Hi everyone,
Apologies that my email yesterday didn't come through until this morning - it was delayed based on size.
If you are able to join the call at noon today, here are the details:
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Thanks to Richard and Lane for setting up the call and explaining Zoom to me!
Here's the document we are working in: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…>
Hope to talk to some of you at 12 EDT!
Best,
Esther
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The New York Botanical Garden
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Hello everyone,
Due to a conflict at work, I am going to have to move today’s meeting to tomorrow. Here are the dates and times of the meetings if you would like to join:
1/30 12pm-1pm
2/5 12pm-1pm
2/19 12pm-1pm
I will send out details for the call (in Google Hangouts) the morning before each call.
As a reminder, you can also add comments here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…>
Below is some additional information about the feedback process shared with me through the WMF Summit listserv.
Best,
Esther
Hello dearest Summit participants,
as in my previous email already mentioned, I'd like to highlight how important it is for the Wikimedia Summit to have feedbacked and discussed the recommendations before.
On the Affiliates-l-Mailing list, Chris Keating, volunteer who participated in the Roles & Responsibilities working group, highlighted a couple of points within the recommendations that could have an impact on Wikimedia affiliates. I highly recommend you to have a read of his e-mail below. Chris agreed to have shared his thoughts here.
Best regards
Cornelius
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From: Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com<mailto:chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com>>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 at 12:24
Subject: [Affiliates] Movement strategy - what the recommendations
mean for affiliates
To: Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list
<affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:affiliates@lists.wikimedia.org>>
Hi all,
I just wanted to highlight some aspects of the movement strategy
recommendations that will probably have an impact on affiliates.
I know it's not easy to engage with a 70-page document, or to work out
the practical effect of some of the high-level recommendations. Also,
the word 'affiliates' does not often appear very often in the text
which can be a barrier to some people understanding it.
In fact many of these recommendations are heavily influenced by
feedback from affiliates (as well as from the wider community). While
the scope of the recommendations is the whole movement, there are some
recommendations that have been shaped to try to solve specific
problems that are commonly mentioned by affiliates.
Please do comment on the recommendations - on Meta, through one of the
strategy liaisons, by email, whatever works for you. If there is
anything unclear or you think could be improved, please say so. Also
please say if you agree with things and/or are wililng to get involved
in making them happen. If there is no positive support for the
recommendations then it's entirely possible nothing will change.
Changing nature of affiliate-WMF relationships
The recommendations call for significant changes to the relationship
between the WMF and affiliates.
In particular, it calls for:
* a Movement Charter, which sets out a common set of expectations
around behaviour and accountability of all movement entities
(including both the WMF and all affiliates)
* a new "global governance body" that would provide input into future
development of future strategy; would set the framework for funds
dissemination; and hold all movement entities accountable. (including
affiliates and the WMF)
To be clear, it's very likely that many existing WMF/Affiliate
structures (AffCom, FDC, etc) would end up being folded into the
global governance body.
These recommendations are there in part because of feedback from
affiliates and communities that there is no way to structured way of
holding conversations within the movement. The expectations of
behaviour from movement entities (WMF and affiliates) can be unclear,
and methods of communication and conflict resolution are lacking.
These proposals are there to address that.
Going beyond these proposals, the recommendations also include
decentralisation as a principle - pushing power and control away from
the centre to the people who are most directly running projects. If
taken seriously, this would be a very big change in the relationship
between WMF and affiliates (particularly around grantmaking, where
there has been feedback around bureaucracy and inflexibility in the
current system).
Supporting development of affiliates
There is a strong emphasis in the recommendations on building skills
and supporting individuals and organisations. Training, mentorship,
and learning are all mentioned a great deal.
This is a direct response to feedback from affiliates that there is
not enough support on offer from the movement at the moment. Many
affiliates have been saying "Ok, we got recognised by Affcom, what
comes next?" and finding there is no real support on offer. These
recommendations are aimed at solving that problem.
There is also the concept of 'regional hubs' which would exist to
bring affiliates (or affiliates-in-formation) together to better
support them. Again, this is directly in response to the fact that
many of our existing regional partnerships have a lot of value for
affiliates and communities, and affiliates are asking for support in
languages other than English and geographically close to them.
Impact and funds dissemination
It's recommended to clarify the movement's definition of 'impact'.
