[ { "title": "Membership meeting (first!)", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The very first meeting of Lower Barriers. Rather than the planned meeting to review by-laws, budgets, and other verbiage, we’ll use this time to review the existing State-approved documentation, brainstorm and prioritize projects, divvy up some work in the repositories, and other semi-pertinent things. The second membership meeting, in October, will be when we’ll ensure all our operational requirements are officially accounted-for and approved. Agenda Greetings and introductions Quorum and roll call Review of articles of incorporation Brainstorm projects Call for volunteers Summation (what to expect next month) Optionally, if the membership is comfortable electing officers outside the confines of approved by-laws, we can hold elections tonight. Otherwise, Brad will operate as a presiding officer and secretary until such time as the by-laws are approved and elections held to comply with said by-laws. Minutes These minutes were approved by the membership at the following meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM) Roll call Call for member comments Agenda was approved unanimously. Brad moved, Hillary seconded, assent by voice vote Regular agenda: * Introductions * Brad talked at length about finished-starter * Brad talked about progress toward forming the nonprofit Old business: none New business: none Requesting any other business: none Second call for membership commentary Adjourn (7:32 PM) When talking about progress toward forming the nonprofit, Brad mentioned the following official bodies and web services which he registered as an agent of the Lower Barriers organization: State of Michigan GMail ForwardEmail (a service for forwarding all messages to a particular domain name) Facebook (Page) Twitter Google Voice YouTube GitHub (organization) Website (and domain name via namecheap) Paypal Mailchimp Slack IRS (for tax ID number but not 501(c)(3) status yet)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2020/09/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "December 2020 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. At this meeting, since we still do not have fully-workable bylaws, financials, or other pertinent organizational documents, this month’s meeting will be more discussion about current projects and overall brainstorming and directional ideas. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda Regular agenda: * Brad: update on finished-starter toward January 1st, 2021 for 1.0.0 * Open call to brainstorm Old business * Brad: still behind on foundational documentation New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:06 PM) Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda (Brad moved, Hillary seconded, unanimous voice vote) Regular agenda: (none) Old business (none) New business Brad showed site and project progress Call for member comments Adjourn (7:24 PM)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2020/12/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "January 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. This is the meeting! We’re going to vote for the bylaws, 5 years of financial plans, the website, and gosh-darn pert-near everything else that’s possible to vote on. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda Regular agenda: * Brad: Review Bylaws * Vote on Bylaws * Nominations and board election * Brad: Review financial plan * Vote on financial plan * Brad: Review website and other existing marketing materials * Vote on branding and marketing Old business * (Old business here) New business * (New business here) Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes This meeting was converted to an informal study session of the draft bylaws, on account of a lack of quorum.", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/01/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "February 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda Regular agenda: Brad: Review Bylaws Vote on Bylaws Nominations and board election Brad: Review financial plan progress Brad: Review website and other existing marketing materials Old business (Old business here) New business (New business here) Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes were approved by the membership at the following meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:02 PM) Roll call Call for member comments — None Approve previous meeting minutes — BC noted that January lacked a quorum. No minutes to approve Regular agenda: BC reviewed the Bylaws as written but not yet approved. The members in attendance discussed the merits of ‘Financier’ rather than ‘Quaestor’ as a fancy name for the Treasurer role. The members in attendance informally agreed to amend the not-yet-approved bylaws to use the word ‘Financier’ for Treasurer. Randall agreed to retain “Presiding officer” rather than some other fancy title. The members in attendance voted to adopt the Bylaws as presented. At 7:18 PM Brad moved and Hillary seconded on a motion to adopt the Bylaws. The motion passed unanimously, by voice vote Per the newly-adopted Bylaws, the membership proceeded to its inaugural board election. First, for Presiding officer, nominations were opened. Brad moved to nominate Randall Thomas, which Randall accepted. Hillary seconded the nomination. No other nominations were brought forward, so the membership in attendance agreed to elect Randall by voice vote. Randall was unanimously elected Presiding officer at 7:20 PM Next, for Financier, nominations were opened. Brad moved to nominate Hillary Lewandowski, which Hillary accepted. Randall secondard the nomination. No other nominations were brought forward, so the membership in attendance agreed to elect Hillary by voice vote. Hillary was unanimously elected Financier at 7:21 PM Finally, for Scribe, nominations were opened. Hillary moved to nominate Brad Czerniak, which Brad accepted. Randall secondard the nomination. No other nominations were brought forward, so the membership in attendance agreed to elect Brad by voice vote. Brad was unanimously elected Scribe at 7:23 PM * Brad showed the membership in attendance the progress on the financial reporting mechanism (YAML file displayed as a table on the website) * Per the agenda, Brad reported that there was no substantial progress on the website or its content this month Old business No old business New business No new business Call for member comments — None Adjourn (7:29 PM, Randall moved and Hillary seconded)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/02/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "March 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda Regular agenda: * (Regular agenda item here) Old business * (Old business here) New business * (New business here) Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes were approved by the membership at the following meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:03 PM by Presiding Office Randall Thomas) Roll call, reflected above at 7:03 PM Call for member comments: (none, 7:03 PM) Previous meeting minutes: were summarized by Scribe Brad Czerniak. Financier Hillary Lewandowski moved to approve, Randall seconded, and the minutes were approved unanimously by voice vote at 7:05 PM Regular agenda: Brad summarized the milestones for the lowerbarriers GitHub org Brad summarized the milestones for the finished-starter project Old business: (none) New business Randall mentioned graphic design and promotional materials, such as business cards, as a potential avenue for spending org funds for a useful purpose Hillary asked about getting PayPal access Brad noted that he would add the financial report to the April and subsequent agendas Call for member comments Adjourn (7:19 PM, RT moved and HL seconded) Faithfully submitted by recording Scribe Brad Czerniak. Notes taken concurrent with meeting, then transcribed to this format at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/03/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "April 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Regular agenda: * Recognition and moment of silence for Dobby Old business * Business cards and physical promotions New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes were approved by the membership at the 2021-05-25 meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:03 PM by Randall Thomas, presiding) Roll call (7:03 PM) Call for member comments - None (7:04 