Поздравляем нашу финскую викибабушку Кимберли Мякяряйнен (Kimberli Mäkäräinen) с высокой наградой Норвежской Википедии!
Кимберли Мякяряйнен внесла более 54 317 вкладов в проекты Викимедиа. Но еще более важными, чем количество вкладов, являются усилия, которые она прилагает для Северной саамской Википедии и работы по обеспечению доступа к саамскому контенту в интернете в целом. Она является бюрократом в Северной саамской Википедии и написала впечатляющую работу для этой Вики. Кимберли играла очень важную роль в работе Викимедиа Нордж для получения большего количества саамских знаний в интернете. Поздравляем, Кимберли!
Kimberli Mäkäräinen har gjort over 54 317 bidrag på Wikimedia-prosjektene. Men enda mer viktig enn antall bidrag, er innsatsen hun gjør for nordsamisk Wikipedia og arbeidet for tilgang på samisk innhold på nett generelt. Hun er byråkrat på nordsamisk Wikipedia og har lagt ned ett imponerende arbeid for denne wikien. Kimberli har vært helt sentral i arbeidet til Wikimedia Norge for mer samisk kunnskap på nett, og vi gleder oss til fortsatt masse gøy samarbeid. Gratulerer, Kimberli![1]
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Guram52 предлагает в стандартный логотип дополнительно нанести трех пчёл, символизирующих многочисленных (три - это уже много и закономерность) википедистов, подобно пчёлам по капельке собирающих знания всего человечества в соты/пазлы единого хранилища. Мёд это лекарство для тела (материальной части) человека, а Знания - лечит и обогащает его духовную часть (нематериальное). Выношу на обсуждение данное предложение и прошу вики-дизайнеров предлагать варианты логотипа юзер-группы. --Рөстәм Нурыев (talk) 00:34, 11 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
Группа международная. Поэтому, на мой взгляд, достаточно написать на английском и внизу круга, как уже написано. Букву G можно написать с заглавной - WikiGrannies User Group, как в WikiWomen's User Group --Рөстәм Нурыев (talk) 18:02, 14 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
До этого постоянно писали через дефис. Поэтому предлагаю писать и здесь через дефис: Вики-өләсәйҙәр * Вики-бабушки *Wiki-grannies* --З. ӘЙЛЕ (talk) 09:03, 11 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
Через дефис пишется на русском языке. Группа создается на международном уровне и пишется на английском языке. Действуют правила английского языка, см. WikiWomen's User Group. Об этом было обсуждение на Телеграмм чате. --Рөстәм Нурыев (talk) 18:02, 14 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
Basak,Violetova,Camelia.boban! Чтобы было более понятно, что я предлагаю, хочу просто описать свой вариант словами: взять за основу логотип как здесь слева наверху (логотип Викимедиа - Фондейшн), но внутри круга на изображении земного шара нанести рисунок пчелиных сот с тремя пчелами (можно и пять - по числу континентов), внутри круга по периметру написать название группы: Викиөләсәйҙәр * Викибабушки *Wikigrannies*. Пчела - очень символична именно для женской юзер-группы - в улье господствует пчеломатка. Нектар - это знания, накопленные человечеством, и мед, собранный пчелами - сгусток нектара, обладающий целебными и питательными свойствами ( в данном случае, для ума и для души). И на мой взгляд - это очень интернациональный символ, пчелы есть везде! --Guram52 (talk) 11:19, 12 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and update the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as well as advise them on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
The committee consists of five to fifteen members, selected at least once every year, to serve two-year terms. As the committee must hold mid-year elections to replenish its members at this time, those joining the committee during the current process will serve a slightly extended term from July 2020 through December 2022.
AffCom continues to closely monitor the Wikimedia 2030 Strategy process initiated in 2016. While the affiliation models continue to be discussed as part of the broader strategy discussion, as no decisions have been made to change the current affiliation models yet, AffCom continues to work in the same manner with regard to affiliate recognitions and intervention support for affiliates with issues of non-compliance in 2020. AffCom continues to process applications for user group and chapter/thematic organization creation, while we await the strategy next steps and begin to prepare for a smooth transition of the committee and affiliates ecosystem to any changing movement structures and systems in 2021.
Being a part of the AffCom requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a mix of different skill sets in our members.
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Hi everyone,
This is a friendly reminder that the Affiliations Committee (AffCom) – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing and sustaining Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is seeking new members! The deadline to post your application on the nomination page is 30 June 2020.
Application process: Considering the anticipated changes following the Strategy recommendations, we had a limited scope to introduce changes in the process. We have made a small but impactful addition to the application process by introducing the Self Assessment survey form which will help the committee know more about your engagement as endorsements are not consistently shared, may not be representative, and often do not speak to the specific skills needed.
If you have any questions, please contact me and/or the committee as a whole. We are happy to answer questions about our work if this helps people decide to apply. Please distribute this announcement among your networks. Good luck to all the candidates!
There are a lot of conversations happening about the future of our movement names. We hope that you are part of these discussions and that your community is represented.
Since 16 June, the Foundation Brand Team has been running a survey in 7 languages about 3 naming options. There are also community members sharing concerns about renaming in a Community Open Letter.
You should have received a separate affiliate survey via email. If you have not, feel free to email brandprojectwikimedia.org.
Our goal in this call for feedback is to hear from across the community, so we encourage you to participate in the survey, the open letter, or both. The survey will go through 7 July in all timezones. Input from the survey and discussions will be analyzed and published on Meta-Wiki.
Thanks for thinking about the future of the movement --The Brand Project team, 13:37, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Note: The survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement.
Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia
Hello everyone. I am posting the announcement below, which you may have missed elsewhere, and in the hope that you can share it with your local communities. Please note that it may be available in your language at m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/July 2020 announcement. Thanks for your attention! m:User:Elitre (WMF)
Hi all,
It is my honor to introduce Abstract Wikipedia, a new project that has been unanimously approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Abstract Wikipedia proposes a new way to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more knowledge in more languages. It is an approach that aims to make cross-lingual cooperation easier on our projects, increase the sustainability of our movement through expanding access to participation, improve the user experience for readers of all languages, and innovate in free knowledge by connecting some of the strengths of our movement to create something new.
This is our first new project in over seven years. Abstract Wikipedia was submitted as a project proposal by Denny Vrandečić in May 2020 [1] after years of preparation and research, leading to a detailed plan and lively discussions in the Wikimedia communities. We know that the energy and the creativity of the community often runs up against language barriers, and information that is available in one language may not make it to other language Wikipedias. Abstract Wikipedia intends to look and feel like a Wikipedia, but build on the powerful, language-independent conceptual models of Wikidata, with the goal of letting volunteers create and maintain Wikipedia articles across our polyglot Wikimedia world.
The project will allow volunteers to assemble the fundamentals of an article using words and entities from Wikidata. Because Wikidata uses conceptual models that are meant to be universal across languages, it should be possible to use and extend these building blocks of knowledge to create models for articles that also have universal value. Using code, volunteers will be able to translate these abstract “articles” into their own languages. If successful, this could eventually allow everyone to read about any topic in Wikidata in their own language.
As you can imagine, this work will require a lot of software development, and a lot of cooperation among Wikimedians. In order to make this effort possible, Denny will join the Foundation as a staff member in July and lead this initiative. You may know Denny as the creator of Wikidata, a long-time community member, a former staff member at Wikimedia Deutschland, and a former Trustee at the Wikimedia Foundation [2]. We are very excited that Denny will bring his skills and expertise to work on this project alongside the Foundation’s product, technology, and community liaison teams.
It is important to acknowledge that this is an experimental project, and that every Wikipedia community has different needs. This project may offer some communities great advantages. Other communities may engage less. Every language Wikipedia community will be free to choose and moderate whether or how they would use content from this project.
We are excited that this new wiki-project has the possibility to advance knowledge equity through increased access to knowledge. It also invites us to consider and engage with critical questions about how and by whom knowledge is constructed. We look forward to working in cooperation with the communities to think through these important questions.
