Talk:Hindi Wikimedians User Group

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Congratulations

Congratulations to everyone who contributed to establish Hindi Wikimedians as a user group! I just saw the announcement. Blue Rasberry (talk) 00:10, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes congrats. If anyone is interested in collaborating on the creation of an offline medical Wikipedia app in Hindi let me know. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:31, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Surprising Congratulations

Congratulations for the the recognition of the group.I originally proposed the idea to establish this group.I alongwith another Hindi Wikemedian User:Anamdass created the page on Meta and proposed contact persons including User:Anamdass and me as User:Harvinder Chandigarh . But I wonder my name has been deleted in the final proposal sent to the foundation without any intimation to me.Can someone involved in this process may explain why my name was deleted as contact person while I was one of the founder member of the group. Regard.--Harvinder Chandigarh (talk) 14:13, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you Harvinder-jee for creating the page. User Group concept was discussed from a long time and initial discussion started in 2015. After your efforts and current page, things gained momentum. We had a month-long notice and discussion on Hindi Wikipedia Village pump abt flag bearers. Everyone anonymously agreed on current three names(Suyashji, Anamdasji and Ashishji). I updated the village pump from time to time about application status. You may find major update summary here. Once again thank you so much for starting the page and hopefully, you can join/help current flag bearers for the betterment of Hindi Wikipedia. AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 17:20, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

• Thanks dear AbhiSuryawanshi--Harvinder Chandigarh (talk) 13:39, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Kudos and Congrtulations

Kudos to the Team worked for. Special appreciations to User:Harvinder Chandigarh. Congratulations to the Hindi Wikipedia. I wish Every Indic Language get it own user group. Yes Let us walk and work together.--Drcenjary (talk) 00:39, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

• Thanks dear Drcenjary--Harvinder Chandigarh (talk) 13:40, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Roadmap and Action Plan

Dear Hindi Wikimedian Friends it is a matter of pleasure that we have created this User group.I propose to chalk out some Futuristic Action Plan for the group.Otherwise just creating the group has no idea.To start with I propose that we should tie up with Hindi department of Punjab University or some other educational institution in or around Chandigarh to deliver an awareness generation talk.I volunteer myself to give a talk and expect few willing members to tie up with some institution and finalize the dates and arrangements.Regard.--Harvinder Chandigarh (talk) 09:52, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Bylaws of User Group

Friends there is a need to make bylaws of Hindi Wikipedians User Group which will enable us to take and implement decision in more systematic manner.--Harvinder Chandigarh (talk) 03:52, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Translation

We are working on an offline version of Wikipedia known as IIAB. Wondering if someone can translate the three sentence here[1] Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 20:39, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Doc James: Sir, Translation is done. And Sorry for late Response. Let us known When needed. Thanks--Jayprakash >>> Talk 16:06, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

User:Jayprakash12345 thank you. Just need to find people to translate the rest :-) Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:07, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

User group for Military Historians

Greetings,

"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians. Please spread the message to your members and Wikimedia volunteers within your scope.

Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 07:11, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

1. We at Bhopal are collaborating with col. Southern command ,sudarshan chakra corps.will love to join your program .Kudos for your effort.--Swapnil.Karambelkar (talk) 17:25, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

@Swapnil.Karambelkar: Many thanks for the reply. Good to hear about the collaboration. Please explain about the collaboration you had in the past, and you're planning to have in future. If possible, we can conduct an edit-a-thon, focused on military history to the personnel there. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 15:51, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

@Krishna Chaitanya Velaga: I am in talks with PRO of Indian army ,Bhopal.A proposal has been sent to declassify the non sensitive docs.I will initiate the collaboration and let you know asap.Swapnil.Karambelkar (talk) 06:10, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Each One Teach One -Approach for new Wikipedia users/ editors

Friends I have please cosider "Each One Teach One" -Approach proposed to be adopted for new users and give your opinion.I have created proposal on meta also .If you agree then please endorse and participate in it here [2]. Regard.--Harvinder Chandigarh (talk) 07:04, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Inviting you to participate in the women editing contest "The women you have never met"

Dear Hindi Wikimedians User Group!

Hope this message finds you all well :) On behalf of Iberocoop network I want to invite you to be part of the women editing contest we are organizing along with many other chapters and user groups in the movement. You are doing an excellent work on your local context and we will be so pleased to have you on board. In this very early stage, we are asking the organizations to add their interest in the following meta page Hope to see you there soon! Hugs----Anna Torres (WMAR) --Anna Torres (WMAR) (talk) 15:31, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

IMLD-ODD 2018 Wikidata Edit-a-thon

Ping to contact group @आशीष भटनागर, Anamdas, and Suyash.dwivedi: Hi everyone, we're organizing a national level Wikidata editing campaign on content related to India from 21 February 2018 (International Mother Language Day) to 3 March 2018 (Open Data Day). We would like to collaborate with the Hindi Wikimedians User Group for promoting the campaign among the Hindi community, and make the event successful. Looking forward for confirmation from your side. Event page at: IMLD-ODD 2018 Wikidata India Edit-a-thon Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk — mail) 13:58, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Krishna Chaitanya Velaga: Thanks for letting us know we confirm our participation -- Suyash Dwivedi (talk) 15:29, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Hindi User Group Site

हमारे सदस्य समूह को एक साल होने को हैं। और सदस्य समूह की गतिविधियो में भी उन्नति हुई है। इसलिए हमे अब अपनी हिन्दी सदस्य समूह की साइट का डोमैन लेना चाहिए। ताकि हम अपनी गतिविधियो को सुसंगठित तौर पर होस्ट कर सके।

1. Subdomain: hi.wikimedia.org
2. Logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo_Hindi.svg
3. Sitename: हिंदी विकिमीडियन्स सदस्य समूह
4. Project namespace: विकिमीडिया
5. Project talk: विकिमीडिया_वार्ता
6. Site Language: hi
7. Who can read it? : Public
8. Who can edit it? : Who has an account
9. Is account creation by approval only, or by anybody clicking on "create an account"? : by approval
10. Is email notification to be switched on? : yes
11. Should certain extensions be switched on? : Translate extension (hi/en)
12. $wgImportSources: meta and all Hindi projects
13. Add User:Jayprakash12345 (0freerunning@gmail.com) as bureaucrats Add User:Suyash.dwivedi (Suyash.tps@gmail.com) as bureaucrats--Jayprakash >>> Talk 14:18, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

समर्थन

1. स्वीकार्य योग्य प्रस्ताव।--आर्यावर्त (talk) 15:36, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
2. यह एक उत्तम प्रस्ताव हैं हम इस माध्यम से अपनी क्रियाकलाप संगठित रूप से निष्पादित कर सकेंगें।--Godric ki Kothri (talk) 09:39, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

विरोध

टिप्पणियाँ

1. नाम हिन्दी विकिमित्र सही रहेगा या आधिकारिक नाम हिन्दी विकि सदस्य समूह?
2. खाता अनुमति से ही मिलना चाहिए।
3. आशीष जी को प्रशासक होना चाहिए या तीनों ध्वजवाहक। जय जी तकनीकी कारणों से डिफॉल्ट प्रशासक के रूप में अवश्य रहे।
4. प्रकल्प भी मुख्य भाषा हिन्दी ही रहेगी।
5. चित्र अपलोड सक्रिय हो क्योंकि बहुत से कार्यक्रमों की तस्वीरें डालनी होती हैं। वैसे कॉमन्स पे भी डाल सकते हैं।--आर्यावर्त (talk) 14:41, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

1. जी, कोई भी नाम रख सकते हैं। अंतिम फैसला तो आप लोगो को करना हैं। मैंने तो इसलिए यह नाम दिया क्यूकी ज़्यादातर विकि में विकिमेडियन्स होता हैं। जैसे पंजाबी विकिमेडियन्स।
2. जी ऐसा भी है।
3. मैं केवल विकिसेटअप तक रहूँगा। बाद में विकि बनने के बाद कोई भी ध्वजवाहक मुझे हटा सकते हैं।
4. जी जोड़ दिया गया हैं।
5. चूंकि यह एक कंटैंट विकि नहीं है तो लोकल अपलोड मे शुरू मे नहीं कर सकते। बाद में जरूरत होने पर कर सकते है।--Jayprakash >>> Talk 15:03, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

धन्यवाद, जय जी। हिन्दी विकि सदस्य समूह नाम पे मेरी सम्मति है। दूसरे सदस्यों की राय भी चाहेंगे।--आर्यावर्त (talk) 15:36, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

हिंदी विकी सदस्यदल बेहतर नाम है, जैसा अनामदास जी ने सुझाया था...मैंने बंगला वाले यूजर ग्रुप का पेज दरख था, वोलोग विकिमीडियन्स यूजर ग्रुप को विकिसम्प्रदाय लिखते हैं उदाहरण के लिए हिंदी विकिसम्प्रदाय, इस नाम पर भी विचार किया जा सकता है।  Innocentbunny    TALK  16:30, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

@Innocentbunny: अनामदास जी के सुझाए नाम हिंदी विकिमीडियन्स, हिंदी विकिमीडियन्स सदस्य समूह, अथवा हिंदी विकिमीडियन्स सदस्यदल थे। एक बार चेक कर ले। और मैंने उन्हीं के अनुसार बदलाव कर दिये हैं। हिंदी विकी सदस्यदल नाम तो सुझाया भी नहीं हैं आप थोड़ा और प्रकाश डाल सकते हैं।--Jayprakash >>> Talk 16:44, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

@Jayprakash12345: क्षमा करें भूल हो गयी, अनामदास जी ने हिंदी विकिमीडियान्स सदस्यदल सुझाया था। वैसे मेरे सुझाव में हिन्दी विकी सदस्यदल और हिन्दी विकिसम्प्रदाय नामों पर भी मंथन किया जा सकता है। धन्यवाद!🙏  Innocentbunny    TALK  16:56, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

@Jayprakash12345: जी मेरा एक और सुझाव है https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Logo_Hindi.svg इस लोगो में यूजर ग्रुप का नाम हिंदी में लिखा होना चाहिए।  Innocentbunny    TALK  17:01, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

मुझे हिन्दी के बीच में हिन्दी विकिमेडियन्स अंग्रेजी शब्द अजीब सा लग रहा है। कृपया आधिकारिक नाम जब देवनागरी में लिखना हो तो शुद्ध हिन्दी में ही रखें।--आर्यावर्त (talk) 12:53, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

👆👆आर्यावर्त जी की बात से 100% सहमत 4 हूँ, इसीलिए मैंने हिंदी विकिसम्प्रदाय या हिंदी विकी सदस्यदल नाम आगे रखा था।  Innocentbunny    TALK  14:19, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

धन्यवाद। हिन्दी विकि सदस्य दल या हिन्दी विकि सदस्य समूह अधिक उपयुक्त हैं।--आर्यावर्त (talk) 14:33, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

हमें लोगो में भी हिन्दी नाम लिखना चाहिये चाहे भले वह हिन्दी विकिमीडियन यूजर ग्रुप ही क्यों न हो। शेष मेरा समर्थन तो हिन्दी विकि सदस्य दल के लिये ही है।--Godric ki Kothri (talk) 09:42, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

हिंदी विकी सदस्यदल बॆस्ट होगा  Innocentbunny    TALK  08:23, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

हिन्दी विकि सदस्यदल के ऊपर पर्याप्त सहमति बन गयी है। अब आगे की कार्यवाही की जाए।--आर्यावर्त (talk) 03:02, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Food- 2018

हमें हिन्दी विकिमेडियन्स को Wiki Loves Food - 2018 [3] में भाग लेना चाहिए ,यह मेरा प्रस्ताव है और निवेदन भी है| --Harvinder Chandigarh (talk) 08:16, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India): Applications are open

Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India) to be tentatively held in the last weekend of September 2018. This is going to be a three-day training workshop to equip the participants with the skills to create illustrations and digital drawings in SVG format, using software like Inkscape.

Minimum eligibility criteria to participate is as below:

• Active Wikimedians from India contributing to any Indic language Wikimedia projects.
• At least 1,500 global edits till 30 May 2018.
• At least 500 edits to home-Wikipedia (excluding User-space).

Please apply at the following link before 16th June 2018: Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India) Scholarships.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:12, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

हिन्दी दिवस लेख प्रतियोगिता हेतु अनुदान प्रस्ताव

नमस्ते सर्वेभ्यः
पिछले साल की तरह इस साल भी १४ सितंबर से एक महीने तक हिन्दी दिवस के उपलक्ष्य में विकिपीडिया में नए नए गुणवत्तायुक्त लेखों के निर्माण हेतु सदस्यों को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए हिन्दी दिवस लेख प्रतियोगिता का आयोजन किया गया है। हमारा उद्देश्य है कि अधिक से अधिक सदस्य इसमें प्रतिभागिता करें और आयोजको, सदस्यों का उत्साह वर्धन करें जिससे हम इस प्रकार के कार्यक्रमो का आयोजन कर सकें। हम भी सदस्यों को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए उत्सुक है और इस हेतु अनुदान प्राप्त करने के लिए यहाँ मेटा पर अनुदान प्रस्ताव रखा गया है। सदस्यों को पुरस्कृत करना इस अनुदान की राशि के ऊपर निर्भर रहेगा। हमारा उद्देश्य था कि हम केवल पुरस्कार हेतु छोटी सी राशि के लिए ही आवेदन करें परंतु रैपिड ग्रांट कम से कम $500 की होनी चाहिए ऐसा नियम है अतः पुरस्कार की राशि के साथ इसबार हमने डायरी को भी सम्मिलित किया है। जिसे सालभर विभिन्न सम्पादनोत्सव एवं छोटी मोटी प्रतियोगिताएं आदि एवं विशिष्ट योगदान देने वाले सदस्यों को पुरस्कृत करने हेतु दिया जाएगा। सभी से अनुरोध है कि मेटा पर अपना मत दें। धन्यवाद।--आर्यावर्त (talk) 07:00, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Learning Quarterly: November 2018

L&E Newsletter / Volume 5 / Issue 17 / November 2018
Learning Quarterly

Frontpage:
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A program in the spotlight:
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:10, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

2018 Affiliations Committee call for candidates

This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee.

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 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.

The committee can include up to fifteen members, roughly half of whom are selected every twelve months for staggered two-year terms. Those joining the committee during the current process will serve a two-year term ending in December 2020.

Key skills

Being a part of the Affiliations Committee requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a healthy mix of different skill sets in our members, including the following key skills and experience:

- Willingness to process applications through a set, perhaps bureaucratic process.
- Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
- Availability of up to 5 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly two-hour voice/video meeting.
- International orientation.
- Fluency in English.
- Ability to work and communicate with other languages and cultures.
- Strong understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Knowledge of different legal systems and experience in community building and organizing are a plus.
- Skills in other languages are a major plus.
- Experience with or in an active affiliate is a major plus.
- Strong track record of effective collaboration (such as evidenced skills at facilitation, mediation, negotiation, and so forth) are a major plus.
- Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.

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 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.

Selection process

As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2018 member selection process will include a public review and comment period. All applications received by the committee will be posted on Meta at Affiliations Committee/Candidates/December 2018, and the community will be invited to provide comments and feedback about each candidate.

At the end of the public comment period, the applications will be voted on by the members of the committee who are not seeking re-election, 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 by mid-January 2019, with new members expected to join later that month.

How to apply

If you are interested in joining the committee, please post your application on the nomination page and send an email announcing your application to affcom@lists.wikimedia.org by 31 December 2018. 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.
- Answers to the following three questions:

1. How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
   
2. What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
   
3. What do you feel you will bring to the committee that makes you a uniquely qualified candidate?
   

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!

Best regards,
Kirill Lokshin
Chair, Affiliations Committee

Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Affiliations Committee, 06:25, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

New Affiliations Committee appointments

AffCom is excited to share with you the news that the Wikimedia Foundation Board has unanimously approved the changes to the Bylaws during the last Board meeting on January 30, 2019.

This change allows the participation of User Groups in the Affiliate-selected Board seats (ASBS) 2019 process.

