On Sep 12, 2012, at 11:49 AM, David Bruant wrote: >> So the reps program is really a network of community leaders, though you >> don't have to be a rep to be a community leader. > But being a community leader doesn't mean being part of strategic decisions. > It seems that a lot of the frustration some have toward the Reps program is > exactly this confusion. > Being a "community leader" doesn't give you the authority to decide that next > year the focus will be to create a generation of open web advocates. It gives > a local authority, not organisation-wide authority.
To reiterate what Majken and Ruben have written, the growth path of Mozilla Reps and their role at the highest levels of decision-making at Mozilla is a recurrent topic of discussion at Mozilla Reps council meetings and leadership summits. Mozilla Reps council members are by definition extremely experienced and accomplished Mozilla volunteers who have a deep commitment to the project and as such, we believe they should logically participate in strategic decision-making at the organizational level. Mozilla Reps is still a relatively new program so our focus has until recently been to define the best growth path for Reps within the program (ie. Rep --> Reps Mentor --> Reps Council Member). But now that the program is reaching maturity, we have been spending more time exploring a growth path for Reps beyond the program and into higher circles of leadership. And to be sure, we will update the wiki and the Mozilla Reps portal to reflect that. Now, to be VERY clear, in NO way do we think that volunteers participating in strategic decisions should exclusively be Mozilla Reps. Obviously, you don't need to be a Mozilla Rep to be experienced and committed to Mozilla. But because a Mozilla Rep is by definition a leader dedicated to growing their community, and that community building is central to the continued success of Mozilla, we believe that Mozilla Reps who have excelled in the program and who have reached the highest levels of authority in the program, have an exceptional understanding of the Mozilla community, its mission and its products and therefore should be part of a hybrid governing body (paid and non-paid staff) making strategic decisions for the organization and deciding on priorities for the project. --- William Quiviger Mozilla Reps Council Member https://reps.mozilla.org/u/wquiviger/ _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
