Re: WMF Board of Trustees: Board Selection Process Update
Hannah Clover via Wikimedia-l <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:57:52 +0200
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--===============8139303813325466256== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000dd0acc065708c785" --000000000000dd0acc065708c785 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Unfortunately, it feels like the board is not aligned with the movement at large and does not trust the community to pick people who are actually aligned with the mission, and has thus refused to implement the community's wishes. As a result, I cannot in good faith support the current changes. Same goes for me. On Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 10:26=E2=80=AFa.m. Sohom Datta via Wikimedia-l < [email protected]> wrote: > I wanted to voice concerns over the proposed changes to candidate > criteria for the Trustee elections. > > The current criteria significantly limit community participation, down > from "almost anyone can participate" to "only functionaries". I think thi= s > runs counter to our movement's values, which prioritize openness and > broader participation. Based on a quick bit of SQL on the replica > databases, the number of people eligible to stand in the elections and > represent English Wikipedia (a group of 200K active editors) on the BoT i= s > *drum roll, please* 124 users (with an error bar of, say, 10 users?). I, > for one, refuse to believe that only 124 out of 200K English Wikipedians > are familiar enough with the movement at large to make governance decisio= ns, > and I think a comparison with the candidates from previous elections prov= es > the point. I don't think Mike Peel (in their volunteer Commons editor > capacity, not their affiliate capacity), Doc James (when they were > elected), or Lane Raspberry (whose removal from the elections kicked off > the community response that culminated in this criteria) would be > eligible to run. In addition, I know of at least 3 more editors who I > would consider adequately equipped to run for a board seat but who would > not fit within the guidelines as currently written. > > For what it's worth, this feels like a backsliding. The community has ask= ed > the board to allow more mission-aligned people to run for the board, so > that there are more candidates to pick from in the board election. The > board appears to have responded by digging its heels in, retaining the > heavily criticized shortlisting process and the equally controversial > vetting process that eliminated two mission-aligned candidates, but inste= ad > publishing an extremely restrictive set of criteria that limits who can > actually run for the election in the first place. > > Unfortunately, it feels like the board is not aligned with the movement a= t > large and does not trust the community to pick people who are actually > aligned with the mission, and has thus refused to implement the > community's wishes. As a result, I cannot in good faith support the curre= nt > changes. > > Regards, > Sohom Datta > --- > Open-source contributor @Wikimedia > > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 11:08=E2=80=AFAM Victoria Doronina via Wikimedia-= l < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Sam, >> >> You say bureaucracy, I say governance. Please forgive me for stating the >> obvious, but WMF is a very large international organisation. It's much >> easier to scale up the experience from a smaller Wikimedia organisation >> than to start from scratch. >> >> And people who have Wikimedia governance experience usually have >> experience with outreach campaigns and education in some form. >> >> I also agree that knowing several languages is valuable, but I don't >> think we should discriminate against "English as a native and only >> language" speakers - it's our working language. >> >> Lastly, while I don't have time to gather the statistics about the >> current and past candidates, I know that I would've qualified when I fir= st >> ran - as a former member of the Russian Wikipedia ArbCom and a former >> member of the Funds Dissemination Committee - note that I've never been = on >> a board of an affiliate. >> >> And lastly, I hope that the current criteria will encourage people to >> serve on the global committees such as AffCom, U4C etc, and people who >> serve on them to participate in the Board elections as candidates - we n= eed >> all the talent we can get. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 1:06=E2=80=AFPM Samuel Klein via Wikimedia-l < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks so much Margo. The base requirements seem good. >>> >>> The Categories of Governance or Community Experience seem to trend >>> mostly towards bureacratic experience, not related to experience with >>> knowledge work (like education or contribution), or outreach (like >>> partnerships or campaigns), or multilingualism (including translation a= nd >>> multinational initiatives). It also singles out incorporated affiliate= s >>> with paid staff over all other forms of community organizing and projec= t >>> work, as demonstration of community experience; can you say more about >>> that? >>> >>> Have you analyzed which current and past trustees / candidates would >>> have fit these proposed criteria? That might be a useful appendix for = the >>> discussion. >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 10:40=E2=80=AFPM Margo Lee via Wikimedia-l < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> Following the 2025 elections, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of >>>> Trustees committed >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_notic= eboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspect= ives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes> >>>> to reviewing the selection process of new Trustees, soliciting and >>>> receiving feedback and suggestions and proposing changes. The Board >>>> received extensive comments posted on Meta >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/D= ebrief>, >>>> which helped inform this approach. >>>> >>>> The Board has discussed the following goals for reforms: >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> Clarity and consistency of the electoral process >>>> - >>>> >>>> Clarity of roles and responsibilities >>>> - >>>> >>>> Transparent communications and timeline >>>> - >>>> >>>> A slate of candidates who strengthen the board through the >>>> experience they bring >>>> - >>>> >>>> Reduced need for shortlisting >>>> - >>>> >>>> Strong voter participation >>>> >>>> >>>> The Board is now ready to publish its draft eligibility requirements >>>> for feedback from the community. The requirements are more specific an= d >>>> detailed than in years past, to both inform the community of what the = Board >>>> needs and to create multiple pathways to