OSE International

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OSE Organization Structure

Open Source Ecology, International is a term that can be applied to the over arching, umbrella organization that guides and administers the project from a high level. It grew out of the early work by founder Marcin Jakubowski and is now expanding into a global organization.

The OSE Mission is to:

• coordinate collaborative development of tools that enable open access to the best practices of economic production
• promote harmony between humans and their natural life support systems
• remove material scarcity from determining the course of human relations, globally and locally
• create harmonious coexistence between natural and human ecosystems (if we assume these are separate), towards land stewardship, resilience, and improvement of the human condition
• pursue the creation of an open society, where everybody's needs are met, and where everybody has access to information, material productivity, and just governance systems - such that human creativity is unleashed, for all peoples.
• create replicable, open source, modern, decentralized, resilient communities.

Functions

At a minimum, OSE International has the following functions:

• Technical Development of the Global Village Construction Set
  • GVCS Architecture - product ecology, etc.
  • Guidance of GVCS Project Managers
  • Retaining GVCS Subject Matter Experts
• Organization Administration
  • Membership
    • Recruitment
    • Oversight of Local Chapters
  • Oversight of Regional Branches
  • Requests for Local Chapters
  • Commercial Affiliates
    • Requests for Affiliation
    • Establishing Best Practices
    • Promotion and Marketing
• Fund Raising
  • True Fans Programs
  • Charitable Contributions
  • Grants
  • Prizes
• Resource Administration
  • Web site
  • Wiki site
  • Forums
  • Chat rooms
  • Pivotal Tracker
  • Others (tbd)

Staff and Positions

Proposed staff positions:

• Executive Director
• Resource Director
• Membership Director
• Fund Raising Director
• Legal Advisor

Legal Status

OSE International is currently doing business as OSE, Inc, a non-stock corporation in the state of Missouri, USA. See http://opensourceecology.org/corporate-info/

OSE may wish to consider creating an OSE Trust Fund to manage and administer donations, land grants, and other contributions.