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

Anthony wikimail at inbox.org
Thu Aug 27 12:37:15 UTC 2009


On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> When I read that people with a seat on the board aren't supposed to be
> paid,
> I hope you mean that they are not paid by the Wikimedia Foundation.


No, what I mean is they aren't supposed to be paid *for being board
members*.  At least that is my understanding of the intent of the WMF
bylaws.  I don't necessarily agree with it, but thems the rules, it seems.



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