There is much to do as we begin designing a plan for Abstract Wikipedia in close collaboration with our communities. I encourage you to get involved by going to the project page and joining the new mailing list [3]. We recognize that Abstract Wikipedia is ambitious, but we also recognize its potential. We invite you all to join us on a new, unexplored path.
The Movement Strategy Design Group and Support Team are inviting you to organize virtual meetings with your community and colleagues before the end of October. The aim is for you to decide what ideas from the Movement Strategy recommendations respond to your needs and will have an impact in the movement. The recommendations are available in different formats and in many languages. There are 10 awesome recommendations and close to 50 recommended changes and actions or initiatives. Not everything will be implemented. The aim of prioritization is to create an 18-month implementation plan to take some of the initiatives forward starting in 2021.
Prioritization is at the level of your group, affiliate, and community. Think local and relevant! Regional and thematic platforms are great ways to prepare and share ideas. Afterwards, we will come together in November to co-create the implementation plan. More information about November’s global events will be shared soon. For now and until the end of October, organize locally and share your priorities with us.
You can find guidance for the events, the simple reporting template, and other supporting materials here on Meta. You can share your results directly on Meta, by email, or by filling out this survey. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions or comments, strategy2030wikimedia.org
We will be hosting office hours to answer any questions you might have, Thursday October 1 at 14.00 UTC (Google Meet).
Wikigrannies User Group, we would love to see you at the upcoming Movement Strategy Global Conversations. It’s been a while.
The Movement Strategy Global Conversations will take place on Saturday November 21, 11:00 to 15:00 UTC, and Sunday November 22, 17:00 to 21:00 UTC, and you are warmly invited.
The focus will be to look at priorities identified by communities and affiliates, and to begin to create a movement-wide implementation plan for 2021. The main sessions will be in English. Any group interested to support live interpretation in another language may be able to receive a rapid grant. Let us know as soon as possible.
Please register by Nov. 20 so we can share the Zoom login information with you. If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Support Team via Telegram, Wikimedia Chat or by email at strategy2030wikimedia.org.
Looking forward to seeing you on November 21 or 22.
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The Movement Strategy recommendations published this year made clear the importance of establishing stronger communications within our movement. To this end, the Foundation wants to gather insights from communities, including affiliates, on ways we all might more consistently communicate about our collective work, and better highlight community contributions from across the movement. Over the coming months, we will be running focus groups and online discussions to collect these insights. We hope your affiliate will decide to share your thoughts by participating in a focus group or joining the discussion on Meta-Wiki.
(Note that the UTC times of and are the same as before, although a number of places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 18:52, 24 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi Wikigrannies User Group. 250 people participated in virtual Global Conversations that took place on November 21 and 22. The conversation continues on December 5 and 6 and we warmly invite you to take part. Registration is open until December 4. Looking forward to seeing you.
Since September, many groups have shared their local, regional, and thematic priorities for implementing the Movement Strategy recommendations. During the first set of Global Conversations on Nov. 21 and 22, we focused on initiatives that should be globally prioritized and coordinated. We invite you to read the selected global priorities. What do you like about them? What is missing? And what would make you want to play an active role in implementation? Share your thoughts in advance and continue the conversation on December 5 and 6.
Looking forward to seeing you again, or for the first time, on December 5 and 6.
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.
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This is the announcement for the Project Grants program open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021. This first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021.
For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online) categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or editathon series to providing other support for community building. We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a grant proposal:
Weekly proposals clinics via Zoom during the Open Call. Join us for #Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics|real-time discussions with Program Officers and select thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better.
Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal support upon request. Contact us at projectgrants@wikimedia.org if you would like feedback or more information.
We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal by February 10, 2021!
Following up on the August, September, October, November, and January SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, this month we are meeting on Sunday February 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.
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.
(Note that the UTC times of and are the same as before, although some places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 04:17, 17 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting
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Greetings,
This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Wikimedia Affiliates are required to submit an annual activity report covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period in order to prompt review for a renewal. Reports must be written in English, posted to meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal.
This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.
As noted on the meta Reports page, your organization’s 2020 annual reporting became past due in February. Please be sure to :
Post your 2020 annual reporting to the meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal as soon as possible to return to compliance with your affiliate agreement.
Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and
Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
(Note that the UTC times of and are the same as before, although some places may have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 18:53, 21 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
Invitation for Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.
In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training organized by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries.
The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages.
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for recruiting and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons.
The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically or thematically) or for a language WP. We’d be glad for you to reply to this message, or sign up directly at WPWP Participating Communities.
Please feel free to contact Organizing Team if you have any query.
The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new members!
The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and update the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as well as advise them on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
The committee consists of five to fifteen members, selected at least once every year, to serve two-year terms.
Being a part of the AffCom requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a mix of different skill sets in our members.
Responsibilities
Availability of up to 5-8 hours per month
Participate in monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings
Commitment to carry out assigned tasks in a given time.
Facilitate and support communications
Affiliate Support and growth
Required and Recommended Abilities, Skills, Knowledge for Affiliations Committee Members
Strong interpersonal relationship among members of the committee and also with the Wikimedia community members. Across all committee members, there are additional relevant skills as well as requirements which help to support the committee and its sustainability which include both required and relevant general skills
Required
Fluency in English
Availability of up to 5 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings.
Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.
Strong track record of effective collaboration
International orientation
Relevant for all members
Public Communications (English writing and speaking skills)
Skills in other languages are a major plus.
Understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Documentation practices
Interviewing experience
Experience with, or in, an active affiliate is a major plus.
Teamwork: Project and people management skills to coordinate and collaborate with different parties on a shared plan and see it through to completion.
Problem-Solving: Ability to evaluate various solutions, consider multiple interests and points of view, revisit unresolved issues, seek compromise and work and communicate across languages and cultures.
Given the expectations for maintaining the course in 2021 and preparing for potential 2021 transitions as part of the Movement Strategy implementation process, it is important that we are also clear about two different skill sets critical to committee support at this time. The first skillset is oriented to understanding affiliate dynamics and organizational development patterns to successfully process affiliate applications for recognition; the other is oriented to conflict prevention and intervention support for affiliates in conflict.
Relevant to Affiliate Recognitions
Administration & Attention to detail
Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
Awareness of the affiliates ecosystem and models and understanding of community building, organizational development, and group dynamics
Relevant to Conflict Prevention & Intervention
Communication skills for active listening, clear instruction and turn-taking.
Stress Management skills for maintaining patience and positivity
Emotional intelligence to maintain awareness of emotions of oneself and others to practice empathy, impartiality, and mutual respect.
Facilitation, negotiation, and mediation skills to guide diverse individuals and groups toward cooperation.
Ability to work within a team
Do you have relevant skills and interest to support movement affiliates?
We are looking for people who are excited by the challenge of empowering volunteers to get organized and form communities that further our mission around the world. In exchange, committee members will gain the experience of supporting their world-wide colleagues to develop their communities as well as personal development in guiding organizational development, facilitating affiliate partnerships, and professional communications.
Selection process
As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2021 member selection process will include a public review and comment period and a self-assessment survey for candidates to share their skills and experience. This self-assessment information will help the committee to identify the skill sets relevant to our affiliate support processes. We invite you to apply for membership to the committee and join us in supporting the affiliates. The data shared in the self-assessment will only be made available to the committee and the relevant staff support. The nomination, candidate Q&A, and endorsements will be posted on Meta for public review at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Candidates/June_2021. Here the global community is welcome to provide comments and feedback about each candidate.
Once the nomination window closes June 30, 2021, the sitting members who are not candidates for re-election in this cycle will deliberate and then vote, taking into account all inputs from the meta page, self-assessment, advisors, Wikimedia Foundation staff and board liaisons, and committee member discussion.
A final decision will be made in late-July 2021, with new members to be notified for onboarding in August.
How to apply
If you are interested in joining the committee, please:
Step 1. Post your application on the nomination pageby 30 June 2021. Your application must include the following information:
Your full name and Wikimedia username
A statement describing your relevant education, experience, abilities, skills, knowledge, availability, and motivation for joining the committee.