To read the Board's announcement, please click here

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:45, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Help us make Wikipedia talk pages more accessible to more participants

Hello!

Our team at the Wikimedia Foundation is working on a project to improve the ease-of-use and productivity of wiki talk pages. As an affiliate, I can imagine you’ve run into challenges explaining talk pages to first-time participants, or it is an consultation that would interest your members.

We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis – to ask questions, to resolve differences, to organize projects and to make decisions. Communication is essential for the depth and quality of our content, and the health of our communities.

We're currently leading a global consultation on how to improve talk pages, and we're looking for groups that can discuss and report on their experiences using (or helping other people to use) wiki talk pages. We'd like to invite you to participate, with the user groups that you belong to. You can learn more about the consultation at Mediawiki.org and if you're interested in hosting a group discussion (on-wiki or off-wiki), you can sign up at the participant sign-up group.

If you’d like to participate or if you have any questions, please contact us and let us know. The more people participate from many horizons, the better the outcome will be.

Thank you! Trizek (WMF) 15:29, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Call for complementary facilitators and more to get the ASBS 2019 process started!

Hi everyone, hope all is fine with you!

The next weeks will be intense, as affiliates figure out their participation in the process that will soon select 2 people for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Since new Bylaws established that the user groups are for the first time going to be involved in such process, a lot more support than before is certainly going to be necessary, among other things, for big and healthy conversations on the topic. Hence, please encourage members of your group to become a complementary facilitator, or sign up yourself! You can add yourself to the list on Meta or reply to me to flag availability. One person from the facilitators group should soon be selected to liaise with the Foundation Board’s Chair, María Sefidari, on behalf of all affiliates, and it may be wise to also find a deputy for them.

Finally, if you can think of any huge obstacles that would prevent your group from participating to the process (for instance, a language barrier, or lack of good decision-making mechanisms, etc.), please reach out to me directly: it is really important that we hear about them as early as possible. Thank you! Elitre (WMF) 15:23, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

विकिमीडिया आंदोलन रणनीति 2018-20

प्रिय सदस्यों,

मेरा नाम रूपिका शर्मा है और मैं विकिमीडिआ फाउंडेशन द्वारा नियुक्त हिंदी भाषा की रणनीति समन्वयक हूँ। अगले कुछ महीने मैं हिंदी भाषा समुदाय के साथ रणनीति प्रक्रिया के बारे में चर्चाएँ करुँगी जो 2030 तक विकिमीडिया परियोजनाओं में होने वाले बदलाव को परिभाषित करेंगी।

2017 में आंदोलन रणनीति प्रक्रिया का पहला चक्र शुरू हुआ था जिसमे हिंदी समुदाय के सदस्यों ने भाग लिया था जिससे हम रणनीतिक दिशा की ओर बढ़ सके और अभी 2018 से 2020 तक दूसरा चक्र चल रहा है। इसमें हम विकिमीडिया की भविष्य की भूमिका को ध्यान में रखते हुए और अपनी संरचनाओं को अद्यतन करने के लिए एक सहयोगी रणनीति विकसित करने के लिए एक व्यापक चर्चा शुरू करेंगे जिससे हम 2030 तक अपनी रणनीतिक दिशा में सफलतापूर्वक आगे बढ़ सकें।

विकिमीडिया परियोजनाएं अपने उपयोगकर्ताओं की जरूरतों को बेहतर ढंग से कैसे पूरा करें? हिंदी समुदाय के सदस्यों को विचार-विमर्श में भाग लेकर इस रणनीतिक दिशा को प्रभावित करने का न्योता दिया जा रहा है।

इन चर्चाओं से प्रतिक्रिया संरचनात्मक परिवर्तनों के लिए संस्तुति का आधार बनेगी जिसके साथ हम अपने रणनीतिक दिशा में सफलतापूर्वक और दृढ़ता से आगे बढ़ सकेंगे।

वे कौन सी बातें हैं जिनकी समुदाय को सबसे ज्यादा महत्वता है? हम आपके लिए आंदोलन की रणनीति प्रक्रिया को समझना कैसे आसान बना सकते हैं? भाषा और तकनीकी प्रवीणता बाधाओं को ध्यान में रखते हुए। आप इन चर्चाओं के लिए किन प्लेटफार्मों और मध्यस्थों को पसंद करेंगे?

नौ कार्यवाहक समूहों - भूमिकाएं और ज़िम्मेदारियां, आय के स्रोत, संसाधन आबंटन, विविधता, सहभागिताएं, क्षमता निर्माण, सामुदायिक स्वास्थ्य, उत्पाद व प्रौद्योगिकी और वकालत ने दस्तावेज तैयार किए हैं जिनमें हमारे आंदोलन की संरचनाओं से संबंधित विषयों पर मुख्य प्रश्न हैं। मई के अंत तक, हिंदी समुदाय के प्रत्येक सदस्य के पास इन सवालों के जवाब देने और स्कोपिंग दस्तावेजों पर अपनी राय साझा करने का मौका है।

आपके जवाब मुद्दों, चुनौतियों और अवसरों की रूपरेखा तैयार करेंगे जिसे कार्यदल आगे बढ़ाएगा। वे हमारे आंदोलन की गहरी समझ हासिल करने, रोमांचक संभावनाओं की पहचान करने और बदलाव के लिए संस्तुति विकसित करने में मदद करेंगे। इन पहलुओं को विकिमेनिया 2019 में वितरित किया जाएगा। सभी हिंदी भाषा उपयोगकर्ताओं से अनुरोध किया जाता है:

• आंदोलन के बारे में मुख्य पृष्ठ पढ़ना शुरू करें।
• पहचानें कि आप किस विषय (स्कोपिंग दस्तावेज़) में सबसे अधिक रुचि रखते हैं।
• प्रत्येक विषय (या सबसे बड़ी रुचि के विषय) के मुद्दों को पढ़ें और उन पर प्रतिबिंबित करें। उदाहरण के लिए, ये "क्षमता निर्माण" विषय में मुद्दे हैं।
• रणनीति प्रक्रिया की परिचर्चा के लिए ऑन-विकी, सोशल मीडिया और ऑफ़लाइन वार्तालापों में मित्रवत स्थान नीति का पालन करना याद रखें। ध्यान केंद्रित चर्चाओं के लिए एक सुखद वातावरण सुनिश्चित करने के लिए इन अपेक्षाओं की आवश्यकता होती है जहां योगदानकर्ता सम्मानपूर्वक संलग्न होते हैं।

आपसे अनुरोध है कि आंदोलन रणनीति के पृष्ठों और स्कोपिंग दस्तावेजों को देखें; इनका अनुवाद पेशेवर अनुवादकों द्वारा किया गया है और यदि किसी तरह के बदलाव की आवश्यकता हो तो आप उसके मुताबिक बदलाव कर सकते हैं। इसके इलावा आंदोलन रणनीति से संबंधित कोई भी प्रश्न या संदेह हो, तो अवश्य पूछें।

हम कैसे अधिक न्यायसंगत और सांस्कृतिक रूप से विविध बनेंगे? इस प्रश्न का उत्तर देने के लिए, हम अपनी चर्चाओं को निर्देशित करेंगे। स्कोपिंग दस्तावेज़ों बारे में आपकी क्या प्रतिपुष्टि है? क्या आपको रणनीति प्रक्रिया के बारे में कोई संदेह हैं? आप मेरे वार्ता पृष्ठ या ईमेल पर किसी भी प्रश्न या संदेह के साथ मेरे पास पहुंच सकते हैं। मैं आप सभी को एक अच्छी चर्चा की कामना करती हूँ और आपके ध्यान के लिए अग्रिम धन्यवाद देती हूँ। आंदोलन की रणनीति प्रक्रिया के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिए कृपया यहाँ जाएँ। RSharma (WMF) (talk) 09:52, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Update on the Affiliate-selected Board seats 2019 process

Hi all,

The Election Facilitators met on Friday, April 5. We finalized the resolution, which is now frozen. The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation will be asked to approve the resolution.

We have made two small changes to be more inclusive. We extended the date for compliance with AffCom reporting and being in good standing to May 7 to allow time for as many Affiliates as possible to be current with these requirements. The Election Facilitators adjusted the language in case a quorum is not met during the election.

On the talk page of the resolution one issue was raised. The issue looks like to be about a possible candidate. Affiliates will have ample time to discuss the merits of candidates during nomination time, screening time, and they can cast their votes on candidates. The Election Facilitators didn't see the necessity for this change, and left the resolution on this point unchanged.

The Election Facilitators will be Abhinav Srivastava, Lane Rasberry, Jeffrey Keefer, Ad Huikeshoven, Neal McBurnett and Alessandro Marchetti. We will welcome more volunteers to assist us in this process, to reach out to the diversity in language and gender in our communities, and do so in an advisory role.

The nomination period opens on April 15. We are going to prepare nomination pages on Meta. You can expect a call for nominations. There is a draft call, including a candidates' profile section with non-binding guidelines about experience and characteristics for nominees. You are welcome to add your insights, or discuss on the talk page.

Erica Litrenta (WMF staff) supports us in this process. She will reach out to all affiliates through mail and other channels to make sure we are up to date with (user)name and contact details of your primary contact.

On behalf of the Election Facilitators, Ad Huikeshoven 10:52, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

Update about the Affiliate-selected Board seats process 2019

Hello everyone!

• The Resolution has been approved by the Board of Trustees;
• Nominations phase is now open, from April 15 00:00 UTC to April 30 23:59 UTC. See the Call for Candidates and Nominations pages;
  • Community members may ask questions of the candidates;
• Your main representative has just received an email to confirm that they are indeed the primary contact and will perform official actions on behalf of your group (such as endorsing candidates and then voting). Some groups also need to verify their eligibility status in due time, as explained in the email;
• New content is available to spread awareness around the process - the infographic on this page has clickable links and can be translated, and a primer is available, that we hope will be particularly helpful to those new to such a process;
• Finally, you are welcome to help with translations! Pick one page from the ASBS category and, in the next couple of weeks, please consider translating profiles of the candidates in particular.

Thanks for your attention! The Facilitators for ASBS 2019, 07:33, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

विकिमीडिया ब्रांड चर्चा

नमस्ते,

विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन ब्रांड पर चर्चा कर रहा है। क्या बदलाव जरूरी है, क्या मूल्यांकन आवश्यक है, इत्यादि पर। अगर कोई इस विषय में समुदाय की राय देना अथवा प्रतिनिधित्व करना चाहता है तो वह २१ अप्रैल को बेंगलुरु में समीर जी, जो कि आज कल भारत में है से भेंट कर सकता है। इसमें (CIS यात्रा खर्च उठाएगा) या फिर इंटरनेट वीडियो कॉल पर बात कर सकते है।--Abhinav619 (talk) 08:18, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Affiliate-selected Board seats 2019 process: your representative

Hello. The name of the only person who will vote on behalf of this group to select the next two Board members is now at m:Affiliate-selected Board seats/2019/Eligible entities. Please contact me directly as soon as possible if you need any kind of corrections there. There's only a few hours left to endorse candidates, and only the official voter can do that. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that you can make a difference with the necessary translations.

Appreciate your attention and your support so far! Thank you! Elitre (WMF) and Facilitators of ASBS 2019, 12:15, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Upcoming 2019 Affiliate-selected trustee position on the Board of Wikimedia Foundation

Greetings Hindi Wikimedians User Group,

My name is Gerald Shields, also known as user:Geraldshields11. I am asking for your top rank vote for me in the election for one of two open trustee positions on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.

I am asking for your vote to help support emerging communities and promote an inclusive education environment on all wiki projects. Also, I plan to promote various other issues as I mention in my statement and answers to various questions. I ask that you show your support for the issues that need to be address by voting for me as one of your preferences.

My candidacy information page is Affiliate-selected Board seats/2019/Nominations/Gerald Shields on Meta or can be found at Gerald Shields candidate. I have responded to the “Questions for all candidates - Questions for this individual candidate that do not apply to other candidates”. My answers give more details on why your affiliate should vote for me.

Thank you for your time, discussion, and consideration of my candidacy. I appreciate it.

My best regards,

Gerald Shields

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:02, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Introducing Wikimedia Space: A platform for movement news and organizations

Hi Hindi Wikimedians User Group,
I’m writing to let you know that the Community Engagement department at the Wikimedia Foundation is launching a new platform, Wikimedia Space. Here, you will find stories for and by contributors to the Wikimedia movement, and a space for discussions of different topics.

We know that finding information about Wikimedia activities and processes is very complicated, which makes the learning curve to enter our movement and be successful afterwards, really steep. By centralizing community stories and conversations in one shared space, we believe we are facilitating access and discoverability of topics across the movement, improving, in turn, connections among Wikimedians.

As an affiliated organization to the Wikimedia Foundation, we hope that you can share this platform with your local community, and we count on you to encourage them to add their voices. If you’d like to contribute stories, and overall, participate in the discussion section, please read our blogging guidelines and our code of conduct and join the conversation. Find more information about the project on its page on Meta.

Looking forward to seeing you at Wikimedia Space,
María Cruz, Communications and Outreach Manager, Wikimedia Foundation.
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:53, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

References

Opportunity to collaborate with Wikimedia Foundation Education Team

Greetings!

I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to draw your attention to an opportunity for affiliates to collaborate on an exciting project with the Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation.

The project is called "Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom," and aims to support teachers to use Wikipedia as a tool for teaching information literacy. We are looking for 3 affiliates to work together with us on this project. We will provide funding for a local coordinator, as well as provide on-site capacity development for affiliate staff and volunteers.

We have created a page on outreach where you can find more information about this project, including a video recording of the information session we held earlier this week. You can also find FAQ, that will hopefully answer any further questions you have.

Any affiliate able and willing to partner with us on this project should complete this application form by October 20th, 2019. We will select the 3 partners by October 31st, 2019, with work to begin in November on the information gathering stage.

If you have any further questions, do let me know. -- SPatnaik (WMF) (talk) 15:09, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

Introducing Wikimedia Diary: A memory book (notebook) for all

		Wikimedia Diary
		Hello Hindi Wikimedians User Group, I wanna share you about Wikimedia Diary, a public memory book (notebook) in which Wikimedians from all over the world are free to write any worth noting event/activities/experiences by them or community in this Wiki world. It is a more casual place to write about what one is up to. As we all know, a diary is a book in which diarist keeps a daily record of events and experiences. Likewise, the basic idea of Wikimedia Diary is that we do many activities here in wiki world which we are proud of, but unfortunately it became only the history anytime. So, It is meant to record those activities on the happened date with a signature (~~~~) which is worth noting, and letting fellow Wikimedians know about what inspirational you've did. It would motivate users from all around the world to keep on cool activities and publish a note. I hope you share your activities with all of us on the page, and please let your friends know about Wikimedia Diary. Also, your feedback is welcome on the discussion page. Thank you! Kind regards, Tulsi Bhagat, Initiator of Wikimedia Diary, Wikimedia movement communications group. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

2019 Affiliations Committee call for candidates

The Affiliations Committee (AffCom) – 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 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 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 fourteen members, selected every twelve months for staggered two-year terms. Those joining the committee during the current process will serve a two-year term ending in December 2021.

AffCom continues to closely monitor the Wikimedia 2030 Strategy process that was 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 will continue to work in the same manner with regard to affiliate recognitions and intervention support for affiliates with issues of non-compliance in 2020. Specifically, AffCom will continue 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 Affiliations Committee requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a healthy mix of different skill sets in our members.

Required and Recommended Skills for Affiliations Committee 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 Skills

• 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 Skills

• Skills in other languages are a major plus.
• Public Communications (English writing and speaking skills)
• Strong understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
• Documentation practices
• Interviewing experience
• Knowledge of different legal systems and experience in community building and organizing are a plus

• Experience with, or in, an active affiliate is a major plus.

• Teamwork
  • Focusing on shared goals instead of disagreements
  • Focusing on the conflict at hand and not past ones
  • Ensuring each member of the team has a clearly defined role, which can help reduce disagreements over areas of responsibility
  • Project and people management to coordinate different parties on a shared plan and seeing it through to completion.

