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==Announcement and call for feedback==
==Open call is now closed==
In April 2016, Appropedia will celebrate its tenth birthday!
We have had a great response to the open call for an Executive Director.


One decade since its launch and over 75,000,000 visits later, we can celebrate the wonderful work of the many thousands of contributors to Appropedia from around the world. With tens of thousands of articles - edited over 300,000 times - on solutions for building rich, sustainable lives, '''Appropedia has become a vital resource''' for international development, sustainability, education, research, making and sharing.
The expressions of interest phase is now closed. We are continuing onward through the recruitment process. Please direct any questions to newhorizons@appropedia.org.


The Appropedia Foundation has been privileged to support the development of Appropedia. We have, we think, developed a culture and an approach which has worked well and gotten us this far. '''But we now want to go further'''.
Thank you,
-[[User:Lonny|Lonny]], [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chris]], [[User:Curtbeckmann|Curt]], [[User:Andrew.lamb|Andrew]] & [[User:Soysinlimites|Kiva]]


Appropedia has now grown to the point where we think that '''new levels of commitment and investment are required''' to enable it to grow further. To reach more people. In more languages. With more content. With more quality. With the latest tools. And to bring its users together more.
==Previous Call for Executive Director==
Opportunity: Executive Director – The Appropedia Foundation


The Directors of the Appropedia Foundation '''would like to hear your opinions''' on how we should invest and support Appropedia over the next ten years. While we remain committed to the mission and values that have guided Appropedia from the start, we want to explore how we might change our structure and how re-energize our engagement with the wider world.
In April 2016, the Appropedia website celebrated its tenth anniversary. Appropedia has come very far over the last decade as it enabled people around the world to live richer, more sustainable lives. Thousands of unique and detailed articles on sustainable and appropriate technologies (edited over 300 thousand times by thousands of users in 8 languages) have been accessed 75,000,000 times. But Appropedia can go much further. And the Appropedia Foundation – which supports the development of the website and its community – is now looking for its first Executive Director to help it lead Appropedia to new horizons.
We think that the Appropedia Foundation should recruit its '''first full-time Executive Director''' to oversee the development of Appropedia. This would take a fairly traditional structure for a non-profit, with the Executive Director reporting to the board and with responsibility for fundraising (including, initially, for their own salary). They would not necessarily need to be an expert in web technologies, but would rather support and develop a team to work on Appropedia.


'''Over the next four weeks, we would like to hear your thoughts on this idea of recruiting an Executive Director. What do you think of this idea please?'''
The Executive Director role will focus on: fundraising & growth; partnerships & development; and community & engagement. We are looking for someone inspiring, credible, resourceful and deeply committed to sustainability and international development. We are looking for someone who can represent and embody the ideas behind Appropedia, and the motivations of the community it draws together. We have lots of ideas and opportunities for the Executive Director to get their teeth into (and we are hoping you’ll bring some of your own), and we want someone who can be a prime mover in a new movement.


Once we have considered your feedback, we will make a decision on how to proceed and may come back to the community for input into the priorities of the Executive Director.
We aren’t looking for a programmer or web-developer; but we do need someone who is literate in Internet technologies. The Executive Director can be based anywhere in the world, but fluency in English (with a compelling and natural style) is essential.


Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and, indeed, for for all your contributions to Appropedia. It literally wouldn't exist without its users!
Please get in touch with us at newhorizons@appropedia.org to request an application pack which will give you more information about Appropedia, the role and the application process.


-[[User:Lonny|Lonny]], [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chris]], [[User:Curtbeckmann|Curt]], [[User:Andrew.lamb|Andrew]] & [[User:Soysinlimites|Kiva]]
-[[User:Lonny|Lonny]], [[User:Chriswaterguy|Chris]], [[User:Curtbeckmann|Curt]], [[User:Andrew.lamb|Andrew]] & [[User:Soysinlimites|Kiva]]
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Revision as of 23:17, 23 September 2016

Open call is now closed

We have had a great response to the open call for an Executive Director.

The expressions of interest phase is now closed. We are continuing onward through the recruitment process. Please direct any questions to newhorizons@appropedia.org.

Thank you, -Lonny, Chris, Curt, Andrew & Kiva

Previous Call for Executive Director

Opportunity: Executive Director – The Appropedia Foundation

In April 2016, the Appropedia website celebrated its tenth anniversary. Appropedia has come very far over the last decade as it enabled people around the world to live richer, more sustainable lives. Thousands of unique and detailed articles on sustainable and appropriate technologies (edited over 300 thousand times by thousands of users in 8 languages) have been accessed 75,000,000 times. But Appropedia can go much further. And the Appropedia Foundation – which supports the development of the website and its community – is now looking for its first Executive Director to help it lead Appropedia to new horizons.

The Executive Director role will focus on: fundraising & growth; partnerships & development; and community & engagement. We are looking for someone inspiring, credible, resourceful and deeply committed to sustainability and international development. We are looking for someone who can represent and embody the ideas behind Appropedia, and the motivations of the community it draws together. We have lots of ideas and opportunities for the Executive Director to get their teeth into (and we are hoping you’ll bring some of your own), and we want someone who can be a prime mover in a new movement.

We aren’t looking for a programmer or web-developer; but we do need someone who is literate in Internet technologies. The Executive Director can be based anywhere in the world, but fluency in English (with a compelling and natural style) is essential.

Please get in touch with us at newhorizons@appropedia.org to request an application pack which will give you more information about Appropedia, the role and the application process.

-Lonny, Chris, Curt, Andrew & Kiva

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