Dear all,
We have published our APG Progress Report. It covers the first six
months of 2016, with a special focus on Wikidata and
community-oriented Software Development. It also covers our non-APG
funded activities such as the Attribution Generator, Local Hubs for
Volunteers and our mapping OER project.
True to our approach of being a learning partner for the movement, we
have added two sections with shared learnings at the bottom of each
section.
Check it out, it's beautiful!
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2015-2016_round1/Wikim…
Happy reading,
Nicole
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Nicole Ebber
Referentin Internationale Beziehungen
Adviser to the ED, International Relations
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. +49 30 21915826-0
http://wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts
Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Hi all,
The Board of Trustees have published minutes from the summer Board meeting
on June 22-23 and the Board meeting on June 29 to discuss the endowment.
You can find the meeting minutes and accompanying documents on the
Foundation Wiki:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2016-06https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2016-06-29
Best,
Stephen
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Stephen LaPorte
Senior Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
*NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical
reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community
members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more
on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*
Dear all,
The next WMF metrics and activities meeting will take place on Thursday,
July 28, 2016 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is
#wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast as
a live YouTube stream.
Meeting agenda:
* Welcomes
* Community update
* Review of WMF top-level metrics
* Feature Presentation
* Product Demo
* Questions/discussions
Please review
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings for further
information about the meeting and how to participate.
We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting.
Thank you,
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Janet Renteria
Office Manager
Hello all,
This year again, there is a long and diverse set of very strong candidates
that have nominated themselves to be considered for appointment to the FDC
[1]. I am very grateful to them for coming forward and wanting to
participate in this important part of our movement's grants program.
It is now time for you, members of our communities; to ask questions to the
candidates. Since this round of candidates will be appointed, it is crucial
that as many people as possible ask questions to the candidates, so as to
allow the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation to have as much
insight as possible as to the skills, competence and motivation of the
candidates.
You can ask questions to all candidates or to specific candidates on this
page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/No…
Note that your questions are also a way for existing FDC members to know
what is important to you all as interested members of the community
regarding FDC activities and work, so please, do participate!
Best,
Delphine
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/No…
PS. Please forward this announcement to any list you think is appropriate.
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Delphine Ménard
Program Officer, Annual Plan Grants
Wikimedia Foundation
Fellow travellers,
Wikimedia UK's Annual Report and Financial Statements are available on our
website:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:WMUK_Annual_Report_2015-16_(Signatures_R…
Included are messages from the Chair and Chief Executive, information about
our governance and structure, our achievements and performance, details of
the staff restructure and CEO transition, and our financial statements.
All the best,
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
Hi Everyone:
We are pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation 2016-17 Annual
Plan and Budget has now been unanimously approved by the Board of
Trustees[1] and is posted on Meta-Wiki here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/…
This year's plan focuses on improving support for--and consultation
with--community, responding effectively to changing user needs, and
addressing strategic challenges facing our movement. It goes into effect on
1 July 2016, the start of our fiscal year, and will be the Foundation's
guiding document until a new plan, once again developed in consultation
with the community, replaces it on 1 July 2017.
The process of creating this year's Annual Plan began in December 2015 and
required the creativity and forward thinking of many dedicated people
across our community.
Each Wikimedia Foundation department proposed their initial program and
nonprogram initiatives and budgets. The Advancement and Finance departments
worked together to make sure that projected expenses reflected our
commitment to responsible and realistic growth, while not exceeding
projected donations. As adjustments were made throughout the process, the
Community Engagement department posted, reposted, shared, and kept
up-to-date the ever changing drafts of plan while collecting and helping
respond to feedback from many of you.
Community members, affiliates, and the Funds Dissemination Committee[2]
(FDC) responded by providing insightful and valuable feedback to the
initial draft, asking thoughtful questions and making constructive
recommendations. Staff responded, making improvements or further
clarifications. The FDC's feedback, developed during their annual meeting,
was posted and responded to by staff on Meta-Wiki[3]. Discussions between
the community and staff continued during the staff's final set of revisions
to the plan in preparation for presentation to the Board at their meeting
at Wikimania.
The Audit Committee[4] and the Board monitored and discussed the plan
throughout the process and reviewed the final plan prepared by the staff
following FDC and community feedback. The Audit Committee recommended the
plan to the Board, and the Board discussed and approved the final plan via
on-line vote on June 20.
Throughout the process, oversight was provided by both the office of the
Executive Director and the Finance team, with guidance from the Community
Engagement and Communications departments, to ensure that the 2016-17
Annual Plan was delivered on time and within the budget set by the Board.
We feel this was truly a cooperative, movement wide effort. We also
recognize opportunities to improve the process, and look forward to making
some adjustments in the coming year. We would like to extend our
appreciation and gratitude to the community members who offered their
feedback, their time, and their energy to create the 2016-17 Annual Plan.
The Wikimedia Foundation Board and staff are committed to the spirit set
forth in this plan of cooperation, dialogue, facing challenges together,
and creating amazing ways for the world to freely access, discover, and
immerse themselves in knowledge. We look forward to the coming year and all
that we will do together.
Patricio Lorente, Outgoing Board Chair
Kelly Battles, Chair, Audit Committee
PS. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/June…
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2015-2016_ro…
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Audit_Committee
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