the Board for Wikimedians. Th= ey >>>> are also presented as requirements for candidates, not desirable quali= ties. >>>> >>>> The Board is also emphasising the need for previous governance >>>> experience, including these key elements of experience: >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> Understanding the role of oversight vs. governance vs. management >>>> - >>>> >>>> Understanding Fiduciary Duties >>>> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Legal_and_Fiduciary_Dut= ies_for_Wikimedia_Foundation_Trustees_Public_Version.pdf> >>>> >>>> >>>> - >>>> >>>> Understanding the "Group Dynamics" of a board or committee (and >>>> other collective decision-making bodies): working well with others = to ask >>>> probing questions, voice different views and contribute to informed >>>> decisions for the good of the whole, not an individual agenda >>>> >>>> >>>> The Board is now looking for specific feedback on the proposed >>>> eligibility criteria >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundati= on_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria> >>>> . >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> The Board Governance Committee >>>> >>>> Margo Lee on behalf of the Governance Committee >>>> >>>> *Margo Lee* (she/her) >>>> Deputy Chief of Staff >>>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], >>>> guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guideline= s >>>> and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> Public archives at >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]= a.org/message/GS3S74YZFPGACVTOTR7DEL4OHTGCW2JP/ >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >>> 4266 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives at >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]= .org/message/WPGOIQJ7OKLX66KRXQHPQRYVLH6PIWNC/ >>> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Kind regards, Victoria >> Victoria Doronina >> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/dr-victoria-doronina/> (she/her= ), >> UTC >> Wikimedia Foundation Trustee >> Community and Affiliates Liaison >> Human Rights Liaison >> >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> >> "Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in >> the sum of all knowledge. Please help us make it a reality." >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]= org/message/RR523SXFWNAVSCOCENZE6WRIICBVUJ6L/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]= rg/message/PAVHVVWAT4YHUYBNKOYKHAG23OH2BSH3/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org --000000000000dd0acc065708c785 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">> Unfortunately, it feels like the board is not aligne= d with the movement at large and does not trust the community to pick peopl= e who are actually aligned with the mission, and has thus refused to implem= ent the community's wishes. As a result, I cannot in good faith support= the current changes.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Same goe= s for me.=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_contai= ner"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 10:26=E2= =80=AFa.m. Sohom Datta via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:wikimedia-l@li= sts.wikimedia.org">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div>= <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"gmail_de= fault" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I wanted to voice concerns = over the proposed <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">changes= to</span> candidate criteria for the Trustee elections.=C2=A0</div><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><d= iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The cur= rent criteria significantly limit community participation, <span style=3D"b= order-style:none;background:none">down</span> from "almost anyone can = participate" to "only functionaries". I think this runs coun= ter to our movement's=C2=A0values, which prioritize openness and broade= r participation.=C2=A0<span style=3D"background-color:transparent">Based on= a quick bit of SQL on the replica databases, the number of people eligible= to stand in the elections and represent English Wikipedia (a group of 200K= active editors) on the BoT is *drum roll, please* 124 users (with an error= bar of, say, 10 users?).=C2=A0 I, for one, refuse to believe=C2=A0that onl= y 124 out of 200K English Wikipedians are familiar enough with the movement= at large to=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"background-color:transparent">make = </span><span style=3D"background:none;border-style:none">governance</span><= span style=3D"background-color:transparent">=C2=A0<span style=3D"border-sty= le:none;background:none">decisions, and</span> I think a comparison with th= e candidates from previous elections <span style=3D"border-style:none;backg= round:none">proves the</span> point. I don't think Mike Peel (in their = volunteer Commons editor capacity, not their affiliate capacity), Doc James= (when they were elected), or Lane Raspberry (whose removal from the electi= ons kicked off the community response that culminated in <span style=3D"bor= der-style:none;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;background= :none">this</span></span> criteria) would be eligible to run. <span style= =3D"border-style:none;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;bac= kground:none">In addition,</span> I know of </span>at least 3 more=C2=A0<sp= an style=3D"border-style:none;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:= none;background:none">editors who I would</span></span> consider adequately= equipped to run for a board seat but=C2=A0who would not <span style=3D"bor= der-style:none;background:none">fit within the guidelines as currently writ= ten.</span></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:v= erdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fam= ily:verdana,sans-serif">For what it's=C2=A0worth, this feels like <span= style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">a </span>backsliding. The comm= unity <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">has </span>asked th= e board to allow more mission-aligned people to run for the board, <span st= yle=3D"border-style:none;background:none">so that there are more candidates= to pick from in</span> the board election. The board appears to have respo= nded by digging its heels in, retaining the heavily criticized shortlisting= process and the equally controversial vetting process that eliminated two = mission-aligned candidates, but instead publishing an extremely restrictive= set of criteria that limits who can actually run for the election in the f= irst place.