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 it's good to know if at least a few > people on the board have some background in these areas...
> Have you ever done any fundraising? Yes. I've been a technical resource during both fund-raising and acquisition stages of multiple start-ups. I've also done deep dives with potential investors. Determining what technology to focus on can be crucial to fund-raising. I do not have experience sourcing new income (with the exception of the Builder crowd-funding), however this is something I'm increasingly interested in. > Are you comfortable asking sponsors for money? I am. I'm comfortable discovering the reasons it is in their best interest to do so. It's not always obvious how important our stack is to various current and potential sponsors. > Have you ever been in a manager role? I have not, other than my time as a maintainer of various projects. While these are different roles, encouragement and fostering growth are key to the success of either. > Do you have any experience talking to reporters? To a degree. My experience has been with ensuring they have the information necessary to write articles and less about press releases. > Have you ever talked to a group of people about why software freedom is > important? I regularly take part in both Free and Open Source software outreach in the San Francisco area. I've spoken to small (a couple people) and large (100+ people) and am comfortable with both. Thanks! -- Christian _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
