[Koha] International Koha Fund - Grants Committee Draft Rules

[Bob Birchall]

International Koha Fund - Grants Committee Draft Rules

Te Horowhenua Trust (THT) in New Zealand has established a Fund for the 
ongoing development and dissemination of Koha as free software.   In May 
2015 THT entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 
representatives of the Koha community regarding the operation of the 
Fund. Pursuant to the MOU, the Koha community has established a 
Fundraising Committee to, amongst other purposes, promote contributions 
to the Fund. The Fundraising Committee is now assisting THT to make 
rules for the establishment and operation of a Grants Committee to 
administer the disbursement of grants from the Fund.

It is important to understand that whilst the Fundraising Committee is 
established by the Koha community, the Grants Committee will be a 
committee of the Trust.  The Trust is seeking the advice of the 
community on the making of the Grants Committee rules.

A draft of the rules has now been added to the wiki:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Fundraising

This will be considered at the next couple of meetings of the 
community.  Turn up and have your say:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/IRC_Meetings
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/General_IRC_meeting_9_March_2016

Bob Birchall
Calyx