Resending since list-serv doesn’t like non-text messages. Sorry about the
‘spam’.
> I think I have an old copy of the repot buried in my archives. Let me dig
it out tonight
Ha! My email archives are organized way better than I remember it. I must
have been bored during the pandemic :-)
I have posted at this link --
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group/Annual_R…
.
Please take a look and make changes as necessary. I am targeting publishing
this by eod (MDT) Friday, 7/16/2020.
**Manav**,
Can you take a look at the draft and let us know if anything else is
required to keep the group current?
Thanks everyone!
Abhay
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Hey folks,
I will pick this up and work with Craig to keep our group current.
Craig,
I think I have an old copy of the repot buried in my archives. Let me dig
it out tonight.
Thank you.
Abhay
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> 1. Re: Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending
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> submission of reporting (Wikimedians of Colorado User Group)
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> From: Manavpreet Kaur <mkaur-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Wikimedia-US-CO] Re: Notification of User Group Expiration -
> Renewal pending submission of reporting (Wikimedians of Colorado
> User
> Group)
> To: Gaurav Vaidya <gaurav(a)ggvaidya.com>
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> Hi Gaurav
>
> I received your communication but I'm not sure if you were able to engage
> the community members. I am reaching out to share that the group has been
> moved to the former affiliates list and will lose its recognition if the
> report isn't submitted in the next 30 days.
> Please let me know if I can be of any help.
>
> Regards,
> Manav
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 4:39 AM Gaurav Vaidya <gaurav(a)ggvaidya.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi everybody!
> >
> > This is just to let you all know that the Wikimedians of Colorado User
> > Group [1] is late in providing an annual report to the Foundation [2].
> You
> > can see examples of previous reports on our Meta page [3]. I don’t think
> > they would mind if we say that we didn’t get much done what with the
> > pandemic and all, but an annual report is still required for the User
> Group
> > to remain compliant. If nobody’s interested in filing this report, it
> might
> > be time to wrap the User Group up for now. I think we still get to keep
> > this mailing list, and I’d be happy to help manage it for the foreseeable
> > future.
> >
> > We should also to get the Foundation to update their contact details and
> > send their notifications to one of you good folks, since I haven’t lived
> in
> > Colorado for many, many years now :).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gaurav
> >
> > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group
> > [2]
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Reports
> > [3]
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group#Annual_R…
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > *From: *Manavpreet Kaur <mkaur-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
> > *Subject: **Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending
> > submission of reporting (Wikimedians of Colorado User Group)*
> > *Date: *June 22, 2021 at 3:46:37 PM EDT
> > *To: *gaurav(a)ggvaidya.com, zhorishna(a)gmail.com
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is a second notification to bring to your attention that your
> > organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting.
> > Wikimedia Affiliates are required to submit an annual activity report
> > covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period in order to prompt
> > review for a renewal. Reports must be written in English, posted to meta
> > via the [[Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal]].
> >
> > This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting
> > reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia
> > Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements,
> user
> > group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add
> > reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or
> social
> > media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available,
> > organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their
> columns
> > up to date.
> >
> > As noted on the meta [[Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal/Reports|Reports
> > page]], your organization’s 2020 annual reporting became past due in
> > March. Please be sure to :
> >
> > # Post your 2020 annual reporting to the meta via the [[Wikimedia
> > Affiliates Data Portal]] as soon as possible to return to compliance with
> > your user group agreement.
> > # Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links
> > for historical record-keeping, and
> > # Please send an email to
> [[Mailing_lists/Wikimedia_Announce|Wikimedia-l]]
> > in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
> >
> > If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t
> > hesitate to reach out.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Manav
> >
> > --
> > *Manavpreet Kaur*
> > Affiliations Committee Support Associate
> > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> *Manavpreet Kaur*
>
> Affiliations Committee Support Associate
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
Hi everybody!
This is just to let you all know that the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group [1] is late in providing an annual report to the Foundation [2]. You can see examples of previous reports on our Meta page [3]. I don’t think they would mind if we say that we didn’t get much done what with the pandemic and all, but an annual report is still required for the User Group to remain compliant. If nobody’s interested in filing this report, it might be time to wrap the User Group up for now. I think we still get to keep this mailing list, and I’d be happy to help manage it for the foreseeable future.
