Wikimedia committees
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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees committees
Staff committees Community-wide committees Movement governance committees Movement-wide preparation committees Resources allocation committees |
Dis page dey describe committees dem create by de Wikimedia Foundation den by de Wikimedia community. Each committee get charter wey dey describe ein structure den function.
Active committees
Board of Trustees committees
| Committee | Constituting instrument | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Governance Committee | Charter | "ensure dat de Board of Trustees ("Board") of de Wikimedia Foundation ("Foundation") dey fulfill ein legal den fiduciary obligations, den make e improve ein governance, efficiency, den effectiveness ova tym." |
| Audit Committee | Charter | "dey assist de Board of Trustees ("Board") of de Wikimedia Foundation ("Foundation") for ein general oversight of de Foundation ein annual plan den budgetary planning, accounting den financial reporting processes, audits of de financial statements, den internal control, den audit functions." |
| Talent & Culture Committee | Charter | "dey assist de Board make dem dey fulfill ein oversight responsibilities thru de implementation of sound compensation den personnel policies den practices." |
| Product den Technology Committee | Charter | "assess den explore current den future product development efforts make e continuously dey improve de value dat Wikipedia as platform, as well as de oda Wikimedia projects, dey deliver to ein communities den users around de world." |
| Community Affairs Committee | Charter | "assess, explore den address current den future community-related efforts [...] work plus both WMF staff den de wider Wikimedia community in order make e bridge conflicts den offer guidance, plus main goal of continuously dey improve de relationships between de WMF den ein wider community, as well as dey work jointly make e achieve de mission den vision of de Wikimedia Movement, while dey consider de different needs of de WMF, wona communities den users around de world." |
Community-wide committees
Dem define as committee dat be "typically lead by Community member den fi include representatives from de community, advisory board, staff, board, anaa outsyd advisors" by January 2009 Board of Trustees resolution for Wikimedia committees top.
| Committee | Constituting instrument | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliations Committee | Charter | "support de overall health of de ecosystem of Wikimedia movement affiliates (Chapters, Thematic Organizations, den User Groups) den make e advise de Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees (“Board”) for matters wey dey relate to affiliate recognition den de affiliate ecosystem top." |
| Language Committee | Charter | "De development den maintenance of:
The processing of requests for new language subdomains of existing Wikimedia projects, providing it gives the Wikimedia Board of Trustees four days advance notice before approving a request." |
| Wikimania Committee | Charter | "oversee and guide Wikimania from year to year, supporting each conference's individual organising team and providing them with resources, experience and advice" |
Staff committees
Defined as a committee that is "typically led by a member of the staff and may include representatives from the community, advisory board, staff, board, or outside advisors" by January 2009 Board of Trustees resolution on Wikimedia committees.
| Committee | Constituting instrument | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Communications Committee | Board of Trustees resolution (2006) | Facilitate communication between the Wikimedia Foundation, the general public, the media, and the communities of the various Wikimedia projects |
Movement governance committees
| Committee | Constituting instrument | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Elections Committee | Charter | "assist with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected Trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees (“Board”) [...] may also assist with similar community-selected positions as determined by the Board." |
| Ombuds Commission | Board of Trustees resolution (2015) | Investigate complaints about infringements of the Privacy Policy, the Access to nonpublic information policy, the CheckUser policy and the oversight policy on any Wikimedia project for the Board of Trustees |
| Interim Case Review Committee | Charter | Reviews eligible Trust & Safety investigations that are appealed either by those who originally requested the investigation or those who have been sanctioned by them. |
Movement-wide preparation committees
| Committee | Constituting instrument | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Movement Charter Drafting Committee | Principles | Drafting de Movement Charter |
| U4C Building Committee | Art. 4.5. of de UCoC Enforcement Guidelines | Drafting a charter that outlines procedures and details for the UCoC Coordinating Committee (U4C) |
| UCoC drafting committees | Board May 2020 statement | Drafting the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) and its Enforcement Guidelines (UCoC-EG) |
Resources allocation committees
| Committee | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Conference Support Committee | |
| Regional Grants Committees |
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Inactive anaa closed committees
Organized policies, practices and priorities for Wikimedia-related research, and maintaining the Wikimedia Research Index.
Board expansion committee
Dem create am January 15, 2006 by board resolution.
The Board was successfully expanded from 5 to 7 members in November 2006, and the committee consequently disbanded.
Executive committee
Dem create am January 15, 2006 by board resolution, dem intend to hold executive authority dem delegate from de Board wen na de Board no dey session insyd (spy common definition).
It was meant to be organized by Angela, but was never really in operation. To be considered disbanded. A sub-meeting (discussion log) of the 11 February 2006 open meeting was used to discuss the setting up of the executive committee and the possibility of an administrative director (or a similarly worded executive position).
- Selection of den transition to fresh Executive Director (2013-2014)
Dem create am January 15, 2006 by board resolution.
First meeting took place on April 5, 2006. The initial members were Delphine Ménard, Arne Klempert, Simon Pulsifer, Frank Schulenburg. The last update indicated the committee was working on a paper about the scope of the committee. Considered disbanded.
Financial committee
Dem create am January 15, 2006 by board resolution.
Was to be organized by Daniel Mayer and Michael Davis. Status: disagreement between the organisers, original proposals were rejected. Now deprecated after accountant and financial director were hired (see Current staff).
Created June 7, 2006. It was active throughout its first year of operation, but was disbanded in its original description in August 2007. Previous membership list available here: wmf:Resolution:Fundraising committee/Membership. Committee's abandonment is mentioned at wmf:Resolution:Wikimedia Committees.
Insurance committee
Dem create am January 15, 2006 by board resolution.
The original members were Michael Davis, Angela Beesley, Jimmy Wales, and Danny Wool. Status: work in progress to complete applications for board and officers liability insurance and cyber-insurance. Committee de facto disbanded in January after meeting about the forms. D&O active.
Dem create am April 2008 by board resolution. Dem deprecate since early 2010.
Special projects committee (2006)
Dem create am January 15, 2006 by board resolution.
Was originally organized by Florence Devouard, Jakob Voss, and Danny Wool. No longer active as of August 2007. It was dissolved in January 2009 per board resolution.
Special projects committee (2019)
Established in 2019, to "assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities through helping on special, one-off projects that temporarily require some Board member involvement and input for periods of time". It was dissolved in December 2021.
Dem create am January 15, 2006 by board resolution.
Was to be organized by Jens Frank, Brion Vibber and Domas Mituzas. Status: was never organized, although the core team of developers constitute a sort of de facto committee.
Trademarks committee
Created January 2, 2006 by board resolution, intended to oversee the legal process to secure trademarks, make timely reports on the trademark status to the board, make recommendations to the Board about the top priority concerning trademarks (categories, locations and their estimated costs), and was responsible for registering and monitoring domain names for the Foundation.
Status: na ebe partly active for a while, buh dem disband am as of August 2007.
Responsible to make recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees for funding activities and initiatives in support of the mission goals of the Wikimedia movement. Created in 2012 and dissolved by the Board of Trustees in 2022.
Sanso spy
- Wikimedia:Resolutions – for details den transcripts of meetings about de setting up of dese committees
- Wikimedia Foundation departments