{"id":1878,"date":"2012-10-14T16:03:09","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T14:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hackerspace.lu\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2012-10-14T16:03:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T14:03:09","slug":"etika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/syn2cat.lu\/?p=1878","title":{"rendered":"transparent and ethical fund management"},"content":{"rendered":"

syn2<\/sub>cat is an organization almost completely funded by its members. As such, it’s our responsibility to manage those funds in the most equal, ethical and transparent way as possible.<\/p>\n

In the past couple of weeks, we have spent some effort into improving the ways we’re handling your funds, making sure they’re being invested where and when needed and also being as transparent about our transactions as possible without infringing on anyone’s privacy.<\/p>\n

The measures we’ve put in place are the following ones:<\/p>\n

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  1. clear guidelines on funding procedures<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. transparent transactions<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. etika – an ethical savings account<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1. clear guidelines on funding procedures<\/h2>\n

    <\/a>\"TheWhen in the past, there have been numerous discussions about buying a certain tool or part, with decisions been taken and revoked, there’s now a clear and concise guideline<\/a> that is the one and only authority on the funding procedure at syn2<\/sub>cat.<\/p>\n

    The guide explains how any member can either acquire an item directly or engage the entire member-base through the process of a democratic vote, depending on the amount of money required.<\/p>\n

    The guide goes on to explain just how such a vote will be cast and gives some insight on how the optional methodology of pledging for an item can ease the acquisition process.<\/p>\n

    The page is rounded off by a series of frequently asked questions (or until now rather what we imagined might be FAQs).<\/p>\n

    2. transparent transactions<\/h2>\n

    <\/a>Next to being concise with the funding procedures, we have also decided to make our transactions more transparent in order to respond to a number of questions, such as<\/p>\n