[bestbits] Best Bits steering group

Marilia Maciel mariliamaciel at gmail.com
Mon Jul 8 16:01:28 EDT 2013


Dear Jeremy,

Thank you and all the others that helped to give life to the initiative.
And thanks to the volunteers who will help it take its first institutional
steps. I can only second Farooq's words and good wishes.

Marília

On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:43 AM, <jam at globalilluminators.org> wrote:

> Dear Jeremy and Steering group,
>
>      I am glad to know this institutionalization and it shows that we are
> moving ahead with a good pace and only this way we can have a positive
> impact on society. I highly appreciate the willingness of group to accept
> this responsibility and I extend my positive support for the group. I hope
> this institutionalization will improve our effectiveness and efficiency.
>
> Good Luck :-)
>
> Regards
> --
> Farooq Ahmed Jam
> Executive Director
> Global Illuminators
> Contact: +60102546571
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> Quoting Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>:
>
>  Best Bits came into being as a very loose, grassroots coalition, and
>> this has worked very well.  At the same time, it has now reached a point
>> of maturity (and influence) where the benefits of institutionalising it
>> a bit more strongly would probably outweigh the risks of doing so.
>>
>> To this end, a few volunteers have come (or been prodded!) forward to
>> serve as an initial steering group.  Since we don't already have a
>> democratic procedure for selecting such a steering group, we haven't
>> tried to invent one.  Rather, it will be the steering group itself that
>> is responsible for recommending such a procedure for the rest of us to
>> adopt.
>>
>> So, inevitably arbitrarily, the initial group will include myself and
>> Andrew Puddephatt (for continuity, since we have been loosely
>> coordinating to date), and to fill out the geographical balance Anja
>> Kovacs, Deborah Brown, Joana Varon and Nnenna Nwakanma.
>>
>> The initial steering group will be responsible for recommending a
>> process for making future such appointments, will distribute the few
>> organisational tasks between themselves, may come up with some ideas on
>> strategy and fundraising for the rest of us to consider, and can help
>> mediate disputes if there are any.
>>
>> So please let's thank them for coming forward and volunteering their
>> time.  Equally, thanks to everyone else who has contributed, and who
>> continues to do so - your help is also greatly valued.
>>
>> --
>>
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