This means that there would be a clearer set of criteria around funds
distribution based on what impact projects are expected to have on
people and on knowledge equity.
It's also recommended that more of the decision-making power for funds
dissemination will sit closer to the communites using the funds. So
less focus on global committees like the FDC or global grants
programmes, more focus on groups of affiliates and community members
in regional hubs working out what to spend their money on (within an
overall framework established at a global level).
Thanks,
Chris
Links to some of the key recommendation documents:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
From: Wren <wren-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org> On Behalf Of Jackson, Esther
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 11:52 AM
To: Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network <wren(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wren] Community conversations are here!
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Hi folks,
Relatedly, here is an update (hot off the presses this morning!) about the in-person session in Berlin. This may help inform our discussion regarding feedback from WREN:
The Wikimedia Summit will focus entirely on the ongoing Movement Strategy Process. As you might have noticed, last week the (pre-)final set of recommendations were published on Meta<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…>. We ask you to read and familiarize yourself with the recommendations and provide feedback to them. They are translated into several languages, and you can provide feedback in the language you feel most comfortable in. We ask you to read the recommendations using the following questions:
· Local/Organizational/Affiliate Context
o How well would the recommendations address the needs of your local or regional context? (includes both online and affiliate work)?
o What challenges do you foresee the recommendations posing for your local or regional context (includes both online and affiliate work)?
· Global Context
o What are the benefits that these recommendations would create for us as a global Wikimedia movement?
o What are the challenges that these recommendations would create for us as a global Wikimedia movement?
· How would you prioritize the recommendations? Which recommendation(s) should be addressed first? Which recommendations depend necessarily on each other?
This Community Conversations go until mid/end of February. We expect the final set of recommendations to be ready by Mid-March. For more details on the timeline of the process please check Meta<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Overvie…> accordingly.
When you arrive at the Summit, all the recommendations will be set (we won’t “edit” them at the Summit!), and we will focus on moving towards the next phase of the Strategy Process: Implementation. We want to initiate this transition together in a collaborative manner, discuss the prioritization of the recommendations, and create a shared responsibility on who is going to implement which part of the proposed changes. Please have this focus in mind when reading the recommendations.
Best,
Esther
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Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 11:37 AM
To: Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network <wren(a)lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wren@lists.wikimedia.org>>
Subject: FW: Community conversations are here!
Hello everyone,
Here is an update from WMF regarding the strategic planning recommendation feedback process. I have drafted a Google document if anyone would like to start adding comments:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…>
WMF is *only* accepting feedback through Meta, so please consider also providing direct feedback through the talk pages linked below.
In the poll I sent, folks had the preference of working asynchronously on this feedback, which I am happy to synthesize and add to Meta before the deadline for feedback. We will also have zoom meetings on the following dates and times:
1/29 12pm-1pm
2/5 12pm-1pm
2/19 12pm-1pm
*Zoom call details pending*
Unfortunately I am not available outside of these hours, but if others would like to set up a Zoom call during these times, do not wait on me – please do so.
If you have any questions or comments about this process, I will do my best to answer them.
Thank you and looking forward to working with you all on this.
Best,
Esther
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The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458
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8827, 8834<tel:718-817-8827,%208834>
ejackson(a)nybg.org<mailto:ejackson@nybg.org>
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From: Kelsi Stine-Rowe <kstinerowe(a)wikimedia.org<mailto:kstinerowe@wikimedia.org>>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 9:51 AM
To: Kelsi Stine-Rowe <kstinerowe(a)wikimedia.org<mailto:kstinerowe@wikimedia.org>>
Subject: Community conversations are here!
[External E-Mail: Verify source before clicking on any links or opening any attachments.]
Dear Strategy Liaisons and Affiliate Representatives,
The launch of our final round of community conversation is finally here! On behalf of the Core Team, I am excited to have the opportunity to invite you to take part.
tl;dr: The recommendations have been published! Please take time over the next five weeks to review and help us understand how your organization and community would be impacted.
What Does This Mean?
The core recommendations document [1] has now been published on Meta in Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. This is the result of more than a year of dedicated work by our working groups, and we are pleased to share the evolution of their work for your final consideration.
In addition to the recommendations text, you can read through key documents such as Principles [2], Process [3], and the Writer’s Reflections [4], which lend important context to this work and highlight the ways that the recommendations are conceptually interlinked.
