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SWAN Interim Governing Council pre-call feedback

To start the exchange of ideas on the IGC early, and to help prepare before the SWAN calls, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this etherpad. If you like a more interactive way of discussing, we have also made a jamboard. Check here for more details.

--Pharos (talk) 18:10, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Money 🤑 Interim Global Council 💰 request for WMF transparency

@KVaidla (WMF): At the January 2021 online SWAN meeting Wikimedia Foundation representative Kaarel Vaidla, Lead Movement Process Architect, Office of the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, presented the Wikimedia Foundation's plan for the development of the Interim Global Council. I asked for information -

1. How much money is the WMF allocating in total for the development of the Interim Global Council
2. Divide that money into two categories, WMF-spent money versus money entirely in control of the Wiki community

Kaarel committed to report back in print before the February 2021 SWAN meeting. An acceptable report is, for example, "The Wikimedia Foundation has a total budget of US$1,000,000 for this. Of this money, a minimum of 10% or US$100,000 will be entirely in community control through the usual processes including grants and stipends to organizations and individuals." A short statement like this is the best for communicating the situation. If you want to go further, then focus on explaining where and how the WMF puts money into the control of the Wiki Community, like for example, "US$20,000 went to these grants for participation in South America, here is the list of items totaling US$20,000 which the WMF funded in Africa, etc...".

As a general rule, the Wikimedia Community requests WMF transparency in financial reporting for all WMF / Wikimedia community collaborations, especially the divide between WMF budget decisions and those which the Wikimedia Community made freely itself. If anything is unclear about this request then just ask. Thanks for your willingness to speak to this.

Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:30, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

I posted notices of this request at

• User_talk:KVaidla_(WMF)
• Talk:Global Council
• Talk:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20

Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:46, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Are there now answers on this? Could we get links to those details? I’m not sure where to look for current financial documents like WMF and program budgets. Extremely confusing. DrMel (talk) 06:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

A related question about past expenses was answered during the Community Affairs Committee Office Hour, see youtu.be/kegh7cBC1GM?t=1978. I hope this might be helpful. Regards --Christoph Jackel (WMDE) 10:37, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

here is the most recent financial statement https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2020-annual-report/financials/ but the lack of detail, is a pattern of behavior. i sympathize why they might not want to make budget promises for future governance groups. maybe some confidence building by stating an intention to dedicate money to community use? but silence when uncomfortable resource issues are raised is a continuing problem. Slowking4 (talk) 15:20, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

SWAN discussed Interim Global Council

During the Swan calls on January 10, the participants discussed the Interim Global Council.

In particular they focussed on four questions:

1. Should the IGC focus only on the Movement Charter, and not on Strategy implementation?
2. Should members of the IGC be appointed rather than elected? (This only applies to the interim GC!)
3. Should the IGC develop only a minimal Movement Charter which will be expanded in the future by the formal Global Council?
4. Should members of the IGC receive stipends (financial compensation) when needed, so they can afford to invest time?

You can find the outcomes of a Jamboard exercise here.

One general comment made during the calls: it is very difficult to come up with an answer to these questions when so much about the IGC is still unknown. Who will appoint the iGC? How long is it supposed to exist? How (and by who) will the IGC output (such as the Movement Charter) be endorsed or ratified?

Overall outcome:

1. The development of the Movement Charter is by many seen to be the most important task of the IGC, more important than overseeing strategy implementation.
2. The overall line of thinking appeared to be that if the IGC is intended to exist for a considerable period of time, representatives should be elected by the community and/or affiliates to ensure legitimacy. An important point was also who would appoint the members of the IGC.
3. There appeared to be a preference for developing a full Movement Charter, and not a minimal version. A useful first step could be to develop a concise document that lists generally accepted principles of governance, before the IGC is established.
4. Opinions were divided on whether IGC members should receive financial compensation.

Sandra Rientjes (talk) 14:02, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Call for Feedback: Community-and-Affiliate Board Seats

Hi there! The WMF starts a Call for Feedback about community-and-affiliated seat selection processes, resulting from the recent approval of bylaws amendments. This call for feedback is going to start on Monday Feb 1 and will run until March 14.

