Hi Nadine,
Thanks for sharing the document with us. I read it and I found interesting to see the different clashes:
- there is no awareness of the individual interpretations of our mission
- the community wants anarchism in order to feel free, however the organization needs some kind of structure and specialization to be effective
- lobbing, advocacy, and governance are necessary for the community, but since they are "invisible" activities, they are not valued by the community
- there is a big wish for openness in the community, however governance requires some privacy as well
- employees can have too much influence in any organization if they participate, but it is unfair to exclude them
- the WMF exercises power over the movement organizations, but the organizations cannot exercise power over the WMF, creating a power unbalance and mistrust
Besides of the recommendations on the document, it feels that there is the need for more dialogue with involved parties to create a mutual understanding. In the end it is a matter of trust, we can only trust something if we know it, and if we understand the benefits that it creates for us. I hope these topics are discussed in the Movement Strategy.
Regards, Micru
On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 11:43 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*
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-June/090413.html [2]
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