XM Board of Directors Development

=Board of Directors=
 * Aaron Makaruk
 * Colby Thompson
 * Marcin Jakubowski

=Potential Candidates=

Criteria for Selection

 * Open Culture + Personal Rapport
 * 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. $10M+ net worth preferred.

Tier I

 * Wendell Berry - poet for the Economy of Affection
 * Mark Shuttleworth - clear open source culture shown by founding Shuttleworth Foundation
 * Mark Surman - Thought leader on open collaboration
 * Yochai Benkler - Thought leader on open culture
 * Jimmy Wales - Funded Wikipedia via a porn site
 * Elon Musk - Yes, but where's the open culture?

Tier II

 * Jeremy Heimans - movement entrepreneur, interested in systems change
 * Bryan Stevenson - ethical leader; solution to poverty is justice; connect to practical training

Tier III

 * Elon Musk - Yes, but where's the open culture?

=Board of Directors - Technical Development=
 * 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?


 * 1) Is a prominent company within a relevant industry represented?
 * 2) Do you have someone with experience in finance from a prominent company on your board?
 * 3) Is a prominent media outlet represented on your board?
 * 4) Do you have a prominent attorney on your board?
 * 5) Do you have a prominent educator on your board?
 * 6) Do you have a prominent CPA on your board?
 * 7) Do you have a prominent Realtor on your board?
 * 8) Do you have a good community volunteer on your board?
 * 9) Do you have members of your board who are knowledgeable about the arts?
 * 10) Do all of the members of your board hold one of the top three positions in their companies' operations?
 * 11) Is a substantial majority of your board membership active in their business or profession?
 * 12) Are the following functions handled by standing committees of your board?
 * 13) Public Relations/Publicity
 * 14) Finance
 * 15) Budget
 * 16) By-Laws
 * 17) Nominations
 * 18) Programs
 * 19) Marketing
 * 20) Operations/Education
 * 21) Strategic Planning
 * 22) Does each of your committees have a chairperson?
 * 23) Does your board also have the following officers:
 * 24) Chairperson or President
 * 25) President Elect or Chairperson Electo
 * 26) Vice Chairperson or Vice President
 * 27) Treasurer
 * 28) Secretary
 * 29) In your estimation, does your board consist of the right number of members?
 * 30) Do your by-laws provide for the rotating of board members on a scheduled basis?
 * 31) Do your by-laws provide for the rotating of officers of the board on a scheduled basis?

Remember to Make Use of Board Influences

 * 1) Does every member of your board make a financial contribution?
 * 2) Does every company represented on your board make a financial contribution?
 * 3) Is every member of your board asked to assist in fundraising?
 * 4) 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?
 * 5) Has every member of your board submitted a written endorsement of the organization, or one of the programming aspects?
 * 6) Does every company represented on your board sponsor the organization, or one of the programming aspects?
 * 7) 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?
 * 8) 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?
 * 9) Has every member of your board attended at least one program or function of the organization during the past year?
 * 10) Do you have a board speaker's bureau?
 * 11) Do you issue a press release every time a new board member is elected?
 * 12) Do you issue a press release listing the entire board and officers after each annual meeting?
 * 13) Do you have formal "thank you" or awards presentations for outgoing officers?
 * 14) Has the spouse of every board member been invited to at least one organizational function in the past year?
 * 15) If a public relations committee exists, how often does it meet?