[Foundation-l] Update of Foundation organization

[Delirium]

Sebastian Moleski wrote:
> I've recruited and manged a great number of volunteers while working at a
> university. The main problem with them is that, unless they have some sort
> of alternative source of income/wealth, it's just not economically feasible
> for them to put in more than a few hours a week.
>   

I'm not sure actually putting in a lot of time is a problem, but I do 
agree that employees are better for some things, mainly because of 
consistency.  If it's a job that *has* to be done every single week 
reliably, then an unpaid volunteer is not necessarily the best choice.  
I've worked on Wikipedia-related things for much more than 40 hours some 
weeks, but I could not *commit* to working 40 hours every single week 
unless I were being paid to do it, because I have other obligations for 
my "real life" that sometimes pop up.  As a volunteer I could commit to 
"x hours over the next year", even where [x] is large, but I couldn't 
commit to being available at any specific time or even specific week.  
Since presumably a consistent volunteer coordinator would work better 
than one who was available 80 hours one week and 0 the next, I can see 
the advantage of hiring someone for the role.

-Mark