Atas:7 de outubro de 2007
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St. Petersburg, Flórida
Ata registrada por: Erik Möller, Secretário Executivo
6 de outubro de 2007
- Membros do Conselho presentes: Florence Devouard, Kat Walsh, Jimmy Wales, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Erik Möller e Frieda Brioschi (ausente: Michael Davis)
- Quórum: Sim
- Também presente (exceto na seção 7): Sue Gardner
- Presentes durante as seções 1) e 2): Mike Godwin e Conselho Geral
1) Breve revisão das declarações sobre conflito de interesses.
Todos parecem estar atualizados.
2) Marcas registradas.
- Apresentação: Media:WMF Trademarks.pdf (na wiki do Conselho)
Mike Godwin faz uma análise da situação da marca registrada e da estratégia futura da Fundação Wikimedia.
Perguntas e comentários:
- E quanto aos nomes que não estão em inglês? Todos eles também devem ser licenciados.
- Estratégia em camadas? (Erik encaminha Minutes:2006-11 (adendo, 2016: esta reunião) sobre a discussão anterior para Mike revisar.)
- Podemos evitar a diluição da marca e, ao mesmo tempo, ser liberais ao licenciá-la livremente, por exemplo, para organizações sem fins lucrativos? Com certeza.
- Há algum problema com promoção, por exemplo, em botões na web? Na verdade, não, a concessão de uso está implícita.
- Concordância geral de que a Fundação Wikimedia não deseja impor marcas registradas, por exemplo, em casos de comentários legítimos, por motivos éticos e de relações públicas.
3) Relatório Executivo por Sue Gardner.
- Apresentação principal: Media:Update Board of Trustees October 2007.pdf (na wiki do Conselho)
- Handout: Media:Biz Dev Decision Flowchart.pdf (na wiki do Conselho)
- Handout: Media:Volunteer Analysis FINAL.pdf (na wiki do Conselho)
Algumas discussões extensas, em particular, se concentraram no organograma e em sua provável evolução futura.
Concordância geral de que a função dos capítulos, em particular, está atualmente em conflito excessivo com outras funções.
4) Aprovação de políticas.
Resolução:Política de aprovações de viagens
Resolução:Política de privacidade dos doadores
CONCORDARAM nesse contexto: as verificações devem ser anônimas por padrão.
AGREED: A separate policy on speaking fees is needed; specifics about this were removed from the code.
5) Audit committee:
AGREED: After the appointment of a new treasurer, additional authority related to financial controls will be formally delegated to the audit committee.
6) Meeting with Larry Biddle.
Non-profit fundraising expert, who also worked on the Howard Dean US Presidential Election Fundraiser. Has raised more than US$300 million for non-profits.
Brainstorming about different aspects of the upcoming fundraiser, no specific actions agreed upon.
7) (Without Sue Gardner.) Discussion of Sue's job performance.
AGREED: ED Committee with Jan-Bart, Florence, Erik to review performance formally. Jan-Bart likely to be chair.
Brief informal exchange of perceptions.
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8) (Sue rejoins.) Presentation by Erik about the information architecture of the Wikimedia Foundation. (Jimmy leaves shortly before the beginning of the discussion part.)
Presentation: Media:Information Architecture October 2007.pdf (on board wiki)
AGREED: Board-level view should focus on high level principles. Development of a statement of principles on tool use & practices (e.g. open source vs. proprietary tools) would be desirable.
AGREED: Revision of current practices is not a high operational priority.
October 7, 2007
- Present: Kat, Frieda, Florence, Jan-Bart, Erik
- Also present: Sue Gardner
- Not present due to injury: Jimmy
- Quorum: Yes
1) Advisory Board
Brief discussion of additions to the Advisory Board proposed by Advisory Board members.
AGREED: Advisory Board is about the right size.
AGREED: Current membership / new members to be re-evaluated in January
General observation that the role of the Chair is not currently filled very effectively - interaction & reporting more often done by Board members.
