Hi, > I can understand the logic for moving away from the word fellow, but I > think the word "supporter" might not be ideal either. One challenge > with the word "supporter" is that it implies supporters are on the > outside of the organization.
If we accept that Fellows by and large consider their involvement in the FSFE to be a monetary one, then it follows naturally that the voting turnout will be lower, and indeed, that "fellows" are somewhat "outside" the organisation. There is some basis for this conclusion: in 2014, we did a stakeholder survey as part of a strategy group work. One of the questions asked was "How did you participate / contribute in FSFE?" Among the Fellows, about 80% answered "Donation" to that question, and the rest "Volunteer". So the active volunteers in the group of Fellows is about 20%. -- Jonas Öberg, Executive Director Free Software Foundation Europe | jo...@fsfe.org Your support enables our work (fsfe.org/join) _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