We should also to get the Foundation to update their contact details and send their notifications to one of you good folks, since I haven’t lived in Colorado for many, many years now :).
Cheers,
Gaurav
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group>
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Reports <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Reports>
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group#Annual_R… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Colorado_User_Group#Annual_R…>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Manavpreet Kaur <mkaur-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Notification of User Group Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting (Wikimedians of Colorado User Group)
> Date: June 22, 2021 at 3:46:37 PM EDT
> To: gaurav(a)ggvaidya.com, zhorishna(a)gmail.com
>
> Hi,
>
> This is a second notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Wikimedia Affiliates are required to submit an annual activity report covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period in order to prompt review for a renewal. Reports must be written in English, posted to meta via the [[Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal]].
>
> This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.
>
> As noted on the meta [[Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal/Reports|Reports page]], your organization’s 2020 annual reporting became past due in March. Please be sure to :
>
> # Post your 2020 annual reporting to the meta via the [[Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal]] as soon as possible to return to compliance with your user group agreement.
> # Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and
> # Please send an email to [[Mailing_lists/Wikimedia_Announce|Wikimedia-l]] in order to share with a movement-wide audience.
>
> If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
>
> Regards,
> Manav
>
> --
>
> Manavpreet Kaur
> Affiliations Committee Support Associate
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
Dear Wikimedians of Colorado User Group
I hope this email finds you well and you are staying safe amidst the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has brought so many unexpected changes to
our working lives.
Deborah Jacobs, our communities liaison coordinator earlier sent you an
invitation to participate in the #WPWPCampaign 2021 edition
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2021/Partici…>.
We'd like to follow-up with you on this.
In case you missed her previous email, here is a link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2021/Partici…>to
add your community to the participating community list. We'd provide
additional information afterwards.
Please let us know if you require further information.
With best regards,
Isaac Olatunde
Project Manager and Coordinator
#WPWPCampaign 2021
On behalf of the #WPWPCampaign International Organizing Team
On Sat, May 15, 2021 at 8:17 PM Deborah Jay <debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Colorado Wikimedians,
>
> We are inviting the *Wikimedians of Colorado User Group *to participate
> in *Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2021>*, a
> global contest scheduled to run from July first through August 31, 2021:
>
> Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then
> add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the
> Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki
> Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.
>
> In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries joined
> the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training organized
> by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries.
>
> The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and
> videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages.
>
> Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for recruiting
> and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing
> pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign can be used by
> user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons.
>
> The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP
> participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically
> or thematically) or for a language WP. We’d be glad for you to reply to
> this email, or sign up directly at WPWP Participating Communities
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2021/Partici…>
> .
>
> Thank you,
>
> Deborah Schwartz Jacobs (User:Deborahjay / debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com)
> Communities liaison coordinator
> Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos campaign
>
>
>
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Hi all,
Would you like to get more people taking part in the Wikimedia Foundation’s
Board of Trustees election?
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021
Board elections
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021…>.
That plan includes outreach and communication support for the Board
elections. The Board election facilitators will:
- Inform communities of the trustee selection process
- Invite communities to engage in voting
- Encourage people representing emerging Wikimedia communities to run as
candidates
Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in
communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities
reached over 20% voter turnout. We know we can get more voters to help
assess and promote the best candidates, but to do that, we need your help.
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. Election
Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The
facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following:
- Promote the election in their communities’ channels
- Organize discussions about the election in their communities
- Translate messages for their communities
*Who are the Election Volunteers to connect your community with this
movement effort? Is it you? Or someone you know?* *Check out more details
about Election Volunteers*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…>
and
add your name next to the community you will support in this table
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…>
or get in contact with a facilitator
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021#Team>.
We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer for Wiki Projects in the top
30 for eligible voters. Even better if there are two or more sharing the
work.
Best,
--
*Jackie Koerner*
*she/her*
Board Election Facilitator
*English language and Meta-Wiki*
This might be of interest.
