Dear Gujarati Wikimedians,

Based on an extensive call for feedback https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats/Main_report earlier this year, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced the plan for the 2021 Board elections https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021-04-15_Resolution_about_the_upcoming_Board_elections. Apart from improving the technicalities of the process, the Board is also keen on improving active participation from communities in the election process. During the last elections, 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:

1. Promote the election and related calls to action in community channels. 2. With the support from facilitators, organize discussions about the election in their communities. 3. Translate “a few” messages for their communities

Check out more details about Election Volunteers https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers and add your name next to the community you will support in this table https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers. We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer for Gujarati, even better if there are two or more sharing the work. If you have any queries, please ping me under this message or email me. --- Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (he/him) Board Governance Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation