[foundation-board] Informal Board Call 13th August 18:30

[Tom Cobbold]

Nanu nanu Rufus, Laura and fellow non-execs - 

Re: exec search - has there been any discussion amongst the subgroup since the last Board Meeting?
I cannot report any personal progress/contribution here since the meeting.  I will make mention of an offer of my services as an interim CEO/CFO, should the need arise for someone to usher the business through a transitional phase.  I don’t see our NFP status as remotely inhibitive of having a commercial accountant offer some leadership, ask some questions from a certain perspective, much as losing you and or Laura would be / will be something I shall long bemoan, whatever the ongoing implication for my own contribution to Open Knowledge.

Have you got a broader plan for the £10k you want to commit to CKAN mkt research, in terms of who you plan to approach, what bang for buck you expect £10k to achieve, where that sits along the roadmap of investment in mkt research ?
Here I will mention http://www.oakland.co.uk, I am known to one or two there, have met the CEO for instance.

Aiming to join the call tomorrow but I’ll be tied up until at least 7:30pm.

Kind regards,
Tom

On 4 Aug 2014, at 14:52, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:

> Dear Board Members,
> 
> As you will know next Wednesday (13th August) is our regular board call (not a formal meeting). We would like to propose 2 specific topics that we could potentially cover - see below.
> 
> As these are both important near-term items it would be great to confirm which Board Members will be able to make the call so we created a doodle poll where you can indicate your availability (I have split into 2 time slots in case people can make only part of the meeting - please tick both if you can (potentially) make both hours):
> 
> http://doodle.com/mthg6dcgrsgky97g
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rufus
> 
> 1. CKAN Commercial Services
> 
> As the Board will recall, we sent through a paper on CKAN for the last board meeting (though we ultimately did not have time for extensive discussion). We also discussed the need to move forward rapidly both because of the external environment and because of the time-frame around the departure of our current Commercial Director (Irina). We would like both to discuss briefly the general situation and to discuss some specific points:
> 
> Getting an update from the Board based on their discussions with Irina.
> We would like to allocate specific funds (up to say £10k) to perform market research and analysis. Is this sensible and acceptable?
> We are considering moving ahead with some specific changes that would already give the commercial team a bit more “separation”, for example creating a dedicated bank account and possibly even incorporating a new for-profit entity (the latter would obviously require formal board approval). We feel this could be beneficial in providing greater focus for the team and also addressing some issues and could happen prior to deciding the exact strategic direction.
> 
> 2. Executive Search and Recruitment
> 
> Points to discuss:
> 
> At the last board meeting the Board proposed appointment of a subgroup to oversee this work consisting of Helen, Jane, Tom, Karin. Has there been any discussion amongst the subgroup since the last Board Meeting?
> Can we establish a rough timeline and any key milestones for this process
> 
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