Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-26 Thread Allan Day
Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org 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

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-25 Thread Andrea Veri
2015-05-21 23:25 GMT+02:00 Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org: 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

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 ka...@gnome.org 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

Re: More questions for Board candidates

2015-05-22 Thread Alexandre Franke
Hi, On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:25 PM, Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org 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

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

2015-05-22 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

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

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,

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 I