GATHERING FOR OPEN SCIENCE AND HARDWARE
38 S 5TH STREET, HUDSON, NY 12534 openhardware.science

Total Revenue
$762,015
Total Expenses
$183,820
Net Assets
$578,195

Organizations Filed Purposes: WE EXIST TO ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO CREATE AND SHARE NEW SCIENTIFIC HARDWARE OPENLY ONLINE THAT ANYONE IS FREELY ABLE TO USE AND MODIFY.

PLANNED A SERIES OF THREE WORKSHOPS AND A SERIES OF SALON-STYLE VIRTUAL EVENTS FOCUSED ON CONNECTING OPEN HARDWARE WITH NEW AUDIENCES: 1) UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES, 2) RESEARCH FUNDERS, 3) PEOPLE INTERESTED IN OPEN SCIENCE HARDWARE POLICY AND STANDARDS. WE ANTICIPATE FINAL BRIEFINGS AND PRESS RELEASES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS IN JUNE 2021. WE ALSO PLANNED A SPRING 2021 WORKSHOP ON CREATING DOCUMENTATION ON HOW GOSH EVENTS ARE HOSTED AND ORGANIZED. THIS WILL BE DEVELOPED AS A PACKAGE FOR FUTURE GOSH EVENT ORGANIZERS AND REGIONAL EVENT ORGANIZERS TO HAVE AS A RESOURCE.AS MUCH OF OUR WORK RELIES ON THE ABILITY OF THE GOSH COMMUNITY TO OPERATE REMOTELY, WE SPENT SUBSTANTIAL TIME ON OUR WEBSITE AND FORUM. USER VISITS INCREASED TO 440 IN JUNE 2020. 106 NEW MEMBERS HAVE JOINED THE FORUM DURING 2020, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE INCREASE IN ACTIVITIES PLUS THE FORUM AND WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS WILL DRIVE MORE ENGAGEMENT. WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING ONBOARDING MATERIALS SUCH AS VIDEOS AND HOW-TOS FOR USING THE FORUM AND HAVE ENGAGED DEVELOPERS WHO HAVE UNDERTAKEN USER RESEARCH IN THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONALITY AND MESSAGING OF BOTH THE FORUM AND WEBSITE. THE WORK OF OPEN ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, GENERATED A LARGE BODY OF WORK TOWARDS 1) OPEN SCIENCE HARDWARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND 2) PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OPEN SCIENCE HARDWARE MORE GENERALLY. THE RESULT WAS A SERIES OF 35 INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF CONTENT, EITHER WRITTEN OR CURATED BY THE OPEN ENVIRONMENTAL DATA PROJECT TEAM AND ONE BRIEF FOR AUDIENCES IN THE U.S. WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INCORPORATING OPEN SCIENCE HARDWARE INTO THEIR WORK.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Shannon DosemagenPRESIDENT70$91,667
Jennifer MolloyTREASURER70$0

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