Dear African Wikimedians,
Please feel free to cast your vote to elect our community advisor on the following page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_m…
Please note that today we received 2 more applications but since the nomination deadline
has been announced on this mailing list, Telegram and Messenger and no one asked to be
extended I'm afraid to not accept these 2 applications.
Please note that the voting deadline is the 20th of January as we need to keep few days
for a potential second round.You can find in my below email more details on the voting
guidelines.
ThanksYamen
Le dimanche 10 janvier 2021 à 23:28:28 UTC+1, yamen bousrih via Wikiindaba
<wikiindaba(a)lists.wikimedia.org> a écrit :
Dear All,
As mentioned in the previous email, and other social network channels (Telegram and
Messenger), today should be the last day of the nomination phase for the community
advisors to Board committee on Brand [1].
Here a link [2] to some slides related to the WikiIndaba Voting Process Guidelines for a
community vote drafted by myself and Dumisani taking into account the lessons learnt from
the previous vote.
Since the final deadline to submit our representative is the 31st of January, I suggest
that the voting on the candidates starts tomorrow until the 20th of January to keep some
days for a second round if needed. The vote will be on the same nomination page.
Should you have any questions or comments on the voting guidelines please don't
hesitate.
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_m…
[2]
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/125yj-Kmoi5_HrahTTR-x-JGvPyQGU_k7YVy…
ThanksYamen
Le dimanche 3 janvier 2021 à 02:00:06 UTC+1, yamen bousrih via Wikiindaba
<wikiindaba(a)lists.wikimedia.org> a écrit :
Dear All,
Happy new year and best wishes for 2021 !
This is a reminder for the application call sent by Shani to nominate a community advisors
to Board committee on Brand (c.f email below).
I have created this page on Meta to collect applications and if there are many we will
proceed via a vote like we did for the strategy: Talk:Communications/Wikimedia brands/2030
movement brand project/WikiIndaba community advisor to Board committee on Brand/ - Meta
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The deadline to submit our representative to the board is January 31st but we need to set
a deadline for nominations in order to have enough time to organize a vote if needed.I
suggest to set the 10th of January as a deadline for nomination. Please shout if you have
another suggestion.
ThanksYamen
Le vendredi 4 décembre 2020 à 12:15:28 UTC+1, Shani Evenstein
<shani(a)wikimedia.org> a écrit :
Dear all,
Please note that due to requests coming from affiliates & the community to extend the
nomination deadline, the Brand Committee has unanimously resolved today to extend the
deadline to January 31st, 2021.
Best,Shani.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 01:15, Shani Evenstein <shani(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Dear all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has convened an ad hoc committee on the
Movement Brand Project. Three trustees were selected to head its work, in close
collaboration with the Brand team - Raju Narisetti, James Heilman and myself. Seeking to
improve the Brand Project process, we are looking for community advisors to give input
from various Wikimedia movement perspectives. The goal is to re-launch the brand
discussions with a clear and transparent process in March 2021, and to conclude the
conversations with a decision by the end of the fiscal year (July 2021).
We are writing to you today to ask that you nominate 1 member from your community to join
us as advisors to the Brand Committee.
What will advisors do?
The Brand Committee is charged with developing and proposing changes to the Movement Brand
Project process. The committee will produce a proposal that the full Board of Trustees
will review and hopefully agree to adopt, if aligned. Advisors will support us in
recognizing key stakeholder community perspectives on branding needs, processes and
decision-making. They will provide input and comments on proposed changes to process and
offer working solutions to challenges the committee encounters. Advisors will be able to
share ideas and ask questions to their communities, as needed. The full process will be
vetted and endorsed by advisors before the Board of Trustees makes its final decision on
adopting these proposed changes to process and decision-making. After the proposed
changes to process and decision-making are adopted, the new process will be launched in
March.
What kind of commitment is needed?
Advisors can expect 6-9 hours of activity a month, in January and February 2021, though we
will be aiming to launch the joint process with a first meeting during the second half of
December. There will be opportunities to join committee meetings with Board members &
staff, or to watch recordings of the meetings and provide feedback asynchronously.
Documents and proposals will be shared among advisors for comment, review and
suggestions.
What kind of advisor is the committee seeking?
The Brand Committee is looking for a small set of advisors who are able to engage
thoughtfully on the importance of branding to the Wikimedia Movement’s 2030 goals.
Advisors will be asked to reflect on more than processes: they will be asked to think
about the strategic goals of the brand names and logos within the movement, and how to
equitably structure decisions around them. Ideal advisors therefore have experience
representing the movement to the public, as well as understand the internal needs of the
movement’s work as something multidimensional and open.
The number of advisors will be between 7 - 9 people, in an effort to support active
participation within the committee, and to keep the process on track, to “un-pause” in
March. By then we strive for a clear sense of a process with which the broader community
will be able to engage.
We have identified 3 main groups we would like advisors from:
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2 advisors from affiliate leadership (Chairpersons or EDs)
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2 advisors from the community, specifically, people who participated in authoring the
Community Open Letter on Renaming (COLOR)
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2 additional advisors from the global south / emerging and underrepresented communities*
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1 advisor from AffCom
Please note:
* As the global south / emerging and underrepresented communities include a variety of
different groups, we are actively approaching Wiki Indaba, ESEAP, IberoCoop, the India
lists and the Brazilian community, asking each to nominate one advisor (if I have missed a
group you believe to qualify, please let me know privately and I’ll be sure to approach
them as well). Out of all applications from these groups, 2 will be chosen to complement
the other 5 representatives (2 from affiliates, 2 from COLOR, 1 from AffCom). Our goal
would be to choose from groups that are not already represented by other chosen advisors,
with a special effort to be as diverse and inclusive as possible.
* The committee might also directly invite up to 2 additional advisors, as it sees fit.
How should advisors be nominated and added to the committee?
The committee is requesting all advisor nominations to be sent no later than December 12th
(2 weeks from today), as we would like to commence work immediately, with a first joint
meeting in mid-late December (before the Xmas and New Year holidays). The committee will
review applications and make its final decision on advisors by December 15th.
We are asking your group to determine who will be the person to best represent your
perspective. Please email shani(a)wikimedia.org with your nominations and include the
following details:
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Subject line: Nomination for the Brand Committee Advisors Task Force
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Full name
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Wiki Username
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Affiliation
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A short (!) paragraph on why you would like to be part of the process and how you believe
you can contribute.
Thank you all for your participation and contribution to this process!
Shani Evenstein Sigalov,
On Behalf of the Brand Committee,
Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation.
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