Merci Le mer. 30 nov. 2022 à 17:04, Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org> a écrit :
> Hello all, > > The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees believes that Wikimedia > affiliates are a key and integral part of the Wikimedia movement, and > affiliates’ success is vital to the Wikimedia movement’s success. To that > end, it is crucial to develop a clear vision regarding the affiliates, > making it possible to assess whether the Foundation’s investment in, > collaboration with, and policy towards affiliates is promoting the right > goals. The Board will be embarking on building a Wikimedia Foundation > Affiliates Strategy in collaboration with the Affiliations Committee (AffCom), > the affiliates, and the broader communities. This strategy will help guide > the Foundation’s immediate work in supporting affiliates for the next few > years. > > In order to ensure that there is continuity and institutional memory > during this process, there will be a delay of the elections for AffCom > until after the strategy is complete, and the terms of the current AffCom > members will be prolonged (in a separate resolution) to December 31, 2023. > While the strategy is under development, AffCom will continue its current > responsibilities, in addition to collaborating on the Wikimedia Foundation > Affiliates Strategy. > > Once the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy is ready, there would be > clarity on what is expected from the Wikimedia Foundation for supporting > affiliates, and what is expected from affiliates. > > As the weeks progress in the new calendar year, a plan of the process will > be released, including opportunities for communities and affiliates to > engage. You can find some FAQs below to assist further understanding of the > Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy. > Best regards, > Nat & Shani > Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Liaisons to the Affiliations > Committee > > == FAQs == > 1. What are Wikimedia movement affiliates? What is AffCom? > > Wikimedia movement affiliates are "independent and formally recognised" > groups of people intended to organise and engage in activities to support > and contribute to the Wikimedia movement [1]. Currently there are three > active models for affiliates: chapters, thematic organisations, and user > groups. The Affiliations Committee (AffCom) advises and makes > recommendations regarding the recognition and existence of Wikimedia > movement affiliates. > > 2. How is the work with affiliates at the Wikimedia Foundation organised > now? > > As of now, processes are fragmented across different teams at the > Wikimedia Foundation, and some decision making regarding affiliates is > happening at different levels. A unified and consistent process is > beneficial to all parties, hence the start of the work on the Wikimedia > Foundation Affiliates Strategy. > > 3. What is the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy? Is this an update > of some existing document or something brand new? > > Until now there has not been any unified vision regarding how the work > around affiliates should happen, as there was no affiliate-specific > strategy developed before. The Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy is > to be a blueprint that will guide the Foundation’s immediate work with > affiliates. This strategy will be in place to inform and guide the > Wikimedia Foundation budget and support to affiliates, until some kind of > Movement-wide Affiliates Strategy is developed. > > 4. Why do we need a Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy? > > The Affiliates are a key part of the Wikimedia movement as mentioned in > the Wikimedia Foundation mission, and their success is integral to the > success of the whole Wikimedia Movement. As the affiliate ecosystem has > grown in size and complexity, it is increasingly important to review > existing approaches and ensure that the focus is on the right areas. The > Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy will help to strengthen and > advance the work of the affiliates.The Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates > Strategy will take into account Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy > recommendations > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Recommendations>. > > The Strategy will direct Foundation attention to the needs of affiliates > and focus resources on those needs towards impact by affiliates. > > 5. Does the decision of developing the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates > Strategy change the role of AffCom? > > There are no immediate changes in the role of AffCom, which is continuing > doing its job. However, the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy will > direct the future work of the Wikimedia Foundation in support of the > affiliates, which could result in revising the role and scope of AffCom. > > 6. Why are the AffCom Elections delayed? > > Traditionally, AffCom had elections at least once every year to select > (not elect) and appoint members who will serve in AffCom for a period of > two years. This year AffCom elections will not be held. Instead, the > elections will be delayed as AffCom is a key input for the Board in > developing the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy, and adding the > burden of selecting and on-boarding new members will encumber the committee > and make it difficult for it to discharge its regular duties as well as > collaborate on the strategy. If the number of voting members falls below > five (per the AffCom Charter > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee_Charter>), > elections will nonetheless be held. > > 7. Will the Movement Charter also have an "Affiliates Strategy" and/or > define affiliate roles? > > While it is reasonable to expect that the Movement Charter will have > prescriptions on affiliates and their recognition, and some of these > responsibilities might shift to the Global Council once it is formed, it is > currently unknown how this will unfold, and it will bear consequences only > in years to come. Accordingly, this work is worth doing now so that the > available resources are having the impact needed and are best serving the > current Wikimedia movement and the affiliate ecosystem in the interim. > > 8. Is AffCom being asked to propose a Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates > Strategy? > > No, AffCom is not expected to propose a Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates > Strategy. AffCom has been invited by the Board to collaborate and give an > expert opinion. While the Affiliations Committee is an advising committee > to the Board, the Board is responsible for this strategy and will lead the > community and affiliate conversations around it. > > 9. What is the timeline for this project? > > The target is to have a draft of the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates > Strategy for the Board’s approval at Wikimania 2023 (August 2023). > > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation#Affiliates > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/SRHX3KLSYAEDCM4T35RSNNRWWLYVNCQB/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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