Initiatives
β οΈ Warning: This information has not been updated for 2021 Q4 as we're planning to reduce the duplication of information between our initiatives databaseπ and this handbook page. Please refer to the iniatives database for up to date guidance on hours. β οΈ
Initiatives are mission-oriented projects that are executed by a self-organising team of 2-4 Hypha members who have the skills and tools to design, build, gather feedback or test, and finalize/release on the project. These include both internal and external-facing projects and tend to be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Below we have the list of active initiatives as of 2021 Q3, with full information in our initiatives database π and we keep an archive of our projects π.
Complete Migration and Deprecation
Initiative for completing migration of core Hypha services to new Server (Passbolt, BBB) and deprecate unneeded ones (Jitsi).
β²οΈ Status: Ending Q3 2021
π Timeline: June - September 2021
π Scale and Est. Hours: Small
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Calls: ? π
πͺ Squad Members: el (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-migration
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Dripline
Initiative for developing Hyphaβs writing practice by publishing bi-monthly public facing articles on our website.
β²οΈ Status: Launched
π Timeline: Ongoing
π Scale and Est. Hours: Medium
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Calls: Monthly
πͺ Squad Members: dc (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-drip
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Hello Hypha
Initiative for meeting neighbours, potential collaborators, and the co-op curious to deepen our relationships through 2-3 calls per month.
β²οΈ Status: Launched
π Timeline: Ongoing
π Scale and Est. Hours: Small
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Calls: Weekly
πͺ Squad Members: uv (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-hello
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Improving Tech Stack
Initiative for addressing members' ongoing workflow issues with current technical stack (e.g., Calendar, Email, and varying clients).
β²οΈ Status: Ending Q3 2021
π Timeline: July - September 2021
π Scale and Est. Hours: Medium
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Calls: Monthly
πͺ Squad Members: yj (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-improvetech
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Organisation Homeostasis
Initiative for leading the creation and execution of strategy and governance, including quarterly planning meetings and AGM.
β²οΈ Status: Launched
π Timeline: Ongoing
π Scale and Est. Hours: Medium
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Calls: As needed
πͺ Squad Members: uv (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-homeostatis
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Open Collective Fiscal Host
Initiative for operating as a fiscal host using Open Collective to aid small projects and informal groups aligned with our mission-work.
β²οΈ Status: Launched
π Timeline: Ongoing
π Scale and Est. Hours: Small
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Calls: Biweekly
πͺ Squad Members: bl (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-ochost
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Radical Co-op Development
Initiative for being active in co-operative spaces (e.g., CIU, CWCF, etc.) and growing other co-operatives. Principle 6.
β²οΈ Status: Launched
π Timeline: Ongoing
π Scale and Est. Hours: Small
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Calls: Monthly
πͺ Squad Members: uv (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-radcoops
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Social Spaces
Initiative for maintaining Hypha's social media accounts (e.g., Dripline, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) and other platforms we use that have a social element (e.g., OpenCollective, Arena, GitHub).
β²οΈ Status: Launched
π Timeline: Ongoing
π Scale and Est. Hours: Medium
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Calls: Weekly
πͺ Squad Members: dc (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-socials
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In addition to this initiative, we launched a Summer Marketing Initiative supported by Canada Summer Jobs in Q2-Q3 2021.
Hiring
Initiative for hepharding the hiring proces: identifying and refining roles, forming hiring committees, writing job descriptions, and interviewing.
β²οΈ Status: Launched
π Timeline: July - December 2021
π Scale and Est. Hours: large
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Calls: bi-weekly
πͺ Squad Members: uv (lead) and others
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Tasks: GitHub board > init-hiring
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Back office
Contains core business activities for sustaining Hypha's virtual office. These are not set up in the same way as the above initiatives:
Finance
Initiative for stewarding the financial sustainability of the organization, this includes establishing accounting practices, maintaining financial accounts, processing invoices, expenses, and payroll, and creating reports on our financial statements and tax obligations.
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Calls: As needed
πͺ Squad Members: @finance
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Tasks: GitHub board > finance
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Infrastructure
Initiative for providing support and maintaining our "virtual office" and public services.
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Calls: Monthly
πͺ Squad Members: @infrastructure
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Tasks: GitHub board > infrastructure
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Operations
Initiative for stewarding our shared practices and policies for effective remote collaboration.
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Calls: As needed
πͺ Squad Members: @operations
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Tasks: GitHub board > operations
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Opportunities
Initiative for pursuing business opportunities.
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Calls: As needed
πͺ Squad Members: @opportunities
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Tasks: GitHub board > opportunities
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Scoping new initiatives
Initiative for scoping out initiatives that aren't yet formed.
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Calls: As needed
πͺ Squad Members: all Hypha members
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Tasks: GitHub board > scoping
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