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda - BC read, HL moved, RT seconded at 7:06 PM Financial report - None, 7:06 PM Regular agenda: The members in attendance had a moment of silence for Hillary’s beloved dog, Dobby Old business Business cards and promo materials. Membership agreed to non-personal cards, made of good stock, and left the details up to Randall’s judgment. BC moved, HL seconded, affirmed by unanimous voice vote at 7:12 PM Randall noted that he wanted to get more active on the blog New business Brad presented a draft 5-year financial plan, promising to follow up when it becomes time to approve it Call for member comments - None, 7:18 PM Adjourn (RT closed proceedings at 7:18 PM) Faithfully submitted by Brad Czerniak, Scribe.", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/04/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "May 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business * Business cards and physical promotions New business * Must decide our tax year Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:02 PM by Randall) Roll call (7:03 PM) Call for member comments (7:03 PM) Approve previous meeting minutes (7:05 PM, Brad read, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report - None, 7:06 PM Old business Business cards are in holding pattern, Randall in communication with a card-making party New business Brad moves that we establish the calendar year as the tax year of the organization (Hillary seconded, unanimous voice vote) Randall would like to discuss bringing in new members. It sounds like we may have a guest next time! At June meeting will discuss, and perhaps form committee, around a fund-raising event Call for member comments Adjourn (7:18 PM, Randall)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/05/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "June 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Business cards and physical promotions New business Secretary report: submission of annual report Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:02 PM by Randall) Roll call (just us, 7:03 PM) Call for member comments (None, 7:03 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda/minutes (7:05 PM, Randall moved, Hillary seconded) Financial report (7:05 PM, nothing new) Old business Business cards - Randall having them forwarded to new address, should have them momentarily Fundraising event - cookout or other event, “start small”, proceeds going to org: On the matter of forming a select committee to throw a small fundraising event, Brad moved, Hillary seconded, and a unanimous voice vote passed for its formation New business (7:10 PM) Brad reported that our annual reported is submitted for the year, and to his best recollection the org is valid another year Call for member comments Adjourn (7:13 PM by Randall)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/06/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "July 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Business cards and physical promotions Fundraising event committee business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes were approved by the membership at the following month’s meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:03 PM by Randall) Roll call (7:03 PM, just us) Call for member comments (None) Approve previous meeting agenda/minutes (7:05 PM, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report (7:05 PM, nothing to report) Old business Business cards - No updates. There may have been a shipping error Fundraising event committee - That was Brad’s bad. He’ll get out a group email this month like he said he’d do last month New business (7:07 PM) Call for member comments Adjourn (7:08 PM by Randall. Hillary seconded)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/07/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "August 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Business cards and physical promotions Fundraising event committee business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:02 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:02 PM) Call for member comments: None (7:02 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:04 PM, Randall moved, Hillary seconded) Financial report (7:04 PM, nothing new to report) Old business Business cards: they’re ordered and should be here within the week! Fundraising event committee business New business (7:06 PM) Call for member comments (7:06 PM) Adjourn (7:06 PM. Randall called)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/08/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "September 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Business cards and physical promotions Fundraising event committee business New business finished-starter to 11ty? Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes This meeting was canceled on account of a lack of quorum", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/09/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "October 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Business cards and physical promotions Fundraising event committee business New business Review the new “big board” which is a demo of GitHub’s new projects features: https://github.com/orgs/lowerbarriers/projects/2/views/1 Live code reviews of https://github.com/lowerbarriers/finished-starter/pull/39 and https://github.com/lowerbarriers/finished-starter/pull/44 Go-or-no-go on making a 1.0.0 release of finished-starter Discuss issue of committee chairs Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes were approved by the membership at the November 30, 2021 meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:01 PM by Randall) Roll call (7:02 PM) Call for member comments (7:02 PM) Approve previous meeting minutes (7:03 PM, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report (7:03 PM) - Nothing new to report Old business (7:04 PM) Business cards and physical promotions – ready to go! Fundraising event committee business – tabling the appointing of a chair until November New business (7:07 PM) Review the new “big board” which is a demo of GitHub’s new projects features: https://github.com/orgs/lowerbarriers/projects/2/views/1 Live code reviews of https://github.com/lowerbarriers/finished-starter/pull/39 and https://github.com/lowerbarriers/finished-starter/pull/44 Go-or-no-go on making a 1.0.0 release of finished-starter (Brad moved, Hillary seconded. All in favor by voice vote) Call for member comments (7:12 PM) – Brad brought up that there is somebody from Twitter who will do code reviews for $100/hr-ish Adjourn (7:13 PM by Randall)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/10/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "November 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Business cards and physical promotions Fundraising event committee business Discuss issue of committee chairs (Minor child #1) at every meeting? New business Strategic pivot for smith-for-congress? Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes were approved at the December 2021 meeting by unanimous voice vote. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas, Minor child #1 Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call (7:01 PM) Call for member comments (7:02 PM, none) Approve previous meeting agenda/minutes (7:02 PM, Randall moved, Hillary seconded) Financial report (7:04 PM) – nothing to report! Old business (7:05 PM) Business cards and physical promotions – will re-think logistics to get cards to everyone Fundraising event committee business – Randall volunteered to chair the committee. Brad seconded. