[foundation-board] Omidyar Grant Agreement

Mon Oct 6 10:32:10 UTC 2014

That sounds good, Rufus, although I'm not sure I'd include the bit in
brackets as it doesn't add much.

(I'd note we already have "an operations person", and that a part time
accountant / grant manager is definitely something I am evaluating at
present and may look to get an interim in asap. For those on the board who
are not aware, Michelle Heydon has been taken ill and I am covering for her
at present. We have had a need for grant management for some time - the
Development Director role was originally intended to include this but that
did not work out, and we have not been able to find funds for an additional
role like this thus far. However with Michelle out of action at a busy time
this is the key gap where coverage is most needed, and as I think about
interim solutions of course I will evaluate longer term potential too.)

Laura

On 6 October 2014 11:18, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:

> @Jane / Laura (and anyone else): they have come back with a clarification:
>
> "1. Can you explain the reasoning for changing the language? Are you now
> considering recruiting several senior people?"
>
> For context I wrote to say:
>
> <quote>
> 1. [Board] suggested a small modification in the conditions on item in
> Exhibit B #3 from:
>
> " Grantee shall hire a recruiting firm to lead the senior executive
> search, to the satisfaction of the Grantor. Supporting documentation must
> be provided no later than 31 August 2015."
>
> To be modified to:
>
> "Grantee shall hire a recruiting firm to lead searches for required senior
> roles, with the pre-agreement of and to the satisfaction of the Grantor.
> Supporting documentation must be provided no later than 31 August 2015."
> </quote>
>
> I suggest we write back and say:
>
> "I believe that is correct in that the Board had thought that given that
> we will be reviewing the senior leadership it could be possible that we
> end up seeking to locate 2 roles rather than one (e.g. you might have a
> part-time finance director or an operations person as well as an ED) and if
> this still fitted within the allocated budget it would seem to sensible to
> do."
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Rufus
>
>
>
> On 3 October 2014 15:20, Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org> wrote:
>
>> Jane's suggestion seems sound.
>>
>> As an aside, we have a requirement for "review of leadership roles" in
>> the grant agreement - that might be something worth checking with Andrew,
>> Rufus, if you haven't already, just to make sure we know what they are
>> expecting there; it seems potentially to link with Jane's suggestion (in a
>> positive way).
>>
>> Laura
>>
>> On 3 October 2014 15:15, Jane Silber <jane.silber at canonical.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  On 03/10/14 15:05, Rufus Pollock wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>  On a new point, can you share the language around the $75K for
>>>> executive search?  I'm asking because I believe we will spend less than
>>>> that. I'd like to see if we can get access to the remaining funds for
>>>> something else.  For example, it could be used to pay a search firm for a
>>>> new Technical Director, or A Business Development Executive, or a Finance
>>>> Director, or any other senior role that may be needed in the next year or
>>>> so.  Or it could be used to facilitate further org development.  The
>>>> language in the grant may allow for this already, or this may be a place in
>>>> which we want to negotiate some additional language.
>>>>
>>>
>>>  I'm pretty certain this 75k is earmarked for exec search and can't be
>>> used for anything else (though I note it is not clear if just one person).
>>> I can try and clarify further here.
>>>
>>>
>>> The relevant language seems to be in Exhibit B, which says
>>>
>>> " Grantee shall hire a recruiting firm to lead the senior executive
>>> search, to the satisfaction of the Grantor. Supporting documentation must
>>> be provided no later than 31 August 2015."
>>>
>>> It would be great if we could modify that to read
>>>
>>> " Grantee shall hire a recruiting firm to lead searches for required
>>> senior roles, with the pre-agreement of and to the satisfaction of the
>>> Grantor. Supporting documentation must be provided no later than 31 August
>>> 2015."
>>>
>>> That would leave leeway to use recruiters for additional searches, still
>>> time limit it, and still let ON approve ahead of time.  Advantage to us is
>>> that it doesn't throw away unspent money.
>>>
>>> Jane
>>>
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