AGREED: Jan-Bart to talk to Angela about role of Chair & her ability to participate.
2) Treasurer
Hand-out: Wikimedia Foundation Board member description: Treasurer
Due to Michael Davis' inability and/or unwillingness to continue to serve in the role, the position needs to be filled.
AGREED: Treasurer position to be announced through charity channels (Mona, Sue to advise)
AGREED: Legal review whether position should be filled in the interim. [This was quickly completed -- no need to fill the position immediately.]
AGREED: Treasurer Search Workgroup to work on document, finalize, post it, deal with responses, call individuals, set up meetings.
AGREED: Workgroup comprised of Erik, Florence, Kat.
3) Board terms
AGREED: Generally, appointed Board members are expected to serve several years -- no term limits.
AGREED: Appointed terms to remain at one year for now, but issue to re-examined with future Board.
AGREED: Board expansion to be postponed. (Add to public report.) Decision on election 2008 postponed to next Board meeting.
4) Employees elected to the Board
Brief discussion about whether there should be a waiting period for former employees / former Board members interested in running in a Board election or becoming part of the staff.
- Jan-Bart, Erik, Frieda, Florence: symmetrical 6 months waiting period
- Kat: 6 months waiting period for Board members only
AGREED: Resolutions to be drafted post-meeting on BoardWiki by Erik. [After consultation with Mike Godwin, will be drafted as a Bylaws revision.]
5) Reappointment
Board resolutions quickly taken, no substantial discussion:
6) Officer positions
- Florence Devouard only candidate for Chair position.
- Jan-Bart de Vreede only candidate for Vice Chair position.
- Erik Möller only candidate for Executive Secretary position.
Board resolutions quickly taken, no substantial discussion:
7) Communications session with Ruth-Ellen Soles.
Presentation: Media Training by Ruth-Ellen Soles
Ruth-Ellen Soles is a communications consultant. She worked with Sue Gardner at the CBC as a spokesperson. In this session, Ruth-Ellen Soles gave basic communications advice, especially for interviews, and entered a broad discussion with the Board on these issues. No Board actions were agreed upon as a result.
8) Budget
Budget discussion with consultant Mona Venkateswaran, resulting in approval of the fiscal year 2007-2008 budget.
This is the first properly planned budget in the history of the Wikimedia Foundation. It is understood to be tentative and contain a significant margin of error. Budget will be refined as data capture improves.
AGREED: More granular capture of accounting categories needed, e.g. Wikimania.
9) Financials discussion
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Finalized financial statements to be expected in early November.
10) Chapters discussion
Sue Gardner began the discussion by presenting a possible strategy to clarify the relationship between the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Chapters. The strategy outlines 4 types of relationships, essentially ranging from business development with revenue sharing over traditional non-profit activities to informal affiliations.
Chapters summary as presented by Sue
Far ranging discussion resulted, including the following points -
Kat: Will this result in a loss of independence for chapters?
- Sue: The goal is to accurately describe the relationship between the Wikimedia Foundation and specific chapters, not to fundamentally redraw the purpose of chapters.
- Erik: We should describe the relationships with different characteristics that can be freely combined, rather than as a staged model where a chapter can advance from the least formal to the most formal relationship.
- Frieda: Chapters are currently underserved. Proposed model seems very one-sided: the Wikimedia Foundation receives work from chapters but not vice versa.
- Florence: Shares concern about one-sidedness, in particular for fundraising efforts.
AGREED: Discussion stage still too early for a Board/Chapters Retreat to be likely to result in meaningful output. Therefore, December Chapter Retreat is canceled. (Frieda, Jan-Bart, Florence, Erik in favor; Kat abstains.)
AGREED: A systematic process of gathering feedback from the chapters on their expectations & perceived purpose should precede a strategy draft from the Wikimedia Foundation about the relationship with chapters. That strategy should at least be approved, if not drafted, by the Board.
11) Next meeting
AGREED: Next face-to-face meeting to take place in late February or early March. Extended online meeting to take place before then.