[ale] [ADMIN] Partner opportunity for an Employment Listing Service

[Aaron Ruscetta]

( Leaving behind important issues of penguin treats and seal hunting
that have dragged this thread to the South Pole...  :-P  )

I received a relevant concern off list that should be responded
to here:
==
"I would +1 this if we could get a monthly report with number of
clicks and a list of financial transactions as a result.  Need some
audibility from an admin and an outside perspective."
==

Sorry I didn't address this in the initial post. For everything I do
with not-for-profit volunteer groups transparency is assumed
as the norm.

Though I didn't ask Nate about the specifics, I'm certain that
detailed activity reports on the jobs.ale.org page would be
available.  I could make it a point to have that information
posted publicly - perhaps as a monthly post to this list or as a
post page on the web site or on the wiki.

peace
aaron

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:45 AM, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've marked this thread with an [ADMIN] heading because we
> are seeking general approval for a proposal that that could
> improve our (linux) employment listing service for both ALE
> members and site visitors, as well as improve our visibilit
> in broader Linux communities.
>
> I spent about an hour on the phone with last week with Nate
> from JobThread (cc) getting the details of an offer for ALE to
> become a JobThread "publisher" partner for their internet
> job listing service.
>
> JobThread is a commercial internet company with a business
> model built on a network of publishing partners.  Employers
> ("advertisers") pay a fee (for each application received) to
> advertise employment opportunities through JobThread's
> network of partner ("publisher") web sites. The publishers
> [can choose to] share in the revenue generated by job
> applications posted through their site links. The partners
> can filter what jobs get listed through their site links and
> also choose whether "advertisements" posted through
> their links are free or not.
>
> The arrangement is explained officially in more detail here:
> <http://www.jobthread.com/how-it-work>
>
> Linux.com is a JobThread partner and a good example of
> the filtering control since they only present job listings that
> have the "Linux" keyword in the job title. See the Linux Jobs
> panel near the bottom of the right column here:
> <https://www.linux.com/>
> which will redirect you to the associated JobsThread page
> here:  <http://jobs.linux.com/>
>
> After walking through the process of signing on with
> JobThread I'm convinced that this is a service that
> would be of benefit to ALE members.  I'm comfortable
> that this can be integrated easily and seamlessly into
> both our web site and our existing ale-jobs mailing list
> because we will be able to allow local postings for
> free and filter the postings that appear on jobs.ale.org
> to those with relevance to Linux and FLOSS.  I also
> think having this service on our site will improve
> our visibility in the wider FLOSS community.
>
> The only sticking point is handling the revenue,
> since ALE does not have a formal infrastructure
> for accepting donations.  We could simply decline
> any revenue sharing money we might be entitled
> to, but then it occurred to me that we should just
> have the money donated directly to worthy 501c3
> organization supporting the global FLOSS
> community, and the Electronic Frontiers Foundation
> came immediately to mind.
>
> If there are serious objections to ALE becoming
> a publisher partner with JobThread, please speak
> up and we can discuss the proposal further.
> If we don't see any majority objections here by
> mid week, Jim Kinney and I will proceed with
> setting this up on behalf of ALE.
>
> peace
> aaron
> ALE Events Coordinator (etc)
>