
• Member Spaces must each appoint 1-2 people to the Organisation as representatives ("Representatives")
  • These Representatives hold 1 Member Space vote between them, subject to the weighting applied to Member Spaces
  • Representatives do not have to pay an individual membership fee

Supporter Members

• The Organisation has one or more Supporter Members who support its objectives.
• Supporter Members may apply to join the association and will be accepted at the discretion of the board
• Supporter Members cannot also be a Representative of a Member Space
• Supporter Members get a single vote in organisational decisions, subject to the weighting applied to Supporter Members
• Supporter Members must pay a yearly membership fee of £10.
• If an Supporter Member's membership fee goes unpaid for two months after being requested, they will cease to be a member.

Board

• The Foundation maintains an elected board to oversee general operation/administration whom:
  • must be Supporter Members,
  • should not also be active directors of a Hackspace,
  • are expected to have past experience of managing a Hackspace, or contributing to it