The privacy statement that applies to the survey can be found here.
NOTE: The survey will take 15 mins. Please do not close your browser. If you need a break, you are advised to keep the browser open. In case of losing the link, please reach out to mkaur-ctrwikimedia.org
This survey must be completed before Steps 3 & 4, as it will provide more background as to the type of work and expectations of members of AffCom.
Step 3. Answers the following questions:
NOTE: Questions 1-3 are required for all candidates.
Question 4 & 5 should be answered by those interested in joining the Recognitions subcommittee.
Question 6 & 7 should be answered by those interested in joining the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee.
If you are willing to nominate yourself for both subcommittees, answer all questions.
What roles have you served across any Wikimedia projects and affiliates that you think have prepared you for this role?
AffCom members need to manage time, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and diverse situations across the global movement. How do you envision managing these?
Members of AffCom serve on one of two subcommittees: Recognitions OR Conflicts Intervention. Which one of these are you most interested in serving on?
If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think makes a group of Wikimedians ready to function together as an affiliate?
If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think are the benefits and responsibilities of functioning as formal affiliates?
If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe your experience working with conflicts resolution.
If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe how you have helped build consensus and support diversity.
Step 4. Once you have completed the above, send an email announcing your application to affcomwikimedia.org before the application deadline.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me and/or the committee as a whole. We are happy to chat or have a phone call with anyone about our work if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested!
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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 [2]. 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.
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Hello,
We are pleased to announce the completion of the Universal Code of ConductAffiliates consultation process early this month. The summary report of the direct consultations and survey is now available at this Meta page: https://w.wiki/3Pew.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to leave a message on the talk page of the report, or contact Mervat (msalman-ctr@wikimediaorg) and Ramzy (ramzym-ctr@wikimediaorg).
(UTC meeting times are and – *Note that we have shifted the second call an hour earlier in UTC time due to popular demand and to accomodate daylight savings*.)--Pharos (talk) 20:23, 3 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
Wikimania 2021: Affiliate Program Submissions and Scholarships
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Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,
Wikimania 2021 will be hosted virtually for the first time in the event's 15-year history. Since there is no in-person host, the event is being organized by a diverse group of Wikimedia volunteers that form the Core Organizing Team for Wikimania 2021.
Event Program - The program design of this Wikimania accommodates affiliates for them to curate a portion of the program. Wikimedia affiliates have an opportunity to host a series of their own sessions.
Please note that the deadline for submission is 18th June 2021.
Affiliate Scholarships - Scholarships are available to all Wikimedia movement affiliates to support practical access to and participation in Wikimania 2021 in their communities. Please read more about it in the Affiliate Announcement section here.
Office Hour - If you are left with questions, the COT will be hosting some office hours (in multiple languages), in multiple time-zones, to answer any programming questions that you might have. Details can be found here.
If you are interested in running, please post your application and follow all four steps on the nomination pageby 30 June 2021.
If you know somebody you think may be interested, please share this with them and encourage them to consider it. If you have any questions about this process or the requirements, please email affcom@wikimedia.org before the application deadline or reach out to any of the current members.
(UTC meeting times are and – *Note that we have shifted the second call an hour earlier in UTC time due to popular demand and to accomodate daylight savings*.)--Pharos (talk) 14:51, 22 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Sunday September 26 SWANniversary Party and All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting
We will have the regular All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting, to be followed by a SWANniversary Party in the after hours session, likely through spatialized chat on WorkAdventure.
We are excited to announce the reopening of the Movement Strategy Implementation Grants. This program funds projects that advance a specific Movement Strategy initiative. The projects can be big or small, but they must all make a case for advancing one initiative. Affiliates that have received funding from the Simple/Annual Plan Grants are welcome to apply.
The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new members!
The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and update the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as well as advise them on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
The committee consists of five to fifteen members, selected at least once every year, to serve two-year terms.
Being a part of the AffCom requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a mix of different skill sets in our members.
Responsibilities
Availability of up to 5-8 hours per month
Participate in monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings
Commitment to carry out assigned tasks in a given time.
Facilitate and support communications
Affiliate Support and growth
Required and Recommended Abilities, Skills, Knowledge for Affiliations Committee Members
Strong interpersonal relationship among members of the committee and also with the Wikimedia community members. Across all committee members, there are additional relevant skills as well as requirements which help to support the committee and its sustainability which include both required and relevant general skills
Required
Fluency in English
Availability of up to 5 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings.
Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.
Strong track record of effective collaboration
International orientation
Relevant for all members
Public Communications (English writing and speaking skills)
Skills in other languages are a major plus.
Understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Documentation practices
Interviewing experience
Experience with, or in, an active affiliate is a major plus.
Teamwork: Project and people management skills to coordinate and collaborate with different parties on a shared plan and see it through to completion.
Problem-Solving: Ability to evaluate various solutions, consider multiple interests and points of view, revisit unresolved issues, seek compromise and work and communicate across languages and cultures.
Given the expectations for maintaining the course in 2022 and preparing for potential 2022 transitions as part of the Movement Strategy implementation process, it is important that we are also clear about two different skill sets critical to committee support at this time. The first skillset is oriented to understanding affiliate dynamics and organizational development patterns to successfully process affiliate applications for recognition; the other is oriented to conflict prevention and intervention support for affiliates in conflict.
Relevant to Affiliate Recognitions
Administration & Attention to detail
Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
Awareness of the affiliates ecosystem and models and understanding of community building, organizational development, and group dynamics
Relevant to Conflict Prevention & Intervention
Communication skills for active listening, clear instruction and turn-taking.
Stress Management skills for maintaining patience and positivity
Emotional intelligence to maintain awareness of emotions of oneself and others to practice empathy, impartiality, and mutual respect.
Facilitation, negotiation, and mediation skills to guide diverse individuals and groups toward cooperation.
Ability to work within a team
Do you have relevant skills and interest to support movement affiliates?
We are looking for people who are excited by the challenge of empowering volunteers to get organized and form communities that further our mission around the world. In exchange, committee members will gain the experience of supporting their world-wide colleagues to develop their communities as well as personal development in guiding organizational development, facilitating affiliate partnerships, and professional communications.
Selection process
As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2022 member selection process will include a public review and comment period and a self-assessment survey for candidates to share their skills and their experience. This self-assessment information will help the committee to identify the skill sets relevant and supportive to our affiliate support processes. We invite you to apply for membership to the committee and join us in supporting the affiliates. The data shared in the self-assessment will only be made available to the committee and the relevant staff support. The nomination, candidate Q&A, and endorsements will still take place posted on Meta for public review at January 2022 page. Here the global community is welcome to provide comments and feedback about each candidate.
Once the nomination window closes 31 January 2022, the sitting members who are not candidates for re-election in this cycle will deliberate and then vote, taking into account all inputs from the meta page, self-assessment, advisors, Wikimedia Foundation staff and board liaisons, and committee member discussion.
A final decision will be made in late-February 2022, with new members to be notified for onboarding in February.
How to apply
If you are interested in joining the committee, please:
Step 1. Post your application on the nomination page by 31 January 2022. Your application must include the following information:
Your full name and Wikimedia username
A statement describing your relevant education, experience, abilities, skills, knowledge, availability, and motivation for joining the committee.
Step 2. Complete the self-assessment survey between January 1, 2021 and January 31, 2021.
The privacy statement that applies to the survey can be found here.
NOTE: The survey will take 15 mins. Please do not close your browser. If you need a break, you are advised to keep the browser open. In case of losing the link, please reach out to mkaur-ctrwikimedia.org
This survey must be completed before Steps 3 & 4, as it will provide more background as to the type of work and expectations of members of AffCom.
Step 3. Answers the following questions:
NOTE: Questions 1-3 are required for all candidates.
Question 4 & 5 should be answered by those interested in joining the Recognitions subcommittee.
Question 6 & 7 should be answered by those interested in joining the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee.
