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Recognition of the Odia Wikimedians User Group
by Kirill Lokshin 16 Jul '17

16 Jul '17

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized the Odia Wikimedians User Group [1] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to bring together contributors to Odia-language Wikimedia projects, as well as individuals who contribute to other Wikimedia projects on topics related to the Odia language, the Odia people, and the Indian state of Odisha. Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Odia_Wikimedians_User_Group

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Recognition of the Hindi Wikimedians User Group
by Kirill Lokshin 16 Jul '17

16 Jul '17

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized the Hindi Wikimedians User Group [1] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to advance the work of the Wikimedia movement in the Hindi language. Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hindi_Wikimedians_User_Group

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Please welcome new chair for Wikimedia UK
by Michael Maggs 16 Jul '17

16 Jul '17

Dear friends At today's Wikimedia UK AGM, three trustees (Doug Taylor, Nick Poole and me) were re-elected to the board. I have today retired as chair, and the role has been taken by my colleague Josie Fraser. I'll be remaining on the board as an ordinary board member to support Josie until my new term expires in two years time. Our board lineup is now: • Josie Fraser - Chair • Carol Campbell - Vice-chair • Greyham Dawes - Treasurer • Kate West - HR trustee • Nancy Bell - Trustee • Lorna Campbell - Trustee • Jordan Landes - Trustee • Nick Poole - Trustee • Doug Taylor - Trustee • Michael Maggs - Trustee Please join me in welcoming Josie as our new Chair. Michael

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Please welcome new chair for Wikimedia UK
by Michael Maggs 15 Jul '17

15 Jul '17

Dear friends At today's AGM, three trustees (Doug Taylor, Nick Poole and me) were re-elected to the board. I have today retired as chair, and the role has been taken by my colleague Josie Fraser. I'll be remaining on the board as an ordinary board member to support Josie until my new term expires in two years time. Our board lineup is now: Josie Fraser - Chair Carol Campbell - Vice-chair Greyham Dawes - Treasurer Kate West - HR trustee Nancy Bell - Trustee Lorna Campbell - Trustee Jordan Landes - Trustee Nick Poole - Trustee Doug Taylor - Trustee Michael Maggs - Trustee Please join me in welcoming Josie as our new Chair. Michael

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Looking for your thoughts on the Wikimedia Foundation election cycle
by Chris Koerner 15 Jul '17

15 Jul '17

Yours, Chris K.

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Looking for your thoughts on the Wikimedia Foundation election cycle
by Joe Sutherland 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

Hello all! The Support and Safety team is looking for your thoughts on the recent Wikimedia Foundation elections cycle - that is, the Board of Trustees elections in April/May, and the Funds Dissemination Committee meeting in May/June. What do you think went well, and what do you think could have gone better? I'd love your thoughts, either on this email thread or on the dedicated Meta-Wiki page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Post_mo… Feel free to email me privately if you'd like to. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, good or bad. :) best, Joe -- *Joe Sutherland* Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation

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Fundraising pilot on Facebook
by Samuel Patton 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

