[Wikimedia-l] Proposal - Training for Wikimedia movement boards

[Sophie Österberg]

How would they have time to take a master's degree if they have no time to
be volunteers?

/ sophie


2013/8/13 Ilario Valdelli <valdelli at gmail.com>

> In my opinion the real problem is that the volunteers have no time to offer
> being board members.
>
> Anyway people can be trained to manage a NGO or to be board members, there
> are some university masters to train NGOs managers.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > David Gerard, 13/08/2013 15:47:
> >
> >  Excellent and well done!
> >>
> >> It's pretty much standard in small charities that board members start
> >> off as enthusiasts on the topic, but who have *no idea* how to be a
> >> board member of a nonprofit. (Been there, done that, beg off all
> >> opportunities these days.) This is not good. Training people for the
> >> role is a *marvellous* idea.
> >>
> >
> > True. Even worse, many do not even try to be board members (or active
> > chapter members, for that matter) because they (think they) don't have
> > enough experience. It's crucial to ensure the availability of growing
> paths
> > (usually informal) for volunteers or you lose them and they lose
> > opportunities.
> > For me, it's been crucial to be told by a prof. "you can learn the job of
> > a [university] board member in 6 months" (so it's inexcusable if you
> don't,
> > but you must try). He was right.
> >
> > Nemo
> >
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