Yes Sarah, you can (and please, PLEASE do) cross post this. I put in pretty much all the lists I'm on, but that exclude several lists, please announce this as much as possible. :) _____ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal <http://wikimedia.pt> (351) 963 953 042
*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 1 February 2012 00:13, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Assuming I can cross post this, as it's popped up on a few lists I'm on. > Please see below - perhaps *you* should run for the board :) > > -Sarah > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [cultural-partners] Call > for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees Date: > Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:57 -0200 From: Béria Lima > <berial...@gmail.com><berial...@gmail.com> Reply-To: > Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination > <cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch> <cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch> To: > Wikimedia > Chapters cultural partners coordination > <cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch><cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch> > > > cross posting > _____ > *Béria Lima* > (351) 925 171 484 > > *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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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