Finance Committee
Purview
Monitoring and managing the Makerfarm’s budget and guarantee fiscal health and ability to cover all obligations
Communicate with other Makerfarmers about the state of the budget
Approving committee and project expense requests from the general fund
Negotiating Sponsor hardship requests
Providing the Membership Committee with fiscal impact assessments of proposed changes to revenue models
Managing the relationship with the Fiscal Sponsor when it pertains to issues of budgeting and accounting
Review the Fiscal Sponsor’s accountant’s work
Roles
Scheduler: send notice of meetings, ensure someone is signed up to facilitate, note-take, and agenda prep. Current role haver: Carmen
Accountant: the point of contact with the Fiscal Sponsor on accounting matters. Current role haver: Tommaso
Sponsor liaison: monitor incoming payments, follow-up with late-payers, and shepherd people going through hardship through the Fiscal Committee process. This position should be filled by someone willing to have hard conversations from a point of empathy. Current role haver: Tommaso
Card Holder: hold the purse and make it available when expenses are approved. Current role haver: Carmen
Documents
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