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*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>* On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima <berial...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the > Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July > 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future > direction of the world’s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are > constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by > a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board > membership is unpaid. > > The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this > can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled > candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who > believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that > this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such > forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. > > The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and > willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the > movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with > essential support. The successful candidates will have: > > - The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of > implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’ communities, the > foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together; > > > - Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of > languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation’s projects; > > > - Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international > non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity; > > > - The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a > team and independently; > > > - A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional > language would be well regarded); > > > - Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the > ability and willingness to travel. > > Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be > an advantage. > > The selection process is set out > here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats > > Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) > and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha > (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like > to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate > > *Béria Lima*, > Moderator >
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