Full details will be published on Monday at Call for Feedback:Community Board Seats. Discuss on the Talk page for general comments. Translated pages welcome discussions in multiple languages. If you are a user of Telegram, you can receive updates in the announcement Telegram group or join the discussion in this discussion Telegram group.

Furthermore we are organizing three different office hour sessions (for different time zones) on Tuesday, Feb 2 (see Call for Feedback:Community Board Seats). There we will introduce the call for feedback and will be available for any questions and comments.

We are looking for a broad representation of opinions. We welcome conversations in any language and in any channel. If you want us to organize a conversation or a meeting for your wiki project or your affiliate, please contact us. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 21:18, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Next SWAN meeting for February 21

The plan is to schedule the next SWAN meeting for February 21. This meeting would follow approximately the same timeframe as before, being two sessions on the same Sunday to accomodate a diversity of time zones.--Pharos (talk) 18:53, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Pharos: Would there be an opportunity for me to attend to gather feedback for the Call for Feedback: Community Board seats? Or would scheduling another conversation be better? Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 18:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Pharos: would it also be possible for me to give some headlines about affiliates communications around UCoC Enforcement Pathways? thank you. --Mervat (WMF) (talk) 09:45, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

@JKoerner (WMF) and Mervat (WMF): Yes, we'd welcome you both to give at least 5 minute announcements for your topics. We may also be able to allocate more time on the agenda, depending on the results of the survey on priorities for this meeting.--Pharos (talk) 16:25, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

That's great, thank you @Pharos:. Would you please provide me with the meeting's link. Best. --Mervat (WMF) (talk) 18:54, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Our first session starts in 7.5 hours at 03:00 UTC, and the second session will be at 19:00 UTC, we'd encourage you to fill out this brief survey in preparation:

To help set priorities for the SWAN agenda, and also to help manage which global conversations should be a focus in general, we have set up and invite everyone to participate at this SWAN priorities form. Possible topics include Community Board seats, Interim Global Council, Strategy prioritization follow-up events, Branding, Universal Code of Conduct, Grant strategy, and WMF CEO search. That is a lot of things, which are most important to cover in our upcoming SWAN meeting?

--Pharos (talk) 19:24, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Our second and final session for this month's SWAN meeting begins in 40 minutes.--Pharos (talk) 18:19, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Call for Feedback: Community Board seats - Midpoint Update

Community Board seats

Hi all, I am writing here to let you know a few things:

1. The third weekly report is now available for the Call for Feedback: Community Board seats.
2. This is the middle of the Call for Feedback, which means we are halfway through! If you have not joined the conversation, please do so. The facilitation team does not want to miss hearing your feedback.
3. For the second half of the Call for Feedback the plan is to promote further discussion around four topics that need disentanglement: regional quotas, candidates' skills, vetting of candidates, and the connection of Board elections with the Global Council and the Regional Hubs.

Do reach out if you have any questions or comments. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 17:36, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Four panel discussions - Call for Feedback: Community Board seats final sprint

The final sprint

The Facilitation team invites you to a round of panel sessions March 12 - 14 in the last days of the Call for feedback: Community Board seats.

• Skills for Board work
• Support for candidates
• Board - Global Council - Hubs
• Regional diversity

We are confirming guests and times, and we are updating the wiki pages accordingly. Expect 90-minute sessions with video recording: 45 minutes for a panel to dive deep into possible scenarios followed by 45 minutes to continue the conversation with open mic for all participants. You can share your questions and comments now on the panel Talk pages. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 17:41, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Next SWAN meeting for March 21

The plan is to schedule the next SWAN meeting for March 21. This meeting would follow approximately the same timeframe as before, being two sessions on the same Sunday to accomodate a diversity of time zones.--Pharos (talk) 02:02, 8 March 2021 (UTC)

• Our first session is starting in 1 hour from now.--Pharos (talk) 02:05, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
• Our second session is starting 1 hour from now.--Pharos (talk) 18:05, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Call for Feedback: Community Board seats - Main Report draft comment period

Questions? Comments?

We have concluded the Call for Feedback: Community Board seats. Thank you everyone who participated.

