[Eg-oversight-board] Call for Agenda Items and Meeting Reminder

[Sharon Herbert]

This is wonderful, thanks Kathy!

Sharon
Quoting Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>:

> Hi Sharon,
>
> A few years back, Rogan and I worked on a spreadsheet with potential  
> grant opportunities for the Evergreen project. I don't know how  
> current it is, but it might serve as a good starting point.
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/132a10eZE7SOssSs_LdbZ7JuY1u089h18FR2LhxxoVlg/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Kathy
>
> On 06/16/2016 08:10 PM, Sharon Herbert wrote:
>> Following up on the last discussion item from today's meeting -  
>> unfortunately, all of the grants listed at  
>> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/grants/ are historical/expired.  
>> Mozilla outlines their four focus areas to be considered for a  
>> grant, that they are more likely to fund a grant if they are  
>> intimately familiar with your organization and if it's tied to the  
>> Mozilla mission. They expect someone from the project to serve as a  
>> champion by getting involved in the Mozilla community by  
>> contributing to their mission and becoming indispensable to the  
>> Mozilla community before discussing a grant. Maybe we have some  
>> folks already working in the Mozilla community, but still seems  
>> Evergreen isn't likely to fit their criteria.
>>
>> I'll keep casting an eye around for potential funding opportunities.
>>
>> Sharon
>> Quoting Ruth Frasur <director at hagerstownlibrary.org>:
>>
>>> Sure thing.  Would you be willing to speak to this a little bit during the
>>> meeting?  To start the discussion?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Sharon Herbert <
>>> sharon.herbert at bc.libraries.coop> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Ruth,
>>>>
>>>> Last fall, the EOB considered Mozilla's open source support program and
>>>> determined Evergreen was probably not a good fit. Mozilla has recently
>>>> announced the Secure Open Source Fund: article-
>>>> https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/06/10/mozilla-will-fund-code-audits/  
>>>> Specifics: https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source
>>>>
>>>> One of the seven criteria for consideration asks ''How vital is the
>>>> software to the continued functioning of the Internet or the Web?' ; if
>>>> this is key for acceptance, Evergreen probably wouldn't qualify, but
>>>> thought I'd ask the EOB to review as I haven't seen any discussion on the
>>>> lists about this specific initiative - unless I've missed it, of course!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Sharon
>>>> Quoting Ruth Frasur <director at hagerstownlibrary.org>:
>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I apologize for not getting this out earlier.  Please submit any items
>>>>> that
>>>>> you would like to have added to the EOB agenda.  A reminder that the
>>>>> meeting is tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST on the #evergreen channel in IRC.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Sharon Herbert
>>>> Sitka Manager | BC Libraries Cooperative
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>>> Ruth Frasur
>>> Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township
>>> Library
>>> 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346)
>>> p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808
>>>
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>>> Page <http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary>,  and The Nettle Creek Players
>>> <http://nettlecreekplayers.com>*
>>
>>
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