[OpenSpending] We're hiring

Thu Dec 20 09:19:40 UTC 2012

Hi Steve,

I would suggest that for matters regarding local chapter setup, you
contact my colleague, Kat Braybrooke (kat.braybrooke at okfn.org). I know
the chapter and local group strategy is evolving rapidly, but Kat's
the one who handles it, so it would be good to touch base with her
directly.

On the note of wheredoesthemoney.org - great news :) In the new year,
we'll be looking at how we can help teams form around these various
initiatives and help to get them going, so if it's a community project
you are looking at, I hope this will be of help!

I look forward to hearing more from you in the new year,

Lucy

On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:46 PM, George Adcock <gsaintheusa at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Lucy,
> We emailed each other about continuing a discussion on US involvement after
> Helsinki.
> Here I am again and I guess it's time to converse further.
> To recap:
> 1) US chapters appear to have difficulty based on the member response
> through the online group setups okfn employs. 1 or 2 participants in each of
> about 6 localized areas, no take off apparent. I tried joining each of them
> from a distant, and never got a response, so I guess without interest from
> others in their areas the initiators backed off.
> 2) Use of that organizational setup website was a bit tricky.
> 3) Perhaps a group of individuals operating online and across the US rather
> than in one area could serve as a catalyst for more US participation.
> 4) I purchased a url which can be used to support a blog and community
> support for a US effort: wheredoesthemoneygo.org
>
> Not sure where to proceed from here. I'm basically interested in gathering
> together in discussion groups those in the US who are interested and wish to
> participate. It would be helpful in my case if someone could authorize my
> joining the LinkedIn OKFN group (whoever is managing that link does not seem
> to be very active as I've had a pending request to join for several weeks
> now). I could use LinkedIn and my connections through that social network to
> build support for a US chapter and initiate it's organizational activities.
> Any help or advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Steve Adcock
>
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Lucy Chambers <lucy.chambers at okfn.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Just a quick note to say the OpenSpending team is hiring a lead developer:
>>
>> http://openspending.org/blog/2012/12/18/Jobs-OS.html
>>
>> For those who like doing job applications over their Christmas Holidays ;)
>>
>> Lucy
>>
>>
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