During the Call for Feedback period from February 1 to March 14, a team of 10 facilitators organized open and inclusive community discussions to gather feedback about ideas for trustee selection processes for community-and-affiliate Board seats. Some facilitators had a regional focus; some had a language focus. The intention was for the combined facilitation team to obtain a fair representation of the movement’s diversity and create a report for the Board. The facilitation team used the Weekly Reports as the main source of information to create the main report.

A draft of the Call for Feedback: Community Board seats main report is now available. It will be available for community comment until Monday, March 29.

After the community comment period the facilitation team will send the main report to the Board. The feedback in the main report informs the Board’s decision about these potential changes to trustee selection processes, procedures, and tools to meet the goals of the Board.

Please reach out if you have any questions or comments. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 13:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Next SWAN meeting for April 25

The plan is to schedule the next SWAN meeting for April 25. This meeting would follow approximately the same timeframe as before, being two sessions on the same Sunday to accomodate a diversity of time zones.--Pharos (talk) 04:25, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

While this was planned to be scheduled in a decent amount of time ahead, the invite was unstrategically late. Less than a week heads up notice make it really hard to plan around anything else that might have been calendared. Obviously too late to change now, but might be worth considering for future meetings. ♥Ainali ^talk_{contributions} 22:18, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

• Our second and final SWAN session of this month will be in 40 minutes.--Pharos (talk) 18:20, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Community Resilience & Sustainability office hour April 17 15:00 UTC

Hi all! The Community Resilience & Sustainability team at the Wikimedia Foundation is hosting an office hour led by its Vice President Maggie Dennis. Topics within scope for this call include Movement Strategy coordination (recently transferred to CR&S), Trust and Safety (and the Universal Code of Conduct), Community Development, and Human Rights. Come with your questions or feedback, and let’s talk! You can also send us your questions in advance. 
 The meeting will be on April 17 at 15:00 UTC check your local time. 
 You can check all the details on Meta. Hope to see you there!

Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 20:27, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Resolution about the upcoming Board elections

Community-and-Affiliate Board Seats

Hi All! The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees met last week to decide on a plan for the 2021 Board elections. The Board Governance Committee created this proposal, based on the Call for Feedback about Community Board Seats. Please check the related announcement for details. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 16:12, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Who are the Election Volunteers in your community?

Do you want to be an Election Volunteer?

Would you like to get more people taking part in the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees election?

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections. That plan includes outreach and communication support for the Board elections. The Board election facilitators will:

• Inform communities of the trustee selection process
• Invite communities to engage in voting
• Encourage people representing emerging Wikimedia communities to run as candidates

Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help.

We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following:

• Promote the election in their communities’ channels
• Organize discussions about the election in their communities
• Translate messages for their communities

Who are the Election Volunteers to connect your community with this movement effort? Is it you? Or someone you know? Check out more details about Election Volunteers and add your name next to the community you will support in this table or get in contact with a facilitator. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer for Wiki Projects in the top 30 for eligible voters. Even better if there are two or more sharing the work.

Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 19:44, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

First Community Affairs Committee office hour on May 13

Come talk with the Community Affairs Committee!

Hello, all. The Board of Trustees’ Community Affairs Committee (CAC) is hosting its first office hour on May 13, 2021 at 19:00 UTC.

The CAC is a new Board of Trustees committee established to assess, explore and address current and future community-related efforts. The Committee's Charter lists its full responsibilities, with the first 3 being a priority for this coming year. As part of our commitment to foster better communications with the Wikimedia Movement Community, and based on feedback received from community members requesting more availability from the Board of Trustees, the CAC will be hosting its first Office hours.

All the details are on Meta. Send registration requests and questions to: askcacwikimedia.org. Please help us spread the word by sharing this message with your local / online communities. Hoping to see as many of you as possible! Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 20:38, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Moving forward: discussing Movement Charter ratification & drafting committee skills

After a productive set of April SWAN meetings we are beginning to see consensus emerging on how to move the process concerning Movement Charter and Global Council forward. (Presentation given by Andrew Lih)

Forming committee that will work only on drafting the Movement Charter (MC) should be the immediate focus. Next steps should be

1. Define the desired abilities, skills and knowledge for an MC drafting committee members.
2. Define an MC ratification process that is solid, and meaningfully engages the community.