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fam= ily:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-family:verdana,sans-serif">Unfortunately, it feels like the board=C2=A0is= not aligned with the movement at large and=C2=A0<span style=3D"background-= color:transparent">does not trust the community to pick people who are actu= ally aligned with the mission, <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:= none">and has thus refused</span> to implement the community's wishes. = As a result, I cannot in good faith support the current changes.</span></di= v><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" d= ata-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div d= ir=3D"ltr"><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Regard= s,</font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">So= hom Datta</font><span></span></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" = color=3D"#666666">---</font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" c= olor=3D"#666666">Open-source contributor @Wikimedia</font></div></div></div= ></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></di= v><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On S= un, Jul 19, 2026 at 11:08=E2=80=AFAM Victoria Doronina via Wikimedia-l <= <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D= "noreferrer">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><block= quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1= px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello Sam,<div= ><br></div><div>You say bureaucracy, I say governance. Please forgive me fo= r stating the obvious, but WMF is a very large international organisation. = It's much easier to scale up the experience from a smaller Wikimedia or= ganisation than to start from scratch.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>And p= eople who have Wikimedia governance=C2=A0experience usually have experience= with outreach campaigns and education in some form.</div><div><br></div><d= iv>I also agree that knowing several languages is valuable, but I don't= think we should discriminate against "English as a native and only la= nguage" speakers=C2=A0 - it's our working language.</div><div><br>= </div><div>Lastly, while I don't have time to gather the statistics abo= ut the current and past candidates, I know that I would've qualified=C2= =A0when I first ran - as a former member of the Russian Wikipedia ArbCom an= d a former member of the Funds Dissemination Committee - note that I've= never been on a board of an affiliate.</div><div><br></div><div>And lastly= , I hope that the current criteria will encourage people to serve on the gl= obal committees=C2=A0such as AffCom, U4C etc, and people who serve on them = to participate in the Board elections as candidates - we need all the talen= t we can get.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 1:= 06=E2=80=AFPM Samuel Klein via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:wikimedia-= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">wikimedia-l@lis= ts.wikimedia.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa= dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks so much Margo. The base requirement= s seem good.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>The=C2=A0Categories of Governan= ce or Community Experience seem to trend mostly towards bureacratic experie= nce, not related to experience with knowledge work (like education or contr= ibution), or outreach (like partnerships or campaigns), or multilingualism = (including translation and multinational initiatives).=C2=A0 It also single= s out incorporated affiliates with paid staff over all other forms of commu= nity organizing and project work, as demonstration of community experience;= =C2=A0can you say more about that?=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Hav= e you analyzed which current and past trustees / candidates would have fit = these proposed criteria?=C2=A0 That might be a useful appendix for the disc= ussion.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Sam</div><div><br></div></div></div><= br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri,= Jul 17, 2026 at 10:40=E2=80=AFPM Margo Lee via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"= mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer= ">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg= b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span id=3D"m_881996= 6046611684905m_-2204210158207707008m_-8125474672116490767m_6755650587874283= 774m_-8153248039563220981gmail-docs-internal-guid-54b4c7fa-7fff-29c9-6c21-1= 32282ddba3b"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin= -bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);b= ackground-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whi= te-space:pre-wrap">Hello everyone,</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"li= ne-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family= :Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-varian= t:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Following the 2025 e= lections, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees </span><a href=3D"http= s://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Oct= ober_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_cu= rrent_and_future_board_selection_processes" style=3D"text-decoration:none" = target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-= serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:unde= rline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">committed</span></a><sp= an style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:= transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra= p"> to reviewing the selection process of new Trustees, soliciting and rece= iving feedback and suggestions and proposing changes. The Board received ex= tensive comments </span><a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedi= a_Foundation_elections/2025/Debrief" style=3D"text-decoration:none" target= =3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;= background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;= vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">posted on Meta</span></a><spa= n style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:t= ransparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap= ">, which helped inform this approach.