Re: [Wikimedia-l] Bylaws amendments and upcoming call for feedback

2021-01-21 Thread Samuel Klein
Yair, thanks for looking it over carefully. On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 6:35 PM Yair Rand wrote: > Those "loopholes" people mentioned are still there, with the addition of > at least one new one. > Hm. Maria, an easier-to-read diff like the one Laurentius made for the proposal, would be most welco

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Bylaws amendments and upcoming call for feedback

2021-01-21 Thread Yair Rand
It looks like the Board ignored the feedback, and also just decided not to tell anyone about that until a month and a half after the decision was finalized. The bylaws changes were implemented on December 9, according to the resolution text. Those "loopholes" people mentioned are still there (the

[Wikimedia-l] Open Call to Join the Project & Simple APG Grants Programs Committees

2021-01-21 Thread Veronica Thamaini
(Apologies for cross-posting!) The Community Resources team is inviting you to an exciting opportunity to be a committee member as part of the grants programs' participatory grantmaking practice. Participatory grantmaking ensures that resourcing community efforts in the movement is diverse, equal

[Wikimedia-l] Bylaws amendments and upcoming call for feedback

2021-01-21 Thread María Sefidari
Hi everyone, The Board has discussed and approved some governance improvements in two recent meetings, on December 9 and January 8. As the governing body for the Wikimedia Foundation, we want to improve our capacity, performance, and representation of the movement’s diversity. We have amended the