In the second SWAN session, we already had a chance to start brainstorming around questions 1 and 2. Have a look at the jamboard.

The discussion continues online - please join in!!! If necessary, we will schedule extra SWAN calls to maintain momentum. We will keep you informed.

The discussion on the Movement Charter ratification is happening here. The discussion on Drafting Committee skills you will find here.

Sandra Rientjes (talk) 12:41, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

Dear all,

We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add more work to anyone's plate.

We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in the future of our Movement!

📣 So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for Grants! 📣

We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.

👉Find out more on meta [2].

Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:

• Middle East and Africa
• SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
• East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
• Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
• United States and Canada
• Northern and Western Europe
• Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

👉All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta [4]. Applications have to be submitted by June 4, 2021!

If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion page [5].

Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.

Best wishes,

JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 06:27, 21 May 2021 (UTC) on behalf of the Community Resources Team JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 06:27, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Next SWAN meeting for June 6

The plan is to schedule the next SWAN meeting for June 6. This meeting would follow approximately the same timeframe as before, being two sessions on the same Sunday to accomodate a diversity of time zones. Note that we are delaying by one week from the initially proposed date.--Pharos (talk) 15:39, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

• Our first session of SWAN is in 30 minutes.--Pharos (talk) 02:30, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
• Our second session of SWAN is in 30 minutes!--Pharos (talk) 17:29, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Call for Candidates

Submit your candidacy for the 2021 Board of Trustees election.

The 2021 Board of Trustees election is coming soon. Candidates from the community are needed to fill the available seats.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. Community trustees and appointed trustees make up the Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves a three year term. The Wikimedia community has the opportunity to vote for community trustees.

Wikimedia contributors will vote to fill four seats on the Board in 2021. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board as a team.

Who are potential candidates? Are you a potential candidate? Find out more on the Call for Candidates announcement.

Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 22:36, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

An invitation to discuss three questions regarding the Movement Charter drafting committee

Discuss questions about the Movement Charter drafting committee

Hi there! This is an invitation to discuss three questions that need answers to create the Movement Charter drafting committee:

• What composition should the committee have in terms of movement roles, gender, regions, affiliations and other diversity factors?
• What is the best process to select the committee members to form a competent and diverse team?
• How much dedication is it reasonable to expect from committee members, in terms of hours per week and months of work? Should the initial members commit for the whole duration of the project or should renewals be expected?

The objective is to collect questions, opinions, ideas, points of agreement and disagreement. A first report of this conversation will be published by the end of Friday, June 25 to inform the Global Conversations on the 26-27 of June.

Find more about the questions and conversations in other languages.

I am glad to join meetings or community conversations to pose the questions and receive feedback. Please reach out if you would like me to attend any meeting or community conversation.

Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 22:34, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Next SWAN meeting for July 11

The plan is to schedule the next SWAN meeting for July 11. This meeting would follow approximately the same timeframe as before, being two sessions on the same Sunday to accomodate a diversity of time zones.--Pharos (talk) 18:37, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Announcing the confirmed candidates for the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

The 2021 Board of Trustees election opens 4 August 2021. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three week long call for candidates, there are 20 candidates for the 2021 election.

The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to vote for the selection of community-and-affiliate trustees. The Board is expected to select the four most voted candidates to serve as trustees. Voting closes 17 August 2021.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. The Board wants to improve their competences and diversity as a team. They have shared the areas of expertise that they are currently missing and hope to cover with new trustees.

How can you get involved? Learn more about candidates. Organize campaign activities. Vote.

Read the full announcement.

Best,

The Elections Committee

Announcement posted by User:Xeno (WMF) at 18:33, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

2021 Board of Trustees election confirmed candidates and campaign events

It’s time to meet the candidates!

Hi everyone! The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election is coming soon. There are regional campaign events where you can meet the candidates. The team of facilitators supporting this Board election has planned some activities for the campaign period. Are you searching for another language or regional conversation? Community members are encouraged to organize activities in their own communities. We do ask that any activities intended to involve candidates remain respectful of their time, since candidacy can be very time-consuming. Please list activities you organize on the Board election page on Meta so that more people can find them.