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Randall is now the chair New business (7:08 Pm) Discuss issue of committee chairs – Hillary makes a good point that the fundraising committee is in “pre-committee status” until a chair is appointed. Strategic pivot for smith-for-congress? We informally agreed that it was worthwhile to make progress on smith-for-congress because it’s tangible and mission-oriented (Minor child #1) at every meeting? Call for member comments (7:17 PM) Adjourn (7:20 PM, by Randall. Seconded by Hillary)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/11/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "December 2021 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Approve previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Fundraising event committee business smith-for-congress New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call (7:00 PM) Call for member comments (7:00 PM, none) Approve previous meeting agenda/minutes (7:02 PM, Randall moved, Hillary seconded) Financial report (7:03 PM) – nothing to report! Old business (7:03 PM) Fundraising event committee business Pivoting to lowerbarriers/smith-for-congress New business (7:04 PM) We discussed a potential goal for how much to raise via the fundraising committee Call for member comments (7:08 PM) Adjourn (7:09 PM, by Randall. Seconded by Hillary)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2021/12/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "January 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes This meeting was canceled at 7:05 PM due to a lack of a quorum.", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/01/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "February 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes This meeting was canceled at 7:05 PM due to a lack of a quorum.", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/02/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "March 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Fundraising event committee business New business Should we divvy up projects? Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:00 PM) Call for member comments: None (7:01 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:02 PM, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report (7:03 PM, nothing new to report) Current Paypal balance at $28.52 Old business (7:04 PM) Fundraising event committee business: Randall reiterated his commitment to being the chair New business (7:06 PM) Should we divvy up projects?: Randall volunteered and Brad voluntold, for Randall to own finished-starter. Brad will retain smith-for-congress Call for member comments (7:12 PM): Randall asked about finished-starter’s lifecycle and maintenance. Randall asked an excellent question about how to merge code changes into the repo. Adjourn (7:14 PM. Randall called, Hillary seconded)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/03/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "April 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Fundraising event committee business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have been approved by the membership at the June 2022 meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:01 PM) Call for member comments: None (7:01 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:02 PM, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report (7:02 PM, nothing new to report except the need to get verified) Old business (7:04 PM) Fundraising event committee business: Randall has talked to leadership at his place of employment, and while an event at the store isn’t in the cards, a fundraiser drive may be possible New business (7:05 PM) Call for member comments: None (7:08 PM) Adjourn (7:09 PM. by Randall)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/04/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "May 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:xx PM) Call for member comments: None (7:xx PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:xx PM, x moved, x seconded) Financial report (7:xx PM, nothing new to report) Old business New business (7:xx PM) Call for member comments (7:xx PM) Adjourn (7:xx PM. Randall called)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/05/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "June 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Fundraising event committee business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have been approved by the membership at the July 26, 2022 meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: Greg Lewandowski Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:01 PM) Call for member comments: None (7:01 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:02 PM, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report (7:03 PM, nothing new to report) Old business Fundraising committee – nothing to report (7:04 PM) New business (7:04 PM) Brad reported that he got the email to do the annual postcard (7:05 PM) Call for member comments (7:05 PM) Adjourn (7:05 PM. Randall called)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/06/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "July 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Fundraising event committee business Postcard annual report New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes were approved at the November 2022 meeting. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:00 PM) Call for member comments: None (7:00 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:01 PM, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report (7:02 PM, nothing new to report) Old business (7:02 PM) Fundraising event committee business (Randall will lead a committee meeting following the main one) Postcard annual report (7:03 PM, Brad submitted it) New business (7:03 PM) Call for member comments (7:04 PM) Discussed reducing meeting cadence to quarterly and doing more communication via email and such Adjourn (7:06 PM. Randall called, Hillary seconded)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/07/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "August 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:xx PM) Call for member comments: None (7:xx PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:xx PM, x moved, x seconded) Financial report (7:xx PM, nothing new to report) Old business New business (7:xx PM) Call for member comments (7:xx PM) Adjourn (7:xx PM. Randall called)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/08/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "September 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:xx PM) Call for member comments: None (7:xx PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:xx PM, x moved, x seconded) Financial report (7:xx PM, nothing new to report) Old business New business (7:xx PM) Call for member comments (7:xx PM) Adjourn (7:xx PM. Randall called)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/09/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "October 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:xx PM) Call for member comments: None (7:xx PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:xx PM, x moved, x seconded) Financial report (7:xx PM, nothing new to report) Old business New business (7:xx PM) Call for member comments (7:xx PM) Adjourn (7:xx PM. Randall called)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/10/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "November 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business Fundraising committee New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:01 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:02 PM) Call for member comments: None (7:02 PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:03 PM, Hillary moved, Randall seconded) Financial report (7:03 PM, nothing new to report) Old business (7:04 PM) Fundraising committee – Randall brought up the idea of a gofundme, which led to unstructured discussion of patreon as a possibility for member management New business (7:09 PM) Randall brought up managing the social media properties, along with our new Patreon setup. Brad will follow up to grant him access Call for member comments (7:10 PM) Adjourn (7:12 PM. Randall called, Hillary seconds)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/11/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "December 2022 Membership meeting", "content": "(As always, you can add the Lower Barriers membership meeting to your calendar using the link.) Details The monthly membership meeting of Lower Barriers. Agenda Call to order Roll call Call for member comments Previous meeting agenda Financial report Old business New business Call for member comments Adjourn Minutes These minutes have not yet been approved by the membership at the following meeting after a review. This bolded section will be updated following the subsequent meeting to indicate approval status. Lower Barriers membership meeting Board present: Brad Czerniak, Hillary Lewandowski, Randall Thomas Board absent: (none) Members/guest attending: (none) Call to order (7:00 PM by Randall) Roll call: Just us (7:xx PM) Call for member comments: None (7:xx PM) Approve previous meeting agenda (7:xx PM, x moved, x seconded) Financial report (7:xx PM, nothing new to report) Old business New business (7:xx PM) Call for member comments (7:xx PM) Adjourn (7:xx PM. Randall called)", "image": {"alt":"Meeting: Everyone is welcome!","src":"1200x630/meta-image--meeting.