Hi Fae
Many thanks for the prompt feedback!
Firstly, I want to be clear that when we (or certainly when I!) talk about
'UK cultural heritage', we mean that in the broadest possible sense in
terms of what is *held* in the UK (which obviously includes knowledge,
information and assets originating in and/or relating to many different
cultures), and what is relevant to the people who *live* in the UK (again,
covering many different cultural, ethnic, linguistic backgrounds). But if
this is misleading we should certainly look at the wording.
I would argue that the objects of the charity are fairly broad, as they are
to promote and support the widest possible public access to, use of and
contribution to, Open Content of an encyclopaedic or educational nature or
of similar utility to the general public, in particular the Open Content
supported and provided by Wikimedia Foundation. Whilst the objects of
course have to be the driving force of our strategy, the purpose of the
three year framework is to identify which particular aspects of 'open
content of an encyclopaedic or educational nature' the charity will focus
on during this particular planning period. I therefore don't think that we
will be committing budget or staff time to any projects that fall outwith
the objects - and indeed, if we were planning to do so, we should certainly
look to amend the Articles as you suggest.
Thanks again, and warm regards
Lucy
On 11 May 2016 at 15:26, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Lucy,
Is there an analysis somewhere for the new outcomes in the strategy
and the Objects (M3) in the Articles of Association showing how well
it meets that core?
Increasing access to "UK cultural heritage" seems to be something in
addition to the Objects, as well as the one about "learners". These
are good areas with past projects banked, but by prioritizing these as
measurable outcomes, proposals for projects that might be focused on
say, engaging the elderly rather than educating them, or projects
where the domain of knowledge lies mainly in non-UK cultural heritage
material, such as international politics or international artworks,
would be of a lesser priority.
If the charity is spending its budget on projects in a way that looks
increasingly different to the current Articles of Association, it may
be sensible to consider amending them for a members resolution at the
forthcoming AGM rather than deferring for another year.
Thanks,
Fae
On 11 May 2016 at 14:05, Lucy Crompton-Reid
<lucy.crompton-reid(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Dear all
Over the past few months I have been leading the process of reviewing and
refreshing Wikimedia UK's strategic framework, and developing a new
business
plan for 2016 - 19. The draft strategic framework
sets out a new vision
for
the charity and I would love to hear from
volunteers, members and other
stakeholders about whether you support the proposed direction of travel.
The
process so far has involved a board away day in
December, a planning
session
with the staff team, and a review of the draft
documents at the board
meeting in March. Community consultation on the strategic framework
forms an
important part of this process and will run until
the end of this month.
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/2016_Strategy_Consultation
The planned outputs from the strategic planning process will be a clear,
concise strategic framework for the period 2016 to 2019, which outlines
our
vision, mission, values, planned outcomes,
strategic goals and objectives
and major programme strands, plus a three year business plan which puts
the
strategy in context, articulating the external
context and drivers,
planned
priorities and programmes for the three year
period and internal
resources
including staffing and funding.
When considering the draft strategic framework, I would be particularly
keen
for you to bear these questions in mind -
although please don't feel that
you have to answer all (or indeed any) of them:
1. Do you agree with the overall strategic framework proposed? If not,
why/what changes would you like to suggest?
2. Is there anything missing?
3. How should WMUK prioritise activities?
4. How can we work with you on delivering the strategy?
You can respond to this consultation by Monday 30th May 2016 by adding
your
thoughts to the talk page or by sending an email
to me on
lucy.crompton-reid(a)wikimedia.org.uk.
With best wishes and many thanks
Lucy
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