• Problem-Solving
  • Ability to evaluate various solutions
  • Ability to consider multiple interests and points of view
  • Willingness to revisit unresolved issues
  • The capacity to recognize and respond to important matters
  • The ability to seek compromise and avoid punishing
• Ability to work and communicate with other languages and cultures.

Given the expectations for maintaining course in 2020 and preparing for potential 2021 transitions, 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.

Affiliate Recognitions Relevant Skills

• Administration
  • Willingness to process applications through a set, perhaps bureaucratic process.
  • Attention to detail

• Monitoring & Strategic Development
  • Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.

• Organizational Awareness
  • Understanding of and community building and organizational development
  • Understanding of group dynamics
  • Awareness of the affiliates ecosystem and models

Conflict Prevention & Intervention Relevant Skills

• Communication
  • Active listening
  • Reading nonverbal cues
  • Knowing when to interrupt and when to stay quiet
  • Being culturally sensitive at the same time remaining clear and concise when explaining a concept or opinion

• Stress Management
  • Patience
  • Positivity
  • Ability to inject a dose of humor to dilute anger and frustration when needed
  • Taking well-timed breaks that can bring calm in the midst of flared tempers
  • Ability to manage stress while remaining alert and calm

• Emotional Intelligence
  • Being emotionally aware,
  • Ability to control emotions and behaviors,
  • Ability to practice empathy,
  • Impartiality,
  • Don’t take anything personally,
  • Being aware of and respectful of differences.

• Facilitation skills
  • Meeting facilitation experience
  • Peer or community mediation training
  • Peer or community mediation experience

Do you have any of these skill sets and an 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 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.

Selection process

As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2019 member selection process will include a public review and comment period. We invite you to share with us you applications, specifying your focus area you’re interested in. All applications received by the committee will be posted on Meta, and the community will be invited to provide comments and feedback about each candidate.

At the end of the public comment period, the applications will be voted on by the members of the committee who are not seeking re-election, 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 by mid-January 2020, with new members expected to join later that month.

How to apply

If you are interested in joining the committee, please post your application on the nomination page and send an email announcing your application to AffComlists.wikimedia.org by 10 January 2020. 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.
• Answers to the following questions:

1. How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
2. What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
3. What do you feel you will bring to the committee that makes you uniquely qualified?
4. Which subcommittee are you most interested in serving on: Recognitions OR Conflict Prevention & Intervention?

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!

On behalf of the committee,

Camelia Boban, AffCom member

आंदोलन रणनीति 2018-20 अगले चरण

नमस्कार! सभी सदस्यों को नववर्ष की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ! समुदाय के लिए आंदोलन रणनीति के लिए कुछ नए अपडेट हैं। हम मसौदा सिफ़ारिशों के एक संश्लेषित सेट पर सामुदायिक बातचीत के अंतिम दौर की तैयारी कर रहे हैं। अभी तक इन अनुशंसाओं में लेखकों और रणनीति टीम द्वारा सामुदायिक विचारों और प्रतिक्रिया को सम्मलित करने का काम चल रहा है।

नए कदम

सिफ़ारिशों के लेखक कार्यकारी समूहों द्वारा उत्पादित 89 सिफ़ारिशों को संगठित करने के लिए काम कर रहे हैं। कुछ सप्ताह पहिले बर्लिन में मसौदा सिफ़ारिशों को तैयार करने के लिए लेखकों का सम्मेलन हुआ और इन सिफ़ारिशों को 20 जनवरी तक समुदाय के साथ साझा किया जाएगा। परिवर्तन के लिए कई क्षेत्रों को सिफ़ारिशों में परिलक्षित किया गया है, और लेखकों ने इन क्षेत्रों का मूल्यांकन करके उन्हें क्लस्टर का रूप दिया जिसका लक्ष्य परिवर्तन की दिशा को रेखांकित करना और एक सेट के तौर में प्रस्तुत करना है जिसे स्पष्ट रूप से समझा जा सके।

अगला चरण

हम इस नए संश्लेषित संस्करण पर समुदाय के साथ चर्चा करेंगे और लेखकों के साथ-साथ विकिमीडिया फ़ाउंडेशन बोर्ड ऑफ़ ट्रस्टीज़ को समुदाय के विचारों को साझा करेंगे तांकि यह स्पष्ट हो सके कि आगे बढ़ने से पहले क्या अंतिम बदलाव किए जाने चाहिए। रणनीति को और अधिक परिष्कृत करने में आपके विचार अमूल्य होंगे और इसके लिए 20 जनवरी से फरवरी तक लगभग छह सप्ताह की अवधि के लिए सामुदायिक चर्चा का यह अंतिम चरण शुरू होगा।

सभी सदस्यों से अपने विचारों को साझा करने का अनुवेदन है - आप अंतिम मसौदा सिफ़ारिशों पर कैसे और कहॉं चर्चा करना चाहेंगे। यह किसी कॉनफेरेन्स या मीटिंग का एक अंश हो सकता या रणनीति सैलून के माध्यम से, ऑनलाइन बातचीत में शामिल हो कर, या संबंधित चर्चाओं से मीटिंग रिपोर्ट के रूप में हो सकता है।

अब तक आपके द्वारा दिए सभी योगदानों के लिए धन्यवाद! हम आशा करते हैं कि आप अपने विचारों को अगले ड्राफ्ट और अंतिम सिफ़ारिशों में परिलक्षित करते हुए देखेंगे। यह आंदोलन की समीक्षा करने और सिफ़ारिशों को अंतिम रूप देने से पहले उनपर अंतिम सिफ़ारिशें देने का एक अवसर होगा। धन्यवाद! RSharma (WMF) (talk) 18:10, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

Wikimedia Movement Strategy: 2020 Community Conversations

Dear Wikimedians,

Greetings! Wishing you a very happy new year!

We have an update for the next steps of the Movement Strategy! We're preparing for a final round of community conversations with Wikimedia affiliates and online communities around a synthesized set of draft recommendations to start around late/mid January. In the meantime, recommendations’ writers and strategy team has been working on integrating community ideas and feedback into these recommendations. Thank you, for all of your contributions!

What's New?

The recommendations writers have been working to consolidate the 89 recommendations produced by the working groups. They met in Berlin a few weeks back for an in-person session to produce a synthesized recommendations document which will be shared for public comment around late/mid January. A number of common areas for change were reflected in the recommendations, and the writers assessed and clustered them around these areas. The goal was to outline the overall direction of the change and present one set that is clearly understood, implementable and demonstrates the reasoning behind each.

What's Next?

We will be reaching out to you to help engage your affiliate in discussing this new synthesized version. Your input in helping us refine and advance key ideas will be invaluable, and we are looking forward to engaging with you for a period of thirty days from late/mid January. Our final consultation round is to give communities a chance to "review and discuss" the draft recommendations, highlighting areas of support and concern as well as indicating how your community would be affected.

Please share ideas on how you would like to meet and discuss the final draft recommendations when they are released near Mid January whether through your strategy salons, joining us at global and regional events, joining online conversations, or sending in notes from affiliate discussions. We couldn't do this without you, and hope that you will enjoy seeing your input reflected in the next draft and final recommendations. This will be an opportunity for the movement to review and respond to the recommendations before they are finalized.

If possible, we'd love if you could feature a discussion of the draft recommendations at the next in-person meeting of your affiliate, ideally between the last week of January and the first week of February. If not, please let us know how we can help support you with online conversations and discussing how the draft recommendations fit with the ideas shared at your strategy salon (when applicable).

The input communities have shared so far has been carefully documented, analyzed, and folded into the synthesized draft recommendations. Communities will be able to see footnotes referencing community ideas. What they share again in January/February will be given the same care, seriousness, and transparency.

This final round of community feedback will be presented to the Board of Trustees alongside the final recommendations that will be shared at the Wikimedia Summit.

Warmly -- User:RSharma (WMF) 15:58, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Wikimedia 2030: Movement Strategy Community conversations are here!

Dear Affiliate Representatives and community members,

The launch of our final round of community conversation is finally here! We are excited to have the opportunity to invite you to take part. 
The recommendations have been published! Please take time over the next five weeks to review and help us understand how your organization and community would be impacted.

What Does This Mean?

The core recommendations document has now been published on Meta in Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. This is the result of more than a year of dedicated work by our working groups, and we are pleased to share the evolution of their work for your final consideration. 
In addition to the recommendations text, you can read through key documents such as Principles, Process, and the Writer’s Reflections, which lend important context to this work and highlight the ways that the recommendations are conceptually interlinked.
We also have a brief Narrative of Change [5] which offers a summary introduction to the recommendations material. 

How Is My Input Reflected In This Work?

Community input played an important role in the drafting of these recommendations. The core recommendations document reflects this and cites community input throughout in footnotes. I also encourage you to take a look at our community input summaries. These texts show a further analysis of how all of the ideas you shared last year through online conversations, affiliate meetings, and strategy salons connect to recommendations. Many of the community notes and reports not footnoted in the core recommendations document are referenced here as evidence of the incredible convergence of ideas that have brought us this far.  

What Happens Now?

Affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders have the next five weeks to discuss and share feedback on these recommendations. In particular, we’re hoping to better understand how you think they would impact our movement - what benefits and opportunities do you foresee for your affiliate, and why? What challenges or barriers would they pose for you? Your input at this stage is vital, and we’d like to warmly invite you to participate in this final discussion period.

We encourage volunteer discussion co-ordinators for facilitating these discussions in your local language community on-wiki, on social media, informal or formal meet ups, on-hangouts, IRC or the village pump of your project. Please collect a report from these channels or conversations and connect with me directly so that I can be sure your input is collected and used. Alternatively, you can also post the feedback on the meta talk pages of the respective recommendations.

After this five week period, the Core Team will publish a summary report of input from across affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders for public review before the recommendations are finalized. You can view our updated timeline here as well as an updated FAQ section that addresses topics like the goal of this current period, the various components of the draft recommendations, and what’s next in more detail. 
Thank you again for taking the time to join us in community conversations, and we look forward to receiving your input. (Please help us by translating this message into your local language). Happy reading! RSharma (WMF) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:31, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता (यूनिवर्सल कोड ऑफ कंडक्ट)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता (यूनिवर्सल कोड ऑफ कंडक्ट) जिसका उद्देश्य विकिपीडिया पर ऐसा वातावरण बनाने में मदद करना है जहाँ कोई भी, बिना किसी उत्पीड़न अथवा भय के, सुरक्षित रूप से अपना योगदान दे सके। इस विषय पर विभिन्न समुदाय के सदस्यों से उनके विचार एकत्रित किए जा रहे हैं।

आपके द्वारा दिए विचार तथा सुझाव हमारे लिए अति महत्वपूर्ण है जो की इस सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता को बनाने में न केवल सहायक होंगे अपितु हमारे विकिपीडिया समुदाय का प्रतिनिधित्व भी करेंगे। आपके लिए इस आचार संहिता की भाषा और सामग्री को बेहतर ढंग से प्रस्तुत करने, उत्पीड़न मुक्त स्थान बनाने तथा विकी आंदोलन को आगे बढ़ाने में योगदान करने का प्रमुख अवसर है।

आपकी सुविधा हेतु एक गूगल प्रपत्र (फॉर्म : कुछ ही मिनटों में भरने योग्य) भी तैयार किया गया है जिसके भरने की अंतिम तिथि 25 अप्रेल 2020 है, इस प्रपत्र को भरकर इस विषय पर अपने विचार/सुझाव देवें इसके अतिरिक्त आप अपने विचार चौपाल, मेरे वार्ता पृष्ठ, अथवा सीधे ई-मेल (suyash-ctr [at] wikimedia [.] org) के माध्यम से भी दे सकते है, धन्यवाद!

यह संदेश 'मास-मैसेज' संदेश सुविधा के माध्यम से दिया गया है। --Suyash (WMF)(वार्ता), शुक्रवार ५:४५, २० दिसम्बर २०२४ (UTC)

Invitation to participate in Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos

Dear Wikimedia Affiliate Community,

We are inviting you to participate in Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP), a new global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2020:

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.

WPWP offers a focused task for guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. It can be used to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons.

The organizing team is looking for a contact person at the Chapter, Thematic group & Wikimedia User Group level (geographically or thematically), or for a language WP, to coordinate the project locally. We’d be glad for you to sign up directly at WPWP Participating Communities

Thank you,

Deborah Schwartz Jacobs

On behalf of Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Organizing Team - 21:19, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

The 2030 movement strategy recommendations are here!

Greetings! We are pleased to inform that the 2030 movement strategy recommendations have been published on Meta-wiki. Over the last two years, our movement has worked tirelessly to produce these ideas to change our shared future. Many of you participated in the online conversations, hosted strategy salons, attended regional events, and connected with us in-person at Wikimania. These contributions were invaluable, and will help make our movement stronger for years to come. 

The finished set of 10 recommendations emphasizes many of our core values, such as equity, innovation, safety, and coordination, while tasking us jointly to turn this vision into a reality. These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was published in January this year. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will allow us to navigate future challenges. Along with the recommendations, we have outlined 10 underlying principles, a narrative of change, and a glossary of key terms for better context.

The recommendations are available in numerous languages, including Arabic, German, Hindi, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish for you to read and share widely. We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your own pace, either online or in a PDF. There are a couple of other formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta. If you would like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However, please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No further edits will be made. This final version of the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the Wikimedia vision in a changing world. 

In terms of next steps, our focus now shifts toward implementation. In light of the cancellation of the Wikimedia Summit, the Wikimedia Foundation is determining the best steps for moving forward through a series of virtual events over the coming months. We will also be hosting live office hours in the next coming few days, where you can join us to celebrate the Strategy and ask questions! Please stay tuned, and thank you once again for helping to drive our movement forward, together. RSharma (WMF)

Call for candidates - June 2020

Hi everyone,

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 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.

Click here for further details.

James Heilman on behalf of AffCom

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:18, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee elections announcement June 2020

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.
• Selection process: No change; see: Membership.

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!

On behalf of the committee,

--Rosiestep (talk) 00:49, 19 June 2020 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Survey about 2030 Movement Brand Project

Hello friends,

In respect to 2030 Movement Brand Project. I was fortunate to be a participant of the said workshop in Bengaluru and had shared my experience with distinguished members of our User Group (Hindi Wikimedians User Group). So, as some of you are probably aware through International mailing list or similar discussions within other affiliates that the Naming convention proposals had been launched. Here is also a youtube video for a quick reference.

The survey will be available until 30 June 2020, you are welcome to share any considerations and we can summarize the User Group position as Hindi Wikimedians User Group has a voice in this process.

I proposed my name to be the liaison for the Hindi Wikimedians User Group, if anyone else is interested, they can definitely join or even I am ready to be replaced. Anyone having any comments or remarks about the propositions, please share them (as soon as possible) so that we can then share them in the survey.

Best regards,

Rajeeb (talk) 19:16, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

June 21 All-Affiliates Brand Meeting

All Wikimedia affiliates are invited to join an urgent All-Affiliates Brand Meeting in two sessions on Sunday June 21, regarding the most recent developments.-- Pharos (talk) 19:58, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Feedback on movement names

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 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 . 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 . 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.

Yours,

Katherine Maher (Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation) -16:51, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Sunday August 23: Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Strategic flock of Wikimedians heading in a new direction.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a proposed forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

The idea is to follow up on the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting and other strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 21:39, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

Greetings @आशीष भटनागर: , @Suyash.dwivedi: , @हिंदुस्थान वासी: , @संजीव कुमार: and @अनिरुद्ध कुमार:

This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Wikimedia User Groups 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 2019 annual reporting became past due in July. Please be sure to :

1. Post your 2019 annual reporting to the meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal as soon as possible to return to compliance with your user group agreement.
2. Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and
3. Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.

NOTE: Please share the details of the new Primary Contacts with Affiliations Committee.

