WikimediaZA January 2018

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Fwd: [Affiliates] Wikimedia Foundation Board statement endorsing future resourcing and direction of the movement
by Douglas Scott 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Hello everyone, FYI, an important message from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding future priorities. Those guys that run the servers that Wikipedia runs on and collects all the donations people give the site. They are also the single largest funder of Wikimedia South Africa and most other Wikimedia chapters around the world. Cheers, Douglas. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christophe Henner <chenner(a)wikimedia.org> Date: 24 January 2018 at 21:08 Subject: [Affiliates] Wikimedia Foundation Board statement endorsing future resourcing and direction of the movement To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, "wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org Staff" <wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Internal mailing list for the Wikimedia's affiliations chairpersons <chairpersons(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list <affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello everyone, As many of you know, in October we concluded phase 1 of the movement strategy process. The result was a final draft of the strategic direction,[1] summarizing the hundreds of conversations that took place all over the world, on wiki and off, about where we as a movement want Wikimedia to go next. Many communities and individuals have signed on to the direction, expressing their support for the guide we collectively created for our future. The Board recognizes the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in making this direction a reality. In the next phase of the movement strategy, we will get into more of the specifics of how to make that happen. With that in mind, we would like to share a statement setting forth our commitment to the future of Wikimedia, and a clear mandate for the Wikimedia Foundation to invest the resources necessary to support the growth and evolution required for the next chapter of Wikimedia’s future. Our statement is included below, and on Meta-Wiki, where it has been set up for translation: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ Board_noticeboard/November_2017_-_Statement_endorsing_future_resourcing_and_ direction_of_the_organization The Board greatly appreciates all of the time and energy that thousands of people have put into the movement strategy process. Special appreciation goes out to the members of the community who stepped up to help lead local, language, or global organizing efforts. We are not done yet, but what we have created is something that we should all be proud of -- for the process of how we got to this direction, as much as for the direction itself. On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Christophe Henner, Board Chair *** Statement At our most recent Board meeting on the 18th of November, the Wikimedia Foundation Board focused much of our discussion on the needs and goals of the Wikimedia 2030 movement strategy process.[1] We carefully considered the next steps we as a movement, and the Wikimedia Foundation in particular, need to take to build for our future. The Board is committed to ensuring the vision outlined in the Wikimedia 2030 process becomes a reality. To support this direction and the future of the Wikimedia movement, it is our belief that the Wikimedia Foundation must expand its resources through healthy, sustainable practices. To this end, we want to give a clear mandate for the Wikimedia Foundation to invest the resources necessary to support the growth and evolution required for the next chapter of Wikimedia’s future. We specifically recommend that the Foundation: - Increase investment in Foundation staffing and other means of support for the movement direction, sufficiently resourcing product, technology, and community health commitments in particular; - Support and engage with individuals, groups, and organizations, especially within the Wikimedia movement, to further develop their capacities, including the specific needs of emerging communities; - Support the fundraising team in raising additional funds beyond what is called for in the annual plan to prepare us for future growth; - Increase revenue as needed to support investment and growth; - Explore alternative revenue streams for the Foundation and movement; and - Undertake any capacity expansion in a healthy and sustainable way that anticipates current and future needs. Based on anticipated need and past performance, we envision an annual budgetary growth rate of 10–20% over the next several years. The Board takes seriously its responsibility to the Foundation and by extension, to the global Wikimedia movement. We believe this mandate will better ensure we can realize the future we all have outlined as part of Wikimedia 2030. We are committed to ensuring the sustainable growth and success of our movement, and the Wikimedia Foundation’s role in supporting its future. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ movement/2017/Direction Christophe HENNER Chair of the board of trustees chenner(a)wikimedia.org +33650664739 <+33%206%2050%2066%2047%2039> twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* _______________________________________________ Affiliates mailing list Affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/affiliates -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Wikipedia workshop Cape Town: reminder
by Douglas Scott 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

Hello everyone, This is just a quick last moment reminder that the South African chapter will be hosting an open Wikipedia workshop tomorrow, Saturday the 20th January. The event is open to anyone in who is interested in editing or learning about editing Wikipedia. People are free to come and go as they please. Below are the details. - Location: American Corner, Cape Town Central Library, Grand Parade, Cape Town. - Time: 10:00 to 16:00 (I might have to end it early at 15:00 thought) Regards, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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American corner Wikipedia workshop
by Douglas Scott 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

Hello everyone, As you all know we are running a number of Wikipedia workshops at the American Corner at the Central Library Cape Town this year as we run up to the Wikimania 2018 conference on the 18-22 July at the University of Cape Town. The first workshop of the year will be happening this Saturday the 20th January (from 10:00 to 16:00) at the American Corner at the Cape Town Central Library on Grand Parade. Right next door to the old City Hall and Cape Town Castle. - Where: American Corner, 1 Parade St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000 - When: Saturday, 20th January 2018, 10:00-16:00 The event it open to the public and people are welcome to come and go as they please throughout the day. You are welcome to bring your own computer but you don't have to if you don't want to as the American corner will have devices we can use. So if you are interested in learning more about Wikipedia, Wikimania, Wikimedia South Africa or just want to hang out then please join us. Regards, Douglas -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Fwd: [African Wikimedians] 9 days left to submit your proposal to WikiIndaba
by Douglas Scott 12 Jan '18

12 Jan '18

Hello everyone, This is just a reminder that all Wikimedians and Wikipedia editors in Africa are invited to apply for scholarship to attend WikiIndaba this year. This year's WikiIndaba will take place from 16 to 18 March 2018 in Tunisa. If you are interested in joining us and/or giving a presentation then please feel free to apply ASAP at the links below: - Scholarship applications: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2018/Scholarships <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2018/Scholarships> - Presentation submissions: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2018/Submissions You have until the 15th January (3 days time) to apply. I hope to see some of you there. Cheers, Douglas. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: abdelwaheb turki <turkiabdelwaheb(a)hotmail.fr> Date: 6 January 2018 at 12:34 Subject: [African Wikimedians] 9 days left to submit your proposal to WikiIndaba To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." < wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "wikimedia-tn(a)lists.wikimedia.org" < wikimedia-tn(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wiki Medicine discussion < wikimedia-medicine(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, " african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org" < african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Mr. or Ms., I thank you for your efforts. Want to share and discuss your Wikimedia experience with African community? Need to have African volunteers involved in your Wikimedia project? Like to explain useful ideas and knowledge to African wikimedians? It is time to do that. In fact, you can easily do that by submitting a proposal to WikiIndaba 2018 in https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/ wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2018/Submissions. If you need to have a full or partial scholarship to attend this conference, you can apply to it in https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2018/Scholarships. Please keep in mind that you have to submit your proposal and apply for the conference scholarship before or in January 15th, 2018. Yours Sincerely, Houcemeddine Turki _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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