[Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/8/27 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>:
> 2009/8/27 Joshua Gay <joshuagay at gmail.com>:
>> When Matt Halprin is on the board of Wikimedia, he is doing his job for
>> Omidyar Network. So, when we read, a statement like:
>
> I'm not familiar with the relevant US law, but in the UK that would be
> illegal. A trustee has a legal obligation to do what they think is
> best for the charity, not anyone else. I would be surprised if that
> wasn't the case in the UK.

I, of course, mean "case in the US"...