Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-26 Thread Allan Day
Karen Sandler wrote: > I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has been > said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the board have a > diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board members to answer yes on > these, but I think it's good to know if at leas

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-25 Thread Andrea Veri
2015-05-21 23:25 GMT+02:00 Karen Sandler : > Have you ever done any fundraising? I took an active part on the GNOME vs Groupon's fundraising campaign the GNOME Foundation launched the past year. > Are you comfortable asking sponsors for money? Yes as in making sure the sponsors do actually know

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-23 Thread Jeff Fortin Tam
Le jeudi 21 mai 2015 à 17:25 -0400, Karen Sandler a écrit : > I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has > been said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the board > have a diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board members to > answer yes on these,

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-22 Thread Cosimo Cecchi
Hi Karen, Thanks for your questions! On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Karen Sandler wrote: > I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has been > said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the board have a > diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board m

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-22 Thread Magdalen Berns
Hi Karen, Thanks for your questions. Responses inline: Have you ever done any fundraising? Yes, although not on such a scale as I would expect a GNOME director will have to take on. More like a few small fundraisers for various charities and perhaps more recently, some of you may remember that

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-22 Thread Alexandre Franke
Hi, On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:25 PM, Karen Sandler wrote: > Have you ever done any fundraising? Only a little, trying to get local sponsors for various local events. For GUADEC this turned into getting a small local company to pay for the pastries. I wouldn't say it's something I'm good at. >

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-22 Thread Carlos Soriano Sanchez
Hi Karen, - Original Message - | I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has | been said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the board | have a diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board members to | answer yes on these, but I think it's good

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-21 Thread Shaun McCance
On Thu, 2015-05-21 at 17:25 -0400, Karen Sandler wrote: > I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has > been said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the board > have a diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board members to > answer yes on these, but

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-21 Thread Christian Hergert
Hi, On 05/21/2015 02:25 PM, Karen Sandler wrote: > I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has > been said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the board > have a diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board members to > answer yes on these, but I think

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-21 Thread josh
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 05:25:51PM -0400, Karen Sandler wrote: > I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has > been said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the > board have a diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board > members to answer yes on these,

More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-21 Thread Karen Sandler
I have a few questions for the candidates too. I agree with what has been said by Jeff and Josh that it's important that people on the board have a diverse skillset, so I wouldn't expect all board members to answer yes on these, but I think it's good to know if at least a few people on the boar