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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,
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
Affiliations Committee News (April-June 2024)
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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
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
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:20, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (July-September 2024)
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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
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 inboxMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:53, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
Invitation à la dernière WikiCauserie de l'année 2024
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Chers membres de la communauté,
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à la dernière WikiCauserie de l'année, qui se tiendra le 6 décembre 2024 à 18h UTC via Zoom. Cette édition spéciale de fin d’année sera l’occasion de célébrer nos réussites, d’échanger des idées et de discuter de l'avenir de la communauté francophone.
Voici le programme de l'édition :
Rubrique Accent Francophone : Célébrons ensemble ! Nous mettrons à l'honneur les anniversaires de Wikimédia France et de Wikimédia Côte d'Ivoire. Pour cette occasion, nous aurons l'honneur d'accueillir :
- Donatien, président de Wikimédia Côte d'Ivoire
- Rémy, directeur exécutif de Wikimédia France
Rubrique Capsule : Échos des Conférences 2024 Nous écouterons les retours d’expérience des francophones ayant participé pour la première fois aux conférences Wikimedia en 2024 :
- Yaya Traoré (Burkina Faso)
- Poslovitch (France)
- Ferdinand Irankunda (Burundi)
Rubrique Informations : Les dernières mises à jour avec Benoît Evellin Benoît Evellin, spécialiste des relations communautaires à la Fondation Wikimedia, nous rejoindra pour nous donner les dernières informations et mises à jour concernant les projets Wikimedia. Mois de la Contribution Francophone Mermoze Adodo, Secrétaire Général du Wikimedia Bénin User Group, nous présentera les mises à jour et les moments clés du Mois de la Contribution Francophone.
Rubrique Boîtes à Idées : Partagez vos suggestions Cette édition sera aussi l'occasion de recueillir vos idées et suggestions sur la façon dont nous pouvons améliorer le format de la WikiCauserie pour l’année à venir.
Nous serions ravis de vous retrouver pour cet événement qui promet d’être riche en échanges et en réflexions.
Bien à vous, L'équipe Communications WikiFranca VALENTIN NVJ (talk) 17:49, 3 December 2024 (UTC)