<quote who="Lane Rasberry" date="Fri, May 23, 2014 at 08:00:03AM -0400">
About getting official status as a Wikimedia Foundation partner - the only requirement is to have three people agree to be a local contact. In other groups sometimes these local contacts have not been active Wikipedians, and the major responsibility is being dependable as a point of contact if something arises.
This sounds easy. I'd be happy to be a contact. I'm sure lots of other people would too.
I pitched Gates Foundation staff many times when I was in Seattle and a bit over the last couple of years. Things have changed since then, but I still think it would be in their interest to promote Wikipedia.
I know some sympathetic folks who have joined recently and might be new good connections.
I don't have the bandwidth to drive a push toward chapterhood but I would support it if others are willing to do it.
Regards, Mako