[Strategy] Endorsement of the strategic direction on October 26

Dear all, I am writing you in my capacity as the strategy track lead for organized groups. In the previous weeks and months I have directly reached out to the affiliates and other groups in our movement. To make sure that everyone has the information they need for the upcoming endorsement, I am now extending my outreach effort to this list. Please feel free to share this information with your peers and communities. == Endorse the strategic direction on October 26 == On October 26, all constituents of the Wikimedia movement (affiliates, groups, WMF and individual contributors) are invited to express their support and commitment to the new strategic direction[1]. By adding their signature to the endorsement page on Meta, everyone declares their intent to work together towards this future. And although we would like to use this day to create a sense of community spirit around the direction, there will be a way to endorse the direction after the 26. Signatories commit to participating in the next phase of this discussion in good faith and to define, by Wikimania 2018, how to come to an agreement, on roles, responsibilities, and organizational strategies that enable us to implement that future. They pledge to consider the needs of our movement above their own, and to find the structures, processes, and resources for our movement that enable us to best move towards our common direction. == What endorsement does not mean == Endorsing the strategic direction does not mean that the signing groups or individuals endorse all the steps that follow and the decisions that are being made in phase 2. How organizations and individuals use the outcomes of these conversations is up to them. Some may use it to inform programmatic or organizational strategy. Others may see it as a way to connect with the broader movement and invite others to contribute to Wikimedia. Some may not use it at all – and that’s okay! == How to endorse == The endorsement page will be published under https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction/… on October 26. Please sign this page with your username (make sure to be logged in) in the section for organized groups. For organized groups: * name of your group (incl. link to meta page/website); country and/or project that your group is most active in; optionally, you can add a sentence of support. --~~~~ (signature) For individual contributors: * project that you are most active in; country or region that you are most active in; optionally, you can add a sentence of support. --~~~~ (signature) You are endorsing the original English version of the strategic direction and the “What comes next” paragraph beneath. Available translations are used as a support to understand the context and meanings. Aside from signing the meta page, you are welcome to use #wikimedia2030 on social media to celebrate and share your support with the world. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback. Thank you! Nicole [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction#… -- Nicole Ebber Adviser International Relations Movement Strategy Track Lead: Organized Groups Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.