If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Best regards,
MKaur (WMF) (talk) 13:14, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

@MKaur (WMF): Can you provide the page link or email ID of Affiliations Committee where we have to share the details of the new Primary Contacts. Please note that the primary contact will be shared after September 2020 just after fresh election of contact persons of The Hindi Wikimedians User Group. We are working on annual report. It will be submitted and updated on mentioned page. अनिरुद्ध कुमार (talk) 12:34, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

@अनिरुद्ध कुमार:Please send email to affcom[at]lists.wikimedia.org. Please update your annual report on data portal or reach out in case you need some extension for report submission.Regards MKaur (WMF) (talk) 17:46, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Second Reminder: Renewal pending submission of reporting

@अनिरुद्ध कुमार:, Please see the notice above. This is the second reminder for your User Group to submit the due report. If you do not follow the steps above to report on your group's annual activities, your user group will no longer be recognized as an active Wikimedia affiliate. In case you need any support, please feel free to reach out. MKaur (WMF) (talk) 21:01, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Sunday September 20 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Birds of a feather flock together.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August SWAN meeting 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 September 20, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 01:22, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Movement Strategy - What Are Your Choices For Implementation

Hello Hindi Wikimedians User Group,

The time has come to put Strategy into work and everyone's invited to participate.

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).

MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 16:18, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikidata Eighth Birthday merchandise

Birthday banner for 4th Wikidata Birthday

Hello affiliate contacts,

As you know, WikiProject India is celebrating the 8th birthday of Wikidata this October and CIS-A2K will be sending Wikidata special merchandise to all Indian affiliates and communities upon request.

• There is no need for community notification for affiliate requests. But, affiliate contacts or board members or executive committee members or people in similar position, who can represent the affiliate, need to do the request.
• Indian language communities having geographical affiliates are requested to discuss any need with their respective affiliates first and ask them to request them on their behalf.
• It is expected that the requests for merchandise and/or infrastructure should be practical enough to be used by community members and within the budget of maximum INR 10,000 for each affiliates. Only one request for each affiliate will be accepted.
• CIS-A2K will not design for the merchandise. If any custom design is preferred, the affiliate or the community should upload it to Wikimedia Commons as svg format and send the link to CIS-A2K, which will be taken care of, while printing it. The design should be Wikidata specific only.
• Sounds interesting? You can request for merchandise here.

Regards,
Bodhisattwa (CIS-A2K)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:17, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

Regional Call for South Asia - Oct. 30

Hi everyone. The time has come to put Movement Strategy into work and we need your help. We are inviting South Asian communities, Indian Wikimedians, and anyone else interested to join a region-focused conversation on Movement Strategy and implementation. Please join us on Friday Oct. 30 at 19.30 / 7:30 pm IST (Google Meet).

The purpose of the meeting is to get prepared for global conversations, to identify priorities for implementation in 2021, and to plan the following steps. There are 10 recommendations and they propose multiple 45 initiatives written over two years by many Wikimedians. It is now up to communities to decide which ones we should work on together in 2021, starting with local and regional conversations. Global meetings will take place later in November when we will discuss global coordination and resources. More information about the global events will be shared soon.

• What is work you’re already doing that is aligned with Movement Strategy?
• What are priorities for you in 2021?
• What are things we should all work on globally?

We would not be able to grow and diversify as a movement if communities from South Asia are not meaningfully involved in implementing the recommendations. Join the conversation with your questions and ideas, or just come to say hi. See you on Friday October 30.

A translatable version of this message can be found on Meta.

MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 17:24, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Sunday October 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Friendship is a movement value.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the September and August SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including the recent proposed changes to the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws, this month we are meeting on Sunday October 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.--Pharos (talk) 17:21, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Join the Global Conversations on November 21 and 22

Hola, こんにちは, E kaabo, Ciao, ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ, Hello, سلام, Halo, Salut, 你好, Nnọọ, হ্যালো, Hallo, สวัสดี, Dzień dobry, Gyebale ko, வணக்கம், Mi Kwabo, ନମସ୍କାର, приветствие, שלום, Mholo, नमस्ते, γεια, Ahoj, ഹലോ, 여보세요, مرحبا, Բարեւ Ձեզ, Xin chào, Hallå, ಹಲೋ, Sawubona, નમસ્તે, Здраво, Merhaba, Talofa, హలో, Olá, ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ

Hindi Wikimedians 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.

MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 16:05, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Call for insights on ways to better communicate the work of the movement

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.

ELappen (WMF) (talk) 18:54, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Sunday November 29 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Take flight with us.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, and October SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including the recent proposed changes to the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws, this month we are meeting on Sunday November 29, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although a number of places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 18:47, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Global Conversations continue on December 5 and 6

Hola, こんにちは, Ciao, Hello, سلام, Halo, Salut, 你好, Nnọọ, হ্যালো, Hallo, สวัสดี, Dzień dobry, வணக்கம், приветствие, שלום, Mholo, हैलो, γεια, Ahoj, ഹലോ, 여보세요, مرحبا, Բարեւ Ձեզ, Olá, Xin chào, Hallå, ಹಲೋ, Sawubona, Здраво, Merhaba, Talofa, హలో

Global Conversations Dec. 5 & 6

Hi Hindi Wikimedians 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.

MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 20:58, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikimedia user group report: Final 30-days notice

Hello,

This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting and has expired. Wikimedia User Groups 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.

The Reports page 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. At this time we have removed your groups row from the User Groups table as your group never responded to the talkpage notices or reports page notices, or eligibility listing noting this issue. We have moved your data to the Formerly Active Affiliates page.

In 30 days, unless you take actions to do otherwise, we will also place a template on your user group page noting this status and remove your group from the logos and counts of Wikimedia User Groups. If we do not hear from you or receive this reporting on the reports page within the next 30 days, your group’s name and logo will also be removed from the affiliates page. Importantly, your right to use logos and the user group name afforded to you via your user group agreement have expired. Unless you take action, we will carry out these final steps for derecognition and documentation purposes.

If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Best regards,
MKaur (WMF) (talk) 17:04, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia 20th celebration "the way I & my family feels"

Greetings,

A very Happy New Year 2021. As you all know this year we are going to celebrate Wikipedia's 20th birthday on 15th January 2021, to start the celebration, I like to invite all of you to participate in the event titled "Wikipedia 20th celebration the way I & my family feels"

The event will be conducted from 1st January 2021 till 14th February 2021 in two segments, details on the event page.

Please have a look at the event page: '"Wikipedia 20th celebration the way I & my family feels"

Let's all be creative and celebrate Wikipedia20 birthday, "the way I and my family feels".

If you are interested to contribute please participate. Do feel free to share the news and ask others to participate.

Namaste,

Rajeeb (talk) 13:49, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Sunday January 10 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Into the blue.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, and November SWAN meetings, and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including SWAN input on Interim Global Council and Movement Charter, this month we are meeting on Sunday January 10, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

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

--Pharos (talk) 18:38, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Gentle Reminder: Wikipedia 20th celebration "the way I & my family feels"

Greetings,

As you all know this year we are going to celebrate Wikipedia's 20th birthday on 15th January 2021, and it's another 5 days to go.

I like to invite all of you to participate in the event titled "Wikipedia 20th celebration the way I & my family feels"

We have received a good number of creative works already and looking for more. To know about already submitted creative work, kindly visit here

For more information, kindly have a look at the event page: '"Wikipedia 20th celebration the way I & my family feels"

Let's all be creative and celebrate Wikipedia20 birthday, "the way I and my family feels".

If you are interested to contribute please participate. Do feel free to share the news and ask others to participate.

Namaste,

Rajeeb (talk) 04:23, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Kind Update: Wikipedia 20th celebration "the way I & my family feels"

Greetings,

We write to thank you for your immense contribution so far to our event titled "Wikipedia 20th celebration the way I & my family feels"

To give more time to participate we have decided to extend the contest for four additional weeks and continue the celebration.

So the new date is now 14th February 2021.

To know about already submitted creative work, kindly visit here

For more information, kindly have a look at the event page: "Wikipedia 20th celebration the way I & my family feels"

Let's all be creative and celebrate Wikipedia20 birthday, "the way I and my family feels".

If you are interested to contribute please participate. Do feel free to share the news and ask others to participate.

Namaste,

Rajeeb (talk) 18:30, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

WMF bylaws amendments and upcoming call for feedback

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has discussed and approved some governance improvements in two recent meetings, on December 9 and January 8. As the governing body for the Wikimedia Foundation, the board wants to improve its capacity, performance, and representation of the movement’s diversity. The board has amended the Bylaws in support of that goal. Please check the details in the announcement published on Meta-Wiki. There will soon be a call for feedback regarding selection of new trustees. Let me know if you have any questions related to this. KCVelaga (WMF) (talk) 11:44, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Project Grant Open Call

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.

• Video tutorials for writing a strong application
  
• General planning page for Project Grants
  
• Program guidelines and criteria
  

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!

Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee. Contact us at projectgrantswikimedia.org.
RSharma (WMF)MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:56, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Call for feedback: WMF Community Board seats & Office hours tomorrow

(sorry for posting in English)

Dear Wikimedians,

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is organizing a call for feedback about community selection processes between February 1 and March 14. Below you will find the problem statement and various ideas from the Board to address it. We are offering multiple channels for questions and feedback. With the help of a team of community facilitators, we are organizing multiple conversations with multiple groups in multiple languages.

During this call for feedback we publish weekly reports and we draft the final report that will be delivered to the Board. With the help of this report, the Board will approve the next steps to organize the selection of six community seats in the upcoming months. Three of these seats are due for renewal and three are new, recently approved.

Participate in this call for feedback and help us form a more diverse and better performing Board of Trustees!

Problems: While the Wikimedia Foundation and the movement have grown about five times in the past ten years, the Board’s structure and processes have remained basically the same. As the Board is designed today, we have a problem of capacity, performance, and lack of representation of the movement’s diversity. This problem was identified in the Board’s 2019 governance review, along with recommendations for how to address it.

To solve the problem of capacity, we have agreed to increase the Board size to a maximum of 16 trustees (it was 10). Regarding performance and diversity, we have approved criteria to evaluate new Board candidates. What is missing is a process to promote community candidates that represent the diversity of our movement and have the skills and experience to perform well on the Board of a complex global organization.

Our current processes to select individual volunteer and affiliate seats have some limitations. Direct elections tend to favor candidates from the leading language communities, regardless of how relevant their skills and experience might be in serving as a Board member, or contributing to the ability of the Board to perform its specific responsibilities. It is also a fact that the current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Western Europe. Meanwhile, our movement has grown larger and more complex, our technical and strategic needs have increased, and we have new and more difficult policy challenges around the globe. As well, our Movement Strategy recommendations urge us to increase our diversity and promote perspectives from other regions and other social backgrounds.

In the upcoming months, we need to renew three community seats and appoint three more community members in the new seats. What process can we all design to promote and choose candidates that represent our movement and are prepared with the experience, skills, and insight to perform as trustees?

Ideas: The Board has discussed several ideas to overcome the problems mentioned above. Some of these ideas could be taken and combined, and some discarded. Other ideas coming from the call for feedback could be considered as well. The ideas are:

• Ranked voting system. Complete the move to a single transferable vote system, already used to appoint affiliate-selected seats, which is designed to best capture voters’ preferences.
• Quotas. Explore the possibility of introducing quotas to ensure certain types of diversity in the Board (details about these quotas to be discussed in this call for feedback).
• Call for types of skills and experiences. When the Board makes a new call for candidates, they would specify types of skills and experiences especially sought.
• Vetting of candidates. Potential candidates would be assessed using the Trustee Evaluation Form and would be confirmed or not as eligible candidates.
• Board-delegated selection committee. The community would nominate candidates that this committee would assess and rank using the Trustee Evaluation Form. This committee would have community elected members and Board appointed members.
• Community-elected selection committee. The community would directly elect the committee members. The committee would assess and rank candidates using the Trustee Evaluation Form.
• Election of confirmed candidates. The community would vote for community nominated candidates that have been assessed and ranked using the Trustee Evaluation Form. The Board would appoint the most voted candidates.
• Direct appointment of confirmed candidates. After the selection committee produces a ranked list of community nominated candidates, the Board would appoint the top-ranked candidates directly.

Call for feedback: The call for feedback runs from February 1 until the end of March 14. We are looking for a broad representation of opinions. We are interested in the reasoning and the feelings behind your opinions. In a conversation like this one, details are important. We want to support good conversations where everyone can share and learn from others. We want to hear from those who understand Wikimedia governance well and are already active in movement conversations. We also want to hear from people who do not usually contribute to discussions. Especially those who are active in their own roles, topics, languages or regions, but usually not in, say, a call for feedback on Meta.

You can participate by joining the Telegram chat group, and giving feedback on any of the talk pages on Meta-Wiki. We are welcoming the organisation of conversations in any language and in any channel. If you want us to organize a conversation or a meeting for your wiki project or your affiliate, please write to me. I will also reach out to communities and affiliates to soon have focused group discussions.

An office hour is also happening tomorrow at 12 pm (UTC) to discuss this topic. Access link will be available 15 minutes before the scheduled time (please watch the office hour page for the link, and I will also share on mailing lists). In case you are not able to make it, please don't worry, there will be more discussions and meetings in the next few weeks.

Regards, KCVelaga (WMF) 16:32, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Sunday February 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

We are a mosiac.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

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. Possible topics include Community Board seats, Interim Global Council, Strategy prioritization follow-up events, Branding, Universal Code of Conduct, Grant strategy, and WMF CEO search. That is a lot of things, which are most important to cover in our upcoming SWAN meeting?

--Pharos (talk) 18:49, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

WMF Community Board seats: Upcoming panel discussions

As a result of the first three weeks of the call for feedback on WMF Community Board seats, three topics turned out to be the focus of the discussion. Additionally, a new idea has been introduced by a community member recently: Candidates resources. We would like to pursue these focus topics and the new idea appropriately, discussing them in depth and collecting new ideas and fresh approaches by running four panels in the next week. Every panel includes four members from the movement covering many regions, backgrounds and experiences, along with a trustee of the Board. Every panel will last 45 minutes, followed by a 45-minute open mic discussion, where everyone’s free to ask questions or to contribute to the further development of the panel's topics.

• Skills for Board work - Friday, March 12, 18:00 UTC
• Support for candidates - Saturday, March 13, 13:30 UTC
• Board - Global Council - Hubs - Saturday, March 13, 16:00 UTC
• Regional diversity - Sunday, March 14, 13:00 UTC

To counter spamming, the meeting link will be updated on the Meta-Wiki pages and also on the Telegram announcements channel, 15 minutes before the official start.

Let me know if you have any questions, KCVelaga (WMF), 08:36, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

CIS-A2K Community Needs Assessment 2021-22

Dear Wikimedians,
CIS-A2K is in a process of writing 2021–2022 work-plan. To design the programs based on the needs of the community and volunteers, we invite your valuable suggestions and thoughts. We would like to improve our working continuously taking into consideration the responses/feedback about the events conducted previously. We request you to go through the various sections in the form and respond.
Google form link - Click here to submit your plan

Please write in detail. We would like to discuss this over the phone/email also if needed. Contact tito+2020@cis-india.org if you have a question(s) or for further details or a detailed comment.
With best wishes,
Jayanta (CIS-A2K) (talk) 07:20, 13 March 2021 (UTC) behalf -
Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K)

Sunday March 21 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Community as a hand-carved gem.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, and February SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Grants relaunch and Community Board seats, this month we are meeting on Sunday March 21, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although some places have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 04:12, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

CIS-A2K Community Needs Assessment 2021-22

(Sorry for writing this message in English - feel free to help us translating it)

Dear User Group member,

CIS-A2K is in a process of writing the 2021–2022 work-plan. As a core member of the user group, We invite you with your project plan, ideas, and thoughts with budgetary details up to INR 50,000. We may work on this plan in the coming year 2021-22 with assured budgetary allocation.

We would like to improve our working continuously taking into consideration the basic needs of your user group and will conduct the event which you proposed. We request you to go through and submit your plan before 30 March 2021 here

We request you to go through the various sections in the form and respond.

