Re: [Wikimedia-l] Consultation decision making (was: Board decisions on movement funding and approval issues)
מאור מלולmao...@outlook.com Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:22:52 +0100 From: nemow...@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Consultation decision making (was: Board decisions on movement funding and approval issues) Lodewijk, 11/02/2014 19:36: Maybe the board had a reason to rush through this decision without consultation, but I still haven't heard any satisfying argument for that. To me it seems rather obvious. The board (together with the WMF executives?) is worried about more organisations asking money through the processes the board itself set up, adding to complications on how to limit spending growth etc. Instead of fixing the process, they chose to take a shortcut and limit the pool of eligible requestors. It's a clear pattern, because we have two precedents: the initial FDC resolution which identified 4 special chapters; the out of process letter in which they refused recognition to a prospective Wikimedia entity in order to prevent AffCom and the grants programs to even start considering its requests. And all of this on a rush before a new ED is hired -or rather before the current ED leaves... M. Nemo ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia UK strategy consultation - two weeks left
(Apologies for cross-posting) Hello everyone, Wikimedia UK is continuing to consult Wikimedians on the charity's strategic planning for 2014-19. There are some key components of this work that would benefit from a wider input. These include the Strategic Planhttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_plan_2014-2019, the model we have usedhttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_and_operational_models, our Vision and Valueshttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Vision,_values_and_mission_(proposed)and our five high-level Strategic Goalshttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_Goals . There are a few things we're especially keen to hear from you about, including: - Does our planning represent the full range of activities we engage in, and their aims towards our mission? - Does it indicate how, and why, measurement will take place - Are the measures appropriate (aligned with our aims) and achievable (things we can actually measure)? - Do you have ideas of other measurements, or tools we might use to measure, our impact? - Are the targets given herehttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Progress_on_Outcomes ambitious, achievable, and trackable? - Which Outcome Measures we should be using against which to measure our impact, and also what targets we should aim to meet by the end of January 2015. - Given we will be associating our activities - including volunteer led activities - with the aims and measures given, are you happy the strategy represents a structure you can work with as a member of our community? These plans are important because they establish a framework for our work over the next five years and present ways for us to measure the success of our activities. The community consultation period is open until *28 February 2014* so please do have your say before then. Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia UK strategy consultation - two weeks remaining
(Apologies for cross-posting) Hello everyone, Wikimedia UK is continuing to consult Wikimedians on the charity's strategic planning for 2014-19. There are some key components of this work that would benefit from a wider input. These include the Strategic Planhttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_plan_2014-2019, the model we have usedhttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_and_operational_models, our Vision and Valueshttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Vision,_values_and_mission_(proposed)and our five high-level Strategic Goalshttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_Goals . There are a few things we're especially keen to hear from you about, including: - Does our planning represent the full range of activities we engage in, and their aims towards our mission? - Does it indicate how, and why, measurement will take place - Are the measures appropriate (aligned with our aims) and achievable (things we can actually measure)? - Do you have ideas of other measurements, or tools we might use to measure, our impact? - Are the targets given herehttps://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Progress_on_Outcomes ambitious, achievable, and trackable? - Which Outcome Measures we should be using against which to measure our impact, and also what targets we should aim to meet by the end of January 2015. - Given we will be associating our activities - including volunteer led activities - with the aims and measures given, are you happy the strategy represents a structure you can work with as a member of our community? These plans are important because they establish a framework for our work over the next five years and present ways for us to measure the success of our activities. The community consultation period is open until *28 February 2014* so please do have your say before then. Thanks and regards, Stevie -- Stevie Benton Head of External Relations Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] Join the GAC!
Hello Everyone! We could use some fresh volunteers in the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC)! As you may know, the GAC are community volunteers who are explicitly invited[1] to review and evaluate grant proposals made in the Wikimedia Foundation Project and Event Grants Program[2], and offer advice to both grant applicants and the Foundation. Read all about it on the Candidates page[3]. New members will be inducted March 24th 2014, so be sure to step forward before then. Please help this message reach as many people as possible, by relaying it to appropriate lists and village pumps. And many thanks to our current and former GAC members! Cheers, Alex [1] _everyone_ is implicitly invited! [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Candidates -- Alex Wang Wikimedia Foundation http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Closing of the community consultation for the Access to Nonpublic Information Policy draft
Hi All, We are happy to announce that the community consultationhttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Access_to_nonpublic_information_policyfor the Access to Nonpublic Information Policy drafthttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Access_to_nonpublic_information_policyhas closed today. We thank the many community members who have participated in this discussion since the opening of the consultation on 03 September 2013. Their input has provided valuable insight about this sensitive and complicated topic. You can read more about the consultation and the next steps for the Access to Nonpublic Information Policy draft on the Wikimedia bloghttps://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/14/a-new-access-to-nonpublic-information/ . Best, Michelle Geoff -- Michelle Paulson Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 mpaul...@wikimedia.org 415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office) 415.882.0495 (Fax) NOTICE: *This message might have confidential or legally privileged information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.* ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Closing of the community consultations for the draft Privacy Policy and Data Retention Guidelines
Hi All, We are happy to announce that the community consultations for the Privacy Policy draft https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy and the Data Retention Guidelineshttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_retention_guidelineshave closed today. We are extremely appreciative of the many community members who have participated in this robust discussion since the opening of the consultations on 03 September 2013 and 09 January 2014, respectively. The consultations led to the creation of a transparent proposed Privacy Policy reflective of community values and our first-ever Data Retention Guidelines. You can read more about the consultations and the next steps for the proposed Privacy Policy and Data Retention Guidelines on the Wikimedia bloghttps://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/14/a-new-access-to-nonpublic-information/ . Thanks, Michelle Geoff -- Michelle Paulson Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 mpaul...@wikimedia.org 415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office) 415.882.0495 (Fax) NOTICE: *This message might have confidential or legally privileged information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.* ___ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
