|
|
The following summary reflects on the goverance portion of this event (Sept 25 & 26, 2018). In general, the meeting was positive and appreciated. Attendees provided positive feedback on the last 2 years of releases, on the communications around the 5.3 security release, and on several improvements to the core software (mosaico, shoreditch, etc.).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participants indicated that the market felt flat and that CiviCRM did not seem to be growing. Participants and the core team discussed the financial position of the project.
|
|
|
|
|
|
## Key Takeaways
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Spark
|
|
|
2. [Extended Support](https://lab.civicrm.org/core-team/civicrm-extended-support)
|
|
|
1. The core team presented a 4 month extended support release focusing on security updates and critical bug fixes for discussion.
|
|
|
2. Though there was broad support for a paid ES version, most felt that 6 months or greater was necessary to provide meaningful value to partners using ES.
|
|
|
3. Attendees stressed that the real market for ES was in the partner community, and a paid release to end users would fall flat.
|
|
|
4. The core team agreed to digest the feedback and follow up within the next week with proposed revisions to ES.
|
|
|
3. [Stats](https://lab.civicrm.org/infrastructure/stats-collection)
|
|
|
1. Attendees agreed that improving our collection of stats and user information was a priority in order to more effectively market to our community.
|
|
|
2. Likewise, attendees agreed that various pages on c.o should be revised to emphasize spark, ES, and partners, and to de-emphasize the download of the latest stable.
|
|
|
4. Elected board
|
|
|
5. Product management
|
|
|
6. Tutorial Extension
|
|
|
|
|
|
## Financial Position
|
|
|
The core team presented a YTD P&L and balance sheet, and summarized it's current financial position as:
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Current P&L shows a profit, however the CT projects greater expenses in the remainder of the year than income.
|
|
|
2. 2017 was a tough year due to a tax error, a large receivable that is highly likely to be unrealized and a few consulting projects that were taken at a loss. All said, the core team took a loss of $71k in 2017.
|
|
|
3. CT members earn $50 an hour w/o benefits, and will float their pay in order to keep the project 'sustainable'. Using quotes here, but that isn't really sustainable.
|
|
|
4. Visibility on income has historically been difficult because both donations and earned income are tough to budget. Consulting projects are not typically known in advance and fundraising efforts vary.
|
|
|
5. Karin Gerristen provided a breakdown of 2017 budgets and demonstrated how partner dues could be changed to cover a portion of the gap.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
## Community Summit 2019
|
|
|
[Community Summit 2019](https://lab.civicrm.org/community/community-summit-2019) is already forming and is intended to be held in the EU.
|
|
|
|
|
|
## Special thanks to those that participated in the 2018 summit
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Charlotta Beavers
|
|
|
- Alain Benbassat
|
|
|
- Andy Burns
|
|
|
- Kevin Cristiano
|
|
|
- Peter Davis
|
|
|
- Justin Freeman
|
|
|
- Alice Frumin
|
|
|
- Nicolas Ganivet
|
|
|
- Stuart Gaston
|
|
|
- Karin Gerritsen
|
|
|
- Jon Goldberg
|
|
|
- Joshua Gowans
|
|
|
- Jeanell Greene
|
|
|
- Donald Hirst
|
|
|
- Andrew Hunt
|
|
|
- Guy Iaccarino
|
|
|
- Paul Keogan
|
|
|
- Joseph Lacey
|
|
|
- Mathieu Lutfy
|
|
|
- Jamie McClelland
|
|
|
- Noah Miller
|
|
|
- Joe Murray
|
|
|
- Tim Otten
|
|
|
- Adrienne Palmer
|
|
|
- Peter Petrik
|
|
|
- Morgan Robinson
|
|
|
- Parvez Saleh
|
|
|
- Aidan Saunders
|
|
|
- Dave Schafer
|
|
|
- Brian Shaughnessy
|
|
|
- Allen Shaw
|
|
|
- David Tarrant
|
|
|
- Coleman Watts |
|
|
\ No newline at end of file |