Date
Thu, 27 Aug
2026
Brief updates, then the bulk of the hour on next steps for the Colombia earthquake funds.
I.Meeting details
Invited
Board: CJ, Jeff, Úrsula, Jacob, James, Jonathan. · Ambassadors: Lucho Jimenez, Galen.
Attended
[ To be recorded at the meeting. ]
II.Agenda
8:00 AM
5 min
Welcome & call to order
Confirm quorum, welcome ambassadors, screenshare.
8:05 AM
15 min
Updates
Technology & donations
Headlines only — park deep dives.
01
Technology
- cloudbase.foundation live since 7 Aug. Newsletter signup restored; emergency banner shipped 13 Aug (EN/ES).
- Parked decision: retiring Squarespace. Roadmap →
- Parked decision: CMS & build cost.
- CRM is live at crm.cloudbase.foundation — full donation history loaded, 3,605 gifts across 77 projects.
02
Donations since 10 July
- 277 gifts, $41,830.00 (11 Jul – 26 Aug). Colombia is $38,564.00 of it — 92%.
- Pakistan / Hindu Kush live and linked — July action item closed. Has raised $25; needs promotion.
- $3,000 check went to a retired PO Box. Reissue to PO Box 2040, Eagle, CO 81631 in motion; published address needs correcting.
8:20 AM
35 min
Working session · Decisions
Colombia earthquake — next steps for the funds raised
M7.4 quake, 10 Aug, Roldanillo and northern Valle del Cauca. The campaign worked; getting the money to the right people is the open question.
8:55 AM
5 min
Next steps & adjourn
Confirm action items and owners; set next meeting date.
III.Action items
Open
- Draft refund and chargeback policies. Written policy covering donor refund requests and payment-processor chargebacks, for board review and adoption. Owner: [ TBD ]
- Fix the DNS redirect from the old site to the new one. Ensure the legacy domain redirects cleanly to the current site so inbound links and search results resolve. Owner: Jonathan Hutton.
- Transfer funds from GoFundMe to the CBF account. Move the balance held at GoFundMe into the foundation's bank account and record the deposit. Owner: [ TBD ]