Schematic — Draft for Review | SDCAP
Board
Advisory Team
MD / CLiT
Dept Directors
1. Safety & Risk Management
Approves
Major remediation, legally significant policy changes, insurance decisions
Owns Strategically
Safety policy, walk-throughs, incident review, insurance recommendations; small remediation within budget
Executes
Day-to-day safety enforcement, incident documentation, facilities coordination
Department Safety
Equipment safety protocols, member certifications, dept-level incident reporting
2. Legal & Compliance
Decides
All legal and compliance decisions; lease, contracts, worker classification, ABC licensing
Monitors + Flags
Tracks compliance calendar, identifies risks, recommends actions to board
Implements
Executes board-approved compliance actions; landlord and vendor relationship management
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Not involved
3. Equipment & Asset Stewardship
Capital Approval
Expenditures above defined threshold; major asset decisions
Strategic Oversight
Capital planning, acquisition/retirement within budget, tool library policy, donation acceptance standards
Coordinates
Tracks asset inventory, coordinates repairs and upgrades across departments
Dept Equipment
Day-to-day maintenance, consumable restocking, equipment scheduling
4. Membership & Community Health
Approves Policy
Formal pricing changes, membership policy adoptions, CoLab Credits framework ratification
Develops + Recommends
Membership model, CoLab Credits design, community standards, conflict resolution framework, accessibility
Implements
Member onboarding, conflict mediation, culture stewardship day-to-day
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Not involved at policy level
5. Strategic Partnerships
Approves MOUs
MOUs outside defined scope; financially significant or legally complex partnerships
Supports + Executes MOUs
Maintains existing partnerships; executes MOUs within scope; surfaces new opportunities to President
Relationship Mgmt
Day-to-day contact with partners; coordinates joint activities
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Not involved at partnership level
Note: New strategic partnership initiation is led by the President as the external-facing board member. Advisory team supports and informs; does not drive outreach.
6. Education
Receives Reports
Semi-annual education standards review; approves major curriculum or certification policy changes
Owns Standards
Instructor vetting, curriculum minimums, certification frameworks, instructor development, newcomer pipeline
Coordinates
Class scheduling, instructor recruitment and support, platform management (QGiv)
Delivers
Dept-level classes, certifications, member orientations
7. Programming
Approves Pivots
Revenue targets; major programming strategy changes
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