This looks like a very thoughtful start on a very thorny problem, well done.
Given that we’re trying to diversify the board, and that Jimmy has recently criticized FSF for having lifetime board appointments for founders,* I was surprised not to see any mention in this document of sunsetting Jimmy’s founder seat. Making him a peer of the rest of the board, subject to the same terms, selection process, and requalification standards, rather than a first-among-equals, would potentially free up an additional seat to improve global board diversity and definitely be consistent with general best practices for non-profit governance. Has the board discussed that? Thanks- Luis P.S. the links on the last page of https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/8/83/BGC_Community_Trustee_Selection_Proposal_April_2021.pdf are broken. * well, he criticized them for _secretive_ board appointments, but from a governance perspective a lifetime founder seat is problematic regardless of whether it is secret/defacto (FSF) or public/de jure (WMF). On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 1:45 PM Jackie Koerner <jkoerner-...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees met last week to decide on a > plan for the 2021 Board elections. The Board Governance Committee created > this proposal, based on the Call for Feedback about Community Board > Seats.[1] Please check the related announcement for details.[2] > > The Board wants to thank the more than 800 volunteers that participated in > the Call for Feedback in one way or another.[3] There were almost a hundred > conversations in multiple languages and in multiple regions. There was > additional discussion on Meta, Telegram, and other channels used by local > communities. Three new ideas were presented by volunteers during the Call. > It has been very difficult to decide on every open question considering the > quantity and diversity of opinions received. We hope this resolution feels > sensible to everybody. > > In the upcoming days, the Board elections facilitation team will share > their ideas to support candidates and voters. Let's work together on > elections with high and very diverse participation! > > [1] Call for Feedback Community Board Seats > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats/Main_report > > [2] Announcement of Board Governance Committee proposal > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021-04-15_Resolution_about_the_upcoming_Board_elections > > [3] Call for Feedback Community Board seats metrics > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats/Main_report#Metrics > > > -- > *Jackie Koerner* > > *she/her* > Board Governance Facilitator > *English language and Meta-Wiki* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >
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