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/2022/12/membership-meeting/" }, { "title": "Brad Czerniak", "content": "About Brad Brad is a known quantity. He worked pretty much non-stop for a decade-and-a-half, then took a couple months off in 2020. Brad thinks weird thoughts and expresses them, and sometimes does semi-strange things, but is overwhelmingly chill. Often you can find him doing bar trivia with friends or having a quick dinner out with Shelby before getting back home where the TV and snacks are. He makes websites and says nice things about libraries and Detroit.", "image": {"alt":"Brad Czerniak","src":"1200x630/brad-czerniak.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/people/brad-czerniak/" }, { "title": "Hillary Lewandowski", "content": "About Hillary Hillary Lewandowski is a 2006 graduate of Marian High School. She completed a bachelor of science in both biology and computer science in 2012 from Oakland University and a graduate certificate in biomedical sciences in 2013. Hillary has been working as a website developer since 2007, using her skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL to build websites. Her projects have ranged in size from simple, one-page websites to complicated applications that took over a year to complete. On top of being a full stack developer, Hillary's job also works closely with her clients to plan out every aspect of a project. She also sets aside time to guide and mentor junior developers on best practices. Hillary is currently employed at Michigan Creative at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. When she's not working, Hillary gets to spend quality time with her many pets, and enjoys visits out to different Michigan lakes.", "image": {"alt":"Hillary Lewandowsi","src":"1200x630/hillary.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/people/hillary-lewandowski/" }, { "title": "Randall Thomas", "content": "About Randall Randall listens. Born and Raised in Detroit.", "image": {"alt":"Randall Thomas","src":"1200x630/randall.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/people/randall-thomas/" }, { "title": "Example post", "content": "Solutis longo nostri usus Lorem markdownum avita mulcebat virtute. Similemque membra Ismenis ne visa serpentis populis? 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Sic breve sude Sua speciem nympha magno Lugeat spicula Oleniden fertur Veloque filia et obsisto Per ter, ante tua. Quoque venientem quae. Flet exstabant Inachus truncum praeferrer magnosque pudici vacca rogat; Oileos sine secantes et. Et caede Amat et veluti dextris corpore depresso voco Transibat prensos suae serta Viribus diros Habebat nil vosne quod, ait in Pergama arces fessos quidem, erat temerarius appellantque nescio clarus. Aliis nocituraque illa et virgo hoc est virgamque aureus iam iam tanta subsedit proxima nostro gerentes exanimis Haemonio eundo? Et me ineo longius. Nereidum ut murmure infans dolorque disces tamen mariti.", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/blog/example-post/" }, { "title": "A banana", "content": "Section after hero on the Example post Fancy Product!", "image": {"alt":"Stylish banana","src":"1200x630/banana.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/products/a-banana/" }, { "title": "B banana", "content": "Section after hero on the Example post Less-fancy Product!", "image": {"alt":"Stylish banana","src":"1200x630/banana-invert.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/products/b-banana/" }, { "title": "About", "content": "Our story To crib Glengarry Glen Ross, \"Always be closing.\" In this section you expose the what, the why, maybe sneak some how in there. All to serve purposes: Get the people visiting the site and reading this page to like and trust you Put a compelling story in front of what you're offering Give your brand a human face or ten Show how you're different from other brands in your space Write a few paragraphs! Use bullet lists and sub-headings for easy skimming. Let's keep things airy, and avoid big walls of text. How we stand out We are special, distinct from our competition, and worthy of your time and money for the following reasons: You're on this site and not other ones We have lots of experience and knowledge/wisdom You fit our ideal demo/vertical, which are people aged 0-99 who are willing to spend money Our offering is luxurious, sustainable, and has the right number of options At one point or another, somebody affiliated with Google and Microsoft paid us for our expertise, we think You're one of upwards of two customers we've had Here's an unexpected and delightful fact about us: we started making our product by hand in a garage while listening to \"How Bizarre\" by OMC. We've gotten far, and soon we'll go further. - Guy Founderson, founder The who's who Brad Czerniak Web developer Drupal and JAMstack dev, team lead, librarian, renaissance man Hillary Lewandowski Web developer Drupal, Wordpress, and JAMstack dev Randall Thomas Web developer Technology, sales, kindness Global reach Now that you've covered the other \"W's\", let's talk about the where. We can verbalize where we're from, yes, but can also do two tricks to demonstrate our mastery of the globe. This first is to list where you have offices, remote workers, random P.O. boxes, etc.: Detroit, MI, USA Santa Barbara, CA, USA ...and the second is to show all the places where you've had an effect, like where your customers are, where you've held events, where you've traveled on business, etc.: Louisville, KY, USA Sydney, Australia", "image": {"alt":"Shifting the synergy paradigm","src":"1200x630/cytonn-photography-n95VMLxqM2I-unsplash.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/about/" }, { "title": "Accessibility Statement", "content": "Table of contents We’re committed to easy access for everyone Conformance status Feedback Technical specifications Assessment approach We’re committed to easy access for everyone We are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with differing abilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards. Conformance status The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. This site is partially conformant with WCAG 2.0 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard. Feedback We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this site. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers here: E-mail: helper@lowerbarriers.org Phone: (313) 649-7359 Technical specifications Accessibility on this site relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer: HTML WAI-ARIA CSS JavaScript These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used. Assessment approach We assessed the accessibility of this site by the following approaches: Self-evaluation External evaluation Developer contract organization and its subcontractors evaluation and Quality Assurance", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/accessibility-statement/" }, { "title": "By-laws", "content": "Table of contents Article 1. Name of Corporation Article 2. Corporate purpose Section 1. Nonprofit Purpose Section 2. Specific Purpose Article 3. Membership Section 1. Eligibility for Membership Section 2. Annual Dues Section 3. Rights of Members Section 4. Resignation and Termination Section 5. Non-voting Membership Article 4. Meetings Section 1. Regular Meetings Section 2. Special Meetings Section 4. Notice of Meetings Section 5. Quorum Section 6. Voting Article 5. Board of Directors Section 1. General Powers Section 2. Number, Tenure, Requirements, and Qualifications Section 3. Regular Election of Officers Section 4. Forfeiture Section 5. Vacancies Section 6. Compensation Section 7. Parliamentary Procedure Section 8. Removal Article 6. Officers Section 1. Presiding Officer Section 2. Financier Section 3. Scribe Article 7. Committees Article 8. Corporate staff and property Article 9. Books and records Article 10. Amendments Section 1. Articles of Incorporation Section 2. Bylaws Adoption of bylaws Appendices Appendix A: Articles of Incorporation Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII Article 1. Name of Corporation The name of the corporation is Lower Barriers. Article 2. Corporate purpose Section 1. Nonprofit Purpose The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. Section 2. Specific Purpose The nonprofit corporation’s specific purpose is to