Hello everyone,
Our current processes to select individual volunteer and affiliate seats
have some limitations. Direct elections tend to favor candidates from the
leading language communities, regardless of how relevant their skills and
experience might be in serving as a Board member, or contributing to the
ability of the Board to perform its specific responsibilities. It is also a
fact that the current processes have favored volunteers from North America
and Western Europe. Meanwhile, our movement has grown larger and more
complex, our technical and strategic needs have increased, and we have new
and more difficult policy challenges around the globe. As well, our
Movement Strategy recommendations urge us to increase our diversity and
promote perspectives from other regions and other social backgrounds.
The board and some community members have proposed various ideas to help
solve this problem here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats>
and
the board needs your feedback on the proposed ideas, or you are welcome to
propose a new idea. You can leave your feedback on the talk pages of the
various ideas.
Also, this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX1grF37WvJVZ1VHYDyKvzH1ErEsN1I9Kpsx29xXR6Nf6yKg/viewform>
provides an option for people who may not wish to publish feedback publicly
themselves.
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Zita Ursula Zage
Facilitator, Board Governance
Wikimedia Foundation |
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zuz_(WMF)
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