[Osmf-talk] Hiring help for OSMF administrative tasks

[Milo van der Linden]

It is my opinion that financial insight and transparancy are key
values required to create trust and reliability, for community members
and potential sponsors alike. Therefor I am for independent help by
somebody or a firm who's primary goal is to provide rock-solid
reporting and accounting.

My 2ct

Milo



2015-03-11 19:18 GMT+01:00 Sarah Hoffmann <lonvia at denofr.de>:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 11:34:53AM -0500, Eleanor Tutt wrote:
>> I think we need to respect that the board is examining the possibility of
>> part time administrative help for good reason.  I like that they are
>> looking for general feedback first before asking us to comment on a
>> specific plan.
>
> That is all well in theory but the plan has a serious flaw. In order to
> give an informed opinion about paid stuff/help, we would have to understand
> what the board is actually doing. I for one still don't have a
> clue because the board's lips are as sealed as ever. That just can't work.
>
> I appreciate the intentions to involve the community in the discussion
> process but I think we have to start at a much more fundamental level.
> The minutes have improved significantly in the last half year (even
> though I wish they were more timely or at least announced when ready, but
> I know what tiring chore it is to write up minutes). But minutes don't
> help to get an impression on the day-to-day work, which probably would
> involve the actual adminstrative work the board is currently being
> overloaded with.
>
> And before Kathleen now feels justified in telling the members to shut
> up and let the board do whatever it feels like doing, I would like to
> remind you that you are running the foundation on donation money and
> that you have a certain moral obligation to justify that the money is
> wisely spent. So, please, give a few examples of the administrative
> task currently holding up the board and I'm sure there are people
> who can weigh in with their experience on whether it works or not
> to load that off to a paid aid.
>
> Sarah
>
>
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