What does building community mean to you?

It means building that safe place where people can freely communicate with each other, learn freely, collaborate with anyone with similar ideas, and even find lifetime friendship, building a community is one of the most exciting jobs out there and I'm excited I'm involved in this and helping bring people together to create the next big thing.

What does advocating for Drupal mean to you?

Ever since meeting Rachel Lawson here in Lagos, Nigeria for the Open Source Festival of which we organized, i have been more excited about the possibilities with Drupal, there are many important factors to consider when building products and one is speed and performance, drupal has both and even capacity to build across ecosystems, e.g. from Fintech to E-commerce and more.

What is your favorite Drupal moment or memory?

The release of Drupal 9 & the state of Drupal keynote in July

Board Skills & Strengths (indicate those that apply to your experience)

Marketing/Public Relations, Strategic Planning, Program Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Financial Oversight, Organizational Management, Open Source Industry Knowledge, Fundraising (includes sponsorships, charitable giving, grant writing), Community Building/Understanding of Community Needs, Volunteer Training/Development, Talent Development, Human Resources

What best describes your personal style? (select all that describe you)

Coordinator, Observer, Reformer, Director, Motivator, Inspirer, Helper, Supporter

Do you have experience as a board member? If yes, what organization(s)?

Yes, one of three board member at the Nigerian Eko Innovation Centre

Region Represented

Africa

Comments

developerayo’s picture

developerayo commented

My interview/chat with Rachel Lawson was posted here watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SaNo56jfQw&feature=youtu.be

e0ipso’s picture

e0ipso
Primary language Catalan
Location Can Picafort
commented

Excuse me if I make no sense in my questions. I am no lawyer either, and the U.S. is not my home country. My questions are framed around legal figures, however I only intend to get a sense of what your values are as a potential director are.

The Drupal Association (DrupalCon Inc.) currently declares itself as a 501(c)(3) (as per 2018's tax filing). According to the IRS website:

A section 501(c)(3) organization must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests, such as the creator or the creator's family, shareholders of the organization, other designated individuals, or persons controlled directly or indirectly by such private interests. No part of the net earnings of a section 501(c)(3) organization may inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. A private shareholder or individual is a person having a personal and private interest in the activities of the organization.

(emphasis of my own)

I sense a lot of effort in promoting business using Drupal in what the Drupal association does (my perception might be wrong). From my limited understanding, this is typical from 501(c)(6) organizations (Business leagues, Chambers of commerce, Boards of trade, ...). For context, the Linux Foundation declares itself as 501(c)(6) (as per 2018's tax filing).

My questions are:

  1. Do you feel the current Drupal Association is living to the 501(c)(3) spirit? (I am not asking about the legality, but the spirit).
  2. Should a voting arise: do you lean towards promoting the project itself and stay as a 501(c)(3)? or do you think that promoting business with Drupal is the best course of action and, therefore, the Drupal Association should become a 501(c)(6)?

My questions are geared towards: how will you position yourself in the balance between promoting the common good vs. fostering healthy business using Drupal? But I would love to get specific answers to the two questions above.

super_romeo’s picture

super_romeo commented

Really?