provide, and promote the use of, free and open source software in furtherance of modern civic engagement, supporting individuals and civic Corporations to perform good works, and to promote the welfare of the greater community. The specific objectives and purpose of this Corporation shall be: To create and maintain free and open source software projects To facilitate and spread camaradarie and kind feeling in the community To promote the use of free and open source software for civic purposes To recognize the efforts of civic-focused open source contributors Article 3. Membership The nonprofit corporation shall hold meetings open to the public and consider all feedback and commentary of non-members. Section 1. Eligibility for Membership Application for voting membership shall be open to anyone that supports the purpose statement in Article II, Section 2. Membership is granted after completion and receipt of a membership application. All memberships shall be granted upon submission to the board. Section 2. Annual Dues The amount suggested to members for annual dues shall be $15 each year, unless changed by an amendment to these bylaws. Membership is not, and shall not, be contingent upon past, present, or future dues payment. Section 3. Rights of Members Each member is granted the ability to vote on all matters at regular and special meetings of the corporation, contingent on member’s attendance at the meeting as recognized by the presiding officer and recorded by the scribe. Section 4. Resignation and Termination Any member may resign by filing a written resignation with the scribe. A member can have their membership terminated by three-quarters (3/4) vote of the attending membership. Any member whose membership termination is up for a vote has the right to due deliberative process. A member cannot have termination brought up for a vote on the same grounds more than once. Section 5. Non-voting Membership Members are not required to vote in order to be considered in good standing. Members may abstain from any vote they choose. Abstentions, while not recorded by the scribe unless requested by the abstaining party, still contribute to the established quorum. Article 4. Meetings Section 1. Regular Meetings Regular meetings of the members shall be held monthly, at a time and place designated by the presiding officer. Section 2. Special Meetings Special meetings may be called by the presiding officer or by two or more members, contingent on adding the agenda to the public website. Special meetings require two days of notice and a good-faith effort to alert the membership of the time, date, and location of the meeting. Section 4. Notice of Meetings Printed notice of each regular meeting shall be given to each voting member, by electronic mail, not less than two weeks prior to the meeting. Section 5. Quorum A quorum for a meeting of the members shall consist of at least three members, at least one of whom is a member of the Board of Directors. Section 6. Voting All issues to be voted on shall be decided by a simple majority of those present at the meeting in which the vote takes place. Article 5. Board of Directors Section 1. General Powers The affairs of the Corporation shall be facilitated by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall serve the membership and ensure the smooth operation of the Corporation by presiding over meetings, recording meeting minutes and sending out update messages, and keeping faithful financial records. Section 2. Number, Tenure, Requirements, and Qualifications The number of Directors shall be fixed to consist of three officers: the Presiding officer, the Financier, and the Scribe. The members of the Board of Directors shall, upon election, immediately enter upon the performance of their duties and shall continue in office until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. All members of the Board of Directors must be approved by a majority vote of the members present and voting. No vote on new members of the Board of Directors shall be held unless a quorum of the Board of Directors is present. Each member of the Board of Directors shall be a member of the Corporation and shall hold office for a term of one year. Board members may serve consecutive terms, including at the same position as the previous year, with no limit to the length of their overall term. Each member of the Board of Directors shall attend at least nine (9) monthly meetings per year. Section 3. Regular Election of Officers Every year the January monthly meeting of the membership is the last meeting presided over by the previous year’s board, and among the outgoing board’s final solemn duties is to conduct the free, fair, and peaceful election of their replacements. Each board position – Presiding Officer, Financier, Scribe – is elected separately and for their respective position (that is, members are elected to specific positions rather than to the Board at large), in order starting with the Presiding Officer. Elections begin with a verbal call for nominations. Any member may nominate any member for a position. The nominated member may then choose to accept or reject the nomination (and nominated members must be in attendance for this reason). A nominated member who accepts the nomination must then have their nomination seconded. Once all nominations for a position have been made and seconded, votes are tendered by secret ballot of all membership in attendance. The nominee with the most votes takes the position as soon as the meeting has gaveled to a close. Uncontested nominations may forgo a vote. Section 4. Forfeiture Any member of the Board of Directors who fails to fulfill any of his or her requirements as set forth in Section 2 of this Article may voluntarily forfeit their seat on the board. Once forfeited, the empty seat is subject to Section 4 of this Article. Section 5. Vacancies Whenever a non-term vacancy occurs in the Board of Directors it shall be filled without undue delay at the next regular meeting of the membership. Any member may nominate any member to serve in the seat once the election is called. The nominated member may then accept or reject the nomination before a seconding. The nominated member receiving a plurity of votes then fills the seat for the remainder of the regular term. Section 6. Compensation Members of the Board of Directors shall not receive any compensation for their services as Directors. Section 7. Parliamentary Procedure Any question concerning parliamentary procedure at meetings shall be determined by the Presiding Officer by reference to Robert’s Rules of Order (Fourth Edition, 1915). Section 8. Removal Any member of the Board of Directors may be removed with or without cause, at any regular meeting of the membership, by vote of three-quarters (3/4) of the membership in attendance if in their judgment the best interest of the Corporation would be served thereby. Any member of the Board of Directors is afforded deliberative due process, and is afforded the same double-jeopardy protection as regular member. Article 6. Officers The officers of the Board of Directors as enumerated in Article 5 Section 2 shall be the Presiding Officer, Financier, and Scribe. Section 1. Presiding Officer The Presiding Officer, called informally and outside of Corporation business as ‘President’, shall preside at all meetings of the membership. The Presiding Officer shall have the following duties: They shall have general superintendence and direction of all other officers of this corporation and see that their duties are properly performed They shall preside over all meetings and ensure order and parliamentary compliance They shall be responsible for special iniatives, committees, and reports as proposed and approved by the membership Section 2. Financier The Financier duties shall be: They shall submit to the membership a brief report of changes to the financial posture of the Corporation at each monthly meeting They shall record the financial transactions of the Corporation to the Corporation’s official ledger They shall prepare and submit tax returns and other financial documentation to applicable regulatory bodies in a timely manner They shall, on an annual basis, perform an audit of the Corporation’s finances and provide a detailed report of the audit’s findings to the membership Section 3. Scribe The Scribe duties shall consist of: They shall record all proceedings, votes, and minutes for approval at the following meeting They shall send notices of meetings and prepare