On 6 February 2013 13:52, Tom Morris tom@tommorris.org wrote:
Sell us, the editors, on why these things are necessary, and the process of getting approval from the WMF Board will be easy because the political winds will shift in your favour. What exactly are Chapters trying to do now that they are failing at that necessitates the creation of the WCA?
My pick list of things we know that some chapters are failing at, and that having an Association will help with - off the top of my head:
* Shared processes and requirements for good governance * Shared (Chapter) best practices (such as financial reporting, activity reporting, records and reporting) * Peer review * Benchmark independent review and assessment * Managing effective boards * Effective and efficient programme management * Holding senior management to account * Credible public reporting on funding outcomes * Transparency
Of course, I am personally happy to help chapters with this sort of thing, but I'm only one man with a few scars from painful experience; so having an Association helps folks like me to help others.
PS Tom, knowing you as long as I have, I would not dream of trying to sell you anything. ;-)
Cheers, Fae