If you are willing to nominate yourself for both subcommittees, answer all questions.
What roles have you served across any Wikimedia projects and affiliates that you think have prepared you for this role?
AffCom members need to manage time, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and diverse situations across the global movement. How do you envision managing these?
Members of AffCom serve on one of two subcommittees: Recognitions OR Conflicts Intervention. Which one of these are you most interested in serving on?
If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think makes a group of Wikimedians ready to function together as an affiliate?
If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think are the benefits and responsibilities of functioning as formal affiliates?
If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe your experience working with conflicts resolution.
If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe how you have helped build consensus and support diversity.
Step 4. Once you have completed the above, send an email announcing your application to affcomwikimedia.org before the application deadline.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me and/or the committee as a whole. We are happy to chat or have a webinar call with anyone about our work if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested!
The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new members!
The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia Chapters, Thematic Organizations, and User Groups – is looking for advisors!
The main role of the Affiliations Committee is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and advise the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.
We are looking for advisors who are excited by the challenge of empowering volunteers to get organized and form communities that further our mission around the world. In exchange, committee advisors selected will gain the experience of supporting their world-wide colleagues to develop their communities as well as personal development in guiding organizational development, facilitating affiliate partnerships, and professional communications.
AffCom advisors can engage with the committee in a variety of capacities:
Consultant
Individuals with extensive movement experience can be engaged as Consultants for specific cases or initiatives by AffCom.
Trainer
Individuals with specific expertise may be engaged for short-term projects for training AffCom or Affiliates. They might also lead the Capacity Building initiatives for AffCom or affiliates.
Observer
AffCom can request specific or all advisors to act as an observer in different cases to ensure neutrality & compliance with guidelines.
AffCom Support
Development of Policies: While advisors cannot create legally binding policies for the committee, they can help create policies that provide direction and support for the committee.
Planning and Implementing Community Relations: The advisors are long-term wikimedians & also include influential community leaders who can be effective at spreading the word about initiatives and services.
Supporting Subcommittees: The advisors can support subcommittees that have assigned tasks in specific areas.
Other Tasks: Advisors can be engaged to address a specific need. Such engagements are usually short-lived and are disbanded as soon as their specific goals are met.
Key skills
We look for a healthy mix of different skill sets in our advisors, including the following key skills and experience:
Strong understanding of the structure and work of Wikimedia affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
Availability of up to 2 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly two-hour voice/video meeting
International orientation and ability to work and communicate with other languages and cultures.
Knowledge of different legal systems and experience in community building and organizing are a plus.
Fluency in English is required; skills in other languages are a major plus.
Experience with or in an active Wikimedia affiliate is a major plus.
Strong track record of effective collaboration (such as evidenced skills at facilitation, mediation, negotiation, and so forth) is a major plus.
Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.
Selection process
As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2022 advisors selection process will include a public review and comment period. All applications must be posted on Meta between January 01 and January 31, 2022 at Affiliations Committee/Advisors/2022, and the community will be invited to provide comments and feedback about each candidate. At the end of the nomination period, the applications will be voted on by the members of the committee, taking into account comments put forward by the committee's members, advisors, Wikimedia Foundation staff and board liaisons, and the community. A final decision will be made in February 2022, with new advisors expected to begin later that month.
How to apply
If you are interested in advising the committee, please submit your candidacy on Affiliations Committee/Advisors/2022 between January 01 to January 31, 2022. Your application must include the following information:
Your full name and Wikimedia username
A statement describing your relevant experience, skills, and motivation for joining the committee as an advisor.
The advisor role you would like to serve
Answers to the following three questions:
How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
What do you feel you will bring as an advisor to the committee that makes you a uniquely qualified candidate?
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the committee. We are happy to chat or have a phone call with anyone about our work if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested!
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Здравствуйте!
Команда по Стратегии и Управлению Движением желает вам хорошего начала нового 2022 года!
Вступая в этот год, мы надеемся на расширение сотрудничества, поддержку и связь между сообществами и партнёрскими организациями. Мы хотели бы воспользоваться этой возможностью, чтобы поделиться информацией о грантах на реализацию Стратегии движения, которые направлены на поддержку волонтёров и партнёрских организаций, желающих внести свой вклад в реализацию инициатив Стратегии движения в своих сообществах.
Эти гранты направлены на поддержку больших и малых проектов, цель которых — определить текущее состояние инициативы и продвинуть её на один шаг вперед. Поддерживаются гранты для реализации инициативы Стратегии движения с бюджетом до $25 000.
Поскольку идеи текут в своём собственном темпе, гранты на реализацию Стратегии движения не ограничены сроками подачи заявки. Ваши заявки принимаются в любое время. Заявки, полученные после 15го числа каждого месяца, будут рассмотрены в следующем месяце.
По всем вопросам обращайтесь к команде по Стратегии и Управлению Движением. Мы также готовы помочь организовать беседу по этим грантам. Беседы могут помочь ответить на ваши вопросы, развить ваши идеи и установить связь с другими сообществами, имеющими схожие интересы.
Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Здравствуйте!
Благодарим вас за участие в приглашении к обратной связи по поводу выборов в Совет попечителей. Команда по Стратегии движения и управлению Фонда объявляет последний ключевой вопрос:
Как партнёрские организации должны участвовать в выборах?
Партнёрские организации являются важной частью движения Викимедиа. Два места в Попечительском совете, которые должны были быть заполнены в этом году, были заполнены в 2019 году в результате процесса избрания мест партнёрскими организациями. Изменение в Уставе устранило различие между местами сообщества и партнёрских организаций. При этом возникает важный вопрос: Каким образом партнёрские организации должны участвовать в отборе новых членов?
Данный вопрос относится не только к двум упомянутым местам, но и к местам в Совете избираемым сообществом и партнёрскими организациями. Совет стремится найти механизм, который обеспечит вовлечение партнёрских организаций и даст им больше полномочий, одновременно оптимизируя результаты с точки зрения отбора людей с высоким уровнем набора навыков, опытом, разнообразием и широкой поддержкой сообщества.
Попечительский совет ждёт отзывов и мнений прежде всего, но не только, от партнёрского сообщества. Приглашаем всех желающих поделиться предложениями и присоединиться к разговору в Приглашении к обратной связи. В дополнение к сбору онлайн-отзывов, команда по Стратегии движения и управлению организует видеозвонки с членами партнёрских организаций. Эти звонки будут проходить в разное время с участием членов Попечительского совета.
В связи с поздним объявлением третьего вопроса приём отзывов будет продлён до 16 февраля.
This is a friendly reminder that the Affiliations Committee – which is responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing and sustaining Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is seeking new members and advisors! The deadline to post your application on the Member nomination page and Advisor nomination is 31 January 2022.
If you know somebody you think may be interested, please share and encourage them to consider applying. If you have any questions please email affcom@wikimedia.org before the application deadline or reach out to any of the current members. Good luck to all the candidates!
Универсальный кодекс поведения (УКП) устанавливает базовый уровень приемлемого поведения для всего Движения. Обновленный текст Руководства по применению был опубликован 24 января 2022 года в качестве предлагаемого способа применения правил УКП в рамках всего Движения Викимедиа. Болеe подробная информация о проекте УКП.
Отзывы и комментарии принимаются на странице обсуждения на Мета-вики на любом удобном для вас языке. По вопросам к команде по УКП пишите на: ucocprojectwikimedia.org
С уважением,
Команда по Стратегии Движения и Управлению Фонда Викимедиа
21 марта 2022 года завершилось голосование по ратификации обновлённого Руководства по обеспечению правопримененияУниверсального кодекса поведения (УКП). В голосовании приняли участие более 2300 викимедийцев из разных регионов нашего Движения. Группа по проверке итогов голосования приступила к работе. Потребуется примерно две недели, чтобы они завершили подсчет голосов.
После изучения результатов голосования и комментариев, Комитет по делам сообщества принял решение о проведении нового раунда консультаций с сообществом. После этого доработанный текст Руководства будет вынесен на повторное голосование. Подробнее об этом здесь.
