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=See also [[Board of Directors]]=
*[[Marcin Jakubowski]]
*[[Aaron Makaruk]]
*[[Cameron Colby Thomson]]

=Potential Candidates=
==2013==
*[[Context Institute]] people

==Criteria for Selection==
*Ethical, Whole Systems Thinking, Transformation interest
*Open Culture
*Disruptive Distributive Enterprise Interest. Entrepreneurial Spirit - track record of enterprise savvy
*Thought Leadership - cultural creator of internet-scale phenomena
*Connectedness - access to leaders in multidisciplinary areas
*Access to funding sources - for accelerating the development of OSE.

==Ehical and Subject Matter Expertise Directors - Open Source, Appropriate Technology, Ecological Production, Agroecology==
*[[Wendell Berry]]
*[[Mark Shuttleworth]] - clear open source culture shown by founding [[Shuttleworth Foundation]]
*[[Yochai Benkler]] - Thought leader on open culture
*[[Jimmy Wales]] - Funded Wikipedia via a porn site
*[[Paul Polak]] - truly appropriate technology

==Tier II==
*[[Frederick Kirschenmann]] - via Wendell Berry
*[[Constance Falk]] - via Wendell Berry
*[[Jeremy Heimans]] - movement entrepreneur, interested in systems change
*[[Bryan Stevenson]] - ethical leader; solution to poverty is justice; connect to practical training
*[[Mark Surman]] - Thought leader on open collaboration

==Tier III==

*[[Elon Musk]] - Yes, but where's the open culture?
:*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pRB_aG5b-E&feature=player_embedded Evidence of Open Culture]
*[[Justine Musk]] - what is her level of OSE culture support?

=Board of Directors - Technical Development=
*[http://www.denverfoundation.org/postfiles/analyzingboards.pdf The Denver Foundation - Analyzing Boards of Directors]
==Board Composition and Structure==

'''How many members''' are on your board of directors?

How many '''minority members''' are on your board?

Does board composition '''mirror your constituency'''?

#Is a prominent '''company''' within a relevant industry represented?
#Do you have someone with experience in '''finance''' from a prominent company on your board?
#Is a prominent '''media''' outlet represented on your board?
#Do you have a prominent '''attorney''' on your board?
#Do you have a prominent '''educator''' on your board?
#Do you have a prominent '''CPA''' on your board?
#Do you have a prominent '''Realtor''' on your board?
#Do you have a good '''community volunteer''' on your board?
#Do you have members of your board who are knowledgeable about the '''arts'''?
#Do all of the members of your board hold one of the '''top three positions in their companies'''' operations?
#Is a substantial majority of your board membership '''active in their business''' or profession?
#Are the following functions handled by standing '''committees''' of your board?
##'''Public Relations/Publicity'''
##'''Finance'''
##'''Budget'''
##'''By-Laws'''
##'''Nominations'''
##'''Programs'''
##'''Marketing'''
##'''Operations/Education'''
##'''Strategic Planning'''
#Does each of your committees have a '''chairperson'''?
#Does your board also have the following '''officers''':
##'''Chairperson or President'''
##President Elect or Chairperson Electo
##'''Vice Chairperson or Vice President'''
##'''Treasurer'''
##'''Secretary'''
#In your estimation, does your board consist of the right number of members?
#Do your by-laws provide for the '''rotating of board members''' on a scheduled basis?
#Do your by-laws provide for the '''rotating of officers''' of the board on a scheduled basis?

==Remember to Make Use of Board Influences==

#Does every member of your board make a financial contribution?
#Does every company represented on your board make a financial contribution?
#Is every member of your board asked to assist in fundraising?
#Is every member of your board assigned to at least one of the following fundraising functions: cultivation, solicitation, rating of rospects, promotion and publicity or research?
#Has every member of your board submitted a written endorsement of the organization, or one of the programming aspects?
#Does every company represented on your board sponsor the organization, or one of the programming aspects?
#Has every member of your board whose company has its own newsletter or form of publicity, run a story on your organization in the past three ears?
#Has every member of your board made at least one cultivation call during the past year on one of your principle contributors or on a new prospect?
#Has every member of your board attended at least one program or function of the organization during the past year?
#Do you have a board speaker's bureau?
#Do you issue a press release every time a new board member is elected?
#Do you issue a press release listing the entire board and officers after each annual meeting?
#Do you have formal "thank you" or awards presentations for outgoing officers?
#Has the spouse of every board member been invited to at least one organizational function in the past year?
#If a public relations committee exists, how often does it meet?
=links=
*http://creativecommons.org/board
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Marcin: Created page with "=See also Board of Directors= *Marcin Jakubowski *Aaron Makaruk *Cameron Colby Thomson =Potential Candidates= ==2013== *Context Institute people ==Criter..."

Marcin: Created page with "=See also Board of Directors= Marcin Jakubowski Aaron Makaruk Cameron Colby Thomson =Potential Candidates= ==2013== Context Institute people ==Criter..."