Google form link - CIS-A2K Community Needs Assessment 2021-22

Please write in detail. We would like to discuss this over the phone/email also if needed. Contact tito+2020@cis-india.org if you have a question(s) or for further details or a detailed comment.
With best wishes,
Jayanta (CIS-A2K) (talk) 07:12, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Sunday April 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swanlings grow up together.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, and March SWAN meetings and June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, WMF Resolution about the upcoming Board elections, Community Resilience and Sustainability role in Movement Strategy coordination, Grants Strategy Relaunch, Wikimedia Enterprise / OKAPI, and WMF Executive Transition

This month we are meeting on Sunday April 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(Note that the UTC times of 03:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC are the same as before, although some places may have had daylight savings time changes since our last meeting).--Pharos (talk) 18:47, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Invitation for Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021

Hello there,

We are inviting you to participate in Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021, a global contest scheduled to run from July through August 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.

Kind regards,
Tulsi Bhagat
Communication Manager
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign
Message delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:48, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Call for Election Volunteers: 2021 WMF Board elections

Hello all,

Based on an extensive call for feedback earlier this year, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections. Apart from improving the technicalities of the process, the Board is also keen on improving active participation from communities in the election process. During the last elections, Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help.

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

• Promote the election and related calls to action in community channels.
• With the support from facilitators, organize discussions about the election in their communities.
• Translate “a few” messages for their communities

Check out more details about Election Volunteers and add your name next to the community you will support in this table. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer, even better if there are two or more sharing the work. If you have any queries, please ping me under this message or email me. Regards, KCVelaga (WMF) 05:22, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee Call for Candidates - June 2021

This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Translations are available.

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 page by 30 June 2021. Your application must include the following information:

1. Your full name and Wikimedia username
2. 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 June 01, 2021 and June 30, 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.

1. What roles have you served across any Wikimedia projects and affiliates that you think have prepared you for this role?
2. AffCom members need to manage time, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and diverse situations across the global movement. How do you envision managing these?
3. Members of AffCom serve on one of two subcommittees: Recognitions OR Conflicts Intervention. Which one of these are you most interested in serving on?
4. 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?
5. If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think are the benefits and responsibilities of functioning as formal affiliates?
6. If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe your experience working with conflicts resolution.
7. 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!

On behalf of the committee,

-- FULBERT (talk) 15:30, 15 May 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

Dear all,

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

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

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

We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up as part of the grants strategy relaunch [4]. You will be a key strategic thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.

👉Find out more on meta [5].

Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:

• Middle East and Africa
• SAARC [6] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
• East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
• Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
• United States and Canada
• Northern and Western Europe
• Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

👉All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta [7]. Applications have to be submitted by June 4, 2021!

If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion page [8].

Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.

Best wishes,

JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 07:51, 21 May 2021 (UTC) on behalf of the Community Resources Team JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 07:51, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

UCoC Affiliates consultation report

Hello,

We are pleased to announce the completion of the Universal Code of Conduct Affiliates 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).

Regards,
UCoC Team, Wikimedia Foundation
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:51, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Sunday June 6 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan of healing.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, and April SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Movement Strategy/Events, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday June 6, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC – *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) 20:16, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Wikimania 2021: Affiliate Program Submissions and Scholarships

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.

Below are some links to guide you through;

• Program Submissions
• Session Submission Guidelines
• FAQ

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.

Best regards,

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:22, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

On behalf of Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team

Final Call for Candidates for AffCom - June 2021

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Affiliations Committee (AffCom) logo

This is an update from the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Translations are available.

This is a final Call for Candidates for the June 2021 Affiliations Committee election.

If you are interested in running, please post your application and follow all four steps on the nomination page by 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.

On behalf of the AffCom elections committee,

--- FULBERT (talk) 14:15, 20 June 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging [[Category:AffCom Elections June 2021|]]

[Wikimedia Foundation elections 2021] Candidates meet with South Asia + ESEAP communities

Dear Wikimedians,

As you may already know, the 2021 Board of Trustees elections are from 4 August 2021 to 17 August 2021. Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term.

After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are 20 candidates for the 2021 election. This event is for community members of South Asian and ESEAP communities to know the candidates and interact with them.

• The event will be on 31 July 2021 (Saturday), and the timings are:

• India & Sri Lanka: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
• Bangladesh: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
• Nepal: 6:15 pm to 8:45 pm
• Afghanistan: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
• Pakistan & Maldives: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm

• For registration and other details, please visit the event page at m: Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Meetings/South Asia + ESEAP

KCVelaga (WMF), 10:00, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Sunday July 25 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

The swan or the egg?

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, and June SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Drafting Committee, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 25, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC – *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) 14:46, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

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 June. Please be sure to :

1. Post your 2020 annual reporting to the meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal as soon as possible to return to compliance with your user group agreement.
2. Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and
3. 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.
Best regards,
MKaur (WMF) (talk) 23:52, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Election is open: 18 - 31 August 2021

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

The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to vote for the selection of community and affiliate trustees. By voting, you will help to identify those people who have the qualities to best serve the needs of the movement for the next several years. The Board is expected to select the four most voted candidates to serve as trustees. Voting closes 31 August 2021.

• Learn more about candidates.
• Learn about the Board of Trustees.
• Vote

Read the full announcement and see translations on Meta-Wiki.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding voting. KCVelaga (WMF), 06:18, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Sunday September 26 SWANniversary Party and All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting

Celebrate our first anniversary with SWAN-shaped desserts!

Join the SWANniversary on September 26 as we mark the first year of the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network!

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.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, June, and July SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, we'll look together at strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter + Drafting Committee, WMF Board elections, Wikimania 2021, and Grants Regional Committees.

This month we are meeting on Sunday September 26, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC.)--Pharos (talk) 20:09, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Learn how the Implementation Grants can support your Movement Strategy plans

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.

Read more about the criteria, what to apply for, and how to apply.

Best regards,
Movement Strategy and Governance Team
Wikimedia Foundation
15:31, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Sunday October 31 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

A swan reflects.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

Following up on the August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, and June, July, and September SWAN meetings, as well as last June's All-Affiliates Brand Meeting, as well as strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter Drafting Committee Set Up Process, Next Steps for Brand Work, 2021, Wikipedia Asian Month 2021, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday October 31, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:30 UTC – *Note that we have shifted the second call a half-hour later in UTC time due to WikidataCon*.)--Pharos (talk) 01:57, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

(Third Reminder) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

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 2021 annual reporting became past due in 2021-06-27. Please be sure to:

• Post your 2021 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

Sunday November 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Chart a new course on the swan ferry.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Hubs+Hubs Workshop, Movement Charter+Drafting Committee, WMDE's 'Future of Wikimedia Governance' proposal, Wikipedia Asian Month 2021, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 20:18, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता प्रवर्तन मसौदा दिशानिर्देशों के लिए टिप्पणी अवधि को बंद किया जा रहा है

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों पर आपके निरंतर विचारों और सुझावों के लिए धन्यवाद। आपकी प्रतिक्रियाओं ने एक कुशल सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता बनाने में मदद की है।

यदि आपने पहले से ही अपनी टिप्पणी प्रदान नहीं की है, तो अब समय है जब मसौदा समिति प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों को अद्यतन करने के लिए बैठक कर रही है। मसौदा समिति सभी टिप्पणियों पर विचार करना चाहती है। कृपया नवंबर के अंत तक टिप्पणी प्रस्तुत करें। समिति को वर्ष के अंत से पहले अपने संशोधन समाप्त करने की उम्मीद है। जैसे ही वे पूर्ण होंगे संशोधित दिशानिर्देश प्रकाशित किए जाएंगे।

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता के अगले चरणों में प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों के अनुसमर्थन के बारे में बातचीत शामिल है। २९ नवंबर को अनुसमर्थन के बारे में बातचीत होगी।

विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन दिसंबर में दिशानिर्देशों के अनुसमर्थन के बारे में न्यासी बोर्ड को सिफारिशें देगा। सिफारिशें सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता प्रक्रिया में अगले चरणों को सूचित करेंगी। CSinha (WMF) (talk) 05:32, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Invitation: Movement Strategy Implementation Grants (MSIG) Call for Wikimedians of India - 18 December 2021 (Saturday)

Hello everyone,

I am Chitraparna Sinha, the community facilitator of Movement Strategy for South Asia after Krishna Chaitanya Velaga.

I would like to invite Wikimedians of India for a getting to know each other session and discuss Movement Strategy Implementation Grants (MSIG), and how it can fund your projects surrounding Movement Strategy Initiatives.

Proposed Agenda

• Introduction with each other & learn about what all is going on in the community; and how I can support the community to grow.
• A brief overview of MSIG (what it is & how it will work) & discuss concerns.

Meeting Language

English / Hindi / Bangla - this could be a multilingual conversation.

Meeting Details:

(India) Grants Community Conversation

• Saturday, December 18 · 6:00 – 7:00pm IST

Google Meet joining info

• Video call link: https://meet.google.com/oug-bfih-vva
• Or dial: ‪(US) +1 415-604-0877‬ PIN: ‪951 921 494‬#
• More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/oug-bfih-vva?pin=4923022866600

Please share the message among community members. Thanks for sharing your valuable time.

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 09:01, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee (AffCom) Call for candidates - January 2022

Translations are available.

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:

1. Your full name and Wikimedia username
2. 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.

1. What roles have you served across any Wikimedia projects and affiliates that you think have prepared you for this role?
2. AffCom members need to manage time, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and diverse situations across the global movement. How do you envision managing these?
3. Members of AffCom serve on one of two subcommittees: Recognitions OR Conflicts Intervention. Which one of these are you most interested in serving on?
4. 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?
5. If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think are the benefits and responsibilities of functioning as formal affiliates?
6. If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe your experience working with conflicts resolution.
7. 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!

On behalf of the committee,

--FULBERT (talk) 13:18, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee (AffCom) Call for advisors - January 2022

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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:

1. Strong understanding of the structure and work of Wikimedia affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
2. Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
3. Availability of up to 2 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly two-hour voice/video meeting
4. International orientation and ability to work and communicate with other languages and cultures.
5. Knowledge of different legal systems and experience in community building and organizing are a plus.
6. Fluency in English is required; skills in other languages are a major plus.
7. Experience with or in an active Wikimedia affiliate is a major plus.
8. Strong track record of effective collaboration (such as evidenced skills at facilitation, mediation, negotiation, and so forth) is a major plus.
9. 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:

1. Your full name and Wikimedia username
2. A statement describing your relevant experience, skills, and motivation for joining the committee as an advisor.
3. The advisor role you would like to serve
4. Answers to the following three questions:
   1. How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
   2. What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
   3. 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!

On behalf of the committee,

--FULBERT (talk) 13:17, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

आगामी न्यासी मंडल चुनाव के लिए कॉल फॉर फीडबैक

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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न्यासी मंडल आगामी बोर्ड चुनावों के बारे में कॉल फॉर फीडबैक तैयार कर रहा है। यह ७ जनवरी - १० फरवरी २०२२ के बीच होगा।

भले ही कॉल फॉर फीडबैक का विवरण एक सप्ताह पहले दिया जाएगा, हमने दो प्रश्नों की पुष्टि की है जो कॉल फॉर फीडबैक के दौरान प्रतिक्रिया के लिए पूछे जाएंगे:

• न्यासी मंडल के बीच उभरते समुदायों का निष्पक्ष प्रतिनिधित्व सुनिश्चित करने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका क्या है?

• चुनाव के दौरान उम्मीदवारों की भागीदारी कैसी होनी चाहिए?

भले ही अतिरिक्त प्रश्न जोड़े जा सकते हैं, लेकिन आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन टीम समुदाय के सदस्यों और सहयोगियों को विचार - विमर्श के लिए समय प्रदान करना चाहती हैं। प्रश्नों की पूरी सूची नहीं होने के लिए हम माफी माँगते हैं। प्रश्नों की सूची केवल एक या दो प्रश्नों से बढ़नी चाहिए। हमारा इरादा अनुरोधों के साथ समुदाय को अभिभूत करना नहीं है।

क्या आप स्थानीय बातचीत को व्यवस्थित करने में मदद करना चाहते हैं?

मेटा पर, टेलीग्राम पर, या msgwikimedia.org पर ईमेल के माध्यम से आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन टीम से संपर्क करें।

यदि आपके कोई प्रश्न हैं तो हमसे संपर्क करें। आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन टीम में ३ जनवरी तक कर्मचारियों की कमी होगी। कृपया विलंबित प्रतिक्रिया को क्षमा करें; यदि हमारा संदेश आपकी छुट्टियों के दौरान आपके पास पहुँचा है तो हम क्षमा चाहते हैं।

धन्यवाद, CSinha (WMF) (talk) 10:23, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव के लिए प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान शूरु हो गए है

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान:न्यासी मंडल चुनाव शूरु हो गए है और ७ फरवरी २०२२ को बंद हो जाएंगे।

इस प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान पहल में, हमारा दृष्टिकोण २०२१ की प्रक्रिया से सामुदायिक प्रतिक्रिया को शामिल करना होगा। चर्चा प्रमुख प्रश्नों पर केंद्रित होगी। इरादा सामूहिक बातचीत और सहयोगी प्रस्ताव विकास को प्रेरित करना है।

प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान के दौरान दो पुष्ट प्रश्न पूछे जाएंगे:

1. निर्वाचित उम्मीदवारों के बीच उभरते समुदायों का निष्पक्ष प्रतिनिधित्व सुनिश्चित करने का सबसे अच्छा तरीका क्या है? न्यासी मंडल समझता है कि उम्मीदवारों का चयन विकिमीडिया आंदोलन की पूर्ण विविधता का प्रतिनिधित्व करना चाहिए। वर्तमान प्रक्रियाओं ने उत्तरी अमेरिका और यूरोप के स्वयंसेवकों का पक्ष लिया है।
2. चुनाव के दौरान उम्मीदवारों की भागीदारी कैसी होनी चाहिए? परंपरागत रूप से, न्यासी मंडल के उम्मीदवारों ने आवेदन पूरे किए और सामुदायिक सवालों के जवाब दिए। एक चुनाव स्वयंसेवकों के रूप में उम्मीदवारों की स्थिति की सराहना करते हुए उम्मीदवारों में उचित अंतर्दृष्टि कैसे प्रदान कर सकता है?

प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान के दौरान एक अतिरिक्त प्रश्न पूछा जा सकता है।

बातचीत में भाग लें

धन्यवाद,

आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन CSinha (WMF) (talk) 11:29, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

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Dear community members,

Greetings from the EWOC Newsletter team and the education team at Wikimedia Foundation. We are very excited to share that we on tenth years of Education Newsletter (This Month in Education) invite you to join us by subscribing to the newsletter on your talk page or by sharing your activities in the upcoming newsletters. The Wikimedia Education newsletter is a monthly newsletter that collects articles written by community members using Wikimedia projects in education around the world, and it is published by the EWOC Newsletter team in collaboration with the Education team. These stories can bring you new ideas to try, valuable insights about the success and challenges of our community members in running education programs in their context.

If your affiliate/language project is developing its own education initiatives, please remember to take advantage of this newsletter to publish your stories with the wider movement that shares your passion for education. You can submit newsletter articles in your own language or submit bilingual articles for the education newsletter. For the month of January the deadline to submit articles is on the 20th January. We look forward to reading your stories.

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More information about the newsletter can be found at Education/Newsletter/About.

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Dear community members,

Greetings from the EWOC Newsletter team and the education team at Wikimedia Foundation. We are very excited to share that we on tenth years of Education Newsletter (This Month in Education) invite you to join us by subscribing to the newsletter on your talk page or by sharing your activities in the upcoming newsletters. The Wikimedia Education newsletter is a monthly newsletter that collects articles written by community members using Wikimedia projects in education around the world, and it is published by the EWOC Newsletter team in collaboration with the Education team. These stories can bring you new ideas to try, valuable insights about the success and challenges of our community members in running education programs in their context.

