Hi Lucy,
For as long as the Chapter has created strategic plans, these have been published and developed on-wiki, with all the normal benefits of being open for consultation.
In the light of issues with the local chapter wiki, and the fact that funding related reports are already published on the (WMF operated) meta wiki, could the draft be published on meta this time? Doing this will make it much easier for non-London and even non-UK resident Wikimedians to provide early feedback. For example, all those active volunteers that help other WMF Associations with reviewing strategies and budgets.
P.S. Could you revisit the disclaimer on the UK Chapter email footer? This states "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", which most readers would presume means that WMUK is independent of the Wikimedia Foundation, though the Chapters Agreement means that it legally, and literally, is not.
Thanks, Fae
On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 12:50, Lucy Crompton-Reid lucy.crompton-reid@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Dear all
This is just a reminder about the meeting on Wednesday 30th January from 4pm - 7pm to discuss and develop Wikimedia UK's new strategic plan, for the period February 2019 - January 2022. This is a key opportunity for volunteers and other stakeholders to input into the development of the charity's future direction, and so we'd love to see as many of you there as possible. We can cover travel costs, subject to prior approval, as we don't want cost to be a barrier to anyone's attendance.
Please do email katie@wikimedia.org.uk if you are planning to attend next week, and let her know if you need Wikimedia UK to cover your travel costs. We need to know who's coming so that we can ensure we have a suitably sized space (and pizza), and also so that we can let attendees know of any changes to the schedule or venue. I will be sharing an agenda for the meeting and the draft strategic framework later in the week.
Thanks and best Lucy
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