All questioning of the BoT and their replies so far have indicated no connection between their review and the movement charter process, so the review is supposedly only designed as a temporary measure...
On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 17:14, Strainu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > În mie., 27 mar. 2024 la 12:08, Philip Kopetzky <[email protected]> > a scris: > >> Hi Asaf! >> >> Yes, thanks for pointing this out! Hopefully with regional networks in >> place this will also create a tighter net to catch these kind of questions >> and make affiliate leaders not feel left alone. >> And maybe the movement charter draft even includes an affiliates model >> that also outlines one possible direction of organisational development for >> affiliates? Guess we'll find out soon! >> > > That cannot function independently from the recent Board proposals [2], > though... > > [2] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Review > > Strainu > > >> >> Best, Philip >> >> On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 at 16:27, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 5:05 PM Philip Kopetzky < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> ** We still have no resources to onboard new affiliates. Once a new one >>>> is approved, they are left alone to fend for themselves. >>>> >>> >>> This is not *quite* true. New affiliates are pointed to this page >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resources_for_New_Affiliates>[1], >>> which includes a whole set of links to advice and guidelines for new and >>> smaller affiliates. >>> >>> In my observation, however, few new affiliate leaders take the time to >>> avail themselves of these resources, and given the low traction of these >>> written, on-wiki resources, I can easily see how the impression is that new >>> affiliates are "left alone to fend for themselves", with the next point of >>> contact with the Foundation being if and when they apply for a grant. >>> >>> One reasonable conclusion may be that a more engaging format (an online, >>> video-based course?) might achieve more traction in guiding new affiliates >>> after their recognition. >>> >>> A. >>> >>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resources_for_New_Affiliates >>> >>> Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) >>> >>> Lead Program Officer, Community Development Communities >>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >>> >>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share >>> in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! >>> https://donate.wikimedia.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives at >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/5K3JO2JFHD2EVCDWVLTJBYKV5AG2KBFH/ >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/3KRZTAEJ27XDO2IJ3ANKBYSXSQ4A6ET5/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/TY2P23QY7OZ2EJGPCPZH354ZEV4BRBER/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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