If your affiliate/language project is developing its own education initiatives, please remember to take advantage of this newsletter to publish your stories with the wider movement that shares your passion for education. You can submit newsletter articles in your own language or submit bilingual articles for the education newsletter. For the month of January the deadline to submit articles is on the 20th January. We look forward to reading your stories.

Older versions of this newsletter can be found in the complete archive.

More information about the newsletter can be found at Education/Newsletter/About.

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आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन समाचार - प्रकाशन ५

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आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन समाचार
प्रकाशन ५, जनुअरी २०२२पूरा संवादपत्र पढ़ें

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आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन समाचार के पांचवें प्रकाशन में आपका स्वागत है (जिसे पहले सार्वभौमिक आचार संहित समाचार के रूप में जाना जाता था)! संशोधित संवादपत्र आंदोलन घोषणापत्र, सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता, आंदोलन रणनीति कार्यान्वयन अनुदान, न्यासी मंडल चुनाव और आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन से संबंधित अन्य प्रासंगिक विषयों के बारे में समाचार को वितरित करता है।

संवादपत्र को त्रैमासिक रूप से वितरित किया जाएगा, जब की लगातार अद्यतन सब्सक्राइबर्स को साप्ताहिक या द्वि-साप्ताहिक वितरित किए जाएंगे। यदि आप इन अद्यतनों को प्राप्त करना चाहते हैं तो कृपया यहाँ सदस्यता प्राप्त करे।

• न्यासी मंडल चुनावों के लिए प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान - हम आपको आगामी विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन न्यासी मंडल चुनाव पर अपनी प्रतिक्रिया देने के लिए आमंत्रित करते हैं। प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान १० जनवरी २०२२ को शुरू हुआ और १६ फरवरी २०२२ को समाप्त होगा। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता अनुसमर्थन - २०२१ में, विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन ने समुदायों से सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता नीति को लागू करने के बारे में पूछा था। प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों का संशोधित मसौदा मार्च तक सामुदायिक वोट के लिए तैयार होना चाहिए। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• आंदोलन रणनीति कार्यान्वयन अनुदान - जैसा कि हम कई प्रस्तावों की समीक्षा जारी रखते हैं, हम आपको और अधिक प्रस्ताव प्रस्तुत करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करते हैं जो आंदोलन रणनीति सिफारिशों से एक विशिष्ट पहल को लक्षित करते हैं। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• संवादपत्र की नई दिशा - UCoC संवादपत्र को MSG संवादपत्र बनाने की परिवर्तन प्रक्रिया में आप फैसिलिटेटर दल के साथ उसके नई दिशाओं की कल्पना और निर्णय लेने में भाग ले सकते हैं। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• डिफ ब्लॉग्स - विकिमीडिया डिफ पर MSG के बारे में पढ़ें। (अधिक पढ़ें)

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 07:31, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

न्यासी बोर्ड के प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान मैं सहबद्ध की भूमिका के बारे में प्रश्न

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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नमस्कार,

अब तक न्यासी बोर्ड के प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान में भाग लेने के लिए धन्यवाद। जैसा कि पहले संकेत दिया गया था, हम अंतिम महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न की घोषणा कर रहे हैं:

चुनाव में सहबद्ध किस प्रकार भाग ले सकते हैं?

सहबद्ध विकिमीडिया आंदोलन का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा हैं। २०१९ में, दो सीटों को सहबद्ध चयनित बोर्ड सीट्स (ASBS) प्रक्रिया के माध्यम से चुना गया था। २०२२ में, इन दोनों सीटों को फिर से चुना जाएगा। हालांकि, कानून में बदलाव ने समुदाय और सहबद्ध सीटों के बीच अंतर को हटा दिया। इसलिए, सवाल यह है कि नई सीटों के चुनाव में सहबद्धो को किस प्रकार शामिल होना चाहिए?

प्रतिक्रियाएं केवल दो सीटों पर ही नहीं बल्कि अन्य समुदाय और सहबद्ध सीटों को भी संदर्भित कर सकती हैं। न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव में सहबद्धो को शामिल करने का एक तरीका खोजना चाहता है। न्यासी बोर्ड कौशल, अनुभव, विविधता और समुदाय के समर्थन वाले लोगों का चयन करके चुनाव परिणामों में सुधार करना चाहता है।

न्यासी बोर्ड इस प्रश्न के बारे में प्रतिक्रिया चाहता है, हालांकि केवल सहबद्ध समुदाय से नहीं। सभी को प्रस्ताव साझा करने के लिए आमंत्रित किया जाता है। ऑनलाइन प्रतिक्रिया एकत्र करने के अलावा, आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन टीम प्रतिक्रिया लेने के लिए सहबद्ध सदस्यों के साथ कई वीडियो कॉल का आयोजन करेगी। ये कॉल अलग-अलग समय पर होंगे और इसमें न्यासी बोर्ड शामिल होगा।

प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान प्रक्रिया को १६ फरवरी तक बढ़ा दिया गया है।

बातचीत में भाग लें

धन्यवाद,

आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन CSinha (WMF) (talk) 12:40, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee (AffCom) Member & Advisor Elections - Final Reminder for January 2022

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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!

On behalf of the committee,
FULBERT (talk) 17:32, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

[घोषणा] नेतृत्व विकास टास्क फोर्स

नमस्कार,

कौशल और नेतृत्व विकास आंदोलन रणनीति सिफारिश यह इंगित करता है कि हमारे आंदोलन को नेतृत्व विकास में सफल होने के लिए विश्व स्तर पर समन्वित प्रयास की आवश्यकता है।

सामुदायिक विकास टीम एक वैश्विक और समुदाय-संचालित नेतृत्व विकास टास्क फोर्स (उद्देश्य और संरचना) के निर्माण का समर्थन कर रही है। टास्क फोर्स का उद्देश्य नेतृत्व विकास कार्य को सलाह देना है।

टीम टास्क फोर्स की जिम्मेदारियां क्या हो सकती है, इस पर सामुदायिक प्रतिक्रिया चाहती है। इसके अलावा, यदि कोई भी समुदाय सदस्य इस १२-सदस्यीय टास्क फोर्स का हिस्सा बनना चाहता है, तो कृपया तो कृपया हमसे संपर्क करें। प्रतिक्रिया अवधि २५ फरवरी २०२२ तक है।

प्रतिक्रिया कहां साझा करें?

#१ इच्छुक समुदाय के सदस्य चर्चा पृष्ठ पर अपने विचार जोड़ सकते हैं।

#२ इच्छुक समुदाय के सदस्य Google Meet के माध्यम से 18 फरवरी, शुक्रवार को एक क्षेत्रीय चर्चा में शामिल हो सकते हैं।

दिनांक और समय

• Friday, 18 February · 7:00 – 8:00 PM IST (Your Timezone) (Add to Calendar)
• Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/nae-rgsd-vif

धन्यवाद। CSinha (WMF) (talk) 09:00, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता (UCoC) प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश और अनुसमर्थन वोट

संक्षेप: संशोधित प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश प्रकाशित किए गए हैं। दिशानिर्देशों की पुष्टि करने के लिए मतदान ७ मार्च से २१ मार्च २०२२ तक होगा। २५ फरवरी (१२:०० UTC) और ४ मार्च (१५:०० UTC) को समुदाय के सदस्य परियोजना टीम और मसौदा समिति के सदस्यों के साथ चर्चा में भाग ले सकते हैं। कृपया साइन-अप करें।

विवरण:

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता (UCoC) पूरे विकिमीडिया आंदोलन के लिए स्वीकार्य व्यवहार का आधार रेखा प्रदान करता है। UCoC और प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश स्वयंसेवक-कर्मचारी मसौदा समितियों द्वारा सामुदायिक परामर्श के बाद लिखे गए हैं। संशोधित दिशानिर्देश २४ जनवरी २०२२ को प्रकाशित किए गए थे।

आगे क्या होगा?

#१ सामुदायिक वार्तालाप

दिशानिर्देशों को समझने में मदद करने के लिए, आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन (MSG) टीम, UCoC परियोजना टीम और मसौदा समिति के सदस्यों के साथ, २५ फरवरी (१२:०० UTC) और ४ मार्च (१५:०० UTC) को होने वाले बातचीत की मेजबानी करेगी। कृपया साइन-अप करें।

दिशानिर्देशों के बारे में टिप्पणियाँ प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश वार्ता पृष्ठ पर साझा की जा सकती हैं। आप किसी भी भाषा में टिप्पणी कर सकते हैं।

#2 अनुसमर्थन वोट

विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन ट्रस्टी बोर्ड ने अनुसमर्थन प्रक्रिया पर एक बयान जारी किया, जहां मतदाता वोट के माध्यम से प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों को अपनाने का समर्थन या विरोध कर सकते हैं। विकिमीडिएंस को महत्वपूर्ण जानकारी का अनुवाद करने और साझा करने के लिए आमंत्रित किया जाता है।

SecurePoll के माध्यम से वोटिंग प्रक्रिया निर्धारित की गयी है। वोटिंग ७ मार्च से २१ मार्च २०२२ तक चलेगी।

योग्य मतदाताओं को एक सर्वेक्षण प्रश्न का उत्तर देने और टिप्पणियों को साझा करने के लिए आमंत्रित किया जाता है। मतदाताओं से पूछा जाएगा कि क्या वे प्रस्तावित दिशानिर्देशों के आधार पर UCoC के प्रवर्तन का समर्थन करते हैं।

धन्यवाद। CSinha (WMF) (talk) 17:34, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Sunday February 27 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

To dance is to fly.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Hubs+Dialogue, Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct+Enforcement Voting, Brand, International Women's Day+Gender Gap and WikiForHumanRights campaigns, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday February 27, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).----Pharos (talk) 18:05, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव के लिए प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान समाप्त हो गए हैं

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव के लिए प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान समाप्त हो गए हैं। प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान १० जनवरी से १६ फरवरी २०२२ 2 के बीच आयोजित किया गया था। प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान ने तीन प्रमुख सवालों पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया और मेटा-विकी पर, सहयोगियों के साथ बैठकों के दौरान, और विभिन्न सामुदायिक वार्तालापों से प्रतिक्रियाएँ प्राप्त हुए। समुदाय और सहयोगियों ने कई प्रस्ताव और चर्चा बिंदु प्रदान किए। रिपोर्ट मेटा-विकी पर प्रकाशित किये गए हैं।

यह जानकारी न्यासी बोर्ड और चुनाव समिति के साथ साझा की जाएगी ताकि वे आगामी न्यासी बोर्ड के चुनाव के बारे में सूचित निर्णय ले सकें। न्यासी बोर्ड आंतरिक चर्चा के बाद एक घोषणा करेगा।

चुनाव प्रक्रियाओं में सुधार के लिए भाग लेने और मदद करने के लिए धन्यवाद।

धन्यवाद,

आंदोलन रणनीति और शासन
CSinha (WMF) (talk) 08:37, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

UCoC प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों के लिए अनुसमर्थन मतदान शुरू हो गए है (७ - २१ मार्च २०२२)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता (UCoC) प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों का अनुसमर्थन शुरू हो गया है। प्रत्येक योग्य समुदाय सदस्य मतदान कर सकता है।

SecurePoll और वोटिंग पात्रता के बारे में जानने के लिए, कृपया इस पृष्ठ को पढ़ें। मतदान करने की अंतिम तिथि २१ मार्च २०२२ है।

यहां वोट करें - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/391

धन्यवाद। CSinha (WMF) (talk) 16:57, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

नेतृत्व विकास कार्य दल: शामिल होने के लिए आवेदन करें! (१४ मार्च से १० अप्रैल २०२२)

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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सभी को नमस्कार,

नेतृत्व विकास कार्य दल पहल के लिए अपनी प्रतिक्रिया साझा करने के लिए धन्यवाद। आप यहां प्रतिक्रिया का सारांश पढ़ सकते हैं।उनके काम को निर्देशित करने में मदद करने के लिए कार्य दल के साथ प्रतिक्रिया साझा की जाएगी। नेतृत्व विकास कार्य दल में शामिल होने के लिए आवेदन की अवधि खुल गई है। आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि १० अप्रैल २०२२ है। कृपया कार्य दल के बारे में जानकारी की समीक्षा करें, समुदाय के सदस्यों के साथ साझा करें, और यदि आप रुचि रखते हैं तो आवेदन करें।

धन्यवाद,

सामुदायिक विकास टीम की ओर से

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 12:42, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश अनुसमर्थन मतदान समाप्त हो गए है

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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नमस्कार,

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता (UCoC) के संशोधित प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों के लिए अनुसमर्थन मतदान प्रक्रिया २१ मार्च २०२२ को समाप्त हुए। 2300 से अधिक विकिमेडियन ने मतदान किया। इस प्रक्रिया में भाग लेने वाले सभी लोगों को धन्यवाद! जांच समूह अब सटीकता के लिए वोट की समीक्षा करेगा; कृपया उन्हें अपना काम पूरा करने के लिए दो सप्ताह तक का समय दें।

मतदान प्रक्रिया से अंतिम परिणाम यहां घोषित किए जाएंगे, साथ ही प्रासंगिक आंकड़ों और टिप्पणियों का सारांश भी। अगले चरणों के बारे में जानने के लिए कृपया मतदाता सूचना पृष्ठ देखें। आप किसी भी भाषा में मेटा-विकी टॉक पेजों पर टिप्पणी कर सकते हैं। आप ईमेल द्वारा भी टीम से संपर्क कर सकते हैं: ucocprojectwikimedia.org

धन्यवाद,

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 09:18, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Sunday April 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Bots in precious metals are part of our community too.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including UCoC Voting, Hubs Global Conversation held + CEE Hub update, Movement Charter + Leadership Development Working Group, Desktop Improvements, Celebrate Women in March + International Women's Day, Wikimania 2022 survey concluded + Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday April 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 17:36, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

उम्मीदवारों के लिए आह्वान: २०२२ ट्रस्टी बोर्ड चुनाव

प्रिय समुदाय सदस्य,

२०२२ ट्रस्टी बोर्ड चुनाव प्रक्रिया शुरू हो गई है। उम्मीदवारों के लिए आह्वान की घोषणा की गई है।

ट्रस्टी बोर्ड विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन के संचालन की देखरेख करता है। समुदाय और एफिलिएट चयनित ट्रस्टी और बोर्ड द्वारा नियुक्त ट्रस्टी, ट्रस्टी बोर्ड बनाते हैं। प्रत्येक ट्रस्टी तीन साल का कार्यकाल पूरा करता है। विकिमीडिया समुदाय के पास समुदाय और एफिलिएट चयनित न्यासियों के लिए मतदान करने का अवसर है।

विकिमीडिया समुदाय २०२२ में ट्रस्टी बोर्ड में दो सीटों का चुनाव करने के लिए मतदान करेगा। यह ट्रस्टी बोर्ड के प्रतिनिधित्व, विविधता और विशेषज्ञता में सुधार करने का एक अवसर है।

ट्रस्टी बोर्ड में शामिल होने के लिए कृपया अपनी उम्मीदवारी जमा करें।

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 09:16, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Sunday May 8 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swans are musical creatures.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including 2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates, Movement Charter/Content preliminary narrative, Human Rights Policy Community Conversations, Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan Feedback, IP blocking and Open Proxies discussion, Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 May 20-22 + local events, and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday May 8, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, note that some areas recently experienced daylight savings time changes).--Pharos (talk) 18:08, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

2022 Wikimedia Hackathon - May 20th - 22nd

Hello all, This is to invite you for this year's Wikimedia Hackathon from May 20-22. We hope to see you there! You can share the update with your community as well. The main event will be held online this year. We have an open call for sessions on our schedule page. If you'd like to host a session, you can simply pick an open slot in the category which best fits your topic. The developer advocacy team also put together some suggestions for how to create a fun session. You can also add project ideas to the Phabricator Board We will share more information soon about how to join the online space. You can also check through the list of local meetups holding around the world, you may find any closer to you. If you have any enquiry or translation requests, please contact hlepp@wikimedia.org See you there! Best regards, James Popoola On behalf of the 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon Committee.

