Hi, and thanks for your support :)
Sure Winifred, I will add a learning pattern, actually it's on my to-do
list!
In order to improve our sharing with the movement, we are thinking about
translate some of documents we produced. Let us know if you think useful
to translate the WMFr Board Handbook, even if others already exists in
english.
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Vice President
Wikimédia France
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Le 09/12/2014 18:40, Winifred Olliff a écrit :
Thanks for sharing this work, and for also sharing
some of the details
about how and why you made the handbook!
I've also added the handbook, along with WMAT's Codex, to this list of
community resources around decision-making and governance (part of the
organizational effectiveness learning center for Wikimedia
organizations) so other Wikimedia organizations can find it as an
example if they are also thinking about creating or revising their
board handbooks:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Organizational_effectiveness/Learning_cente….
Please add to this list if you have other ideas about good resources
in this area!
Emeric, would you consider adding a learning pattern
(
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns) to the
library on Meta about the creation of the handbook? I think all of the
text you would need for a useful learning pattern is probably already
included in this Email announcement ;)
Thanks again for your work.
Cheers,
Winifred
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Jean-Frédéric Berthelot
<jean-frederic.berthelot(a)wikimedia.fr
<mailto:jean-frederic.berthelot@wikimedia.fr>> wrote:
Dear movement fellows,
tl;dr
Please find on Meta the Wikimédia France board handbook (in French)
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27admin…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration>
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration>
== Long story ==
Wikimédia France is moving forward with its continuous improvement
process
and wishes for an adapted governance. After revising our
organizational
structure [0], and putting in place the systematic evaluation of our
programs [1], we do not want that governance becomes the limiting
factor of
our improvement.
Since the hiring of our Executive Director who leads all staff, we
were
aware that the board tasks and processes had to evolve. That
meant no more
micro-management or "operational" stuff (except for certain board
roles)
and focus on strategy.
To that effect, at the occasion of our previous General Assembly,
the board
drafted a board handbook [2], heavily inspired by the Wikimedia
Foundation
one (thanks for sharing!)
The goal was to make sure every current member of the Board had
the same
vision of our governance, and to ensure that applicants for the
Board have
a good vision of what it means to be on the Board (expectations,
posture,
do's & don'ts, ...) - like a shareholders' agreement.
This shared version is our first iteration as we anticipate to
complete, or
adapt, this document according to our governance's evolution. It is
relatively specific to our self-identified strengths and
weaknesses. We
also think that it is closely linked to our structure, our
background and
local context (relation with our ED, local labour law...).
But despite all these specificities, we have (or will have)
similar stages
of development and governance issues: that's why we share with you
this
"Handbook", with the hope that the initiative or the contents can
be useful
for you - even if it's in French.
== Process ==
The handbook writing was led by Émeric Vallespi, supported by the
rest of
the board. It was then shared with a restricted circle where we
gathered
input from 6 former board members, with almost 100 comments. We then
communicated the document to our members before the General
Assembly, and
finally published it on Meta where it joined the Austrian Kodex in
[[Category:Governance]]. Sharing is caring :)
[0] <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round2/Wikim…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round2/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Proposal_form/Organisational_structure>
[1] <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round2/Wikim…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round2/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Proposal_form/Quality_approach>
[2] <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27admin…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration>
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration>
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration>
If you have any questions, feel free to shoot them to Émeric ;-)
Cheers,
--
Jean-Frédéric
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