Ahahah. No, clearly not ;)
I do not see really how we could tick the criterias easily anyway. Even
though they are reasonable and I would love affiliates to respect that.
Next report will be funny ;)
We shall see !
Flo
Le 10/02/2024 à 12:12, Stephane Coillet-Matillon a écrit :
Nothing outrageous I would say, though I am not sure we tick the
“offline engagement” box in the way they meant 😊
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Hello everyone
I hope every one is ok !
Please allow me to share with you a recent message from Natalia
related to proposed modifications to requirements for affiliates to
stay in good standing.
Short version, look at this page on meta :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Review
Best
Florence
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Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org> <mailto:ntym...@wikimedia.org>
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Dear all,
I would like to share with you the outputs of the Wikimedia Foundation
Affiliate Strategy process [1], and to invite you to give feedback on
the proposed changes to requirements for all affiliates & to user
groups recognition process (more below).
The 2017 Strategic Direction
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017>says
that we, the Wikimedia Movement, would build “the services and
structures that enable others to … advance our world by collecting
knowledge that fully represents human diversity” while carrying on
“our mission of developing content”. As Wikimedia affiliates are a key
and integral part of the Wikimedia movement and have knowledge and
expertise to share, the movement’s success depends greatly on
affiliates as they help people join us in doing mission-aligned work.
The Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy report [2] identified a
need to streamline the role of the Affiliations Committee (AffCom) on
recognition of Wikimedia Affiliates, and identified issues with the
current state of the process.
After conversations with AffCom, the Board liaisons to AffCom
identified two areas for improvement. These areas are about the
relevant work and mandate of the Board related to affiliate recognition:
1) requirements for affiliates; and
2) improving the workflows around the process for the creation and
recognition of a user group.
The proposal on Meta [3] is suggesting to change the requirements for
all existing Wikimedia affiliates, not just the legal entities. There
are ten proposed criteria for a healthy affiliate. Examples include
focusing on continuity by being an active group and welcoming new
users, having good governance, and actively delivering on mission
goals. Compliance with these requirements would be self-reported by
the affiliates. The Board liaisons will work with the Affiliations
Committee to publish a resolution outlining how affiliates would be
expected to fulfill these requirements to remain in good standing.
Throughout the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate Strategy process, there
was also feedback about user groups. Initially, user groups were meant
as a first step toward creating chapters or thematic organizations.
Over the years, user groups have evolved and there are now legally
incorporated user groups, user groups with boards, etc. Getting
started does need to be easy, but also needs to make sense, and so
there is a proposal for changes to the current workflow. The
recommendations [3] include an outline of the sequential steps of a
revised process.
The feedback can be given from today up till March 20, 2024 (Anywhere
on Earth). Hopefully a fairly long feedback period will allow
affiliates to consult with their membership, thinking it through
practically.
To provide your feedback, please review the page here, on Meta, [3]
and leave comments on the talk page. Alternatively, you can join an
open call (February 14 and 28 at 14:00 to 14:30 UTC) or request a
conversation as a part of Talking:2024
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024>.
You can use the Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs
Committee/Talking: 2024#Let’s Talk|Let’s Talk
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024#Let's_talk>feature
to sign up for a time to speak with me and other trustees about this
conversation or any other topic regarding the Wikimedia Foundation
Board, Movement Strategy, and more.
Note: New user group applications will be placed on hold for the
duration of this conversation – but the ones received before will be
reviewed according to the current process.
Best regards,
Nat & Mike & Lorenzo Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Liaisons
to the Affiliations Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy>
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy:_Summary_and_Report
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy:_Summary_and_Report>
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Review
Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
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off. Thank you in advance!/
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