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 19:52, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Приглашение на мероприятие "Глобальное обсуждение по инициативе хабов" 12 марта 2022 года в 13:00 UTC
Команда по Стратегии Движения и Управлению Фонда Викимедиа приглашает вас на мероприятие по теме "Региональные и тематические хабы". Движение Викимедиа работает над определением того, какими должны быть региональные и тематические хабы. Воркшоп проведённый в ноябре 2021 года дал старт обсуждениям (прочитать отчёт), но мы ещё не закончили.
За последние недели мы провели порядка 16 интервью с группами, работающими над созданием хабов в своих регионах ( ознакомьтесь с Hubs Dialogue). Данные интервью легли в основу отчёта, который послужит фундаментом для обсуждения 12 марта. Отчёт будет доступен 9 марта.
Мероприятие состоится 12 марта с 13:00 до 16:00 UTC на платформе Zoom. Будет обеспечен устный перевод на французский, испанский, арабский, русский и португальский языки. Регистрация завершится 10 марта. К участию приглашаются все, кто заинтересован. Дополнительная информация о мероприятии на Мета-вики.
This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Wikimedia Affiliates are required to submit an annual activity report covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period in order to prompt review for a renewal. Reports must be written in English, posted to meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal.
This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.
As noted on the meta Reports page, your organization’s 2022 annual reporting became past due in 2022-02-01. Please be sure to:
Post your 2022 annual reporting to the meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal as soon as possible to return to compliance with your user group agreement.
Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and
Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to wadportalwikimedia.org.
Best regards, Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal
Присоединяйтесь к Рабочей группе по развитию лидерства до 10 апреля 2022 года
С 14 марта по 10 апреля проходит приём заявок от членов сообщества Викимедиа на участие в Рабочей группе по развитию лидерства. Ожидается, что Рабочая группа начнёт свою работу в мае 2022 года.
Добро пожаловать в шестой выпуск новостей Стратегии движения и управления! Обновлённый бюллетень содержит информацию, в частности, о новостях и событиях связанных с Уставом движения, Универсальным кодексом поведения, грантами на реализацию Стратегии движения, выборами в Совет попечителей.
Информационный бюллетень выходит ежеквартально, а обновления – еженедельно. Не забудьте подписаться, чтобы получать последующие выпуски.
Развитие лидерства - формируется Рабочая группа! - Приём заявок на участие в Рабочей группе по развитию лидерства завершился 10 апреля 2022 года. Для участия в рабочей группе будут отобраны до 12 членов сообщества. (продолжить чтение)
Голосование по ратификации Универсального кодекса поведения - С 7 по 21 марта было проведено глобальное голосование по Руководству по обеспечению правоприменения УКП через SecurePoll. Более 2300 пользователей с правом голоса, по меньшей мере из 128 домашних вики-проектов поделились мнениями и комментариями. (продолжить чтение)
Дискуссии движения о хабах - 12 марта провели глобальное обсуждение по вопросам региональных и тематических хабов. В нём приняли участие 84 викимедийцев со всего движения. (продолжить чтение)
Гранты по Стратегии движения по-прежнему открыты! - С начала года было одобрено шесть проектных предложений общей суммой порядка 80 000 долларов США. У вас есть проектная идея по Стратегии движения? Свяжитесь с нами! (продолжить чтение)
Комитет по разработке Устава движения приступил к работе! - Комитет из пятнадцати членов, избранный в октябре 2021 года, согласовал основные ценности, методы работы, а также приступил к составлению плана работы над проектом Устава движения. (продолжить чтение)
Еженедельные обновления по Стратегии движения - Участвуйте и подписывайтесь! - Команда по Стратегии движения и управлению запустила портал обновлений, где собраны все страницы Стратегии движения на Мета-вики. Подпишитесь и получайте последние новости о текущих проектах. (продолжить чтение)
Блог «Diff» - Прочитайте последние публикации о Стратегии движения на Викимедиа Diff. (продолжить чтение)
Совет попечителей объявляет поиск кандидатов на участие в выборах в Совет 2022 года. Подробнее на Мета-вики.
Выборы в Совет попечителей 2022 года объявляются открытыми! Просим вас рассмотреть возможность выдвижения своей кандидатуры для службы в Совете попечителей.
Совет попечителей Фонда Викимедиа осуществляет контроль за деятельностью Фонда Викимедиа. В состав Совета входят попечители от сообществ и партнёрских организаций, а также назначенные попечители. Каждый попечитель служит три года. Сообщество Викимедиа имеет возможность голосовать за попечителей от сообществ и партнёрских организаций.
Участники_цы сообщества будут голосовать за два места в Совете попечителей в 2022 году. Это возможность улучшить представительство, разнообразие и компетентность Совета как команды.
Команда по Стратегии движения и управлению приглашает членов сообщества принять участие в качестве волонтёров на предстоящих выборах в Совет попечителей.
Идея программы "Волонтёры на выборах" возникла во время выборов в Совет попечителей Викимедиа в 2021 году. Программа была успешной. Благодаря помощи волонтёров на выборах мы смогли увеличить охват сообществ и участие в выборах на 1 753 избирателя по сравнению с 2017 годом. Общая явка составила 10,13%, что на 1,1 процентных пункта больше. Были представлены 214 википроектов.
Но 74 вики, не участвовавших в 2017 году, дали голоса на выборах 2021 года. Хотите помочь изменить ситуацию с участием?
Волонтёры на выборах будут помогать в следующем:
Переводить короткие сообщения и анонсировать текущий избирательный процесс на каналах сообщества
По желанию: Мониторить каналы сообщества на предмет комментариев и вопросов
Волонтёры должны:
Соблюдать политику дружественного пространства во время бесед и мероприятий
Представлять руководящие принципы и информацию о голосовании сообществу в нейтральном ключе
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Доброго дня,
После проведённого голосования по Руководству, Комитет Совета по делам сообщества (CAC)предложил пересмотреть несколько разделов Руководства с целью внесения улучшений. Проанализировав полученные комментарии, Комитет по делам сообщества принял решение начать ещё один раунд консультаций с сообществом. После этих обсуждений у сообщества будет возможность проголосовать по обновлённому тексту Руководства по обеспечению правоприменения УКП. Комитет также предложил пересмотреть спорное примечание в пункте 3.1 самого УКП.
Согласно анализу, в комментариях были выделены три основные группы вопросов:
1. О прохождении (обязательного) обучения по УКП и его применению;
2. О балансе защиты конфиденциальности и надлежащей процедуры;
3. О требовании, чтобы определенные группы пользователей подтвердили, что они признают и будут придерживаться УКП.
Компас избирателя - это инструмент, помогающий голосующим выбрать тех кандидатов, которые в наибольшей степени соответствуют вашим убеждениям и взглядам. Члены сообщества предложат кандидатам свои предложения, на которые кандидаты ответят по шкале Ликерта (согласен/нейтрален/не согласен). Ответы кандидатов будут загружены в инструмент "Компас избирателя". Голосующие смогут ввести свои ответы по предложениям (согласен/не согласен/нейтрален). В конце вы увидите тех кандидатов, которые в наибольшей степени соответствуют вашим убеждениям и взглядам.
Ниже приведена временная шкала по использованию Компаса избирателя:
8 - 20 июля: Члены сообщества выдвигают предложения для Компаса избирателя
21 - 22 июля: Комитет по выборам рассматривает предложения на предмет ясности и удаляет предложения, не относящиеся к теме
23 июля - 1 августа: Волонтеры голосуют по предложениям
2 - 4 августа: Комитет по выборам отбирает 15 лучших предложений
5 - 12 августа: кандидаты определяют свои позиции по предложениям
15 августа: Компас избирателя открывается для голосующих, чтобы помочь им в принятии решения во время голосования.
Комитет по выборам отберет 15 лучших предложений в начале августа. Комитет по выборам будет наблюдать за процессом при поддержке команды по Стратегии движения и управлению. Команда по Стратегии движения и управлению проверит, чтобы вопросы были четкими, не было дубликатов, опечаток и так далее.