James Moore200 (talk) 16:51, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Sunday June 5 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan impressions.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation this June, WMF Proposal for Movement Strategy Forum, New rounds of WMF Conference Funds including in-person events, WMF Proposal for Sound Logo Contest, WMF Elections Analysis Committee selection, wikimania:Program submissions due June 10 (scholarship and local event grants due June 3) and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday June 5, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos (talk) 20:49, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Sunday July 3 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

Swan celestial.

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Movement Charter, Hubs Global Conversation last week, Affiliate voting period to shortlist WMF Board candidates (July 1-15), Wikimania updates, Desktop improvements, Wikimedia Enterprise first customers, Call for program submissions and updates for a global diversity of regional/linguistic Wiki-Conferences, Wikidata:Wiki Mentor Africa and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 3, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC).--Pharos via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:55, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

२०२२ चुनाव कम्पास के लिए प्रस्तावित वक्तव्य

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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नमस्कार,

स्वयंसेवकों को २०२२ न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव कंपास मैं अपना वक्तव्य प्रस्तावित करने के लिए आमंत्रित किया जा रहा हैं।

चुनाव कम्पास एक ऐसा उपकरण है जो मतदाताओं को उन उम्मीदवारों का चयन करने में मदद करता है जो उनके विश्वासों और विचारों के साथ सर्वोत्तम रूप से संरेखित होते हैं। समुदाय के सदस्य वक्तव्यों का प्रस्ताव रखेंगे और उम्मीदवार लिकर्ट स्केल (सहमत/निष्पक्ष/असहमत) का उपयोग करके जवाब देंगे। वक्तव्यों के जवाब चुनाव कंपास उपकरण पर अपलोड किए जाएंगे। मतदाता इस टूल का उपयोग वक्तव्यों पर उत्तर (सहमत/निष्पक्ष/असहमत) साझा करके करेंगे। परिणाम उन उम्मीदवारों की पहचान करेंगे जो मतदाता के विश्वासों और विचारों के साथ सबसे अच्छी तरह मेल खाते हैं।

ये है चुनाव कंपास की समयरेखा:

• ८ - २० जुलाई: चुनाव कंपास के लिए स्वयंसेवक अपने वक्तव्यों को प्रस्तावित करते हैं।
• २१ - २२ जुलाई: चुनाव समिति स्पष्टता के लिए वक्तव्यों की समीक्षा करती है और विषय से परे वक्तव्यों को हटा देती है।
• २३ जुलाई - १ अगस्त: स्वयंसेवक वक्तव्यों पर मतदान करते हैं।
• २ - ४ अगस्त: चुनाव समिति शीर्ष १५ वक्तव्यों का चयन करती है।
• ५ - १२ अगस्त: उम्मीदवार खुद को वक्तव्यों के साथ संरेखित करते हैं।
• १५ अगस्त: मतदान के लिए चुनाव कम्पास खुलता हैं।

चुनाव समिति अगस्त की शुरुआत में शीर्ष १५ वक्तव्यों का चयन करेगी। चुनाव समिति, आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन टीम के समर्थन के साथ, प्रक्रिया की देखरेख करेगी। आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन टीम प्रश्नों की स्पष्टता, दोहराव, गलतियों आदि की जांच करेगी।

धन्यवाद,

आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन

यह संदेश बोर्ड चयन कार्य बल और चुनाव समिति की ओर से भेजा गया है।

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 08:38, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन समाचार - प्रकाशन ७

आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन समाचार
प्रकाशन ७, जुलाई-सितम्बर २०२२पूरा संवादपत्र पढ़ें

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आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन संवादपत्र के सातवें प्रकाशन में आपका स्वागत है! संवादपत्र विकिमीडिया की आंदोलन रणनीति सिफारिशों के कार्यान्वयन के बारे में, आंदोलन अनुशासन के बारे में अन्य प्रासंगिक मुद्दों के बारे में, और साथ ही आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन (एमएसजी) टीम द्वारा समर्थित विभिन्न परियोजनाएं पर अद्यतन साझा करता है।

एमएसजी संवादपत्र त्रैमासिक रूप से वितरित किया जाता है, और आंदोलन रणनीति वीकली साप्ताहिक वितरित की जाती है। कृपया संवादपत्र के भविष्य के प्रकाशन प्राप्त करने के लिए सदस्यता लेना न भूलें।

• आंदोलन की स्थिरता: विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन की वार्षिक स्थिरता रिपोर्ट प्रकाशित की गई है। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• उपयोगकर्ता अनुभव में सुधार: विकिमीडिया परियोजनाओं के लिए डेस्कटॉप इंटरफ़ेस में हाल के सुधारों के बारे में जानें। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• सुरक्षा और समावेशन: सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों की संशोधन प्रक्रिया पर अद्यतन। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• निर्णय लेने में समानता: हब संचालकों की बातचीत पर विवरण, आंदोलन घोषणापत्र प्रारूपण समिति की हालिया प्रगति, और विकिमीडिया आंदोलन में भागीदारी के भविष्य के लिए एक नया श्वेत पत्र। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• हितधारक समन्वय: मूलपाठ साझेदारी पर काम करने वाले एफिलिएट और स्वयंसेवी समुदायों के लिए एक सहायता केंद्र का शुभारंभ किया गया हैं। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• नेतृत्व विकास: ब्राजील और केप वर्डे में विकिमीडिया आंदोलन आयोजकों द्वारा नेतृत्व परियोजनाओं पर अद्यतन। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• आंतरिक ज्ञान प्रबंधन: तकनीकी दस्तावेज और सामुदायिक संसाधनों के लिए एक नए पोर्टल का शुभारंभ किया हैं। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• मुक्त ज्ञान में नवाचार: वैज्ञानिक प्रयोगों के लिए उच्च गुणवत्ता वाले दृश्य-श्रव्य संसाधन और मौखिक प्रतिलेख रिकॉर्ड करने के लिए एक नया टूलकिट। (अधिक पढ़ें)
• मूल्यांकन, पुनरावृति और अनुकूलन: हिस्सेदारी परिदृश्य परियोजना संचालन का परिणाम (अधिक पढ़ें)
• अन्य समाचार और अद्यतन: आंदोलन रणनीति कार्यान्वयन पर चर्चा करने के लिए एक नया मंच, आगामी विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन ट्रस्टी बोर्ड चुनाव, आंदोलन रणनीति पर चर्चा करने के लिए एक नया पॉडकास्ट, और फाउंडेशन की आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन टीम में कर्मियों का परिवर्तन। (अधिक पढ़ें)

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 12:45, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

चुनावी कम्पास के वक्तव्यों पर वोट करें

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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नमस्कार,

स्वयंसेवकों को २०२२ न्यासी बोर्ड के चुनावी कंपास मैं वोट करने के लिए आमंत्रित किया जा रहा हैं। आप उन वक्तव्यों पर वोट कर सकते हैं जिन्हें आप चुनावी कम्पास में शामिल देखना चाहते हैं।

चुनाव कम्पास एक ऐसा उपकरण है जो मतदाताओं को उन उम्मीदवारों का चयन करने में मदद करता है जो उनके विश्वासों और विचारों के साथ सर्वोत्तम रूप से संरेखित होते हैं। समुदाय के सदस्य वक्तव्यों का प्रस्ताव रखेंगे और उम्मीदवार लिकर्ट स्केल (सहमत/निष्पक्ष/असहमत) का उपयोग करके जवाब देंगे। वक्तव्यों के जवाब चुनाव कंपास उपकरण पर अपलोड किए जाएंगे। मतदाता इस टूल का उपयोग वक्तव्यों पर उत्तर (सहमत/निष्पक्ष/असहमत) साझा करके करेंगे। परिणाम उन उम्मीदवारों की पहचान करेंगे जो मतदाता के विश्वासों और विचारों के साथ सबसे अच्छी तरह मेल खाते हैं।

ये है चुनाव कंपास की समयरेखा:

• ८ - २० जुलाई: चुनाव कंपास के लिए स्वयंसेवक अपने वक्तव्यों को प्रस्तावित करते हैं।
• २१ - २२ जुलाई: चुनाव समिति स्पष्टता के लिए वक्तव्यों की समीक्षा करती है और विषय से परे वक्तव्यों को हटा देती है।
• २३ जुलाई - १ अगस्त: स्वयंसेवक वक्तव्यों पर मतदान करते हैं।
• २ - ४ अगस्त: चुनाव समिति शीर्ष १५ वक्तव्यों का चयन करती है।
• ५ - १२ अगस्त: उम्मीदवार खुद को वक्तव्यों के साथ संरेखित करते हैं।
• १६ अगस्त: मतदान के लिए चुनाव कम्पास खुलता हैं।

चुनाव समिति अगस्त की शुरुआत में शीर्ष १५ वक्तव्यों का चयन करेगी।

धन्यवाद,

आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन

यह संदेश बोर्ड चयन कार्य बल और चुनाव समिति की ओर से भेजा गया है।

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 06:17, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

(Initial Review) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

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(Initial Review) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

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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.

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xmpp अथवा IRC?

क्या हमारा कोई xmpp अथवा IRC चैटरूम है? Thekarlsvogna (talk) 13:51, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

न्यासी बोर्ड के चुनाव में विलंब

नमस्ते,

मैं न्यासी बोर्ड के चुनाव के बारे में एक अद्यतन साझा करना चाहता हूँ।

जैसा कि आप पहले से ही जानते हैं, इस वर्ष हम मतदाताओं को कुछ प्रभावशाली विषयों पर उम्मीदवारों के संरेखण को समझने में मदद करने के लिए एक चुनाव कम्पास का उपयोग कर रहे हैं। कई उम्मीदवारों ने अपने वक्तव्य को स्पष्टता से व्यक्त करने के लिए वर्णो की संख्या में वृद्धि का अनुरोध किया। चुनाव समिति ने महसूस किया कि उनका तर्क निष्पक्ष और न्यायसंगत चुनाव प्रक्रिया के लक्ष्यों के अनुरूप था।

इसलिए, यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए कि चुनाव शुरू होने से पहले विस्तृत वक्तव्यों का अनुवाद किया जा सके, चुनाव समिति और बोर्ड चयन टास्क फोर्स ने न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव में एक सप्ताह की देरी करने का फैसला किया - यह समय कर्मचारियों द्वारा प्रस्तावित किया गया था।

हालांकि यह उम्मीद नहीं किया जा सकता कि हर कोई अपने मतदान निर्णय को सूचित करने के लिए चुनावी कम्पास का उपयोग करेगा, चुनाव समिति ने महसूस किया कि समुदायों के लिए एक सूचित निर्णय लेने के लिए आवश्यक अनुवादों के साथ मतदान की अवधि खोलना ज़रूरी हैं।

वोट २३ अगस्त ००:०० यूटीसी पर शुरू और ६ सितंबर २३:५९ यूटीसी पर समाप्त होगा।

धन्यवाद,

मतन्या, चुनाव समिति की ओर से

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 07:22, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

२०२२ न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव के लिए सामुदायिक मतदान शुरू हो गया है

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

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आप सभी को नमस्कार,

२०२२ न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव के लिए सामुदायिक मतदान शुरू हो गया है। आपके वोट सूचित करने के लिए कुछ जानकारी नीचे साझा की गई है:

• चुनाव कम्पास देखें जो १५ विभिन्न विषयों पर उम्मीदवारों के दृष्टिकोण को दर्शाता है।
• उम्मीदवारों के वक्तव्य और एफिलिएट प्रश्नों के उत्तर पढ़ें।
• न्यासी बोर्ड द्वारा अपेक्षित कौशलों के बारे में अधिक जानें, और कैसे विश्लेषण समिति ने उन उम्मीदवारों की पहचान की जिनके पास अपेक्षित कौशल है।
• समुदाय द्वारा प्रस्तावित प्रश्नों के उत्तर जानने के लिए उम्मीदवारों के वीडियो देखें।

अभी वोट करने के लिए सिक्योरपोल पर जाएं। मतदान की अवधि २३ अगस्त ००:०० यूटीसी से ६ सितम्बर २०२२ २३:५९ यूटीसी है। अपनी पात्रता जानने के लिए कृपया मतदाता पात्रता पृष्ठ पर जाएं।

धन्यवाद,

आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन

यह संदेश बोर्ड चयन कार्य बल और चुनाव समिति की ओर से भेजा गया है।
CSinha (WMF) (talk) 04:28, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

WikiConference India 2023: Initial conversations

Dear Wikimedians,

Hope all of you are doing well. We are glad to inform you to restart the conversation to host the next WikiConference India 2023 after WCI 2020 which was not conducted due to the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, it couldn't take place. However, we are hoping to reinitiate this discussion and for that we need your involvement, suggestions and support to help organize a much needed conference in February-March of 2023.

The proposed 2023 conference will bring our energies, ideas, learnings, and hopes together. This conference will provide a national-level platform for Indian Wikimedians to connect, re-connect, and establish their collaboration itself can be a very important purpose on its own- in the end it will empower us all to strategize, plan ahead and collaborate- as a movement.

We hope we, the Indian Wikimedia Community members, come together in various capacities and make this a reality. We believe we will take learnings from earlier attempts, improve processes & use best practices in conducting this conference purposefully and fruitfully.

Here is a survey form to get your responses on the same notion. Unfortunately we are working with short timelines since the final date of proposal submission is 5 September. We request you please fill out the form by 28th August. After your responses, we can decide if we have the community need and support for the conference. You are also encouraged to add your support on this page, if you support the idea.

Regards, Nitesh Gill, Nivas10798, Neechalkaran, 06:40, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

(First Reminder) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

Greetings अनिरुद्ध_कुमार, संजीव_कुमार,

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 2022-07-27. 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

२०२२ न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव के लिए सामुदायिक मतदान ख़त्म होने वाली है

संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित किया गया है।

More languages • Please help translate to your language

नमस्ते,

२०२२ न्यासी बोर्ड चुनाव की सामुदायिक मतदान अवधि २३ अगस्त २०२२ को शुरू हुई, और ६ सितंबर २०२२, २३:५९ यूटीसी पर खत्म होगी। आप अभी भी इस चुनाव में भाग ले सकते है। अभी वोट करने के लिए सिक्योरपोल पर जाएं। अपनी पात्रता जानने के लिए कृपया मतदाता पात्रता पृष्ठ पर जाएं। आपको निर्णय लेने में सहायता स्वरुप कुछ संसाधन दिए गए हैं:

• चुनाव कम्पास देखें जो १५ विभिन्न विषयों पर उम्मीदवारों के दृष्टिकोण को दर्शाता है।
• उम्मीदवारों के वक्तव्य और एफिलिएट प्रश्नों के उत्तर पढ़ें।
• न्यासी बोर्ड द्वारा अपेक्षित कौशलों के बारे में अधिक जानें, और कैसे विश्लेषण समिति ने उन उम्मीदवारों की पहचान की जिनके पास अपेक्षित कौशल है।
• समुदाय द्वारा प्रस्तावित प्रश्नों के उत्तर जानने के लिए उम्मीदवारों के वीडियो देखें।

धन्यवाद,

आंदोलन रणनीति और अनुशासन

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 11:12, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

(Second Reminder) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

Greetings अनिरुद्ध_कुमार, संजीव_कुमार,

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 2022-07-27. 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

(Third Reminder) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

Greetings अनिरुद्ध_कुमार, संजीव_कुमार,

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 2022-07-27. 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,
Dumisani Ndubane

Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Sunday November 13 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting

bestiary (Q830560)⊆compendium (Q1459574)⊆reference work (Q13136).

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Wikimedia Research Fund, 2023 Ombuds commission and Case Review Committee appointments process, feedback on consultation and community session of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, various Wikimania topics: (ideas/suggestions for Wikimania 2023, expressions of interest for Wikimania 2024 and beyond, expressions of interest to join Wikimania Steering Committee), and other ongoing activities.