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga <kcvelaga-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Wikidata] Call for feedback: WMF Community Board seats
> Date: February 5, 2021 at 11:43:50 AM EST
> To: wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org, wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Reply-To: Discussion list for the Wikidata project <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> Dear all,
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is organizing a call for feedback about community selection processes between February 1 and March 14. Below you will find the problem statement and various ideas from the Board to address it. We are offering multiple channels for questions and feedback. With the help of a team of community facilitators, we are organizing multiple conversations with multiple groups in multiple languages.
>
> During this call for feedback we publish weekly reports and we draft the final report that will be delivered to the Board. With the help of this report, the Board will approve the next steps to organize the selection of six community seats in the upcoming months. Three of these seats are due for renewal and three are new, recently approved.
>
> Participate in this call for feedback and help us form a more diverse and better performing Board of Trustees!
>
> Problems: While the Wikimedia Foundation and the movement have grown about five times in the past ten years, the Board’s structure and processes have remained basically the same. As the Board is designed today, we have a problem of capacity, performance, and lack of representation of the movement’s diversity. This problem was identified in the Board’s 2019 governance review, along with recommendations for how to address it.
>
> To solve the problem of capacity, we have agreed to increase the Board size to a maximum of 16 trustees (it was 10). Regarding performance and diversity, we have approved criteria to evaluate new Board candidates. What is missing is a process to promote community candidates that represent the diversity of our movement and have the skills and experience to perform well on the Board of a complex global organization.
>
> Our current processes to select individual volunteer and affiliate seats have some limitations. Direct elections tend to favor candidates from the leading language communities, regardless of how relevant their skills and experience might be in serving as a Board member, or contributing to the ability of the Board to perform its specific responsibilities. It is also a fact that the current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Western Europe. Meanwhile, our movement has grown larger and more complex, our technical and strategic needs have increased, and we have new and more difficult policy challenges around the globe. As well, our Movement Strategy recommendations urge us to increase our diversity and promote perspectives from other regions and other social backgrounds.
>
> In the upcoming months, we need to renew three community seats and appoint three more community members in the new seats. What process can we all design to promote and choose candidates that represent our movement and are prepared with the experience, skills, and insight to perform as trustees?
>
> Ideas: The Board has discussed several ideas to overcome the problems mentioned above. Some of these ideas could be taken and combined, and some discarded. Other ideas coming from the call for feedback could be considered as well. The ideas are:
> Ranked voting system. Complete the move to a single transferable vote system, already used to appoint affiliate-selected seats, which is designed to best capture voters’ preferences.
> Quotas. Explore the possibility of introducing quotas to ensure certain types of diversity in the Board (details about these quotas to be discussed in this call for feedback).
> Call for types of skills and experiences. When the Board makes a new call for candidates, they would specify types of skills and experiences especially sought.
> Vetting of candidates. Potential candidates would be assessed using the Trustee Evaluation Form and would be confirmed or not as eligible candidates.
> Board-delegated selection committee. The community would nominate candidates that this committee would assess and rank using the Trustee Evaluation Form. This committee would have community elected members and Board appointed members.
> Community-elected selection committee. The community would directly elect the committee members. The committee would assess and rank candidates using the Trustee Evaluation Form.
> Election of confirmed candidates. The community would vote for community nominated candidates that have been assessed and ranked using the Trustee Evaluation Form. The Board would appoint the most voted candidates.
> Direct appointment of confirmed candidates. After the selection committee produces a ranked list of community nominated candidates, the Board would appoint the top-ranked candidates directly.
> Call for feedback: The call for feedback[1] runs from February 1 until the end of March 14. We are looking for a broad representation of opinions. We are interested in the reasoning and the feelings behind your opinions. In a conversation like this one, details are important. We want to support good conversations where everyone can share and learn from others. We want to hear from those who understand Wikimedia governance well and are already active in movement conversations. We also want to hear from people who do not usually contribute to discussions. Especially those who are active in their own roles, topics, languages or regions, but usually not in, say, a call for feedback on Meta.
>
> You can participate by joining the Telegram chat group[2], and giving feedback on any of the talk pages on Meta-Wiki. We are welcoming the organisation of conversations in any language and in any channel. If you want us to organize a conversation or a meeting for your wiki project or your affiliate, please write to me.
>
> Regards,
> Krishna Chaitanya
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…>
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