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Process
The 2025 Board appoints a nominating committee, which will collect nominations & confirm willingness to stand for election & serve, with each nominee.
A membership committee board is also materializing membership status from meeting & donation records.
The steps we need to complete:
- Announce (30+ days in advance)
- Nominations (nominate someone
https://forms.gle/X5SZKSMHbvHYZ3sD6)- Acceptance of nominations (don't skip this step)
- Election
Goals
- Elect a new board, as we aim to do annual, in accordance with our bylaws -- filed with the state and maintained.
General Precedent
- Announce (30+ days in advance)
- Nominations
- Acceptance of nominations (don't skip this step)
- Election
Caveats & Lessons
We need people willing to share their real name--for the purposes of filing taxes, and signing agreements.
Leverage & Success of the Board
Board can do well by delegating & extending authority to the community through working groups & committees, e.g. the 2025 woodshop construction & city permitting working group.
Board Requirements
As the board is Noisebridge's legal interface to the outside world we require that board members:
- accept their nomination
- disclose their legal name to be reported to the state of California as well as other documents (e.g. taxes)
- provide a form of contact to be disclosed to other members of the board