This month we are meeting on Sunday November 13, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

(UTC meeting times are 02:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC
UTC times are different from before, and also note that some areas may have recently experienced daylight savings time changes.).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:18, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

आंदोलन चार्टर: दक्षिण एशिया क्षेत्रीय बातचीत

नमस्कार,

जैसा कि आप में से कई लोग पहले से ही जानते हैं, आंदोलन चार्टर (Movement Charter) क्षेत्रीय बातचीत शुरू हो गई है। एमसीडीसी आंदोलन चार्टर के तीन अध्यायों के बारे में सामुदायिक प्रतिक्रिया की अपेक्षा कर रही है:

१. प्रस्तावना

२. मूल्य और सिद्धांत

३. भूमिकाएं और जिम्मेदारियां (इरादों का विवरण)

आप कैसे भाग ले सकते हैं?

आप २ दिसंबर २०२२ (शुक्रवार) को १४:०० से १५:३० UTC (शाम ७.३० से ९:०० IST) तक गूगल मीट (Google Meet) पर दक्षिण एशिया क्षेत्रीय बातचीत में शामिल हो सकते हैं। कृपया ईवेंट को अपने कैलेंडर में जोड़ें।

प्रतिक्रिया साझा करने के अन्य तरीके हैं:

१. सर्वेक्षण भरें।

२. मेटा वार्ता पृष्ठ पर लिखें: प्रस्तावना, मूल्य और सिद्धांत, भूमिकाएं और जिम्मेदारियां (इरादों का विवरण)

३. आंदोलन रणनीति फोरम पर लिखें: प्रस्तावना, मूल्य और सिद्धांत, भूमिकाएं और जिम्मेदारियां (इरादों का विवरण)

४. एमसीडीसी को movementcharter@wikimedia.org पर ईमेल कर सकते है

यदि आप आंदोलन चार्टर, इसके लक्ष्यों, यह क्यों मायने रखता है, और यह आपके समुदाय को कैसे प्रभावित कर सकता है, के बारे में अधिक जानना चाहते हैं, तो "आंदोलन चार्टर आस्क मी एनीथिंग" बैठक की १२ मिनट की रिकॉर्डिंग देख सकते है।

धन्यवाद, CSinha (WMF) (talk) 12:41, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता के लिए संशोधित प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों पर आगामी मतदान

आप इस संदेश को मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित पा सकते हैं।

More languages • Please help translate to your language

सभी को नमस्कार,

जनवरी २०२३ के मध्य में सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता के प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश द्वितीय समुदाय-व्यापी अनुसमर्थन हेतु मतदान से गुजरेगा। यह मार्च २०२२ के मतदान के बाद तय हुआ, जिसमें परिणामस्वरूप अधिकांश मतदाताओं ने प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों का समर्थन किया। मतदान के दौरान, प्रतिभागियों ने महत्वपूर्ण सामुदायिक चिंताओं को उजागर करने में सहायता की। बोर्ड की सामुदायिक मामलों की समिति ने अनुरोध किया कि चिंताओं के इन क्षेत्रों की समीक्षा की जाए।

स्वयंसेवक के नेतृत्व वाली संशोधन समिति ने सामुदायिक विचारों की समीक्षा करने और परिवर्तन करने के लिए कड़ी मेहनत की। उन्होंने चिंता के क्षेत्रों को अद्यतन किया, जैसे प्रशिक्षण और प्रतिज्ञान आवश्यकताओं, प्रक्रिया में गोपनीयता और पारदर्शिता, और स्वयं दस्तावेज़ की पठनीयता और इनके अनुवाद होने की क्षमता।

संशोधित प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश यहाँ देखे जा सकते हैं, और परिवर्तनों की तुलना यहाँ पर देखी जा सकती है।

मतदान कैसे करें?

१७ जनवरी, २०२३ से मतदान प्रारम्भ होगा। मेटा-विकी पर यह पृष्ठ सिक्योरपोल का उपयोग करके मतदान करने के तरीके के बारे में जानकारी प्रदान करता है।

कौन मतदान कर सकता है?

इस मत के लिए पात्रता आवश्यकताएँ वही हैं जो विकिमीडिया न्यासी बोर्ड के चुनाव के लिए होती हैं। मतदाता योग्यता के बारे में अधिक जानकारी के लिए मतदाता जानकारी पृष्ठ को देखें। यदि आप एक योग्य मतदाता हैं, तो आप मतदान सर्वर तक पहुँचने के लिए अपने विकिमीडिया खाते का उपयोग कर सकते हैं।

मतदान पश्चात क्या होगा?

स्वयंसेवकों के एक स्वतंत्र समूह द्वारा मतों की जाँच की जाएगी, और इनके परिणाम विकिमीडिया-I, आंदोलन रणनीति फोरम, डिफ और मेटा-विकी पर प्रकाशित किए जाएँगे। मतदाता पुनः मतदान करने और दिशानिर्देशों के बारे में अपनी चिंताओं को साझा करने में सक्षम होंगे। न्यासी बोर्ड समर्थन के स्तर और उठाई गई चिंताओं को देखेगा क्योंकि वे यह देखते हैं कि प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों को किस प्रकार अनुसमर्थित किया जाना चाहिए या आगे विकसित किया जाना चाहिए।

यूसीओसी (UCoC) प्रोजेक्ट टीम की ओर से

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 09:36, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता के लिए संशोधित प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों हेतु मतदान प्रारम्भ हो गया है

आप इस संदेश का मेटा-विकी पर अतिरिक्त भाषाओं में अनुवादित पा सकते हैं।

More languages • Please help translate to your language

सभी को नमस्कार,

संशोधित सार्वभौमिक आचार संहिता प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देश इस मतदान की अवधि के लिए अब खुला है! मतदान दो सप्ताह तक चलेंगे और ३१ जनवरी, २०२३ को २३.५९ यूटीसी पर बंद होगा। मतदाता के पात्रता की जानकारी और मतदान कैसे करें, इस बारे में विवरण के लिए कृपया मेटा-विकी के मतदाता सूचना पृष्ठ पर जाएँ।

प्रवर्तन दिशानिर्देशों और मतदान प्रक्रिया पर अधिक विवरण के लिए, हमारे पिछला संदेश देखें।

यूसीओसी (UCoC) प्रोजेक्ट टीम की ओर से

CSinha (WMF) (talk) 11:13, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Wikimedia Affiliate strategy discussions

Hope this message finds you well. I am sharing an update about the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate strategy initiative. In November, Nataliia Tymkiv, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the beginning of Wikimedia Foundation Affiliate strategy.

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.

Best, MKaur (WMF) 22:30, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

WikiWomenCamp 2023 Scholarship Application

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.

Cheers,
Maffeth.opiana (talk) 11:25, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
On behalf of the WikiWomenCamp 2023 Team

Sunday July 16 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Global Council focus, now available in ar, es, fr!)

SWAN: The Next Generation

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas on the Wikimedia 2030 strategy process. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for a future Global Council.

We'll focus on strategic and outreach topics of mutual concern to all affiliates including Wikimania Singapore, Future of SWAN, Movement Charter/Content new sections (particularly Movement Charter/Content/Global Council), other activities you submit, and we will top it all off with a grand finale AI Happy Hour / Doom Hour!

This month we are meeting on Sunday July 16, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 02:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC
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)

(Initial Review) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

Greetings अनिरुद्ध कुमार, संजीव कुमार,

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 2023-07-27. 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.

Best regards,

Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal

--User:DNdubane_(WMF) 20:35, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Call for Affiliates & Call for Trainers WikiWomenCamp 2023

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

To read more about the camp, please visit: m:WikiWomenCamp 2023

Cheers,
Maffeth.opiana (talk) 03:37, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
On behalf of the WWC23 team

चित्र सिफारिश की नई सुविधा का परिचय! 📸

सभी को नमस्कार!

मैं अमल रमदान, विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन में एप्लिकेशन टीम का समर्थन करने वाली एक वरिष्ठ समुदाय संबंधी विशेषज्ञ हूँ। हम आपको खुशहाली से बता रहे हैं कि Wikipedia Android ऐप के लिए एक नई और रोमांचक सुविधा का आगामी रिलीज़ होने वाला है! विकिपीडिया के योगदानकर्ता और प्रशंसकों के रूप में, हम जानते हैं कि छवियों का महत्वपूर्ण योगदान आलेखों को सुधारने और उन्हें अधिक सूचनात्मक और आकर्षक बनाने में आता है।

चित्र सिफारिश की सुविधा के साथ, अब आप आसानी से छवियों का मूल्यांकन कर सकते हैं और तय कर सकते हैं कि वे विकिपीडिया लेखों में जोड़े जाने योग्य हैं या नहीं। चाहे आपके पास छोटा स्क्रीन हो या अस्थिर इंटरनेट कनेक्टिविटी, अधिक सामग्री वाले लेखों में योगदान करना अब कभी भी इतना आसान नहीं हुआ है।

🔔 महत्वपूर्ण अपडेट: चित्र सिफारिश की सुविधा अब Wikipedia ऐप में उपलब्ध होगी (पहले नए संपादकों के लिए केवल मोबाइल वेब पर थी)। हालांकि, कृपया ध्यान दें कि इसका प्रयोग केवल अनुभवी उपयोगकर्ताओं के लिए ही संभव होगा (50 संपादनों से अधिक वाले उपयोगकर्ताओं के लिए।)

कृपया इस सुविधा के प्रारंभिक डिज़ाइन की जाँच करें, जिसे आप यहाँ Mediawiki पर सुविधा पृष्ठ पर पा सकते हैं: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/Image_Recommendations#:~:text=frequent%20dropoff%20events%3F-,Designs,-%5Bedit%20source

इस सुविधा के रिलीज़ डेट के अपडेट के लिए बने रहें, जो इस महीने के अंत तक निर्धारित है। हम आपको चित्र सिफारिश की नई सुविधा के साथ सशक्त करने के लिए बेताब हैं!" ARamadan-WMF (talk) 09:17, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Call for Highlight Videos for WikiWomenCamp 2023

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:

1. Videos should be 3-5 minutes in length.
2. Please focus on the impact of your work, highlighting how it contributes to addressing gender gap.
3. Be creative and engage in your presentation.
4. Ensure video quality is clear and audible.
5. Narration (optional): If possible, include a brief voiceover or text captions to provide context and explanation.
6. 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.

Warm regards,
WikiWomenCamp 2023 COT

Maffeth.opiana (talk) 09:57, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Introducing the Wikimedia photo library and a workshop invite

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!

Best,

Samir and the Brand Studio team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:53, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Follow up on the last message about the photography workshop

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:

• Tuesday session link - Dial phone numbers
• Thursday session link - Dial phone numbers

Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions. If you have any questions please reach out to selsharbatywikimediaorg . --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:21, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee

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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.

On behalf of the Committee Support team, Keegan (WMF) (talk) 20:22, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Summary and Report

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.

Best,

MPossoupe_(WMF)21:28, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Feedback invited on proposed requirements for affiliates & user groups recognition changes

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Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,

Following up on the development of Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy, we would like to invite you to give feedback on requirements for affiliates & user groups recognition changes. You can find the details of the proposed changes in this message from Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees liaisons to the Affiliations Committee, as well as the ways to give your feedback.

We have also reached out to your contact persons via the emails provided.

Best regards,

Xeno (WMF) (talk) 14:40, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

The full draft of the Wikimedia Movement Charter will soon be shared

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Hi there,

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.

How to share your feedback?

• share your message or question on the Movement Charter Talk page;
• attend a community drop-in session on April 4th at 15.00-17.00 UTC;
• or email movementcharter@wikimedia.org.

Read the Committee's latest updates for more information.

On behalf of the MCDC,

RamzyM (WMF) 13:58, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

The full Movement Charter draft awaits your review on Meta

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Hi everyone,

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.

Let your voice be heard by sharing your feedback it in any language on the Movement Charter talk pages, attend a community drop-in session, or email movementcharter@wikimedia.org.

Please read the Committee's latest updates for more information.

Thank you.

On behalf of the MCDC,

RamzyM (WMF) 13:07, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee News (January-March 2024)

Group photo of the 2023 EduWiki Conference in Belgrade, organized by Wikipedia & Education User Group

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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Cyprus, Botswana, Niger, and Telugu user groups

Affiliate Activities Report: Reports from Belgium, South African, and Ukrainian chapters

AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement with the new Affiliates Strategy and Movement Charter drafts

AffCom Administration: New AffCom members and advisors

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:55, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Board of Trustees selection call for candidates

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.

Trustees commitment

Trustees serve a three year term and can serve up to three consecutive terms. The expectation is that Trustees serve on at least one of the Board’s committees. The time commitment is about 150 hours per year, excluding travel. This time is not evenly spread throughout the year. The time is concentrated around meetings.

Trustees requirements

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.

Best regards,

The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group

MPossoupe_(WMF) 18:33, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle

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Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,

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.

On behalf of the CAC,

RamzyM (WMF) 16:08, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta

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Hi everyone,

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.

Movement Charter ratification vote

Voting will commence on SecurePoll on June 25, 2024 at 00:01 UTC and will conclude on July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. You can read more about the voting process, eligibility criteria, and other details on Meta.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the Meta talk page or email the MCDC at mcdc@wikimedia.org.

On behalf of the MCDC,

RamzyM (WMF) 08:43, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy: Affiliate health criteria and changes to User Group recognition process

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Dear all,

We would like to thank all of you who shared feedback with us during this phase of the Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy process that started in November 2022, both on- and off-wiki. You can read the report from the first phase here.

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.

You can follow the process here.

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.

To provide your feedback, please leave a comment on the main talk page on Meta.

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

Sunday June 23 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (WMF BoT statement on Movement Charter ratification)

A group of SWANs heading to the meeting

Hello everyone!

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

At this meeting we will focus on the recent statement by the WMF Board of Trustees liaisons statement on the Movement Charter in which the liaisons stated that they will be recommending the Board of Trustees not to ratify the final draft of the Movement Charter. The community and affiliate votes on the ratification are supposed to start on Tuesday, 25 June. This meeting offers a venue to discuss the situation and formulate the "next steps".

This month, we are meeting on Sunday, June 23, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC

Nadzik (talk) 16:30, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Notification of upcoming reporting due date

Greetings अनिरुद्ध कुमार, संजीव कुमार,

This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization reporting date is coming up in 23 day(s). 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 2024 annual reporting will be due in 2024-07-27. Please be sure to:

• Post your 2024 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

--User:DNdubane_(WMF) 18:20, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee News (April-June 2024)

AffCom group photo at Wikimedia Summit 2024 in Berlin, Germany

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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

Affiliates Strategy Updates: Adoption of a new affiliate health criteria and changes to User Groups recognition process

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Madagascar, Senegal, Republic of Congo, and Namibia user groups

Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world

AffCom Conflict Intervention: Six active conflicts, no new reports for Q4

AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimedia Summit and ESEAP Conference

AffCom Administration: Officers elections and departing members

Upcoming AffCom Events: AffCom at Wikimania 2024

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:20, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Sunday July 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Results of Movement Charter ratification)

SWANs gathering for a conversation

Hello everyone!

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

At this meeting we will focus on the results of the Movement Charter ratification. We will also discuss the aftermath of the Board of Trustees' decision to veto the Movement Charter, including their recent proposals. We will also cover updates about upcoming Wikimania 2024.

This month, we are meeting on Sunday, July 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are 03:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC

Nadzik (talk) 19:55, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee News (July-September 2024)

AffCom session at Wikimania 2024

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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

Affiliates Strategy Update: Implementation status of a new affiliate health criteria and changes to User Groups recognition process

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Togo, Wayúu, and Singapore user groups

Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world

AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases

AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimania

AffCom Administration: Results of the officers elections

Upcoming AffCom Events: AffCom at WikiIndaba and a strategy meetup

Other Movement News: Regional conferences, mental health support, and new committee support inbox

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:52, 7 October 2024 (UTC)