Re: WMF Board of Trustees: Board Selection Process Update
Ciell Wikipedia via Wikimedia-l <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:24:26 +0200
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--===============5986624166880121183== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000d9740206570f0448" --000000000000d9740206570f0448 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wonder how many women* would qualify under the new conditions, and am concerned that these proposed restrictions on community members would create a glass ceiling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling) for their candidacy. And while Victoria says she does not have time, I hope there will be some numbers available by Wednesday when the topic is scheduled for a session at Wikimania. Best, Ciell Op ma 20 jul 2026, 12:58 schreef Hannah Clover via Wikimedia-l < [email protected]>: > > 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 th= is >> 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 = is >> *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 decisi= ons, >> and I think a comparison with the candidates from previous elections pro= ves >> 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 as= ked >> 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 inst= ead >> 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 >> 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 curr= ent >> 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 th= e >>> 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 fi= rst >>> 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 = need >>> 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 = and >>>> multinational initiatives). It also singles out incorporated affiliat= es >>>> with paid staff over all other forms of community organizing and proje= ct >>>> 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_noti= ceboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspec= tives_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/= Debrief>, >>>>> 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 a= nd >>>>> 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. T= hey >>>>> are also presented as requirements for candidates, not desirable qual= ities. >>>>> >>>>> 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_Du= ties_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 informe= d >>>>> 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_Foundat= ion_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/Guidelines and >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>>> Public archives at >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]= ia.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/Guideline= s >>>> and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> Public archives at >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]= a.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/he= r), >>> 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]= org/message/PAVHVVWAT4YHUYBNKOYKHAG23OH2BSH3/ >> 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/QHPRDT6QBRNMA6V7ZLGJUOGXO622QUJE/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org --000000000000d9740206570f0448 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>I wonder how man= y women* would qualify under the new conditions, and am concerned that thes= e proposed restrictions on community members would create a glass ceiling (= <a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling">https://en.wikipedi= a.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling</a>) for their candidacy.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><= br></div><div dir=3D"auto">And while Victoria says she does not have time, = I hope there will be some numbers available by Wednesday when the topic is = scheduled for a session at Wikimania.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div data-s= martmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div><font size=3D"2">Best,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2">Ciell</font><= /div></div> </div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"= gmail_attr">Op ma 20 jul 2026, 12:58 schreef Hannah Clover via Wikimedia-l = <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer no= referrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>>:<br></d= iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left= :1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">> 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 missi= on, and has thus refused to implement the community's wishes. As a resu= lt, I cannot in good faith support the current changes.<div dir=3D"auto"><b= r></div><div dir=3D"auto">Same goes for me.=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote"><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:wiki= [email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" targe= t=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><block= quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc= solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"gmail_default"= style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I wanted to voice concerns over t= he proposed <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">changes to</s= pan> candidate criteria for the Trustee elections.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D= "gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div cla= ss=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The current c= riteria significantly limit community participation, <span style=3D"border-= style:none;background:none">down</span> from "almost anyone can partic= ipate" to "only functionaries". I think this runs counter to= our movement's=C2=A0values, which prioritize openness and broader part= icipation.=C2=A0<span style=3D"background-color:transparent">Based on a qui= ck bit of SQL on the replica databases, the number of people eligible to st= and in the elections and represent English Wikipedia (a group of 200K activ= e editors) on the BoT is *drum roll, please* 124 users (with an error bar o= f, say, 10 users?).=C2=A0 I, for one, refuse to believe=C2=A0that only 124 = out of 200K English Wikipedians are familiar enough with the movement at la= rge to=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"background-color:transparent">make </span= ><span style=3D"background:none;border-style:none">governance</span><span s= tyle=3D"background-color:transparent">=C2=A0<span style=3D"border-style:non= e;background:none">decisions, and</span> I think a comparison with the cand= idates from previous elections <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:= none">proves the</span> point. I don't think Mike Peel (in their volunt= eer Commons editor capacity, not their affiliate capacity), Doc James (when= they were elected), or Lane Raspberry (whose removal from the elections ki= cked off the community response that culminated in <span style=3D"border-st= yle:none;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none"= >this</span></span> criteria) would be eligible to run. <span style=3D"bord= er-style:none;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;background:= none">In addition,</span> I know of </span>at least 3 more=C2=A0<span style= =3D"border-style:none;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;bac= kground:none">editors who I would</span></span> consider adequately equippe= d to run for a board seat but=C2=A0who would not <span style=3D"border-styl= e:none;background:none">fit within the guidelines as currently written.</sp= an></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,s= ans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verd= ana,sans-serif">For what it's=C2=A0worth, this feels like <span style= =3D"border-style:none;background:none">a </span>backsliding. The community = <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">has </span>asked the boar= d to allow more mission-aligned people to run for the board, <span style=3D= "border-style:none;background:none">so that there are more candidates to pi= ck from in</span> the board election. The board appears to have responded b= y digging its heels in, retaining the heavily criticized shortlisting proce= ss and the equally controversial vetting process that eliminated two missio= n-aligned candidates, but instead publishing an extremely restrictive set o= f criteria that limits who can actually run for the election in the first p= lace.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ve= rdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fami= ly:verdana,sans-serif">Unfortunately, it feels like the board=C2=A0is not a= ligned with the movement at large and=C2=A0<span style=3D"background-color:= transparent">does not trust the community to pick people who are actually a= ligned with the mission, <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">= and has thus refused</span> to implement the community's wishes. As a r= esult, I cannot in good faith support the current changes.