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.

Coordinator in Chief (President)
Minister of Information (Vice President)
Katie Bechtold	The Minister of Information shall be primarily responsible for the information systems and communication processes of the corporation, coordinate the teams that manage and design those systems, draft policies and procedures for information system use, ensure effective communication and information exchange within the corporation, and serving all other duties of a Vice President as required by law or custom, including acting when the Coordinator in Chief is unable or unwilling to act.
Keeper of the MIBS (Secretary)
Ben Stanfield	The Keeper of the MIBS 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, assigning MIBS points to worthy members for a job well done and serving all other duties of a Secretary as required by law or custom.
Minister of Finance
Tim Collins	The Minister of Finance shall be custodian of corporate funds, collect dues, make a financial report for each meeting, assist in the preparation of the budget, develop fundraising plans, make financial information available to members and the public, sneer at members who do not pay dues in a timely fashion and serve all other duties of a Secretary as required by law or custom.