Thanks for this. If anyone needs context -
There are 10 board seats - The Wikimedia community of editors votes for 3, with all three seats open by 13 August 2017 at latest (WMF sets election date, no date set for election yet) - There are 2 chapter selected seats - Natalia above is talking about the 4 appointed seats, plus recruitment generally of volunteers on a board advisory group. 2 appointed seats are vacant at present - Jimbo +1 seat In short - 5 of 10 seats will have new or reconfirmed trustees by 13 August 2017. Personally, I think things are on schedule considering the recent past coming to this point. Thanks Nataliia. I am glad to see the process working as designed. On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Nataliia Tymkiv <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I have updates about the board recruiting process. As you may recall, March > 6 was the original deadline for accepting submissions [1], but we need more > time to develop more solid candidates. Our original deadlines were > extremely ambitious, thus we decided to extend the deadline by two months. > Here is an outline of the updated timeline: > > > - > > Application and referral submission period (January 23 - May 6) > - > > Application and referral review, proactive candidate recruitment, and > interviews (January - June 5) > - > > Initial application review and screenings (January - May) > - > > Board Governance Committee > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > Board_Governance_Committee> > (BGC) discussions with candidates (January - May) > - > > BGC meets and makes short list (May) > - > > Second-round interviews (May - June 5) > - > > Background check conducted by BGC and Wikimedia Foundation staff > - > > Criminal and financial background check conducted by outside > firm > - > > Thorough review of online and public coverage of candidates > - > > Executive Director and BGC meet to determine recommendations and provide > recommendations to the full Board (June) > - > > Board vote to confirm candidate (July) > - > > Announcement of new candidates (mid-July) > > > We decided to run this search ourselves, rather than going with a > recruiting firm. If we need additional help, we’ll assess in one month and > potentially discuss whether we need to look for external firms to support > our recruitment efforts. > > As a reminder, applicants may apply online at: > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us#Wikimedia_Careers. We > also accept applications and referrals by email at > [email protected]. The recruitment materials can be > found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=55283092 [2]. > > > I shall update the Meta page shortly [3]. > > Please forward this information to people who are potentially interested in > serving the Wikimedia movement on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > Trustees. > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > Board_Governance_Committee/Board_Recruitment > (as of Jan 23) > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_ > Foundation_Board_Governance_Committee/Board_recruitment&oldid=16250784> > [2] > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Board_ > Recruiting_Candidate_Packet.pdf > [3] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > Board_Governance_Committee/Board_Recruitment > > Best regards, > antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv > > *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal working > hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You > should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. Thank you in > advance!* > > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Nataliia Tymkiv <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > We would like to announce that we are officially beginning recruitment > for > > two open appointed positions on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > Trustees. > > This email will outline the process and timeline for the recruitment. > > > > The Board initially began discussions on recruitment in May-June 2016 > [1]. > > After a pause, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has renewed > recruitment > > for its vacant appointed seats and would love to share an update with you > > today. > > > > With support from Anna Stillwell (from the Talent & Culture department) > > and Michelle Paulson (our interim General Counsel), the BGC developed > four > > candidate profiles for the vacant and soon-to-be-vacant seats and gave > its > > recommendations to the Board in December 2016. > > > > During its December meeting, the Board decided that it hopes to find the > > following types of experience and expertise: > > > > > > 1. > > > > Growing a global movement: apply > > <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567318?gh_src= > 3vh7tx1#.WIZGvrYrL-Y> > > [2] > > 2. > > > > Engaging new communities: apply > > <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567342?gh_src= > b1ftgs1#.WIZL_FyzlP1> > > [3] > > 3. > > > > Social sector governance: apply > > <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567375?gh_src= > 5gwopi1#.WIZMoFyzlP1> > > [4] > > > > > > After that Anna, Michelle, and the Communications team integrated Board > > feedback and developed recruitment materials, which include background > > information about the Wikimedia movement and Foundation as well as the > > profiles describing the types of candidates we are looking for. These > > recruitment materials can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ > > ?curid=55283092 [5]. > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees currently has two vacant > > appointed seats. We also have a vacant community-selected seat, but this > > seat will be filled through the community selection process. The Election > > Committee, who runs the election process for community-selected seats, > will > > provide further information about the process and timeline at a later > date. > > We hope to have all three candidates join the Board no later than > Wikimania > > in August. > > > > We will begin accepting applications and referrals for these positions > > today and will close the submission period on Monday, 06 March 2017 at > > 17:00 PST. A more detailed timeline of the full recruitment process is > > available on Meta here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10176203 [6]. > > > > Applicants may apply online at: https://wikimediafoundation. > > org/wiki/Work_with_us#Wikimedia_Careers. We also accept applications and > > referrals by email at [email protected]. > > > > Over the next six weeks, we invite you all to tell us about people who > are > > potentially interested in serving the Wikimedia community on the > Wikimedia > > Foundation Board of Trustees. And we look forward to hearing from you. > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > > Board_Governance_Committee/2016_competence_matrix > > > > [2] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567318?gh_src= > > 3vh7tx1#.WIZMiFyzlP1 > > > > [3] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567342?gh_src= > > b1ftgs1#.WIZL_FyzlP1 > > > > [4] https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/567375?gh_src= > > 5gwopi1#.WIZMoFyzlP1 > > > > [5] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Board_ > > Recruiting_Candidate_Packet.pdf > > > > [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > > Board_Governance_Committee/Board_Recruitment > > > > Best regards, > > antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv > > > > *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal > working > > hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You > > should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. 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