On Dec 17, 2007 8:53 PM, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonavaro(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/18/07, Nathan Awrich <nawrich(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
In the interests of not letting this thread die:
I'd suggest that Wikimedia look at similar (as close as possible)
foundations in the United States, and possibly elsewhere as well, for
ideas on how to move forward. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel
when you have a design that works - Wikimedia adopted a fairly
conventional structure for its board, and it should continue to rely
on governance concepts that have been proven. Organizations like
Mozilla, EPIC, EFF, the ACLU and others might be targets not only for
adapting their governance style but also for attracting outside
members of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees. Additionally, you could
investigate recruiting Board members from academic and encyclopedic
organizations with similar missions.
Heh, sorry for the Off-topic joke, but with the migration to San
Francisco, I can't resist...
With EPIC, you can't possibly mean the End Poverty In California
movement by Upton Sinclair, do you...?
--
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]
_______________________________________________
foundation-l mailing list
foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe:
http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l