Hi Lucy, I'd like to join on the 2nd. Best, Josie
On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 at 13:37, Lucy Crompton-Reid < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear all > > Thanks to those of you who have shared their thoughts on Wikimedia UK's > future direction and priorities, as we develop the chapter's next > strategic plan (for 2025 - 2030). I will be holding video calls at the > following times for anyone who would like to discuss the strategy in > person: > > Monday 2nd September from 1 - 2pm > Saturday 7th September from 2 - 3pm > Thursday 12th September from 8 - 9pm > > Please rsvp to this email to let me know if you would like to join one of > these calls. The zoom link is the same for all three sessions: > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2749110721?omn=87877961059 > > The emerging strategic aims for 2025 - 2030 are as follows: > > > 1. > > Put equity, diversity and inclusion at the heart of the organisation > and our charitable activities, increasing the involvement and > representation of the UK”s underrepresented or marginalised communities. > 2. > > Support the public’s ability to make decisions about critical issues > such as the climate crisis or health, by developing projects and > partnerships that increase free, open access to knowledge and > information and advocating for open policies and practice. > 3. > > Support, develop and diversify the UK community of volunteers and > community leaders, and amplify the work of Wikimedia contributors in the > UK. > 4. > > Contribute to the creation of a *healthy* information ecosystem by > developing and delivering media and information literacy projects in > schools and other education settings; campaigning for public policy > measures that support ecosystem health; and advocating for changes in > policy and practice across relevant sectors. > 5. > > Elevate Wikimedia UK's influence and impact by amplifying its work to > a wide range of audiences; building our visibility and profile through > social and traditional media and innovative communications campaigns, and > demonstrating thought leadership through research, publications and > speaking engagements. > 6. > > Support the reach and impact of the global Wikimedia movement through > our UK programme as well as through international collaboration; acting as > an advisor and thought partner, convening communities of interest through > the creation of pilot hubs and other, less formal structures, and sharing > evaluation, research and best practice. > > > We will also be looking to increase our financial sustainability and > resilience (including diversifying income) in order to support programme > delivery. > > > I'd be particularly keen to hear ideas for how Wikimedia UK can better > engage/support/amplify the work of volunteers - but your input into any of > these, including whether you think that this is the right direction of > travel for Wikimedia UK, is very much welcomed. > > Thanks and best wishes > Lucy > > > > On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 at 12:10, Lucy Crompton-Reid < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all >> >> Wikimedia UK's current strategy runs until the end of the current >> financial year (31st January 2025) and we are in the process of developing >> a new strategic framework to guide the chapter's work over the next five >> years. As the strategy will be one of the supporting documents for our next >> funding proposal to the Wikimedia Foundation (to be submitted by the end of >> September), we will be working on this over the summer. >> >> It would be great to get input into the new strategy from editors and >> other volunteers. My plan is to hold a video call to discuss and explore >> priorities, followed by asynchronous input over the summer (open to >> anyone). At the AGM on Saturday 21st September, I will give a short >> presentation on how the strategy has developed and key aspects of the final >> draft. >> >> I am hoping to organise a call in the last two weeks of July, and would >> *welcome >> views on the time of the day/week that would most suit volunteers who would >> like to participate* - for example, would a weekday lunchtime work, or >> would an evening or weekend session be better? >> >> I know that not everyone is particularly interested in strategy, and that >> even for those of you that are, there are already a lot of calls for >> volunteers to input into Wikimedia strategy and governance issues currently >> e.g. the movement charter, the recent Universal Code of Conduct >> Coordinating Committee elections, and upcoming elections for Wikimedia UK >> and Wikimedia Foundation trustees. Volunteers have limited time and I know >> that for many of you, your priority will be on-wiki activities. So if there >> are any ways of making it easier for you to provide input into issues that >> matter to you, please do let me know. For example, there could be meetup >> events where a member of staff could come along to gather views; or we >> could create a very simple online survey. >> >> With thanks and best wishes >> Lucy >> >> >> >> -- >> Lucy Crompton-Reid >> Chief Executive >> > > > -- > Lucy Crompton-Reid > Chief Executive > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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