We also have a brief Narrative of Change [5] available in the above languages, plus Farsi, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, and Catalan which offers a summary introduction to the recommendations material.
How Is My Input Reflected In This Work?
Community input played an important role in the drafting of these recommendations. The core recommendations document [1] reflects this and cites community input throughout in footnotes.
I also encourage you to take a look at our community input summaries [6]. These texts show a further analysis of how all of the ideas you shared last year through online conversations, affiliate meetings, and strategy salons connect to recommendations. Many of the community notes and reports not footnoted in the core recommendations document are referenced here as evidence of the incredible convergence of ideas that have brought us this far.
What Happens Now?
Affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders have the next five weeks to discuss and share feedback on these recommendations. In particular, we’re hoping to better understand how you think they would impact our movement - what benefits and opportunities do you foresee for your affiliate, and why? What challenges or barriers would they pose for you? Your input at this stage is vital, and we’d like to warmly invite you to participate in this final discussion period.
To do this, many affiliate organizations are already working closely with one of our contracted Strategy Liaisons [7], but for others interested in hosting these discussions, please connect with me directly so that I can be sure your input is collected and used.
After this five week period, the Core Team will publish a summary report of input from across affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders for public review before the recommendations are finalized. You can view our updated timeline here [8] as well as an updated FAQ section [9] that addresses topics like the goal of this current period, the various components of the draft recommendations, and what’s next in more detail.
Finally, I’d like to share that I will be on parental leave for February and March, but Diane Ranville (dranville-ctr(a)wikimedia.org<mailto:dranville-ctr@wikimedia.org>) as well as other members of the Core Team will be responsive to you until I return.
Thank you again for taking the time to join us in community conversations, and I look forward to receiving your input. Happy reading!
Warmly,
Kelsi
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/…
[8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequen…
[9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequen…
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Kelsi Stine-Rowe
Community Relations Specialist, Movement Strategy
Wikimedia Foundation<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."
Hello everyone,
Here is an update from WMF regarding the strategic planning recommendation feedback process. I have drafted a Google document if anyone would like to start adding comments:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rC-kpnex_SB6tbxm4RQz0tkeTP7OJer6t651DXF…>
WMF is *only* accepting feedback through Meta, so please consider also providing direct feedback through the talk pages linked below.
In the poll I sent, folks had the preference of working asynchronously on this feedback, which I am happy to synthesize and add to Meta before the deadline for feedback. We will also have zoom meetings on the following dates and times:
1/29 12pm-1pm
2/5 12pm-1pm
2/19 12pm-1pm
*Zoom call details pending*
Unfortunately I am not available outside of these hours, but if others would like to set up a Zoom call during these times, do not wait on me – please do so.
If you have any questions or comments about this process, I will do my best to answer them.
Thank you and looking forward to working with you all on this.
Best,
Esther
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EstherJackson
Public Services Librarian
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458
O: 718.817.8827, 8834
ejackson(a)nybg.org
nybg.org
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From: Kelsi Stine-Rowe <kstinerowe(a)wikimedia.org>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 9:51 AM
To: Kelsi Stine-Rowe <kstinerowe(a)wikimedia.org>
Subject: Community conversations are here!
[External E-Mail: Verify source before clicking on any links or opening any attachments.]
Dear Strategy Liaisons and Affiliate Representatives,
The launch of our final round of community conversation is finally here! On behalf of the Core Team, I am excited to have the opportunity to invite you to take part.
tl;dr: The recommendations have been published! Please take time over the next five weeks to review and help us understand how your organization and community would be impacted.
What Does This Mean?
The core recommendations document [1] has now been published on Meta in Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. This is the result of more than a year of dedicated work by our working groups, and we are pleased to share the evolution of their work for your final consideration.
In addition to the recommendations text, you can read through key documents such as Principles [2], Process [3], and the Writer’s Reflections [4], which lend important context to this work and highlight the ways that the recommendations are conceptually interlinked.
We also have a brief Narrative of Change [5] available in the above languages, plus Farsi, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, and Catalan which offers a summary introduction to the recommendations material.
How Is My Input Reflected In This Work?
Community input played an important role in the drafting of these recommendations. The core recommendations document [1] reflects this and cites community input throughout in footnotes.
