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This page is used for developing selection criteria for four "expert seats" of the [[WMF Board]]. If you are not a member of [[Nominating Committee]], please use [[Talk:Nominating Committee/Selection criteria|talk page]] for comments. |
This page is used for developing selection criteria for four "expert seats" of the [[WMF Board]]. If you are not a member of [[Nominating Committee]], please use [[Talk:Nominating Committee/Selection criteria|talk page]] for comments. |
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== Board's suggestions == |
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* Particular skills, expertise and experiences (these should be specifically delineated); |
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* Overall enthusiasm and interest in serving on the Board; |
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* Commitment to the Wikimedia Foundation's mission, vision and values; |
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* Non-profit Board experience; |
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* Demonstrated ability to work productively as part of a team; |
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* Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to plan; |
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* Time availability and time constraints; |
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* Fit with the development stage of the existing Board; |
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* Fit with the short and long-term goals of the organization; |
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* Fit with any special projects or initiatives the organization is planning; |
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* Ability to support fundraising; and |
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* Ability to influence, persuade and lead. |
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== Initial ideas == |
== Initial ideas == |
Revision as of 17:44, 23 August 2008
This page is used for developing selection criteria for four "expert seats" of the WMF Board. If you are not a member of Nominating Committee, please use talk page for comments.
Board's suggestions
- Particular skills, expertise and experiences (these should be specifically delineated);
- Overall enthusiasm and interest in serving on the Board;
- Commitment to the Wikimedia Foundation's mission, vision and values;
- Non-profit Board experience;
- Demonstrated ability to work productively as part of a team;
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to plan;
- Time availability and time constraints;
- Fit with the development stage of the existing Board;
- Fit with the short and long-term goals of the organization;
- Fit with any special projects or initiatives the organization is planning;
- Ability to support fundraising; and
- Ability to influence, persuade and lead.
Initial ideas
As of now, the following expertise are suggested:
- finance
- Expertise to function as oversight of staff finances
- Expertise to chair audit committee
- nonprofit governance
- NGO experience
- Experience with a grassroots organization
- Membership in a Wikimedia community
- legal compliance
- Knowledge of US corporate law
- Knowledge of international (pick one: copyright, contract, slander) law
- fundraising
- Expertise to function as oversight of staff fundraising
- Experience with the developper community
- Pairing professional expertise with representation from as many regions as possible