Name: Ekaterina Gerasimova (kittykat) Affiliation: none I have been a board member for a year now, having run in 2013 with an aim to improve the processes involved in running the various areas of the Foundation. I have succeeded in getting areas such as GUADEC, the Travel Committee, and the Foundation accounting and tax returns (unfortunately, most of this is private) on the right path, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
I am currently working towards the Foundation being able to be more transparent again with its finances, as it used to be. This will help our sponsors and supporters see how we are using their donations to further the goals of GNOME and will help the membership, especially the volunteers, to keep contributing to the project. The board will also need to keep making challenging decisions for the benefit of the Foundation, to make sure that our spending is in areas that are of most importance. I feel that I have done this well over the last year and would like to be able to keep doing it. In the upcoming year, I want to be able to offer our sponsors better value for their financial support. There is no quick fix for the current situation, so we need to continue working hard at improving which includes involving the membership more in the running of the Foundation. From a practical point of view, I feel that I have a lot to bring to the board as I have had some formal accounting training and have experience in managing finances in corporate environments. I am the current treasurer and intend to run for treasurer in the upcoming year. All the best, Kat _______________________________________________ foundation-announce mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-announce