</span></div><br = clear=3D"all"></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-sm= artmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><di= v dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"= ltr"><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Regards,</fo= nt></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Sohom Da= tta</font><span></span></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color= =3D"#666666">---</font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color= =3D"#666666">Open-source contributor @Wikimedia</font></div></div></div></d= iv></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><b= r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, = Jul 19, 2026 at 11:08=E2=80=AFAM Victoria Doronina via Wikimedia-l <<a h= ref=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer= noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</= a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p= x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr">Hello Sam,<div><br></div><div>You say bureaucracy, I say gov= ernance. Please forgive me for stating the obvious, but WMF is a very large= international organisation. It's much easier to scale up the experienc= e from a smaller Wikimedia organisation than to start from scratch.=C2=A0</= div><div><br></div><div>And people who have Wikimedia governance=C2=A0exper= ience usually have experience with outreach campaigns and education in some= form.</div><div><br></div><div>I also agree that knowing several languages= is valuable, but I don't think we should discriminate against "En= glish as a native and only language" speakers=C2=A0 - it's our wor= king language.</div><div><br></div><div>Lastly, while I don't have time= to gather the statistics about the current and past candidates, I know tha= t I would've qualified=C2=A0when I first ran - as a former member of th= e Russian Wikipedia ArbCom and a former member of the Funds Dissemination C= ommittee - 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 encour= age people to serve on the global committees=C2=A0such as AffCom, U4C etc, = and people who serve on them to participate in the Board elections as candi= dates - we need all the talent we can get.</div><div><br></div><div><br></d= iv></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_att= r">On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 1:06=E2=80=AFPM Samuel Klein via Wikimedia-l <= ;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noref= errer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1e= x"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks so much Margo. The base requirements seem good.= =C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>The=C2=A0Categories of Governance or Commun= ity Experience seem to trend mostly towards bureacratic experience, not rel= ated to experience with knowledge work (like education or contribution), or= outreach (like partnerships or campaigns), or multilingualism (including t= ranslation and multinational initiatives).=C2=A0 It also singles out incorp= orated affiliates with paid staff over all other forms of community organiz= ing and project work, as demonstration of community experience;=C2=A0can yo= u say more about that?=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Have you analyz= ed which current and past trustees / candidates would have fit these propos= ed criteria?=C2=A0 That might be a useful appendix for the discussion.</div= ><div><br></div><div><div>Sam</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div clas= s=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 17, 202= 6 at 10:40=E2=80=AFPM Margo Lee via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:wikim= [email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer norefer= rer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></= div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor= der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div= ><span id=3D"m_-1712248802140932411m_3771686571495991901m_52375054772810129= 24m_8819966046611684905m_-2204210158207707008m_-8125474672116490767m_675565= 0587874283774m_-8153248039563220981gmail-docs-internal-guid-54b4c7fa-7fff-2= 9c9-6c21-132282ddba3b"><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:rg= b(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:ba= seline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello everyone,</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" s= tyle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"f= ont-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;f= ont-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Following = the 2025 elections, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees </span><a hr= ef=3D"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" style=3D"text-decorat= ion:none" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_bl= ank"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transpare= nt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;wh= ite-space:pre-wrap">committed</span></a><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sa= ns-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;= vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to reviewing the selection p= rocess of new Trustees, soliciting and receiving feedback and suggestions a= nd proposing changes. The Board received extensive comments </span><a href= =3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Deb= rief" style=3D"text-decoration:none" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferre= r noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><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><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">, 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" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer norefe= rrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"background-color:transpar= ent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;w= hite-space:pre-wrap">Fiduciary Duties</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:transpa= rent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p d= ir=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 &quo= t;Group Dynamics" of a board or committee (and other collective decisi= on-making bodies): working well with others to ask probing questions, voice= different views and contribute to informed decisions for the good of the w= hole, not an individual agenda</span></p></li></ul><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 is n= ow looking for specific feedback on the </span><a href=3D"https://meta.wiki= media.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/Propo= sed_eligibility_criteria" style=3D"text-decoration:none" rel=3D"noreferrer = noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-fam= ily:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-= decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">proposed= eligibility criteria</span></a><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">.</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">Regards,</span= ></p><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);backgroun= d-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"><span style= =3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpar= ent;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa= ce: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"lt= r"><table style=3D"font-size:14px;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:sans-seri= f;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor"><tbody><= tr><td style=3D"padding:5pt"></td><td style=3D"vertical-align:top;padding:5= pt;font-size:9pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>Margo Le= e</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"foundation= site:" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(102,51,102);background-image= :none" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank= "><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;font-size:8pt">= Wikimedia Foundation</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>= </div> _______________________________________________<br> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= rg" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">w= [email protected]</a>, guidelines at: <a href=3D"https://meta.= wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer n= oreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://meta.wikimedia.o= rg/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines</a> and <a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.= org/wiki/Wikimedia-l" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer no= referrer" target=3D"_blank">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l</a>= <br> Public archives at <a 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