Just a reminder that current board memebers should let me know what they want to do with their positions. You'll, of course, have the chance to formally nominate people later on; this is just a straw poll of sorts. But, if people want to give up their spot, it'll be useful to know up front how many positions we need to fill.
I already saw Evan and Mark's thoughts. I also haven't heard anything from the Adium list. It would be great if at least one person currently active on Adium was willing to take a spot on the board. Thanks, Sean. On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 7:30 PM Sean Egan <seane...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Instant Messaging Freedom Inc. is a non-profit organization established in > 2006 to protect the legal liability of Pidgin developers and to handle the > finances of it and its related projects (i.e. libpurple, finch, etc.) > > Later, we agreed with Adium developers to do the same for that project. > > Since incorporating ten years ago, I believe we've only had one board > position turnover. We've kept mostly the same board, despite -- I believe > -- most board members no longer being active on either project. > > At our board meeting earlier today, a couple of us discussed giving up our > positions on the board to people more active in the community. > > This is a call to nominate people to serve on the board of Instant > Messaging Freedom. Feel free to nominate yourself if you're interested, or > someone else you think might do a good job. The only qualification is that > directors must be 19 years old. > > What does it entail? > > We currently have seven directors (although we can vote to increase or > decrease that number depending on interest). We have one annual meeting on > a conference call, and vote for other assorted things (e.g. expenditures) > over e-mail occasionally throughout the year. > > We have four officer positions. They are currently all served by different > people, but the same person may serve more than one position, with the > exception that the same person may not simultaneously be President and > Secretary. Here are the official responsibilities of each officer: > > 3. PRESIDENT > > The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation; she > or he shall preside at all meetings of the Board; she or he shall have > responsibility for the general management of the affairs of the Corporation > and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into > effect. She or he shall, when duly authorized by the Board of Directors, > sign and execute all contracts in the name of the Corporation. > > 4. VICE-PRESIDENTS > > During the absence or disability of the President, the Vice-President > shall have all the powers and functions of the President. The > Vice-President shall perform such other duties as the Board shall prescribe. > > 5. TREASURER > > The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all the funds and > securities of the Corporation, and shall deposit said funds in the name of > the Corporation in such bank or trust company as the Directors may elect; > she or he shall at all reasonable times exhibit her or his books and > accounts to any Director upon application at the office of the Corporation > during ordinary business hours. At the end of each corporate year, she or > he shall have an audit of the accounts of the Corporation made by a > committee appointed by the President, and shall present such audit in > writing at the annual meeting of the Directors, at which time she or he > shall also present an annual report setting forth in full the financial > condition of the Corporation. > > 6. SECRETARY > > The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Board of Directors. She or he > shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix and > attest the same to documents when duly authorized by the Board of > Directors. He or she shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices > of the Corporation, and shall have charge of such books and papers as the > Board of Directors may direct; she or he shall keep a membership roll > containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are > Directors of the Corporation, showing their places of residence and the > time they became Directors. > > At our meeting today, both the President (myself) and Vice President (Mark > Doliner) expressed an interest or willingness to vacate that role, so > please consider nominating people who would do well in those positions. > > > If you or someone you know would make a good board member or officer, > please let me know. Either publicly on discuss...@imfreedom.org, or > e-mail me directly if you'd prefer to stay modest/semi-anonymous. I'll > compile the list of nominations and present them to the board for > consideration and eventual election in one week. > > Current board members: please re-nominate yourselves if you wish to keep > your current position. Or let me know if you wish to vacate it. If I don't > hear from you, I'll assume you're open to giving up your seat. > > Thanks! > -Sean. >
