2013-04-18 Leadership Call
Date
18 April 2013
How To Join
Contact @Jamie Thomas for more information on how to join the call.
Agenda
Executive Director Role
Rwanda Update
Call Time Discussion
Reference Application Update
Meeting Minutes
Attendees
Paul Biondich
Hamish Fraser
Jamie Thomas
Darius Jazayeri
Chris Seebregts
Andy Kanter
Burke Mamlin
Agenda
Executive Director Role
Rwanda Update
Call Time Discussion
Reference Application Update
Minutes
Executive Director Role
Paul will be putting up a wiki page about his role and its focus
Main Areas
Oversite and Managment of Non-for-profit
Will be getting a letter from the IRS any day now with questions to respond to
Setting up bank account
Setting up accounting firm
Setting up basic contract template
Working on insurance
Paul does not see being the Executive Director after 2-3 years so that someone with different skills and focus can help to make OpenMRS grow. (spend 4-5 hours a week on this role itself, not community work, calls, etc.)
Help Develop Community Leadership Structure and Activities
Believe having a collection of community roles and responsibilities that will grow over time
Think we need to work towards a structure of having lieutenants under the core leaders for support and growth
Would like to see more mechanisms for people who are not developers to grow into roles of responsibility - strategically placed internships?
Have a process to help support and oversee the leadership
Strategic Planning for Community
There are overarching strategic activities that need assistance to be driven
Help to assist in driving the Community Road Map forward
Fund Raising
Hamish and I have been looking at ways to attack fund raising from different angles; partnership side, key foundational support, philanthropies that are looing to support our area of focus
Look at making new contacts/relationships through networking and leveraging our exsisiting relationships
Networking
Serving in the capacity of representing OMRS at events
Particlular role at the implementers meeting as being the face of OMRS
Rwanda Update
Reference Application Update
Yesterday was first Reference Applicaiton meeting with Wyclif, Rafal, TW
The idea is to bring them on the Mirebalis calls so the can learn, disucss/developp and approach, and break off on their own.
Current Leadership Call Time
Thursday 2pm - Does this time work with peoples schedule?
Chris - Would prefer it during working hours, AM hours US.
Hamish - Not a bad time for me. Can do 8 or 9 sometime during the week.
Andy - This time works for me and Friday's are a bit free.
Day of the week less travel? Hard to predict
TODO: Jamie will send out doodle poll
Make sure doodle poll take care of the time change