GNOME Foundation opens search for new Executive Director

[Posted September 13, 2024 by jzb]

The GNOME Foundation has announced that it is looking for a new Executive Director following the departure of Holly Million in July:

As the cornerstone of our leadership team, the Executive Director will play a critical role in shaping the strategic direction of the Foundation, working closely with staff, community members, and partners to expand our reach and impact. The ideal candidate will have professional experience working with nonprofits, a strong passion for open-source software, a deep commitment to our community values, and the vision to drive the next phase of GNOME's growth and development.

The window of opportunity for the job is closing quickly, applications are due by September 20.

What next?

Posted Sep 14, 2024 0:10 UTC (Sat) by donbarry (guest, #10485) [Link] (7 responses)

One wonders what the next die roll will produce. They went from a computer scientist turned manager to an attorney to a few years with no funds and no director and then had a a former Debian project leader for 5 years. Then a "professional shaman" for less than a year.

I'm rather curious what's next in their game.

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Posted Sep 14, 2024 2:56 UTC (Sat) by python (guest, #171317) [Link] (2 responses)

Is it an unpaid position?

Gnome Foundation executive director is a paid position

Posted Sep 14, 2024 5:34 UTC (Sat) by fredrik (subscriber, #232) [Link] (1 responses)

The careers page currently has a spec for the job.

> Compensation: Base salary $120k-$150k, depending on experience.

https://foundation.gnome.org/careers/
https://web.archive.org/web/20240911220244/https://founda...

Gnome Foundation executive director is a paid position

Posted Sep 20, 2024 8:15 UTC (Fri) by sam.thursfield (subscriber, #94496) [Link]

Thanks for being the first commenter to say something helpful

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Posted Sep 14, 2024 2:58 UTC (Sat) by pizza (subscriber, #46) [Link] (2 responses)

> Then a "professional shaman" for less than a year.

You left out "...who left the Foundation in far better financial shape than when she started"

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Posted Sep 14, 2024 3:40 UTC (Sat) by python (guest, #171317) [Link] (1 responses)

How was the accomplished? Free publicity?

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Posted Sep 14, 2024 6:10 UTC (Sat) by atnot (subscriber, #124910) [Link]

I'm not really close enough to the foundation to really judge her work, but presumably through having actual experience operating and fundraising for non-profits. Which is something most of the others lacked and is ultimately far more relevant to the job than technical expertise.

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Posted Sep 14, 2024 13:09 UTC (Sat) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523) [Link]

Giving only one week to apply, we can expect anything, unless they already have a candidate.