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Minutes by Dorothea Kazazi.

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Administrative

Approval of previous minutes

Circular Resolutions

2026/Res12 The OSMF Board to approve the signing of a new contract with Martin Raifer for iD development and maintenance, until the end of the year

The contract would run until 2026-12-31, and the billable days per month would decrease from 13 in the current contract to 11 in the new contract. All other conditions would be unvaried.

Unanimously approved on 2026-07-02 with 7 votes in favour: Craig Allan, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Laura Mugeha, Maurizio Napolitano, Brazil Singh, Roland Olbricht.

Circular by Héctor Ochoa Ortiz.

2026/Res13 Grant authority to three directors to brief Impact Advocaten

Our Belgian legal firm have asked for an instruction about who is authorised to instruct them on behalf of the Board. The most effective way to do that quickly is to pass a Loomio resolution of the Board authorising Craig, Roland and Héctor to represent the OSM Foundation Board.

If the resolution is not approved we will be delayed in working with Impact Advocaten until an alternative resolution can be passed.

Basis for voting by Circular

This decision is taken as a circular under 7.2 of the rules of order as it is a time sensitive matter. We are fast-tracking the EU work. The next available Board meeting is 30 July 2026.

Resolution:

This Board resolves to authorise Company Directors George Craig ALLAN, Roland Markus OLBRECHT and Héctor OCHOA ORTIZ to represent the OpenStreetMap Foundation in all matters related to creating and operating a Belgian non-profit company on behalf of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

Approved on 2026-07-21 with 6 votes in favour: Craig Allan, Daniela Waltersdorfer, Héctor Ochoa Ortiz, Laura Mugeha, Maurizio Napolitano, Roland Olbricht.
1 did not vote: Brazil Singh.

Circular by Craig Allan.

Note: Board rule of order 7.2 can be found hereHistoric link

Chairperson's report

Draft minutes to be added.

Secretary's report

As always, thank you everyone for joining us today.

Before I get started, I want to remind everyone that all of us here are volunteers. We all care deeply about OpenStreetMap and the Foundation, but sometimes things can take longer than we'd like because we're balancing OSMF work alongside our jobs, families, and our day-to-day schedules. We know there are often things people would like to see happen faster, and we appreciate your patience as we work through different schedules and priorities.

Fundraising

As Secretary, my main focus over the past month has been fundraising. I've reached out to a number of companies and organizations that use OpenStreetMap to let them know about the different ways they can support the Foundation. OpenStreetMap is open and free for everyone to use, but the Foundation relies on donations and support from the community and organizations that benefit from the project. If you know of a company or organization that we should be speaking with, please let one of us know.

Thanks for 2 BTC donation on 2026-07-25

On that note, we've recently received an anonymous generous donation in BTC. Thank you, whoever you are, for supporting us and believing in the project. For anyone out there who may not be aware, if you'd rather support us anonymously, please know that it is possible.

OSMF move to the EU

Craig and Roland have continued the Foundation's efforts to move to the European Union. This is a large undertaking and there is still work to do, but we are slowly, and surely, getting there.

Communications Working Group update

This past month has also been an important one for the Communications Working Group. The CWG has a new leader, Mila, who has been leading efforts around fundraising and volunteer outreach. I'd encourage anyone interested in getting more involved with the Foundation to consider joining one of our Working Groups. They do a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes. If you'd like to learn more about them, please reach out.

Importance of community

I always like to share this, and it will never get old: we are nothing without the community. Especially at a time when it can feel like bots and AI are becoming part of so many aspects of our everyday lives, let's not forget the importance of human connection and community.

Board members to attend State of the Map 2026

Speaking of community, members of the Board will be attending this year's State of the Map in Paris. We are looking forward to meeting some of you in person, connecting with new and existing members of the community, speaking with sponsors, and sharing more about the work of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. We hope to see you there.

Treasurer's report

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OSMF CiviCRM clone and enlisting professional help for the CiviCRM instance

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State of the Map 2026 update

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State of the Map Africa 2026 update

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Any other business

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Guest comments or questions

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