</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style= =3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-= family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-= variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Board has = discussed the following goals for reforms:=C2=A0</span></p><ul style=3D"mar= gin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:dis= c;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparen= t;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role= =3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:= normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Clarity and consistenc= y of the electoral process</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-sty= le-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color= :transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wr= ap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0= pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-= variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Clarity of rol= es and responsibilities</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-= type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tr= ansparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"= ><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"= role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-var= iant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Transparent commu= nications and timeline</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-t= ype:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tra= nsparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">= <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" = role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-vari= ant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A slate of candida= tes who strengthen the board through the experience they bring</span></p></= li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-ser= if;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertic= al-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height= :1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style= =3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baselin= e;white-space:pre-wrap">Reduced need for shortlisting</span></p></li><li di= r=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:= rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:= baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;mar= gin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"backgro= und-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa= ce:pre-wrap">Strong voter participation</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir=3D"l= tr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style= =3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpar= ent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The B= oard is now ready to publish its draft eligibility requirements for feedbac= k from the community. The requirements are more specific and detailed than = in years past, to both inform the community of what the Board needs and to = create multiple pathways to the Board for Wikimedians. They are also presen= ted as requirements for candidates, not desirable qualities.</span></p><br>= <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">= <span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-col= or:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-= wrap">The Board is also emphasising the need for previous governance experi= ence, including these key elements of experience:</span></p><ul style=3D"ma= rgin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:di= sc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpare= nt;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role= =3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:= normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Understanding the role= of oversight vs. governance vs. management</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)= ;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;w= hite-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0p= t;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:= transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wra= p">Understanding </span><a href=3D"https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi= le:Legal_and_Fiduciary_Duties_for_Wikimedia_Foundation_Trustees_Public_Vers= ion.pdf" style=3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer= "><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-deco= ration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fiduciary Du= ties</span></a></p></li></ul><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"= ><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif= ;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical= -align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1= .38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"= background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;wh= ite-space:pre-wrap">Understanding the "Group Dynamics" of a board= or committee (and other collective decision-making bodies): working well w= ith others to ask probing questions, voice different views and contribute t= o informed decisions for the good of the whole, not an individual agenda</s= pan></p></li></ul><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0= pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb= (0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:bas= eline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Board is now looking for specific feedback = on the </span><a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage= /Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria" style= =3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"><span style= =3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:= normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wr= ap">proposed eligibility criteria</span></a><span style=3D"font-family:Aria= l,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:nor= mal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir=3D= "ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp= arent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reg= ards,</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;mar= gin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0= );background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;= white-space:pre-wrap">The Board Governance Committee=C2=A0</span></p><br><p= dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><s= pan style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color= :transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;= white-space:pre-wrap">Margo Lee on behalf of the Governance Committee</span= ></p><br></span></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div = dir=3D"ltr"><table style=3D"font-size:14px;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:= sans-serif;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor"= ><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding:5pt"></td><td style=3D"vertical-align:top;= padding:5pt;font-size:9pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b= >Margo Lee</b>=C2=A0(she/her)<br><span style=3D"font-size:8pt">Deputy Chief= of Staff</span><br><a href=3D"https://wikimediafoundation.org/" title=3D"f= oundationsite:" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(102,51,102);backgro= 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