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Новости Стратегии движения и управления Выпуск 7 — Июль - сентябрь 2022 годаПрочитайте полный текст
Информационный бюллетень знакомит с новостями и событиями о реализации рекомендаций Стратегии движения Викимедиа. В бюллетене содержится информация об управлении Движением, а также о проектах и мероприятиях, поддерживаемых командой Фонда Викимедиа по Стратегии движения и управлению (MSG).
Информационный бюллетень MSG выходит ежеквартально. Для желающих внимательнее следить за нашими процессами предлагается бюллетень «Еженедельные новости Стратегии движения». Чтобы оставаться в курсе новостей, не забудьте подписаться на рассылку здесь.
Устойчивость движения: Опубликован ежегодный отчёт Фонда Викимедиа об устойчивом развитии. (продолжить чтение)
Улучшение пользовательского опыта: последние улучшения интерфейса настольной версии проектов Викимедиа. (продолжить чтение)
Безопасность и инклюзивность: последние новости о процессе пересмотра Руководства по обеспечению правоприменения Универсального кодекса поведения. (продолжить чтение)
Обеспечение справедливости при принятии решений: отчёты об обсуждениях по поводу пилотных хабов, последние достижения Комитета по разработке Устава движения и новое исследование по проектированию будущего участия в движении Викимедиа. (продолжить чтение)
Координация между заинтересованными сторонами: запуск службы поддержки для партнёрских организаций и волонтёрских сообществ, работающих над партнёрством в области контента. (продолжить чтение)
Развитие лидерства: обновления о проектах лидерства от организаторов движения Викимедиа в Бразилии и Кабо-Верде. (продолжить чтение)
Управление внутренними знаниями: запуск нового портала для технической документации и ресурсов сообщества. (продолжить чтение)
Инновации в области свободных знаний: высококачественные аудиовизуальные ресурсы для научных экспериментов и новый набор инструментов для транскрипции устных культур. (продолжить чтение)
Оценка, итерация и адаптация: результаты пилотного проекта Equity Landscape (продолжить чтение)
Другие новости и обновления: новый форум для обсуждения реализации Стратегии движения, предстоящие выборы в Совет попечителей Фонда Викимедиа, новый подкаст для обсуждения Стратегии движения, а также кадровые изменения в команде Фонда по Стратегии движения и управлению. (продолжить чтение)
Компас избирателя — это инструмент, который помогает голосующим выбрать кандидатов, которые в наибольшей степени соответствуют их убеждениям и взглядам. Члены сообщества предложат утверждения, в отношении которых кандидаты должны дать ответы, используя шкалу Лайкерта (соглашаюсь/нейтрально/не соглашаюсь). Ответы кандидатов будут добавлены в Компас избирателя. Затем участники голосования смогут пользоваться компасом, добавляя свои ответы относительно утверждений (соглашаюсь/нейтрально/не соглашаюсь). Как результат, компас покажет кандидатов, которые лучше всего отвечают убеждениям и взглядам участников голосования.
Ниже приведена временная шкала по использованию Компаса избирателя:
8 — 20 июля: Члены сообщества выдвигают утверждения для Компаса избирателя
21 — 22 июля: Комитет по выборам рассматривает утверждения на предмет ясности и удаляет те утверждения, которые не относятся к теме
Я пишу вам сегодня по поводу графика голосования на выборах в Совет попечителей.
Как многие из вас уже знают, в этом году мы предлагаем Компас избирателя, чтобы помочь голосующим определить позиции кандидатов по некоторым ключевым вопросам. Несколько кандидатов попросили увеличить количество символов в их ответах, чтобы они могли дать более развернутые ответы. Избирательная комиссия считает, что их аргументация соответствует целям справедливого и равноправного избирательного процесса.
Чтобы к началу голосования обеспечить перевод более длинных заявлений, Избирательная комиссия и Целевая группа по отбору членов Совета решили отложить начало голосования на одну неделю. Это самое оптимальное время, предложенное сотрудниками, работающими над проведением выборов.
Несмотря на то, что не все захотят использовать Компас избирателя для принятия решения в голосовании, Избирательная комиссия посчитала более уместным предоставить перевод заявлений для членов сообщества на разных языках.
Голосование начнется 23 августа в 00:00 UTC и завершится 6 сентября в 23:59 UTC.
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Всем привет,
Форум Стратегии движения (MS Forum) — это многоязычное пространство для совместного обсуждения всех вопросов, связанных с реализацией Стратегии движения.
Приглашаем всех участников Движения к сотрудничеству на форуме Стратегии движения. Цель форума - построение сотрудничества между сообществами с помощью инклюзивной и многоязычной платформы.
Стратегия движения — это совместная работа по созданию будущего движения Викимедиа. Каждый может внести свой вклад в Стратегию движения — от одного комментария до разработки проекта. Присоединяйтесь к форуму со своей учетной записью Викимедиа, участвуйте в беседах и задавайте вопросы на своем языке.
Команда по Стратегии движения и управлению (MSG) выдвинула предложение о создании форума в мае 2022 года. Был проведен 2-х месячный период рассмотрения предложения сообществом, который завершился 24 июля 2022 года. Вы можете ознакомиться с отчетом об обзоре сообщества здесь.
Если вы готовы проголосовать, перейдите на SecurePoll и проголосуйте сейчас. Голосование проходит с 23 августа 00:00 (UTC) по 6 сентября 23:59 (UTC).
Чтобы узнать о своем праве на участие в голосовании, посетите эту страницу.
Комитет провел пересмотр проекта руководства, основываясь на предложениях, собранных во время дискуссии сообщества в период с мая по июль, а также на основе голосования, проведенного в марте 2022 года. Изменения преимущественно касаются четырех областей:
Определение вида, назначения и применимости обучения по УКП;
Упрощение формулировок для облегчения перевода и понимания людьми, не являющимися экспертами;
Прояснение концепции утверждения, включая ее достоинства и недостатки;
Пересмотр баланса между конфиденциальностью заявителя и нарушителя
Комитет просит предоставить отзывы и предложения касательно данных изменений до 8 октября 2022 года. Далее, комитет по пересмотру планирует внести дополнительные изменения на основе отзывов сообщества.
Каждый имеет возможность поделиться своими отзывами в различных местах. Вы можете поделиться комментариями на любом удобном вам языке на странице обсуждения по обновленному руководству. Вы также можете предоставить отзывы на страницах обсуждений переведенных версий, во время локальных дискуссий или же во время «часов обсуждения» и круглых столов.
Планируется проведение дискуссий по вопросам изменений в Руководстве по обеспечению правоприменения УКП. Пожалуйста, ознакомьтесь с подробностями и датами на Мета-вики.
Команда фасилитаторов, осуществляющая поддержку данного процесса, надеется привлечь большое количество сообществ. Если обсуждение еще не происходит в вашем сообществе, пожалуйста, организуйте такое обсуждение сами. Фасилитаторы могут помочь вам в организации обсуждений. Результаты обсуждений будут обобщаться и представляться на рассмотрение редакционного комитета каждые две недели. Краткие итоги будут публиковаться здесь.
--AAkhmedova (WMF) (talk) 08:31, 13 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
Приглашение принять участие в сессии «Вопросы и ответы об Уставе движения»
Комитет по разработке Устава движения представил предварительный проект Устава в Саммите Викимедиа 2022, обозначив направление Комитета и самого устава. Исходя из полученных отзывов, Комитет внёс в устав первоначальные изменения. Перед тем как приступить к написанию Устава для всего Движения, Комитет планирует провести консультации с сообществом Викимедиа и получить обратную связь по черновым вариантам первых трёх разделов: Преамбула, Ценности и принципы, и Роли и обязанности (заявление о намерениях). Проекты этих разделов будут доступны на Мета странице 14 ноября 2022 года. Консультации с сообществом пройдут с 20 ноября по 18 декабря 2022 года. Подробнее об этом здесь.
