About HacDC

HacDC is a hacker space located in Washington, DC. HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. We break, build, and occasionally abuse technology in the pursuit of greater knowledge about how it works and repurposing it to build new things.

Our Mission Statement & Specific Purposes

Our Mission: Improve the world by creatively rethinking technology. Specifically, we:

• Build and maintain spaces suitable for technical and social collaboration.
• Collaborate on all forms of technology, culture and craft in new and interesting ways.
• Apply the results of its work to specific cultural, charitable and scientific causes.
• Freely share its research and discoveries, using what is learned to teach others.
• Recruit and develop talented members dedicated to these purposes.

Organization

HacDC is a District of Columbia Non-Profit Corporation, incorporated on March 26, 2008. Our file number is 280867. We were organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We are in the 501(c)(3) application process and intend to become a 501(c)(3) public charity as soon as possible.

Governance

HacDC is governed by its bylaws. Members, who meet monthly on Tuesday nights directly determine most of the corporation's affairs. As a group, we try to achieve consensus on all issues as quickly as possible, allowing ourselves more time to dedicate to our projects.

Officers

All officers must be members in good standing of HacDC. Officers receive no compensation for their duties. New officers are elected each year at the Annual Meeting.

President
Eliott Williams	The president presides over all meetings or designates an alternate, attempts to achieve consensus in all decision-making, ensures the membership is informed of all relevant issues, and serves other duties of a President as required by law or custom.
Vice President
Katie Bechtold	The vice president is primarily responsible for the information systems and communication processes of the corporation, coordinates the teams that manage and design those systems, drafts policies and procedures for information system use, ensures effective communication and information exchange within the corporation, and serves all other duties of a Vice President as required by law or custom, including acting when the president is unable or unwilling to act.
Secretary
Ben Stanfield	The secretary shall be responsible for keeping membership records including membership and board meeting actions and petitions, sending out meeting announcements, posting and distributing copies of minutes and the agenda to the membership, assuring that corporate records are maintained, and serving all other duties of a Secretary as required by law or custom.
Treasurer
Tim Collins	The treasurer is a custodian of corporate funds, collects dues, makes a financial report for each meeting, assists in the preparation of the budget, develops fundraising plans, makes financial information available to members and the public, and serves all other duties of a Secretary as required by law or custom.