Hi all,
Would you like to get more people taking part in the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees election?
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021-04-15_Resolution_about_the_upcoming_Board_elections. That plan includes outreach and communication support for the Board elections. The Board election facilitators will:
- Inform communities of the trustee selection process - Invite communities to engage in voting - Encourage people representing emerging Wikimedia communities to run as candidates
Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help.
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following:
- Promote the election in their communities’ channels - Organize discussions about the election in their communities - Translate messages for their communities
*Who are the Election Volunteers to connect your community with this movement effort? Is it you? Or someone you know?* *Check out more details about Election Volunteers* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers and add your name next to the community you will support in this table https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers or get in contact with a facilitator https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021#Team. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer for Wiki-projects in the top 30 for eligible voters. Even better if there are two or more sharing the work.
Best,
Krishna Chaitanya Communications Facilitator, Board Governance