С целью обеспечения информированности всех заинтересованных лиц, для того, чтобы они могли полноценно участвовать в обсуждениях и имели возможность поделиться мнением об Уставе движения, приглашаем всех присоединиться к сессии «Вопросы и ответы об Уставе движения». Данные сессии запланированы с учётом разных часовых поясов. На этих сессиях участники узнают о цели устава, о значении и влиянии, которые он имеет для викимедийцев, а также для сообществ. Члены Комитета по разработке Устава движения будут присутствовать, чтобы ответить на вопросы и услышать мнение участников.
Напоминаем, что презентационная часть сессии будет записана и доступна для просмотра после встречи. Ниже приведен список запланированных встреч:
Азиатско-Тихоокеанский регион: 4 ноября 2022 года в 09:00-10.30 UTC (ваше местное время). Доступен перевод на китайский и японский языки.
На странице Мета вы найдете более подробную информацию; ссылки на Zoom будут предоставлены за 48 часов до звонка.
Послы Устава Движения
Отдельные лица или группы людей из всех сообществ, которые хотят способствовать включению своих сообществ к обсуждениям об Уставе движения, могут стать Послами Устава движения. Послы Устава движения будут проводить свои мероприятия и могут получить финансовую поддержку для проведения встреч на своих языках. Региональные фасилитаторы команды по Стратегии и движения и управлению будут оказывать поддержку желающим получить грант для послов УД. Если вы заинтересованы стать послом УД, пожалуйста, зарегистрируйтесь здесь. Если у вас есть конкретные вопросы, пожалуйста, свяжитесь с командой по Стратегии движения и управлению по электронной почте: strategy2030@wikimedia.org или на форуме Стратегии движения.
Комитет приветствует все виды обратной связи на разных языках от членов сообщества и организаций движения. Вы можете принять участие следующими способами:
Поделитесь отзывом в региональной встрече с членами Комитета, которая пройдет 26 ноября в 15.00-16.30 UTC (ваше местное время). Будет обеспечен синхронный перевод на русский язык. Подробнее о региональных встречах здесь.
Отправьте письмо на: movementcharter@wikimedia.org, если у Вас будут дополнительные отзывы для Комитета.
Если Вы хотите узнать больше об Уставе Движения, его целях, почему он важен и как он влияет на ваше сообщество, пожалуйста, посмотрите запись сессии «Вопросы и ответы об Уставе движения» с переводом на русский язык (синхронный перевод начинается в 9:40сек).
Управляемый волонтёрами Комитет по пересмотру провёл большую работу по рассмотрению пожеланий сообщества и внесению изменений. Они доработали проблемные области, такие как требования по обучению и утверждению, конфиденциальность и прозрачность в процессе работы, а также читаемость и переводимость самого документа.
Ознакомиться с обновленным Руководством по обеспечению правоприменения можно здесь, а сравнительные изменения показаны здесь.
Как проголосовать?
Голосование будет открыто с 17 января 2023 года. Данная страница на Мета-вики содержит информацию о том, как проголосовать используя SecurePoll.
Кто может голосовать?
Право голоса для участия в голосовании определяется так же, как и в процессе выборов Совета попечителей Фонда Викимедиа. Подробнее о праве на участие в голосовании читайте здесь. Если вы имеете право голоса, вы можете использовать вашу учётную запись Викимедиа для доступа к серверу голосования.
Что будет после голосования?
Голоса будут тщательно проверены независимой группой волонтёров, а результаты будут опубликованы в рассылке Wikimedia-l, на форуме Стратегии движения, на платформе Diff и Мета-вики. Голосующие будут иметь возможность проголосовать и оставить имеющиеся пожелания по поводу Руководства. Совет попечителей примет во внимание уровень поддержки и поднятые вопросы, когда он будет рассматривать ратификацию Руководства по обеспечению правоприменения или же дальнейшую его доработку.
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В результате голосования 3097 участников из 146 сообществ Викимедиа, 76% голосов были поданы за Руководство по обеспечению правоприменения, а 24% - против. Статистика голосования опубликована. Более подробная информация о комментариях, полученных в ходе голосования, будет опубликована в ближайшее время.
Результаты и комментарии, собранные в течение голосования, будут направлены в Совет попечителей для рассмотрения. Ожидается, что процесс рассмотрения Советом будет завершен в марте 2023 года. Мы проинформируем вас, когда процесс рассмотрения будет завершён.
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We are working on the next steps of the Affiliate strategy. We invite you to a session with the Board of Trustees, AffCom, and supporting staff to provide input into this process. These sessions will be conducted in groups and the language will be English. If you are able to attend one of these meetings, please sign up here. If you prefer a 1:1 session for a detailed discussion, please reach out to me. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please respond via the survey or in writing to askcac@wikimedia.org or on the Talk page.
This message was also sent by email to affiliate primary contacts.
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Greetings group contacts,
This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Wikimedia Affiliates are required to submit an annual activity report covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period in order to prompt review for a renewal. Reports must be written in English, posted to meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal.
This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.
As noted on the meta Reports page, your organization’s 2023 annual reporting became past due in 2023-03-01. Please be sure to:
Post your 2023 annual reporting to the meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal as soon as possible to return to compliance with your user group agreement.
Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and
Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to wadportalwikimedia.org.
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hello all,
We are thrilled to announce the opening of the scholarship applications for Wiki Women Camp 2023 which will run from 20-23 October in New Delhi, India.
The scholarship application deadline is July 4th, end of the day (anywhere in the world), and applicants will receive notification of decisions in mid-July.
Please submit your application directly through the provided forms available here.
If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at admin@wikiwomencamp.org.
UTC meeting times are and Note that we are now meeting on Zoom, with interpretation in the 2nd session in (Arabic)(Spanish)(French)--Pharos (talk) 02:41, 12 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
Call for Affiliates & Call for Trainers WikiWomenCamp 2023
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Dear all,
The WikiWomenCamp 2023 team is excited to announce that the calls for Affiliates and Trainers are open now!
Self-funded affiliates attendance
If your affiliate is interested, kindly fill out the registration form by 8 August 2023, anywhere on earth. Please note that self-funded attendance means participants will be responsible for their travel, accommodation, visa (if required), and related expenses. We have 10 seats reserved for affiliates. Here is the form link: Google Forms
Trainers
The call for trainers to facilitate gender-focused sessions at WikiWomenCamp 2023 is open.
To propose your session(s), please submit the application form by 8th August 2023.
More details about the call for trainers (benefits for trainers and key dates) are here: m:WWC2023/Program
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Dear Community Members,
As we gear up for the upcoming WikiWomenCamp in India, we are excited to announce a unique opportunity to share your incredible work and its impact with the global community.
What We're Looking For: We invite you to submit short (3-5 minute) videos highlighting your projects, initiatives, or efforts that have made a significant difference in addressing gender gaps. We know that many of you are doing remarkable work in various corners of the world, and we want to shine a spotlight on your achievements.
Why Short Videos: Our camp sessions are extensive, covering a wide range of topics and discussions. In the interest of time and with a commitment to showcasing the amazing initiatives across our movement, we believe that short videos are an effective way to capture and share the essence of your work.
How Your Videos Will Be Used: The selected videos will be featured on our social media channels and played during breaks at the camp. This provides an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your work to a broader audience and inspire others to get involved or collaborate with you.
Submission Guidelines:
Videos should be 3-5 minutes in length.
Please focus on the impact of your work, highlighting how it contributes to addressing gender gap.
Be creative and engage in your presentation.
Ensure video quality is clear and audible.
Narration (optional): If possible, include a brief voiceover or text captions to provide context and explanation.
Language: While English is preferred for wider accessibility, videos in other languages are also welcome. Kindly ensure that non-English videos are accompanied by English subtitles or captions.
Submission Deadline:
To be considered for inclusion in our camp programming, please submit your videos by Thursday, 28th September 2023. Late submissions may still be featured later on our social media channels.
How to Submit:
To avoid any issues with file sizes, we recommend using a file transfer service like WeTransfer or Google Drive while sharing your videos with us at admin@wikiwomencamp.org. In your email, include a brief description of your project, affiliate name / your name or username, and contact information.
