Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee

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Welcome to the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustee's "Community Affairs Committee" (CAC)!

About

The Wikimedia Foundation's Community Affairs Committee (CAC) is a Board committee that was established on 24 February 2021. Its aims is to "assess, explore and address current and future community-related efforts. Its main goal is to work with both Wikimedia Foundation staff and the wider Wikimedia community in order to bridge conflicts and offer guidance, with a main goal of continuously improving the relationships between the Wikimedia Foundation and its wider community, as well as working jointly to achieve the mission and vision of the Wikimedia Movement, while considering the different needs of the Wikimedia Foundation, our communities and users around the world."

The CAC's scope and responsibilities are laid out in its charter.

The Committee's main priorities for 2025 are:

Community-related initiatives and affairs: Help prioritize community-related initiatives, liaising with committees and task forces, and supporting CEO and relevant staff regarding ongoing community-related priorities (e.g. engaging the movement with the annual planning work & other organisational priorities).
Board Communications: Maintain and improve ongoing connections with communities at events, calls, and more.
Movement Strategy: Support the implementation of the Movement Strategy, including liaising with applicable committees (e.g. Governance Committee, Affiliations Committee, as well as engaging with drafts and outputs.)

Membership

Chair: Shani Evenstein Sigalov (continuing from 2021 appointment)
Members: Vicki Doronina, Mike Peel
Alternates: Jimmy Wales, Nataliia Tymkiv
Staff Liaison: Senior Director of Movement Communications (Mayur मयूर)

Former members

James Heilman - Member – 02/21 – 10/21
Dariusz Jemielniak - Member – 02/21 – 10/21
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight Alternate – 10/21- 12/24

Events

Events open to the community unless otherwise noted.

Past events

May 13, 2021: "Meet the Board" session
July 21, 2021: "The Board meets Board Candidates" – (Open to Board candidates only)
August, 2021: Wikimania events – "Meet the Board" & Roundtables
October 20, 2021: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
February 17, 2022 (rescheduled from January): "Conversation with the Trustees" session
April 21, 2022: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
June – Q&A for 2022 Board candidates (closed call)
July 14, 2022: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
August 14, 2022: "Sip, snack and chat with the Board" at Wikimania
October 20, 2022: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
December 15, 2022: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
February 23, 2023: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
May 18, 2023: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
August 2023: Trustees at Wikimania
December 7, 2023: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
March 21, 2024 at 19:00 UTC: "Conversation with the Trustees" session
May 23, 2024 at 2:00 UTC: Sister Project Task Force Open Call #1 -- Discussion and feedback on Draft procedure for sibling project lifecycle.
9 June, 2024 at 2:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC: Sister Project Task Force Open Call -- Discussion and feedback on Draft procedure for sibling project lifecycle.
June 27, 2024 at 18:00 UTC: "Conversation with the Trustees" session.
August 9, 2024 at 8:00 UTC: Trustees at Wikimania

Upcoming events

January 30, 2025 at 14:30 UTC: "Conversation with the Trustees" session

Contact the CAC

If you would like to register for an upcoming event, have questions or would like to share any other thoughts with the Community Affairs Committee, please write to this email:

askcac wikimedia.org.