[omni-consensus] Event working group proposal (fwd) - sudo-discuss

1 Jun 2023

sudo room will have to form an opinion on this
-jake
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Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0700
From: Z Silver Zahn &lt;natashazahn27(a)gmail.com&gt;
To: consensus &lt;consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org&gt;
Subject: [omni-consensus] Event working group proposal
Written by Jacqi Galea with references to my previous event manager
proposal!
Proposed Compensation Model for Omni Events Team
Overview:
The Omni events team aims to book around 10k in event revenue monthly. Each
event team member spends anywhere from 2-15 hours per event booking as a
point person. In order to create a sustainable labor model, maintain the
event revenue and decrease burnout amongst team members, we propose the
point person for each event receive 10% of the total event revenue. This
percentage is based on the reflection that if we continue to bring in
$10,000 per month this is $120,000 per year, 10% of that amount is only
12k. If we were to hire an events manager at $30 per hour 10 hr/wk (minimal
hours necessary) that would be about $14,400 per year.
Proposal:
10% of all event monthly revenue goes into events team banking accounts.
The budget will allow us to pay event stewards and improve venue facilities
when needed. Each point person can choose to receive 10% of event revenue.
This 10% is based on the following breakdown of tasks. Every point person
completes a combination of the below tasks for every event along with
maintenance tasks in between assigned events. Each event constitutes at
least 1-2 hours of labor, usually more. The event payout will usually be
$100 or more. Events larger than $1,500, payout will be model based on
hours at $25-$30 an hour put into the event.
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    Events working group members (currently 3-4) would ideally be w-2
    employees of omni? Or independent contractors?
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    Those who are being compensated are responsible for tracking events
    dates and payout amounts to be invoiced to the Events Finance Manager
    monthly.
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    A new member of the events team must complete 2-3 events in partnership
    with an experienced member of the events team before taking point and
    compensation.
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    Max amount of events team members being compensated? Should not matter
    as percentages are all relative to the number and amount of events coming
    in.
Task Breakdown:
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    The following tasks are ongoing and split amongst event working group
    members through volunteer hours
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    The following tasks are split between working group members on an
    ongoing and event by event basis in order to maintain the functionality and
    presentability of the facilities at Omni.
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    The following tasks are done by all of the events working group members
    on an ongoing and event by event basis in order to maintain flow,
    communication, and organization of events.
    -
    The following tasks are carried out mainly by one member of the events
    team (currently silver) who bills their hours accordingly. Maintaining
    financial records, invoicing, and following up to ensure payments are
    received is integral to events and Omni as a whole.