agendas They shall prepare and submit all non-financial reports and summaries to applicable regulatory bodies Article 7. Committees It shall be the function of committees to make investigations, conduct studies and hearings, make recommendations to the membership, and carry on such activities as may be delegated to them by the membership. The membership may name special committees during new business by motion and simple majority vote. Special committees shall consist of a chair, who is the member that moves to form the committee, plus any members in good standing who choose to participate. Special committees may then meet informally outside of regular meetings to conduct their Corporation-related business. The chair (or in their absence a designated member) of each special committee shall report on the business of the committee during Old Business at each monthly membership meeting. The formation of permanent committees (those conducting business whereby the committee reports their business to the membership at monthly meetings for a period longer than 2 years) requires an amendment to the bylaws per Article 13. The following are the permanent committees of the Corporation: (none) Article 8. Corporate staff and property The Corporation shall have no employees and shall hold no real property without amendment of these bylaws. In the event the Corporation holds property, the property of the corporation shall be under the control and direction of the democratic vote of the membership. All financial transactions must be approved by a majority vote of the membership in attendance at a regular meeting. Article 9. Books and records The corporation shall keep complete books and records of account and minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors. Article 10. Amendments Section 1. Articles of Incorporation The Articles may be amended in any manner at any regular or special meeting of membership, provided that specific written notice of the proposed amendment of the Articles setting forth the proposed amendment or a summary of the changes to be effected thereby shall be given to the membership verbally at the meeting prior. Articles of Incorporation amendments may only be affirmed by a unanimous vote of the membership in attendance. Section 2. Bylaws The membership may amend these Bylaws by three quarters (3/4) vote at any regular or special meeting. Written notice setting forth the proposed amendment or summary of the changes to be effected thereby shall be given at the meeting prior. Adoption of bylaws The bylaws were first adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the membership on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 7:00-8:00 PM. Appendices Appendix A: Articles of Incorporation Articles Of Incorporation for Use By Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Pursuant to the provisions of Act 162, Public Acts of 1982, the undersigned corporation executes the following Articles: Article I The name of the corporation is: LOWER BARRIERS Article II The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is formed are: The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The nonprofit corporation’s specific purpose is to provide, and promote the use of, free and open source software in furtherance of modern civic engagement, supporting individuals and civic Corporations to perform good works, and to promote the welfare of the greater community. Article III The Corporation is formed upon Non Stock basis. If formed on a nonstock basis, the description and value of its real property assets are none The description and value of its personal property assets are none The corporation is to be financed under the following general plan: The corporation will be financed by contributions, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, devises, benefactors, other voluntary transfers of property, and the income generated therefrom. The Corporation is formed on a Membership basis. Article IV The street address of the registered office of the corporation and the name of the resident agent at the registered office (P.O. Boxes are not acceptable): Agent Name: BRADLEY P CZERNIAK Street Address: 1428 MARK AVE, LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146 Registered Office Mailing Address: 1428 MARK AVE, LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146 Article V The name(s) and address(es) of the incorporator(s) is (are) as follows: Name Residence or Business Address RANDALL THOMAS (redacted) BRADLEY P CZERNIAK 1428 MARK AVE, LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146 USA HILLARY LEWANDOWSKI (redacted) Article VI PROHIBITION OF ACTIVITIES NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF, OR BE DISTRIBUTABLE TO ITS MEMBERS, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, OR OTHER PRIVATE PERSONS, EXCEPT THAT THE CORPORATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO PAY REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED AND TO MAKE PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). NO SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE THE CARRYING ON OF PROPAGANDA, OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, AND THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN, OR INTERVENE IN (INCLUDING THE PUBLISHING OR DISTRIBUTION OF STATEMENTS) ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE ARTICLES, THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT CARRY ON ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT PERMITTED TO BE CARRIED ON (A) BY A CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR THE CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE, OR (B) BY A CORPORATION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO WHICH ARE DEDUCTIBLE UNDER SECTION 170(C)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR THE CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE. Article VII DISSOLUTION UPON THE DISSOLUTION OF THIS CORPORATION, ASSETS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR ONE OR MORE EXEMPT PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE, OR SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR TO A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE.", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/by-laws/" }, { "title": "Contact us", "content": "We would love to hear from you. Math CAPTCHA: What's the number of stars on the American flag divided by two? Shoot us a message Name Email * required Message * required Questions, comments, anything. Send Reset", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/contact-us/" }, { "title": "Documentation", "content": "We have a lot of documents Check it out. Content guide Accessibility Be concise Content principles Grammar and mechanics Voice and tone Writing about people Content technical JavaScript Layouts Markdown Search engine optimization Design Assets GIF files JPEG files JSON files PNG files SVG files Atoms Design tokens Lang Lang (translated) Root Color Values (design tokens) Forms Icons Molecules Moodboard Organisms Sections (reusable) Strategic Plan Technical Browser support Performance budget User experience Information architecture Personas User testing UX principles", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/docs/" }, { "title": "Events Archive", "content": "Here's an archival list of past events, for posterity. To see current events, check out the main Events page Membership meeting (first!) Tue, Sep 29, 2020 Our very first membership meeting December 2020 Membership meeting Tue, Dec 29, 2020 Second official membership meeting January 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Jan 26, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting February 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Feb 23, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting March 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Mar 30, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting April 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Apr 27, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting May 2021 Membership meeting Tue, May 25, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting June 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Jun 29, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting July 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Jul 27, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting August 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Aug 31, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting