Ahem. :-)
James Salsman, 24/12/2012 07:33:
[sniiiiiiiiip]
whereas because of their low levels of compensation, junior foundation
technical staff are often unable to afford housing which does not
involve a lengthy commute from unsavory neighborhoods;[11]
(Only) this interested me. Too bad that I don't see proof of it in your
link.
If someone has data/concrete considerations on this, it would be nice to
post them on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_HR_Committee talk
(redlink still!).
[snip]
therefore, be it resolved, that the Foundation will resume fundraising
at maximal levels immediately [...]
Your proposal has already been implemented in 2010:
«All Wikimedia fundraising activities must aim to raise the maximum
possible amount of money [...]»
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Developing_Scenarios_for_future_of_fundraising>
«Fundraising activities in the Wikimedia movement should generally be
directed at achieving the highest possible overall financial support [...]»
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Wikimedia_fundraising_principles
staff salaries and contractor compensation can be increased so no
contributor is compensated less than 50% of the amount of the highest
compensated executive staff member, calculated on a per-hour basis for
contractors;
Are you asking to amend
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Delegations_of_Financial_and_Spending_Authority>
(and similar resolutions which I can't find now)?
a one year contingency cash reserve can be maintained;
sufficient staff can be added to the Education Program so that program
article talk page templates can be provided with their correct
academic calendar dates;
the Wikimania program can include a telepresence pilot program;
and the recent discontinuation of programs approved in the Annual Plan
such as the Fellows program can be put to a question of the community
with sufficient time for thorough consultation.
Are you asking to amend
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vote:Narrowing_Focus>?
[11]
http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Job/jobs.htm?clickSource=searchBtn&typedKeyword=&sc.keyword=wikimedia&locT=&locId=
Nemo
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