We believe that your stories and experiences are powerful tools for change. By sharing them with our community, you contribute to a collective effort to bridge the gender gap and empower women and girls worldwide.
Thank you for being a part of the camp initiatives, and we look forward to receiving your inspiring videos.
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Dear Wikimedia affiliates communications leads,
We are so excited to share a new resource with you: The Wikimedia Photo Library. In it you will find high quality images that help to tell the story of free knowledge. We hope that this library will help you in the important work you do as a communication lead. Alongside this library, we’ve also updated guidelines on how to effectively use imagery to tell brand stories.
Curious to learn more about these resources?
We will be holding a short workshop for 45 minutes on Tuesday 3 October 2023, at 16:00 UTC (add event to your calendar) and again on Thursday 5 October at 7:00 UTC (add event to your calendar) to accommodate different time zones. During these workshops, we will walk you through some examples of images that align with the Movement Brand Guidelines, some basics of quality photography and answer any questions you may have about this topic.
The need for a Wikimedia Photo Library
Our research showed that there are lots of photos available from Wikimedia events, usually featuring people using computers. There were very few images showing mobile editing or reading, and even fewer showing people using the projects in their everyday lives.
These images are the first steps in creating a photo library that is representative of the whole movement. We have added images that are aligned with the Movement Brand Guidelines in this category on Wikimedia Commons. Photography is a powerful tool to create cohesion in Wikimedia communication. Our hope is that all of you will help to build this resource out with images from your region.
By continuing to add to this category, we will be helping one another tell more impactful stories of the free knowledge movement – learn how on the Brand portal on Meta-wiki.
Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any questions. We hope to see you at one of the workshops!
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hi everyone,
This is a reminder about our photography sessions happening this week. Also, some people reached out with concerns about not being able to open the links to meetings in the previous message. Please find a direct link to the Google Meet sessions here:
Hi everyone! The Affiliations Committee (AffCom), Ombuds commission (OC), and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the Meta-wiki page.
If you are aware of participants in your affiliate who may be interested in these roles, please share this message with them.
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Dear Wikimedia affiliate,
Last year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board announced they started the process with creating an Affiliates Strategy in collaboration with the Affiliations Committee, the affiliates, and the broader communities with the intention to develop a strategy that will help guide the Foundation’s immediate work in supporting affiliates for the next few years, with a primary focus on the recognition process, as a direct responsibility of the Board.
Over several months, the Wikimedia Foundation Board engaged with an outside consultant to drive a review process of what work the Foundation was doing to support affiliates. The end goal was to have several recommended actions.
You can read more about the findings and the recommendations on this Meta-Wiki page.
The Movement Charter Drafting Committee is happy to announce that the full draft of the Movement Charter will be published on April 2nd, 2024. This will kick off the community engagement period from April 2nd to April 22nd.
The Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia Movement, including to lay out a new Global Council for movement governance.
Everyone in the Wikimedia Movement is invited to share opinions on the full version of the Charter draft – this is the last chance to offer feedback before the Charter draft is updated for the ratification vote in June 2024.
The full draft of the Movement Charter has been published on Meta for your review.
Why should you care?
The Charter is important as it will be an essential document for the implementation of the 2030 strategy recommendations. Participating in the Charter discussions means that you ensure that your voice is heard and your interests are represented in shaping the future of the Movement.
Community Engagement – April 2nd to April 30th, 2024
The Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) cordially invites everyone in the Wikimedia movement to share feedback on the full draft of the Movement Charter.
Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hello all,
The call for candidates for the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open from May 8, 2024 - May 29, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term. This is a volunteer position.
This year, the Wikimedia community will vote to fill four (4) seats on the Foundation Board in August 2024. You can see the timeline of the full selection process here.
Traits
Wikimedia is a global movement and seeks candidates from the broader community. Ideal candidates are thoughtful, respectful, community-oriented and align with the Wikimedia Foundation mission. Candidates should think about what experiences and perspectives they will bring to the Board.
The Board would like to find perspectives and voices that are essential but underrepresented in our movement. Accordingly, all candidates will be asked to include statements in their application that speak to their experiences in the world and in the movement and share how those experiences have equipped them to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
English is the language of business for the Board. Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English. Previous experience serving on a collective decision-making body, especially Boards or committees, and significant experience in Wikimedia (or equivalent) movement building and organizing are expected from candidates.
Apply
Candidates from all projects and communities who meet the criteria to become a Wikimedia Trustee are welcome to apply. Could you - or someone you know - be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees? Encourage them to run for election. Candidates can find information and submit their nomination on the candidate application page. If you want to learn more about the role of Trustees or have questions, refer to this candidate resources page.
Community questions for candidates
All community members, including affiliates, are invited to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. From the list of questions, the Election Committee selects 5 questions for candidates to answer, which the candidates are expected to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related. Questions can be submitted between May 8 - June 12 at 23:59 UTC. Learn more about how to submit your questions on this Meta-wiki page.
The Community Affairs Committee (CAC) of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees invites you to give feedback on a draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle. Affiliates play important roles in the Movement, working with communities and external partners, and thus they bring valuable perspectives to the table. We warmly welcome you to the conversations. In addition, please share information about this with your affiliate membership, and any project communities your affiliate works with or supports. You can also help translate the procedure into more languages so that people can join the discussions in their language.
This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects. It aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the Language Committee. It is also separate from the closing projects policy.
You can find the details of the proposal on this page, as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on June 23, 2024, anywhere on Earth.
We have also reached out to your contact persons via the emails provided.
The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now up on Meta in more than 20 languages for your reading.
What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter?
The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance.
Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party”
Join the “Launch Party” on June 20, 2024 at 14.00-15.00 UTC (your local time). During this call, we will celebrate the release of the final Charter and present the content of the Charter. Join and learn about the Charter before casting your vote.
Since that point, AffCom has been working with the Board of Trustees, Foundation staff, affiliates, and wider community members to enable them to provide appropriate guidance to affiliates regarding what it means to be an active and healthy Wikimedia organisation. As a result of those conversations, the committee has voted to adopt the following 10 criteria for affiliates, grouped into four main areas:
Goal delivery
Organisational Development
Good governance & communication
Financial & legal compliance
Affiliate health & resilience
Leadership & Inclusion
Diverse, skilled, and accountable leadership
Diversity balance (especially gender)
Universal Code of Conduct compliance)
Engagement & Collaboration
Internal (membership) engagement
Community connection
Partnerships & collaboration
You are encouraged to read more details about each of these criteria here, including guidance on how each can be met. All criteria will be tracked for all affiliates, except for the criteria around financial and legal compliance, which only apply to those affiliates receiving funds and/or that are incorporated.
Staff and AffCom are working on streamlining affiliate reporting requirements, and responding to feedback raised during the community feedback period about the reporting burden. The new requirements of data collected in reports would be useful also for different Foundation teams and departments, and allow for the creation of detailed regional or global reports that demonstrate affiliate health and impact.
In July 2024, AffCom will work to finalise the implementation plans for the changes to the affiliate requirements and application process. In August 2024, updates will be made to Meta-wiki and other supporting platforms.
The insights from the 2023 process also included recognising a need to strengthen AffCom processes for evaluating potential User Groups’ furtherance of shared movement goals, sustainability, and general ability to be healthy and active movement participants. AffCom has adopted a revised process for User Group recognition, and will be pausing new User Group recognitions until September 2024.
No immediate changes are happening, except the pause of considering new User Group recognitions until September, for applications received after today, June 12, 2024. Once more detailed implementation plans are developed, there will be an update here and on the relevant Meta pages with the next steps after Wikimania.
Alternatively, you can join AffCom's open office hours on June 19 at 14:00 UTC or request a conversation as a part of Talking:2024. You can use the Let’s Talk to sign up for a time to speak with us.
Looking forward to your feedback!
Best regards,
Nat, Mike & Lorenzo
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Liaisons to the Affiliations Committee
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