I also encourage you to take a look at our community input summaries [6]. These texts show a further analysis of how all of the ideas you shared last year through online conversations, affiliate meetings, and strategy salons connect to recommendations. Many of the community notes and reports not footnoted in the core recommendations document are referenced here as evidence of the incredible convergence of ideas that have brought us this far.
What Happens Now?
Affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders have the next five weeks to discuss and share feedback on these recommendations. In particular, we’re hoping to better understand how you think they would impact our movement - what benefits and opportunities do you foresee for your affiliate, and why? What challenges or barriers would they pose for you? Your input at this stage is vital, and we’d like to warmly invite you to participate in this final discussion period.
To do this, many affiliate organizations are already working closely with one of our contracted Strategy Liaisons [7], but for others interested in hosting these discussions, please connect with me directly so that I can be sure your input is collected and used.
After this five week period, the Core Team will publish a summary report of input from across affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders for public review before the recommendations are finalized. You can view our updated timeline here [8] as well as an updated FAQ section [9] that addresses topics like the goal of this current period, the various components of the draft recommendations, and what’s next in more detail.
Finally, I’d like to share that I will be on parental leave for February and March, but Diane Ranville (dranville-ctr(a)wikimedia.org<mailto:dranville-ctr@wikimedia.org>) as well as other members of the Core Team will be responsive to you until I return.
Thank you again for taking the time to join us in community conversations, and I look forward to receiving your input. Happy reading!
Warmly,
Kelsi
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/…
[8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequen…
[9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequen…
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Kelsi Stine-Rowe
Community Relations Specialist, Movement Strategy
Wikimedia Foundation<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."
Hi everyone,
So far we have had 9 responses to this scheduling poll. If you haven't had the chance to fill it out yet, please do so:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFgg57u-If_e6ELjWI3GTp_DSBrVg-iyd…
The poll was created to find the preferred time for our monthly phone/video meeting.
Currently, the most popular time is the second Wednesday of the month at 1pm. I think it makes sense to accept responses through Friday - if anyone objects to this, let me know.
Thank you!
Esther
PS: I will be sending around another email about strategic planning feedback by the end of the day.
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Public Services Librarian
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458
O: 718.817.8827, 8834
ejackson(a)nybg.org
nybg.org
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Hi everyone,
The WMF 2030 movement recommendations will be shared through Meta<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_in_Residence_Exchange_Network/m…> on January 20th, after which point we will have five weeks to discuss and provide feedback. If you are interested in participating in discussions and providing feedback, please take a minute to fill out this poll to indicate your meeting time availability:
https://forms.gle/bff3i6tZXwHY3f3A6
On a different front, please take a minute to provide feedback on your preferred time(s) for the WREN monthly phone call. Currently the call is typically the second Wednesday of the month at 12pm EDT.
https://forms.gle/fnNFYtbr6e1zEgBE9
Thanks so much!
Best,
Esther Jackson
Wikimedian in Residence
New York Botanical Garden
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EstherJackson
Public Services Librarian
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458
O: 718.817.8827, 8834
ejackson(a)nybg.org
nybg.org
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Hello!
I am happy to inform you that I am the first Wiktionarian in Residence, for the French-speaking Wiktionnaire, and thus to join the WREN family.
This is a full-time position for the year 2020, in a university, to participate in an ongoing project called Dictionnaire des francophones, funded by the French Ministry of Culture. This residency, co-funded by Wikimedia France, has several objectives:
- Repair some old templates and document them to facilitate the reuse of Wiktionary content.
- Reorganize some aspects of the content
- Enrich the content with regional uses of French around the world.
- Support the activities of the university and in particular of the host, the International Institute for Francophony<https://2if.universite-lyon.fr/>, a part of the University Lyon 3, based in Lyon, France.
In a personal way, my nickname is Sebleouf, and I contribute on Wikimedia projects since 2006, mainly on the French Wikipedia, Commons and Wikidata. I'm also involved in other free projects (especially Open Food Facts<https://world.openfoodfacts.org/>). I will contribute with a dedicated account, Seb en Résidence (2IF)<https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Seb_en_R%C3%A9sidence_(2IF)>; here is the page in the French Wiktionary<https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Projet:Wiktionnariste_en_r%C3%A9sidence/en> (in English).
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me!
Sébastien Gathier
