Re: Question for candidates

[Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>]

Hi,

On 05/19/2014 04:31 AM, David King wrote:
> Right now (taking into account the poor financial situation that the
> Foundation is facing), I think that a candidate for the executive
> director position would be someone who has experience of raising funds
> for not-for-profit organisations. For GNOME, the board does not exert
> strong control over the project, but tries to steer it in the right
> direction by ensuring that funding is directed appropriately, making the
> executive director role particularly challenging.

My follow-on question, then: raising money for what?

> I do not think that
> technical proficiency is an essential quality for an executive director,
> if by that you mean ability to code.

I meant "understanding of the technology, ability to explain it, and
ability to be articulate about what the GNOME project needs to do to
stay relevant".

Cheers,
Dave.

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