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OWASP Funding and CEO Discussion PRESENTED BY Keith Turpin & Martin Knobloch. Session Focus. Leverage the great opportunity the session provides to discuss current and future OWASP Open discussion on the CEO proposal. 2010 Activity Income: Conference income: $683,364.93
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OWASP Funding and CEO DiscussionPRESENTED BYKeith Turpin & Martin Knobloch
Session Focus • Leverage the great opportunity the session provides to discuss current and future OWASP • Open discussion on the CEO proposal
2010 Activity Income: • Conference income: $683,364.93 • Conference Registration, Sponsorships, Training • Donations: $2342.09 • Membership Dues: $200,281.80 Total $885,988.82 2010 Activity Expenses: • Banking Charges $2324.69 • Chapter Support $934.46 • Committee $2903.50 • Conference Costs (Logistics, Financing, Trainers and Operations) $511,493.50 • Operational Costs $99,142.03 • Payroll $87,226.21 • Professional Services $40,545.89 Total $744,570.28 Profits: $ 141,418.54 (Does not include 2009 and 2011 impacts on the 2010 P&L)
Future General Funding Needs: • Marketing, Branding and Identity • Process Re-engineering • Education Outreach and Support • Project and OWASP Leader Support • Project Management • Copywriting • Technical Writing and Editing • Graphic Design • Formal Publishing • Project Promotion/Marketing • Travel and presentation/Road-Show Expenses
New Funding for International Operations • International incorporation • Associated finance and legal support • Translation services • International chapter/conferences support services • International leader expenses
Actions: • Gather suggestions • Email Sarah Baso: sarah.baso@owasp.org • Review for feasibility, resource constraints and alignment with organizational core values • Prioritize ideas • Develop an implementation plan • Provide guidance for chapters, conference planners and committees
CEO Discussion: Jeremiah Grossman in his 'Open letter to OWASP' blog post: • It is time for an OWASP Chief Executive Officer • Other highly successful non-profits have a President / CEO position (e.g. Mozilla) • OWASP generates enough revenue and has sufficient growth to justify the position Proposed Role: • Responsible for the day-to-day operational affairs and growing the organization. • A go to person for global committees, project leaders, members, sponsors, press • Authority to make decisions • Serve as an industry cheerleader and work with the leadership of other organizations
CEO Discussion (continued): Mark Bristow’s response: • As OWASP grows as an organization there is a continuing need for a consistent "cheerleader" who is always working on OWASP's behalf. • Core staff in leadership roles are needed to support the organization • Hiring an experienced CEO to put a consistent "face" on OWASP activities, who can go and meet with industry leaders, potential supporters, press and perform outreach activities would be a boon to maturing us into OWASP 4.0. • Hiring a CEO with experience in running an international non-profit organization would also be a huge value add for OWASP • An experienced person could improve international operations