¹ OK, the existence of the Good Governance Kodex, and its Good Governance Gremium <https://mitglieder.wikimedia.at/Good_Governance_Kodex>, may be the best thing I learned all day. Thank you, WMAT!
Some precedents: ~ As Florence noted, in 2007, Erik made a similar transition. (A bit contentious; there was a long internal-l thread). ~ In 2013, Ting stepped down from the Board to apply to the ED search; and addressed concerns at the time. (Discussion on this list <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=7f4d33b442&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1433039687338740686> ) Since then we've thought more intently about this sort of transition across the movement, and shared many excellent learning patterns <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Learning_patterns/Governance_Codex>,¹ but I haven't seen a resulting global rule of thumb honoring that work. This feels like a good moment to develop such a lightweight overview. E.g., "orgs over size X should review this list of [[common patterns]], and consider implementing a version of each [links to global + regional WM-wide examples]". SJ -- topnoting >> topposting *the community that norms together, warms together*, &c. On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 4:18 PM Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopet...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi SJ! > > The 12 month waiting/cooldown period is something that was implemented in > the Good Governance Kodex of Wikimedia Austria in 2014, see > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_%C3%96sterreich/Good_Governance_Kodex, > with an independent committee consisting of a staff, board and community > representative deciding cases that do not fulfill the 12 months waiting > period. > > Best, > Philip > > On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 16:28, Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Jan-Bart: Spot on. It is always uplifting to see one of your measured >> notes come over the wire. >> >> Jan-Bart de Vreede <jan-b...@wikimedia.nl> writes: >> >>> The Foundation is supposed to be an example of good Governance for our >>> entire movement. We (as a movement) have come a long way in the past 20 >>> years (and that is important: as our organisation and budget grows, so do >>> our responsibilities and the critical questions we get from the world) >>> >>> It is NOT good governance to have a current board member suddenly resign >>> and then create a situation where that person receives compensation for a >>> position that seems to have been created specifically for that board member >>> (or at least was not publicly posted?). >>> >> >> The impact of this increases as the movement grows, and clear >> communication is at a premium. How can we use this moment to model the >> norms we want for the future? Any *particular* moment can feel like a >> special exception when you are close to it, but the WMF's actions set a >> standard, translated across time and context, more instantly and >> effectively than words. >> >> >>> It is a good practice to create a 12 month waiting period before board >>> members of non-profits can become a staff member/paid contractor/consultant. >>> >> >> A few people mentioned that their own orgs or committees have norms or >> policies around this (Chris, Philip, Tito); could you describe specifics >> that are in place now around the movement? >> >> SJ. >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/7FW7WRGMLPS7MYUI4UPD7YTSCUVP2LVG/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/WH33IFBCEQSM7VQUELMW5KYFRRWAXFWY/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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