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Fra: "Béria Lima" <
berialima@gmail.com>
Dato: 01/02/2012 01.06
Emne: [Chapters] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees
Til: "Local Chapters, board and officers coordination (closed subscription)" <
internal-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, "Chapters Mailling List" <
chapters@wikimedia.ch>
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
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