Voting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election opens on 4 August 2021 and closes on 17 August 2021. The Elections Committee chose Single Transferable Vote for the voting system. This voting system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. This helps voters share their preferences more clearly than simple support or oppose votes. If your top-choice candidate already has enough votes to be selected or will not win, your vote will be moved to your second-choice candidate. And so on. The facilitation team came up with a fun example. More information will be coming mid-July. Learn more about voting requirements, the process, and frequently asked questions about voting. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 18:44, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 2

Hey there! I'm delivering this second edition of the Universal Code of Conduct newsletter. It has important information about the upcoming enforcement draft guidelines review.
 Let me know if you have any questions. We are looking for volunteers interested in translating key material and helping to organize local reviews of the guidelines. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 18:45, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct News
Issue 2, July 2021Read the full newsletter

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Welcome to the second issue of Universal Code of Conduct News! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC.

If you haven’t already, please remember to subscribe here if you would like to be notified about future editions of the newsletter, and also leave your username here if you’d like to be contacted to help with translations in the future.

• Enforcement Draft Guidelines Review - Initial meetings of the drafting committee have helped to connect and align key topics on enforcement, while highlighting prior research around existing processes and gaps within our movement. (continue reading)
• Targets of Harassment Research - To support the drafting committee, the Wikimedia Foundation has conducted a research project focused on experiences of harassment on Wikimedia projects. (continue reading)
• Functionaries’ Consultation - Since June, Functionaries from across the various wikis have been meeting to discuss what the future will look like in a global context with the UCoC. (continue reading)
• Roundtable Discussions - The UCoC facilitation team once again, hosted another roundtable discussion, this time for Korean-speaking community members and participants of other ESEAP projects to discuss the enforcement of the UCoC. (continue reading)
• Early Adoption of UCoC by Communities - Since its ratification by the Board in February 2021, situations whereby UCoC is being adopted and applied within the Wikimedia community have grown. (continue reading)
• New Timeline for the Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee - The CRC was originally expected to conclude by July 1. However, with the UCoC now expected to be in development until December, the timeline for the CRC has also changed. (continue reading)
• Wikimania - The UCoC team is planning to hold a moderated discussion featuring representatives across the movement during Wikimania 2021. It also plans to have a presence at the conference’s Community Village. (continue reading)
• Diff blogs - Check out the most recent publications about the UCoC on Wikimedia Diff blog. (continue reading)

Thanks for reading - we welcome feedback about this newsletter.

First call in 30 minutes

Our first call is in 30 minutes, hope to see you then, or at the second call! Pharos (talk) 02:28, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Second call in 25 minutes

Our second SWAN call is in 25 minutes. Pharos (talk) 17:36, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Delay of the 2021 Board of Trustees election

We are reaching out to you today regarding the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election. This election was due to open on August 4th. Due to some technical issues with SecurePoll, the election must be delayed by two weeks. This means we plan to launch the election on August 18th, which is the day after Wikimania concludes.

For information on the technical issues, you can see the Phabricator ticket.

We are truly sorry for this delay and hope that we will get back on schedule on August 18th. We are in touch with the Elections Committee and the candidates to coordinate next steps. We will update the Board election Talk page and Telegram channel as we know more. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 22:14, 4 August 2021 (UTC) Read this message in other languages

Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee

Movement Strategy announces the Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee. The Call opens August 2, 2021 and closes September 1, 2021.

The Committee is expected to represent diversity in the Movement. Diversity includes gender, language, geography, and experience. This comprises participation in projects, affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

English fluency is not required to become a member. If needed, translation and interpretation support is provided. Members will receive an allowance to offset participation costs. It is US$100 every two months.

We are looking for people who have some of the following skills:

• Know how to write collaboratively. (demonstrated experience is a plus)
• Are ready to find compromises.
• Focus on inclusion and diversity.
• Have knowledge of community consultations.
• Have intercultural communication experience.
• Have governance or organization experience in non-profits or communities.
• Have experience negotiating with different parties.

