Update: We'll also address today's email from the Affiliations Committee about the challenges of US nonprofit status.

Developing professional support of legal/tax resources for local affiliates as part of a "North American Hub" may be part of a longer-term solution.

Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

On Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 6:34 PM Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:

WALRUS/Wiki-Americans meeting, on Mon Feb 21, at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/February_2022

Agenda

• Editing campaigns

• Black WikiHistory Month

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Black_WikiHistory_Month in February

• International Women's Day and WikiWomen's History Month

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_gap/International_Women%27s_Day in March

• Wiki Loves Earth

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth in May/June and nature photo contests in individual US states

• The idea of a "North American Hub" and how to support decentralized

smaller usergroups - Barnstar Country https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Barnstar_Country concept

• Wikimania 2022 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2022 and Great

American Wiknic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiknic/WikiWoodstock in August

• Movement Charter https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter
• Grants:Conference/WCNA/WikiConference Americas

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WCNA/WikiConference_Americas in Fall 2022

• Next SWAN https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWAN call

• *Collaborative notes* -

https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Walrus_rolling_notes

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89018376327

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Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)