I'm going to take a moment here to encourage people on this list to
consider whether they may be willing to stand as candidates for any of
these positions.
While there's generally a reasonable idea of what the Board of Trustees do,
there are also 5 Funds Dissemination seats and the FDC Ombudsman seat up
for grabs.
The FDC does have a very important role to play in determining funding for
many large movement chapters and affiliates, and makes recommendations to
the board about the distribution of about $6 million US annually. So far,
the board has agreed with the FDC recommendations. There is a fair amount
of reading to be done going in to each session (the November round is quite
heavy) and generally speaking members will be expected to go to San
Francisco for a week in November, and then to a European location (this
year it is Berlin) in May to meet face-to-face and make their
decisions. Sitting members of the FDC are also invited to attend Wikimania
wherever it may be held, as that is where the annual new-member orientation
is held. Dependent on how quickly you assimilate sometimes-complex
material, the non-meeting time commitment is in the range of about 250-350
hours over the course of the year, with concentrated effort in September to
November, and April-May. You do not need to be a member of a chapter or
affiliate to be on the FDC - in fact it is important that the FDC have
"non-aligned" members from the community as well. FULL DISCLOSURE - I am
currently a member of the FDC.
The FDC ombudsman has the role of reviewing certain FDC decisions at the
direction of the Board, and may have additional tasks added in. Based on
the current ombudsman's report in August 2014, the total time commitment is
in the range of 60-100 hours/year.
Please consider whether you might be a good candidate for any of the roles
currently open for election. Women have been important participants in all
of these roles, and it would be good to keep it that way. Women from
outside of North America/Europe would add even more to the diversity of
these groups.
Risker/Anne
On 20 April 2015 at 19:29, Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
FYI
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gregory Varnum <gregory.varnum(a)gmail.com>
Date: 20 April 2015 at 18:59
Subject: [Wikitech-l] Nominations being accepted for 2015 Wikimedia
Foundation elections
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Greetings,
I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the
2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections. This year the Board and the FDC Staff
are looking for a diverse set of candidates from regions and projects that
are traditionally under-represented on the board and in the movement as
well as candidates with experience in technology, product or finance. To
this end they have published letters
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_fo…
describing
what they think is needed and, recognizing that those who know the
community the best are the community themselves, the election
committee is accepting
nominations
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015#Informa…
for
community members you think should run and will reach out to those
nominated to provide them with information about the job and the election
process.
This year, elections are being held for the following roles:
*Board of Trustees*
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately
responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value
wide input into its selection. There are three positions being filled.
More information about this role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Board_e…
.
*Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)*
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to
allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five
positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/FDC_ele…
.
*Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud*
The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process,
investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and
summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an
annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this
role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/FDC_Omb…
.
The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 20 to 23:59 UTC
May 5 for the Board and from 00:00 UTCApril 20 to 23:59 UTC April 30 for
the FDC and FDC Ombudsperson. This year, we are accepting both
self-nominations and nominations of others. More information on this
election and the nomination process can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's
village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the
talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list,
board-elections(a)wikimedia.org
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
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