Roots of Progress

“The 990 will be reviewed by the president and the outside accountant prior to submission to the irs.”

“Directors are required to review the conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflicts on an annual basis.”

“1. A compensation committee is identified. If the executive in question is a member of the board, then the committee consists of the other members of the board, excluding the executive in question. Otherwise, the committee consists of the entire board. 2. Comparative research is performed. This includes salary surveys of comparable roles from other nonprofits, individual data points we can acquire about compensation in similar roles at other organizations, and information about alternative roles that might compete for the executive in question. 3. The compensation committee takes this information into account in order to determine appropriate compensation for the executive. The discussion is held at a regular or special board meeting. If the executive in question is on the board, they recuse themselves from the discussion. 4. The final decision is made in a board meeting or by unanimous written consent of the committee.”

“Same process as for the ceo.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents or conflict of interest policy available to the public. Form 990 and the exemption application are available to the public upon request.”

“The roots of progress is a recently established non profit organization in the state of oregon. Our mission is to provide research and education on the history and nature of human progress. 'progress' is that which allows people to live better lives: anything that increases health, happiness, wealth, freedom, knowledge, peace, and the choices and opportunities open to each individual. Our mission is to define and communicate a new philosophy of progress for the twenty-first century. We study the nature, value, and causes of progress, and prescribe ways that humanity can accelerate and steer it. We will allocate 100% of our time towards our activities; which are the following: research: essays on the history of technology and industry, and on the nature of scientific, technological, industrial, economic, and social progress. Most of the results of this research will be made freely available to the public on our website. Writing: sponsoring writers to create books and magazine/journal articles on the same topics. Speaking: providing speakers to podcasts, conferences, and radio/tv programs on the same topics media: producing podcasts and videos on the same topics. Curriculum: developing curriculum for k-12 and university programs to teach the history and nature of progress, and helping schools to do the same. Software: interactive diagrams, data visualizations, and tutorials on the same topics. Forum: hosting and moderating a public forum for discussion and commentary on these topics. Encyclopedia: integrating the above (writing, audio/video content, and interactive software) into an online encyclopedia of progress, organized by topic. Our programs are managed by our board members and volunteers.”

“Writing and speaking on progress. Our founder and president writes and speaks on the history and philosophy of progress. Most of his writing is published for free on our website (rootsofprogress.org). From our founding in may 2021 through december 2021, 14 essays were published, 12 of them on our blog and two in other publications, including the mit technology review. He speaks in many different venues. From may-december 2021, he did 12 interviews for podcasts and blogs, and 2 interviews for newspapers and magazines, including vox. He also collaborated on a video about the wright brothers that has received over 40,000 views. In addition, he gave a talk at the university of texas at austin about the history and potential of nuclear power. Finally, he gave a monthly series of talks beginning in may 2021, following the outline of his forthcoming book, the story of industrial civilization. Conferences and other events. The organization occasionally hosts or co- hosts conferences, workshops, and other events on the theme of progress. In 2021, the organization co-hosted a one-day event in san francisco called the progress studies strategy summit, consisting mostly of short talks about social movements in general and the progress movement in particular. About 50 people attended. Community building. The organization supports the growth and development of the progress community, both online and offline. In 2021, the organization hosted community meetups in austin in november and in san diego in december. It also began work on an online forum for discussion about progress, which would be launched in early 2022 as the progress forum (progressforum.org).”

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