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<h1>About the GNOME Foundation Advisory Board</h1>
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The Advisory Board is made up of organizations and companies that support
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GNOME. The Advisory Board has no decision-making authority but provides a
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vehicle for its members to communicate with the Board of Directors and
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help the Directors guide the overall direction of GNOME and the GNOME
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Foundation.
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Current Advisory Board members are listed in our <a
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href="/about/">about</a> page.
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<h2>Joining the Advisory Board</h2>
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If your organization or company is interested in joining the Advisory
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Board, please <a href="/contact/">contact</a> the Board of Directors.
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<h2>Annual Fee</h2>
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Advisory Board member companies pay an annual fee which helps finance
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the operations of the GNOME foundation. The <a
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href="/reports/">reports</a> that are published by the Foundation show
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how this money is used to help the GNOME project.</p>
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<p>There are two levels for commerical companies:</p>
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<li>Small company: 1-49 employees. $10,000 / year</li>
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<li>Medium and large company: 50 or more employees. $20,000 / year</li>
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No fee is paid by the invited non-profit organizations that are part
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of the Advisory Board.
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<h2>Roles and Responsibilities of Advisory Board Members</h2>
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<li>
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Represents and advises on the needs of the primary downstream partners
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served by GNOME.
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<li>
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Receives and actively provides input and discussion on topics sent to
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the Advisory Board list or discussed at Advisory Board meetings. Topics
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include things like financial reports, project status, and event
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planning.
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</li>
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Promotes GNOME. The GNOME Foundation and Advisory Board members often
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work together to promote GNOME, and members are expected to work with
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the GNOME Foundation to promote GNOME when opportunities arise. For
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example, by speaking about GNOME at industry events or at company or
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government meetings where people are not familiar with GNOME.
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</li>
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Identifies/presents opportunities for collaboration and alerts GNOME to
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significant relevant developments within other industries or working
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groups. This can include things like suggesting a GNOME presence at an
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established event or pointing out opportunities for partnership and
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making introductions to other companies and organizations.
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Helps the GNOME Foundation grow and improve as an organization.
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Identifying services that the GNOME Foundation can provide for GNOME
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Foundation members, Advisory Board members and GNOME users. This can
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include things like suggesting a local event or project shortfalls
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(documentation, integration, support) that could be addressed by GNOME
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Foundation resources.
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Provides mentorship and advice to community members working on projects
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like marketing, finance and fundraising. Mentorship can be provided
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directly by the Advisory Board member or by others in their company.
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Ensures that their company is involved and engaged with upstream
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discussion and events where relevant. For example, ensure that the
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appropriate people are subscribed to the right forums and involved with
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upstream decisions.
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Attends and sponsors GNOME events that align with the Advisory Board
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member's needs.
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Offers guidance, advice and resources. This guidance can include not
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only opportunities for how to acquire money but other ways to solve
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problems. Examples include helping to solve our system administration
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shortage, planning representation at events, etc.
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