The 2021 Board of Trustees election opens on 4 August 2021. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are
20 candidates for the 2021 election.
The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to vote for the selection of community and affiliate trustees. The Board is expected to afterwards select the four most-voted candidates to serve as trustees, starting in September, for a term of three years.
How can you get involved?
Participate in campaign activities
The team of facilitators supporting this Board election has planned some activities for the campaign period. These activities can be found on the
Board election page on Meta. Community members are encouraged to organize activities in their own communities. We do ask that any activities intended to involve candidates remain respectful of their time since candidacy can be very time-consuming. Please list activities
you organize on the Board election page on Meta so that more people can find them.
Facilitators and
Election Volunteers are available if you need support.
- There is a meetup being planned for community members from or associated with South Asia, to interact with the candidates, on 30 July and 1 August. More details on that will be shared next week.
Please spread the word so that more people can support finding the best candidates to help guide the Wikimedia Foundation and support the needs of the movement over the next few years.
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Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (he/him)
Board Governance Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation