Congratulations to Wikimedia France for undertaking this review and publishing the results.
I believe all of the 3 governance reviews are important reading for anyone involved with the WMF or any of the affiliates, and all have important lessons for the movement. It's interesting to note that this is the first one that touches on the WMF-affiliate relationship in much detail.
Also - while so far governance reviews have only happened as a result of a crisis, this doesn't have to be the case! I would urge Wikimedia affiliates to take external advice on their governance, the suggestions offered by governance experts who know the laws, norms and cutlure in which you operate will be very helpful for you.
Chris (who was Chair of Wikimedia UK at the point we had a governance review...) On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 10:43 PM Nadine Le Lirzin nlelirzin@wikimedia.fr wrote:
Hi all,
As announced last month on this list[1], the Governance Assessment Report by external auditors "Associés en gouvernance" has been published, and we want to share it with you.
The auditors did a great work, first in their rather good understanding of our movement complexity, and then in the numerous improvement suggestions they delivered.
The consultation of our members – to fully associate them to the rebuilding – is still in progress. Main changes will be submitted to a vote at next General Assembly, by the end of the year.
The document has been translated in English and is now available on Commons[2].
May these suggestions be useful not only for Wikimédia France, but also for any other chapter or affiliate that would be in need of governance advice or ideas.
Best regards,
Nadine Le Lirzin *Wikimedia France Board Secretary*
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