Hi everyone, I'm writing to let you know about a project we're trying on the Foundation's fundraising team. Thanks to all the help and advice we've received from our colleagues in Communications, Legal, and Community Engagement. *I've posted this announcement as an update on Fundraising's Meta Page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/Updates>, and would be happy to answer questions and keep the discussion up there.* Over the next three weeks, the Advancement team will be conducting a small fundraising pilot on Facebook and Instagram. This will involve sponsored posts, served in English to people in the United States, that will direct users to donate to the Foundation using our own donation processing pages. Fundraising is always interested in exploring new ways to reach people who find value in Wikipedia and are interested in supporting the Foundation’s mission. Advertising across social networks is a proven and popular way for nonprofits to find new supporters and build organizational awareness, and we’re excited to dip our toes into this. Like the many tests we run for Fundraising, this pilot will involve experiments testing different imagery, copy, and calls to action. We hope to answer the question: how well does our on-Wikipedia.org messaging perform when presented on another site? It will also examine how our appeals perform across demographic and interest groups. *Where will the ads appear?* This pilot will use “sponsored posts,” which is what Facebook calls content that appears in the news feed of Facebook users. They will also appear on Instagram as “sponsored stories” that appear within the flow of photo and video posts users scroll on that network. (Instagram is a Facebook property.) They will not appear as banners, pop-ups, or display ads that appear alongside the news feed. This is a test in what is called “native” advertising, meaning it uses the same content display area that users expect from Facebook and Instagram. *How will you target your ads?* In addition to the broad parameters of language (English) and country (U.S.), we have identified a few target audiences that might respond particularly well to our appeals: educators, philanthropists, and frequent consumers of news. We will build these audiences based off self reported information about educational achievement, news readership, and philanthropic interest. I've included details on each audience below. In addition to these, we have discussed the value of comparing effectiveness across other characteristics - age, gender, etc. A large part of the value in running this experiment is to *learn* whether there are any demographic differences in how people respond to our messaging. If this experiment does give us compelling info about who is more likely to donate, that is exciting! And we'll talk as a group about what to do with that knowledge. *Can users opt out?* Of course. Users can hide individual ads if they are not of interest to them. This is also something we can measure to better understand how to not annoy or impose on social media users in future fundraising drives. *Who is working on this?* Fundraising is partnering with the social media folks in Communications to run this test. The promotion and measurement of ads is being managed by a small company called Middle Seat. *Will you keep us in the loop?* Absolutely. By July 15 we intend to share an overview of our testing so far. Stay tuned for more updates! sam ----------------------- *Possible target audiences:* *STUDENTS & EDUCATORS* *How likely to donate are current students and educators?* Age: 18 - 65+ Target: Current students above high school level and educators based on self-reported “job title” Reach: 1,000,000+ *PHILANTHROPISTS* *How likely to donate are Facebook users interested in both philanthropy and donating to charitable causes?* Age: 18 - 65+ Target: Facebook users with self-reported interests in philanthropy and donating to charity Reach: ~460,000 *NEWS READERS* *How likely to donate are Facebook users whose behavior suggests they’re daily news consumers?* Age: 18 - 65+ Target: Facebook users with interests and behavior that suggests daily news consumption Reach: ~1,000,000

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June 23: Update on Wikimedia movement strategy process (#19)
by Katherine Maher 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

Hi y'all! *Summary: Cycle 2 has concluded, and we are sharing a revised plan for Cycle 3 based on your feedback.* Thank you to everyone that participated in Cycle 2![1] A quick overview of participation: - More than 50 Wikimedia groups, including: -- Art+Feminism User Group -- WikiDonne's User Group -- Wikimedia Ghana User Group -- Wikimedia Poland - More than 1,000 individual participants - Nearly 2,300 statements In addition to the weekly summaries already available on Meta-Wiki,[2] we will also be posting a final report in the coming weeks. Over the past few weeks I’ve heard from many of you with feedback, concerns, and excitement regarding the movement strategy. Thank you, truly, to everyone that has reached out to share your thoughts. They have been so helpful in understanding your perspectives and needs. Some things I’ve heard: - Curiosity around how the findings from the different tracks will come together - Request from affiliates for more time to engage more deeply in these topics - Passionate and divergent ideas from non-editors who support our vision - A desire to get as many endorsements from around the movement on the strategic direction as possible I asked the strategy team for help in responding to this feedback, so we could improve the process based on what you were telling us. After discussions with the team and community advisors, we have decided to move to a more flexible schedule, and change the timeline. This will provide more time for discussions in your own communities. We also hope you will use the time to deeply consider the research emerging from the New Voices track,[3] and incorporate it into the way you are thinking about our future. Here is the new proposed timeline: - July: Complete Cycle 3. Integrate insights from New Voices. Draft the strategic direction. - August: Share the strategic direction. Wikimania! Finalize the direction. - September: Sign on! Confirm support from around the movement. As July approaches, we will share more information about opportunities to participate in drafting the strategic direction[4] and engage with New Voices content.[3] Thank you for your patience as we worked through these improvements, and again, thank you for the feedback! *On a related note* As you have hopefully noticed, Wikimania is a part of the strategy process and it is coming up soon! (I’m so excited!) A draft program schedule has been posted[5]. The schedule includes five keynote sessions from great speakers such as Esra'a Al Shafei [6] and Evan Prodromou,[7] more than 100 community-submitted talks, and two days of hackathon and pre-conference activities. Early bird pricing for registration ends on July 10 and the deadline for booking accommodations in the hotel is June 30, so if you have not done so already - please register today![8] Bene habeas (Latin translation: “May it be well for you”) Katherine PS. A version of this message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.[9] [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_2/Re… [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Participate [5] https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esra%27a_Al-Shafei [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Prodromou [8] https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates/23… -- Katherine Maher Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 kmaher(a)wikimedia.org https://annual.wikimedia.org