The Committee is expected to start with 15 people. If there are 20 or more candidates, a mixed election and selection process will happen. If there are 19 or fewer candidates, then the process of selection without election takes place.

Will you help move Wikimedia forward in this important role? Submit your candidacy here. Please contact strategy2030wikimedia.org with questions. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 22:15, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct: Enforcement draft guidelines review

The Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period is planned to begin 17 August 2021.

Community and staff members collaborated to develop these draft guidelines based on consultations, discussions, and research. These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. Provide comments about these guidelines by 17 October 2021. The committee will be revising the guidelines based upon community input.

Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome comments in any language on the draft review talk page or by email. Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or during round-table discussions and conversation hours.

There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:

Wikimania 2021 session (recorded 16 August)

Conversation hours - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC

Roundtable calls - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC

The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large number of communities. Having a shared understanding is important. If you do not see a conversation happening in your community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in setting up the conversations.

Discussions will be summarized and presented to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published here.

The full announcement and translations can be found here.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 22:50, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Voting opens for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

Voting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election is now open. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three week long Call for Candidates, there are 19 candidates for the 2021 election.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. The Board wants to improve their competences and diversity as a team. They have shared the areas of expertise that they are hoping to cover with new trustees.

The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to select candidates who have the qualities to best serve the needs of the movement for the next several years. The Board is expected to select the four most voted candidates to serve as trustees. This term starts in September and lasts for three years. Learn more about the Board of Trustees in this short video.

Vote now until August 31.

Below is some useful information about the election process.

Learn more about the candidates
Candidates from across the movement have submitted their candidatures. Learn about each candidate to inform your vote. The community submitted questions for the candidates to answer during the campaign. Candidates answered the list of community questions collated by the Elections Committee on Meta.

Vote
Voting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election opened on 18 August 2021 and closes on 31 August 2021. The Elections Committee chose Single Transferable Vote for the voting system. The benefit of this is voters can rank their choices in order of preference. Learn more about voting requirements, how to vote, and frequently asked questions about voting.

Please help in the selection of those people who best fit the needs of the movement at this time. Vote and spread the word so more people can vote for candidates. Those selected will help guide the Wikimedia Foundation and support the needs of the movement over the next few years.

The full announcement and translations are available here. Please reach out with any questions. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 23:05, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Next SWAN meeting for September 26, last Sundays of the month

The plan is to schedule the next SWAN meeting for July 11. This meeting would follow approximately the same timeframe as before, being two sessions on the same Sunday to accomodate a diversity of time zones. In addition, we are trying to adopt a pattern of holding in on the last Sunday of the month, and will be doing so also on October 31 and November 28.--Pharos (talk) 17:22, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Results for the most contended Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2021 Board election. The Elections Committee has reviewed the votes of the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, organized to select four new trustees. A record 6,873 people from across 214 projects cast their valid votes. The following four candidates received the most support:

1. Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
2. Victoria Doronina
3. Dariusz Jemielniak
4. Lorenzo Losa

While these candidates have been ranked through the community vote, they are not yet appointed to the Board of Trustees. They still need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. The Board has set a tentative date to appoint new trustees at the end of this month.

Read the full announcement here.

Xeno (WMF) 01:45, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Community Elections to take place October 11 - 24

See translations of this message.

Dear fellow Wikimedians,

This is an update from the Movement Charter process. We have closed the call for candidates on September 14 for the Drafting Committee and now have a pool of candidates with diverse backgrounds to choose from.

The 15 member committee will be selected with a 3-step process:

• Election process for project communities to elect 7 members of the committee.
• Selection process for affiliates to select 6 members of the committee.
• Wikimedia Foundation process to appoint 2 members of the committee.

Communities elect 7 members: This announcement is related to the community elections, which will take place in a time period of 2 weeks from October 11 to October 24. We look forward to a wide participation across the communities to create the committee to curate the writing of the Movement Charter. The Election Results will be published on November 1.

