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Kuckucksmühle: Membership Definition

What criteria does one have to meet to be considered a member?

What is Value?

General definition of “value” - Improving the place somehow - work / financially / resources /…

Are there different kind of members?

Permanent Living Members (permies)

Live here: better half of the week-year Members living here permanently can decide which members can be permanent living members

Neighbors & Friends (regulars)

permanently involved, visiting more frequently (<1/month)

Visitors (birdies)

Adds value but no reliability

What are the rule and expectations from the members?

Agree to the ideals

Contribution and Responsibilities related to the member level

How to become a member

  1. Do something that brings value
  2. ask people on the mailing list of members if that is value

Membership communication

Mailing lists

email address access use
kum_together@ecohackerfarm.org public by subscription used for public events, workshops… call for volunteers etc for people interested in what is going on here
kumembers@ecohackerfarm.org not public - restricted to approved members used for membership only business, making decisions on membership etc.
kuckucksmuehleev@ecohackerfarm.org not public - restricted to e.V.-members this is for the association: making financial decisions, tax returns, application for funding, purchase / renting property etc.

Decision Making

Permies can make impromptu decisions on site that are related onsite issues that have to be done for example: repairing the car, replacing vital equipment etc.

Examples: Sheep or goats decisions: to get input from regulars when making time consuming and high resource decisions in order to make use of their skills and expertise but also to act as a control factor when it comes to time and resource allocation to the project. This should be a balance between personal interest vs communal goals / benefits

TODO: draw a decision making process to be approved at the next membership definition meeting. Important to remember that the association has the final say when it comes for financial input / output

Voting

Voting rights & weight of votes

Delegation of votes

TODO: Process map for delegation of votes

Topics pending further discussion

Changes

These processes and definitions are not set in stone, if you see something you wish to change something initiate a discussion by contacting us on kuckucksmuehle@ecohackerfarm.org.