On 25/04/17 19:32, Jonas Oberg wrote:
Hi Daniel,
If there were new words to consider, could the discussion be re-opened?
I would be hesitant about having a new discussion, at least one which we would need to spend staff time on. If there would be a more complete proposal made for a new direction, then this would of course be easier to base a new discussion or vote on.
I wonder if FSFE could get a summer intern to look at this specific question, look at the models used by other non-profit organizations, survey volunteers and donors and prepare a shortlist of options?
I understand there is also a related topic of the legal status of a "member" and the question of what to call Fellows/Supporters is related to whether they are members or not.
Fellows/Supporters are not members. Members are those who have applied to be so and there's information about who should become a member and how to do so on our Wiki:
Understood, that is why I put the word member in the double quotes, I realize it would cause confusion if the word "Fellow" and "member" were used interchangeably in the current structure.
There was a brief discussion about whether Fellows/Supporters should be members, but I believe the rough consensus was to consider Fellows/ Supporters as those financially supporting the organisation, and have "Member" of various kinds for people who are part of the work: member of the organisation, member of the coordinators team, member of the French team, and so on.
How soon did you want to implement the change from Fellow to Supporter? Could this be deferred for another 3 months, for example, to let more Fellows give feedback?
Regards,
Daniel