Affiliates select 6 members: Parallel to the election process, all affiliates asked to contribute as well: All affiliates were divided into eight geographic and one ‘thematic’ region (check the list), and each region chooses one person who will act as a selector for that region. These 9 selectors will come together to select 6 of the committee (from the same pool of candidates). The selection results will be published on November 1.

Wikimedia Foundation appoints 2 members: Finally, the Wikimedia Foundation will appoint two members to the committee by November 1.

All three processes will be concluded by November 1, 2021, so that the Movement Charter Drafting Committee can start working by then.

For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030wikimedia.org).

Best regards, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 20:30, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

First call in 30 minutes

Our first call is in 30 minutes, hope to see you then, or at the second call!--Pharos (talk) 02:32, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Second call in 25 minutes

Our second call is in 25 minutes, hope to see you soon!--Pharos (talk) 17:35, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Voting to elect members to the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open (October 12 - 24)

Voting to elect members to the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians are running for 7 seats in these elections.

Voting is open from October 12 to October 24, 2021.

We are piloting a voting advice application for this election. It helps show which candidates hold positions similar to the choices entered.

According to the set up process, the committee will initially consist of 15 members in total. 7 members elected in this process, 6 members selected by Wikimedia affiliates, and 2 members appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Up to 3 additional members may be appointed by the committee, and steps may be taken to replace members as needed.

More details and the voting link is here.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions about this process.

Xeno (WMF) (talk) 02:40, 15 October 2021 (UTC) (Movement Strategy & Governance Team, Wikimedia Foundation)

Movement Charter Drafting Committee election Call to Action: Vote now!

Your participation is needed. Community elections for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee last until October 24 (23:59 AoE). We have gathered just over 700 votes. It would be great to increase community participation. Let’s try to double that number! Please vote before October 24. Best, JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 17:01, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

First call in 1 hour

Our first call is in 1 hour, hope to see you then, or at the second call!--Pharos (talk) 02:02, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Second call in 30 minutes

Our second call is in 30 minutes, hope to see you then!--Pharos (talk) 18:00, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Feedback wanted – Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections

There is now a feedback page for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee elections at Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Feedback. Please feel free to add your comments and suggestions there. -- Fuzheado (talk) 15:46, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members

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The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.

• The election results have been published. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: Richard Knipel (Pharos),Anne Clin (Risker),Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy),Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom),Richard (Nosebagbear),Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan),Ciell (Ciell).
• The affiliate process has selected six members: Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati),Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini), Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin),Georges Fodouop (Geugeor),Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur),Pepe Flores (Padaguan).
• The Wikimedia Foundation has appointed two members: Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF) and Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF)).

The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.

If you are interested in engaging with Movement Charter drafting process, follow the updates on Meta and join the Telegram group.

With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team

JKoerner (WMF) (talk) 23:36, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

First call in 20 minutes (November)

Our first call is in 20 minutes, hope to see you then, or at the second call!--Pharos (talk) 02:39, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Second call in 30 minutes (November)

Our second SWAN call begins in 30 minutes.--Pharos (talk) 17:30, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Recruiting movement organizers, grantees, and affiliate volunteers to partner in piloting some new movement metrics in February and March 2022

The Global Data & Insights team will launch a pilot beginning February 2022 examining data to answer questions about who is in our movement, what voices may be missing across known pathways for engaging with Wikimedia, and where.

Read more in our diff blog and meta portal.

Community Wishlist Survey is coming

Hello! Since Andrew expressed interest on behalf of SWAN, I'd like to inform you all that the Community Wishlist Survey 2022 will begin January 10, 2022 and will last until February 11.

By the end of this week, the documentation as well as sharable social media content will be available on the page I've linked to above.

I hope this early notice will help you to encourage the members, volunteers and watchers of your organizations to take part. This year, participation will be not only about submitting proposals and voting, but also translating and promoting. Affiliates are welcome to help.

Community Wishlist Survey is an annual survey that allows contributors to the Wikimedia projects to propose and vote for tools and platform improvements. Years of experience in Wikimedia or hundreds of edits are not required. SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 00:15, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

The meet on 2021-12

The meet on 2021-12, yes or no? It is the 2021-12-28 now and none informations. ✍️ Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 17:10, 28 December 2021 (UTC)