Correct me if I'm wrong, but the WMF has used Oppenheim before for senior level hiring (appointed board members and maybe C-suite level staff? I'm not sure about that last one, but I'm almost certain I recall the WMF has used Oppenheim for executive searches before.) My understanding is that the value in the prospect is simply because Oppenheim simply has a wider reach and base of contacts than the WMF does. If memory serves, they were the ones who found Geoff Brigham, and I believe they also found the replacement for Veronique as CFOO. I'm not really sure why this is suddenly a concern now, and not before, especially given the quality of success they've had in the past.
-Dan Dan Rosenthal On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 4:21 PM, rupert THURNER <rupert.thur...@gmail.com>wrote: > my first thought when i read this was "should i use my free time to > edit wikipedia so that somebody donates money to wmf, and they use it > to pay oppenheim?" > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Itzik Edri <it...@infra.co.il> wrote: > > I don't understand. The board hired and pays to a company to find a board > > member? Have we tried before via our networks, chapters, and via our > > advisory board to find such a person (as been done until now?). > > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Alice Wiegand <awieg...@wikimedia.org > >wrote: > > > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> as you know, we have one vacant appointed seat on the Board of > Trustees. We > >> have asked m/Oppenheim Associates to assist us in finding a new board > >> member and and we are reaching out to the community for suggestions and > >> nominations. > >> > >> The Board functions as a governance body that is ultimately responsible > for > >> the Wikimedia Foundation and its activities, supervises the disposition > and > >> solicitation of donations, and evaluates the organization’s Executive > >> Director who leads all Foundation staff. As arguably the most > influential > >> and respected organization in the free knowledge movement, the Wikimedia > >> Foundation and its Board have a great responsibility for setting policy > >> deliberately and with due consideration for the diverse interests of a > >> truly global community. To find out more about the responsibilities and > >> workings of the board you can have a look at the Board > >> manual<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_board_manual> > >> . > >> > >> As with any search process we will be communicating with a lot of > potential > >> candidates to see if we are a good match. The Board’s objective is to > use > >> this search to strengthen its competence with regards to board > governance, > >> grantmaking, strategy, and expertise with regions where Wikimedia is > trying > >> to make rapid strides in the growth of our projects. > >> > >> Board terms are for a two year period. Compared to other boards the time > >> commitment is very significant. The Board of Trustees meets four times a > >> year, twice in San Francisco and twice in changing locations around the > >> globe. Meetings take two days and travel can add another two days to > each > >> meeting. In addition, the Board communicates frequently by email and > >> Internet Relay Chat (IRC) as it navigates policy issues. This can absorb > >> 4-10 hours weekly. Board members also regularly engage with the > Community > >> through wiki pages. > >> > >> We think that the WMF would benefit from a Board member who has > experience > >> with organizations that have grown and evolved rapidly, and who > understands > >> how boards can evolve to provide appropriate governance support in these > >> changing circumstances. Experience with international, community-driven, > >> consensus organizations is also important as the Foundation would not > exist > >> without the community. > >> > >> We would like to call upon you to help us out with finding the right > >> individual. A complete position description can be found > >> here< > >> > http://moppenheim.com/searches/links/Wikimedia%20Foundation%20-%20Board%20Member%20position%20description%20-%20final.pdf > >> >and > >> additional information can be found at > >> www.moppenheim.com and www.wikimediafoundation.org. Your suggestions > and > >> nominations are very welcome. Please feel free to reach out to your > >> networks and distribute this note as you deem appropriate. > >> > >> Interested individuals should contact Lisa Grossman > li...@moppenheim.com > >> > >> -- > >> Alice Wiegand > >> Board of Trustees > >> Wikimedia Foundation > >> > >> Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list > >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