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: Wikimédia France - informations sur la situation actuelle
by Lodewijk 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

Thanks Natacha. I see that 70 members have requested a General Assembly to be held. I remember from WMFR's bylaws that 25% of the membership can force the board to call a General Assembly, or do it themselves. Is this request formulated in such a manner? What is the required threshold? This is a terribly sad situation WMFR finds itself in. There are no winners, and trying to continue this struggle can only create bigger losses on all sides. I hope an assembly can be held soon, and that a democratic decision can be prepared there, where the membership can give its trust to a board - either providing the current board (with a majority of board-appointed members, if I understand correctly) with the much needed moral authority, or by electing a new board that can start afresh. This is why we have always put so much emphasis on having democratic chapters where the members can in the end intervene. Lodewijk (snipping the messages below, as the software complains it's too long) > 2017-07-13 10:21 GMT+02:00 Natacha Rault <n.rault(a)me.com>: > >> Dear All, >> >> As some anglophone wikimedians wanted an English version, we have >> translated the time line in English concerning what is happening in the >> French chapter, although surely we still have to clarify and correct >> mistakes. You can find it here: https://www.mathisbenguigui.eu >> /wikimedia-timeline/indexEN.html <https://www.mathisbenguigui.e >> u/wikimedia-timeline/indexEN.html> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Nattes à chat / Natacha >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > >

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New information from New Voices
by Margarita Noriega 13 Jul '17

13 Jul '17

The New Voices [1] initiative of the movement strategy [2] has produced dozens of compelling and challenging insights from around the world. In July, we are focusing on sharing the key outcomes of New Voices projects leading up to and through Wikimania 2017 [7]. Here are two recently published materials you can read and discuss right away: - A summary of three expert discussions <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/07/brown-bag-knowledge-sharing/> on how the discovery and sharing of trusted information have evolved. [3] - A summary of research conclusions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Sources/Co…> about misinformation and how the movement can help people find trustworthy sources of knowledge. [4] This is part of a series of research briefs [5] conducted by our outside research partner, Lutman & Associates, on a variety of topics. We also invite everyone to join the discussion topic for week 2 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_3#We…>, both on and off of Meta: "How could we capture the sum of all knowledge when much of it cannot be verified in traditional ways?" [6] We're preparing to publish more in the coming days, which we will share more regularly in conjunction with news about how the New Voices staff is preparing for Wikimania 2017 [7]. Your participation and feedback is welcome and appreciated. Margarita Noriega Communications Strategist | Wikimedia Foundation Email: mnoriega(a)wikimedia.org Twitter: @margarita [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ movement/2017/Cycle_2/Reach [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017 [3] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/07/07/brown-bag-knowledge-sharing/ [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ movement/2017/Sources/Considering_2030:_Misinformation,_verification,_ and_propaganda_(July_2017) [5] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/06/12/wikimedia-strategy-2030-pt-1/ [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ movement/2017/Cycle_3#Week_2_Challenge:_How_could_we_capture_the_sum_of_all_ knowledge_when_much_of_it_cannot_be_verified_in_traditional_ways.3F [7] wikimania2017.wikimedia.org

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