On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima
<berialima@gmail.com>
wrote:
The
Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to
sit on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two
years, starting 1 July 2012. The two new members of the board
will help to decide the future direction of the world’s
leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are constructed
by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by
a growing number of staff and an international network of
chapters. Board membership is unpaid.
The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and
believe this can best be achieved by selecting from a large
number of varied and skilled candidates. Therefore, the
chapters call for nominations by everyone who believes they or
someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that
this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible
through such forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and
blogs.
The
successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia
mission and willing and able to engage constructively with the
stakeholders of the movement, including the volunteers and the
chapters that provide it with essential support. The
successful candidates will have:
- The
ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of
implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’
communities, the foundation, the chapters, and other
affiliated groups work together;
- Sensitivity
to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of
languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the
foundation’s projects;
- Knowledge
and understanding of the governance of international
non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and
subsidiarity;
- The
ability to think strategically and to work both as part of
a team and independently;
- A
good standard of written and oral English (fluency in
additional language would be well regarded);
- Sufficient
time to devote to the role of board member, and the
ability and willingness to travel.
Increasing
the geographical diversity of current board membership would
be an advantage.
The selection process is set out here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats
Nominations
must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal)
and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and
Mardetanha (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29
February. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone
else, please see the instructions here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate
Béria Lima,
Moderator