Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members
As you say, the WMF and a few chapters do have such an induction process already. Perhaps we can coordinate those existing processes with whatever is developed for the rest of the affiliates. For instance, there might be a few of these workshops each year; at least one of them at Wikimania. The WMF could co-sponsor the Wikimania workshop, since at that meeting we usually induct some new Trustees (including any new elected or chapter-selected Trustees). There should also be in-depth training available for those who want to learn about specific tasks of boards, which at least one Trustee should be familiar with: financial oversight; legal oversight; recruiting and evaluating an ED; strategy development. It may be more cost-effective for us to invite some experts to come and give a dozen workshops over the 3 days of Wikimania than to send dozens of individual Trustees to such workshops around the world. @Rodrigo - yes, materials developed for such workshops should be shared publicly, translated, available to all. And yes, some topics will be different in different countries - not only based on whether they are in Europe, but also based on the national laws in their jurisdiction. But I think shared training is still a good idea. Regards, SJ On Apr 21, 2013 4:20 AM, Fae f...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: The majority of chapter boards (and the proposed thematic organizations) do not routinely have an induction process with training in expected reporting requirements, liability as directors, the role of oversight and how to maintain a competent and professional board function, etc. At the Milan conference, I shall be proposing that the WCA takes a lead in arranging a shared training course and workshop with the aim of this being a regular planned activity, so that chapters and other groups agree basic expectations for the behaviours and competencies of board members, and benefit from the efficiencies of a shared training event, hopefully hosted by one of the chapters with handy facilities to support it. I have chatted about this proposition during coffee breaks with 4 different 'large' chapters, and the feedback so far is that this would be an easy way of improving the quality of our governance and of definite direct benefit to many of our organizations. Cheers, Fae -- fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members
Very good idea. You can put me on your trainee list Cheers, Stefan aka Fussi 2013/4/21 Bence Damokos bdamo...@gmail.com Sounds like a great idea. Best regards, Bence On Sunday, April 21, 2013, Fae f...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: The majority of chapter boards (and the proposed thematic organizations) do not routinely have an induction process with training in expected reporting requirements, liability as directors, the role of oversight and how to maintain a competent and professional board function, etc. At the Milan conference, I shall be proposing that the WCA takes a lead in arranging a shared training course and workshop with the aim of this being a regular planned activity, so that chapters and other groups agree basic expectations for the behaviours and competencies of board members, and benefit from the efficiencies of a shared training event, hopefully hosted by one of the chapters with handy facilities to support it. I have chatted about this proposition during coffee breaks with 4 different 'large' chapters, and the feedback so far is that this would be an easy way of improving the quality of our governance and of definite direct benefit to many of our organizations. Cheers, Fae -- fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members
I didn't like the idea, because, chapters are not equal. Why you don't focus your energy sharing experiences in one open wiki, creating a cookbook (not a manual), and than another communities can use this material too... On 22 April 2013 03:41, Stefan Fussan derfu...@gmail.com wrote: Very good idea. You can put me on your trainee list Cheers, Stefan aka Fussi 2013/4/21 Bence Damokos bdamo...@gmail.com Sounds like a great idea. Best regards, Bence On Sunday, April 21, 2013, Fae f...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: The majority of chapter boards (and the proposed thematic organizations) do not routinely have an induction process with training in expected reporting requirements, liability as directors, the role of oversight and how to maintain a competent and professional board function, etc. At the Milan conference, I shall be proposing that the WCA takes a lead in arranging a shared training course and workshop with the aim of this being a regular planned activity, so that chapters and other groups agree basic expectations for the behaviours and competencies of board members, and benefit from the efficiencies of a shared training event, hopefully hosted by one of the chapters with handy facilities to support it. I have chatted about this proposition during coffee breaks with 4 different 'large' chapters, and the feedback so far is that this would be an easy way of improving the quality of our governance and of definite direct benefit to many of our organizations. Cheers, Fae -- fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com +55 11 979 718 884 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members
On 22 April 2013 08:25, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't like the idea, because, chapters are not equal. I believe the chapters are equal. Yes, yes, I'm a idealist dreamer. :-) Certainly all chapters (and in the future 'thorgs') have exactly one voice each, one vote each, one representative each, regardless of how many staff they employ, how big their budget is, or even how successful their programmes are in delivering charitable outcomes. Why you don't focus your energy sharing experiences in one open wiki, creating a cookbook (not a manual), and than another communities can use this material too... I do not think this is an either/or situation. All materials will be public and volunteers helping the WCA task teams are already working on making case studies and cookbook materials available. One benefit of making all materials used in a future training and workshop session public, is that they can be re-used and improved; for example by volunteers making these available in different languages or running their own regional sessions for chapter board members and others that play a part in chapter governance. Cheers, Fae -- fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members
I'm not talking about egalitarian values of political powers, but we are in the most adverse situations in completely different countries, cultures and unequal values. These are factors that should be taken into consideration, the world is not Europe, and in Europe there are many differences. On 22 April 2013 04:48, Fae fae...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 April 2013 08:25, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't like the idea, because, chapters are not equal. I believe the chapters are equal. Yes, yes, I'm a idealist dreamer. :-) Certainly all chapters (and in the future 'thorgs') have exactly one voice each, one vote each, one representative each, regardless of how many staff they employ, how big their budget is, or even how successful their programmes are in delivering charitable outcomes. Why you don't focus your energy sharing experiences in one open wiki, creating a cookbook (not a manual), and than another communities can use this material too... I do not think this is an either/or situation. All materials will be public and volunteers helping the WCA task teams are already working on making case studies and cookbook materials available. One benefit of making all materials used in a future training and workshop session public, is that they can be re-used and improved; for example by volunteers making these available in different languages or running their own regional sessions for chapter board members and others that play a part in chapter governance. Cheers, Fae -- fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com +55 11 979 718 884 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
[Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members
The majority of chapter boards (and the proposed thematic organizations) do not routinely have an induction process with training in expected reporting requirements, liability as directors, the role of oversight and how to maintain a competent and professional board function, etc. At the Milan conference, I shall be proposing that the WCA takes a lead in arranging a shared training course and workshop with the aim of this being a regular planned activity, so that chapters and other groups agree basic expectations for the behaviours and competencies of board members, and benefit from the efficiencies of a shared training event, hopefully hosted by one of the chapters with handy facilities to support it. I have chatted about this proposition during coffee breaks with 4 different 'large' chapters, and the feedback so far is that this would be an easy way of improving the quality of our governance and of definite direct benefit to many of our organizations. Cheers, Fae -- fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Proposal: [WCA][Governance] Training for chapter and thematic org. board members
Sounds like a great idea. Best regards, Bence On Sunday, April 21, 2013, Fae f...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: The majority of chapter boards (and the proposed thematic organizations) do not routinely have an induction process with training in expected reporting requirements, liability as directors, the role of oversight and how to maintain a competent and professional board function, etc. At the Milan conference, I shall be proposing that the WCA takes a lead in arranging a shared training course and workshop with the aim of this being a regular planned activity, so that chapters and other groups agree basic expectations for the behaviours and competencies of board members, and benefit from the efficiencies of a shared training event, hopefully hosted by one of the chapters with handy facilities to support it. I have chatted about this proposition during coffee breaks with 4 different 'large' chapters, and the feedback so far is that this would be an easy way of improving the quality of our governance and of definite direct benefit to many of our organizations. Cheers, Fae -- fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