September 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Sep 28, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting October 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Oct 26, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting November 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Nov 30, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting December 2021 Membership meeting Tue, Dec 28, 2021 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting January 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Jan 25, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting February 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Feb 22, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting March 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Mar 29, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting April 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Apr 26, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting May 2022 Membership meeting Tue, May 31, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting June 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Jun 28, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting July 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Jul 26, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting August 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Aug 30, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting September 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Sep 27, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting October 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Oct 25, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting November 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Nov 29, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/archive/" }, { "title": "Events", "content": "Here's everything that's going on. For events that happened in the past, check out the Events archive December 2022 Membership meeting Tue, Dec 27, 2022 Official Lower Barriers membership meeting", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/events/" }, { "title": "Frequently asked questions", "content": "All questions Thank you for visiting the site. Below are answers to some support questions we've received, in case they may be helpful to you as well. Where does your organization stand politically? We feel strongly that Taco Bell should bring back the Mexican pizza combo. Two tacos supreme, please. Can I have a site just like yours? You bet! Just go to finished-starter and follow the easy instructions", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/faq/" }, { "title": "Financials", "content": "Ledger The following table is derived from our ledger's journal data source, and represents every transaction in the history of the organization. Date Amount Type Description Identifier Notes Feb 23rd, 2021 $ 14.26 (USD) Gross receipts Brad Czerniak 2021 membership dues 2DX068894Y3043021 PayPal transaction. Identifier is transaction ID. Was $15 less PayPal fees. Apr 27th, 2021 $ 14.26 (USD) Gross receipts Hillary Lewandowski 2021 membership dues 91452891DS905871P PayPal transaction. Identifier is transaction ID. Was $15 less PayPal fees. Total $ 28.52 5-year plan Note: This section has not yet been approved by the membership. This paragraph will disappear once approved. The following plan outlines our modest aspirations for financing the organization over the course of many years, and as our Bylaws attest, we are focusing on a lean operation that does more with less. A1 Gifts, grants, and contributions received (do not include unusual grants) Line item FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 [Suggested] Membership dues $42.78 $142.60 $1,426.00 $2,852.00 $5,000.00 Donations (one-time and recurring) $0 $100 $500 $1,000 $2,000 Total $42.78 $242.60 $1,926.00 $3,852.00 $7,000 A14 re: Fundraising expenses Line item FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 Website domain name $18.63 $18.63 $18.63 $18.63 $18.63 Total $18.63 $18.63 $18.63 $18.63 $18.63 A15 re: Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts paid out (attach an itemized list) Line item FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 Individual programming grants $0 $100.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Open source software awards $0 $100.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Total $0 $200.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 A23 re: Any expense not otherwise classified, such as program services (attach itemized list) Line item FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 None $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/financials/" }, { "title": "Blog", "content": "Example post January 1, 1970 A blog post with example content and front matter.", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/blog/" }, { "title": "Search", "content": "Search the site Search query Go Reset Notice: full search functionality requires JavaScript to be enabled. About Who, what, when, where, why, and how. Accessibility Statement Our commitment to all users visiting this site. By-laws The rules governing our group's operation. Contact us We would love to hear from you. Documentation Guides and tools for writing and designing around this site. Events Archive Events that have previously occurred. Events All the goings-on. Frequently asked questions What we've been asked, and what we say when asked. Financials Financial information and a full accounting of our credits and debits Blog Serialized writings collected in a single place for your enjoyment. Search Textually find content on the site via a form with a text box. Home Free tools to make civic engagement easier. Press Who to contact if you're a journalist. Privacy Policy How you can expect your data to be handled, and when and where cookies are used on the site. Site map A list of all links on the site, grouped by type and in alphabetical order. Terms and conditions Rules and regulations for the use of this website.", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/search/" }, { "title": "Home", "content": "Your campaign/nonprofit website, free We make free tools that allow you to live your dreams faster and easier. Lower Barriers for all We're a revolutionary new nonprofit: just nerds who love making software to make your life easier. What motivated us to form a group is the insight it gives us into what kinds of software new-on-the-scene nonprofits need to thrive. You can use our starter kits to do things in the public interest, like start a business, run for office, make your own nonprofit or club, or anything else under the sun. Please let us know what cool stuff you're doing! More about us Code, ready to go All the repositories we use can be found on our GitHub organization page. Below are some of our favorites: finished-starter lowerbarriers/finished-starter Free website ready to go in one click, with blog, events, e-commerce, search, and everything else. Blazing fast JAMstack performance, vanilla JS and utility-first CSS, and opinionated in all the right ways. lowerbarriers.github.io lowerbarriers/lowerbarriers.github.io The org website organization-starter lowerbarriers/organization-starter The finished-starter kit with content and customizations for nonprofits and other orgs resume lowerbarriers/resume Easy-to-use résumé template with lots of features smith-for-congress lowerbarriers/smith-for-congress A free, open-source, jekyll-based political campaign website Sunlight? Every meeting is open to the public. Every last cent is accounted for. Our bylaws and all our operating documentation is not only publicly-available, but licensed for you to reuse and remix. Bylaws Financials Meetings Full sitemap", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/" }, { "title": "Press", "content": "Introduction We are big believers in the power, necessity, and good of the fourth estate. Below are resources for press inquiries. Please let us know if you’re working on a deadline, as we’ll work to get you what you need faster. Inquiries If you are looking for someone to get a hold of directly, here is our primary press contact: Brad Czerniak Webmaster Email: helper@lowerbarriers.org Phone: (313) 649-7359 Other You may also use the contact form for any lower-priority questions.", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/press/" }, { "title": "Privacy Policy", "content": "Table of contents Introduction Your data What data do we collect? How do we collect your data? How will we use your data? How do we store your data? Marketing What are your data protection rights? Cookies How do we use cookies? What types of cookies do we use? How to manage cookies Privacy policies of other websites Changes to our privacy policy Introduction This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website. Your data What data do we collect? We collect the following data: Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.) How do we collect your data? You directly provide us with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you: Register online or place an order for any of our products or services. Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email. Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies. How will we use your data? We collect your data so that we can: Process your order and manage your account. Email you with special offers on other products and services we think you might like. How do we store your data? We securely store your data within this site’s database, only removing it via SSL-enabled means to secure servers. We will keep your personal identification information indefinitely. Marketing We would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. What are your data protection rights? We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following: The right to access – You have the right to request from us copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service. The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request we complete the information you believe is incomplete. The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions. The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Cookies Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org . How do we use cookies? We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including: Keeping you signed in Understanding how you use our website What types of cookies do we use? There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses: Functionality – We use these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used. Analytics – We use these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and youranonymized IP address. How to manage cookies You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result. Privacy policies of other websites This website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy. Changes to our privacy policy We keep our privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page.", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/privacy-policy/" }, { "title": "Site map", "content": "{% include atoms/heading.html children=\"Comprehensive lists\" classes=\"\" level=\"2\" %} {% include atoms/spacer.html size=\"2\" %} Here's everything on the site, except for the technical documentation. Pages {% assign pages = site.html_pages | where_exp:'doc','doc.sitemap != false' | where_exp:'doc','doc.title != null' | sort: \"title\", \"last\" %} {% for doc in pages %} {{ doc.title }} {% endfor %} {% assign collections = site.collections | where_exp:'collection','collection.output != false' %} {% for collection in collections %} {% assign docs = collection.docs | where_exp:'doc','doc.sitemap != false' | sort: \"title\", \"last\" %} {% if docs[1] %} {% assign zebra = forloop.index | modulo: 2 %} = 1 %}background-color--white{% endif %}\"> {{ collection.label }} {% for doc in docs %} {{ doc.title }} {% endfor %} {% endif %} {% endfor %}", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/site-map/" }, { "title": "Terms and conditions", "content": "## Table of contents {: .no_toc} 1. TOC {:toc} ## Website Usage These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of this website. By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use this website if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page. The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements: \"Client\", \"You\" and \"Your\" refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting the Company's terms and conditions. \"The Company\", \"Ourselves\", \"We\", \"Our\" and \"Us\", refers to our Company. \"Party\", \"Parties\", or \"Us\", refers to both the Client and ourselves, or either the Client or ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner, whether by formal meetings of a fixed duration, or any other means, for the express purpose of meeting the Client's needs in respect of provision of the Company's stated services/products, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of . Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalisation and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same. ## Cookies We employ the use of cookies. By using this website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with [our privacy policy](/privacy-policy). Most of the modern day interactive web sites use cookies to enable us to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting. Some of our affiliate / advertising partners may also use cookies. ## License Unless otherwise stated, we own the intellectual property rights for all material on this site. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view and/or print pages from the site for your own personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions. You **must not**: 1. Republish material from this site 2. Sell, rent or sub-license material from this site 3. Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from this site 4. Redistribute content from this site (unless content is specifically made for redistribution) ## User Comments This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof. Certain parts of this website offer the opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions, information, material and data ('Comments') in areas of the website. We do not screen, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their appearance on the website and Comments do not reflect the views or opinions of us or our agents or affiliates. Comments reflect the view and opinion of the person who posts such view or opinion. To the extent permitted by applicable laws we shall not be responsible or liable for the Comments or for any loss cost, liability, damages or expenses caused and or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website. We reserve the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which we consider in our absolute discretion to be inappropriate, offensive or otherwise in breach of these Terms and Conditions. You warrant and represent that: 1. You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so; 2. 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You hereby grant to us a non-exclusive royalty-free license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media. ## Iframes Without prior approval and express written permission, you may not create frames around our Web pages or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Web site. ## Reservation of Rights We reserve the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Web site. You agree to immediately remove all links to our Web site upon such request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our Web site, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions. ## Removal of links from our website If you find any link on our Web site or any linked web site objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date. ## Content Liability We shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your Web site. You agree to indemnify and defend us against all claims arising out of or based upon your Website. No link(s) may appear on any page on your Web site or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights. ## Disclaimer To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law in respect of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill). Nothing in this disclaimer will: 1. limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence; 2. limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; 3. limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or 4. exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law. The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer or in relation to the subject matter of this disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty. To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.", "image": {"alt":"Site default social image","src":"required/meta-image--default.jpg"} , "url": "http://lowerbarriers.org/terms-conditions/" } ]