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== Origin of the group == | == Origin of the group == | ||
DRAFT -- On [date] @Matt_Noyes and @Mattcropp initiated a discussion of the idea of creating an Organizing Circle and, on 2023-07, proposed the creation of an Organizing Circle (OC) in SocialCoop (SC) to: | |||
+ increase coordination, accountability, and transparency of SC as a Fediverse actor; | |||
+ incorporate members into operations and decision-making; | |||
+ lay the groundwork for bylaws that meet legal requirements in case SC becomes an officially recognized cooperative. | |||
In order to achieve this, the OC would be a group of members consistently committed to: | |||
+ coordinating among working groups and ops teams, | |||
+ providing a space for ongoing strategic conversation and coordination and | |||
+ facilitating greater member participation in both operations and governance. | |||
The OC has limited powers, with most operational decisions made by the Working Groups (WG) and decisions related to Social.Coop as a whole subject to member approval. | |||
This proposal passed, with 65 (18%) of the 356 social.coop members on Loomio votes, with 61 agree, 2 disagree, and 2 abstain (see Social.Coop Organizing Circle Proposal (2023-06) > <nowiki>https://www.loomio.com/p/OI8kEjVz/social-coop-organizing-circle-proposal</nowiki>). | |||
After this initial step, we started to organize the next steps for this OC to work and fulfill it's mission: | |||
+ each working group choose one person to be on the Organizing Circle, | |||
+ we welcomed other members interested in helping organize the OC, + these people organized the juried sortition process for choosing the At Large members. | |||
(see Organizing the Social.Coop Organizing Circle (2023-07) > <nowiki>https://www.loomio.com/d/GhC8oEcK/organizing-the-social-coop-organizing-circle</nowiki>) | |||
These steps were carried out and the OC started to operate in 2024-01, and documenting it's meetings at the OC group in Loomio (see <nowiki>https://www.loomio.com/socialcoop-organizing-circle/</nowiki>) and it's more durable information on the wiki in [[Organizing Circle|https://wiki.social.coop/wiki/Organizing_Circle]]. | |||
[[Category:Working Group]] | [[Category:Working Group]] | ||