[Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Brasil + WMF

Sat Aug 27 19:52:51 UTC 2011

Ah, ok this is a recent thing then.

Dan Rosenthal

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:49 PM, CasteloBranco <
michelcastelobranco at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, Dan
>
> It was announced in WMF July Report [1] (last point in the "Brazil
> Catalyst" section).
>
> [1]
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Report,_July_2011#Brazil_Catalyst
>
> Castelo
> [[:m:User:Castelobranco]]
> Wikimedia Brasil
>
>
> Em 27/08/2011 16:20, Dan Rosenthal escreveu:
> > Uh did I miss something?
> >
> >   2. Wikimedia Foundation will set up an office in Brazil in order to
> >     stimulate the development of projects to increase the penetration of
> >     Wikipedia in Brazil. This process was already launched with the
> >     search for locations, hiring lawyers and the search for a
> >     professional to manage it.
> >
> > Was this announced some place?
> >
> > Dan Rosenthal
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:11 PM, CasteloBranco<
> > michelcastelobranco at gmail.com>  wrote:
> >
> >> For your information
> >>
> >> The Brazilian community is offering WMF a letter of agreement, which was
> >> collaboratively written.
> >> After the Brazilian participants shared their experience on what
> >> happened in Haifa, the whole community had one week to discuss and edit
> >> the content, which is now available on Meta.[1]
> >>
> >> Castelo
> >> [[:m:User:Castelobranco]]
> >> Wikimedia Brasil
> >>
> >> [1]
> >>
> >>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposed_letter_of_agreement_between_Wikimedia_Foundation_and_Brazilian_volunteers
> >>
> >>
> >>   Proposed letter of agreement between Wikimedia Foundation and
> >>   Brazilian volunteers
> >>
> >> On August 5, 2011, during Wikimania 2011
> >> <http://br.wikimedia.org/wiki/Brasil_no_Wikimania/2011>, on Haifa,
> >> Israel, a meeting between Wikimedia Brasil and Wikimedia Foundation was
> >> held. The meeting, which was also attended by representatives of
> >> Wikimedia Portugal and Wikimedia Argentina, provided a discussion about
> >> the ongoing Wikimedia Projects in Brazil and the interaction between the
> >> future WMF office in the country and the local chapter.
> >>
> >>
> >> The understanding of Brazilian members along the meeting was that:
> >>
> >>   1. Brazil is a strategic priority for Wikimedia Foundation.
> >>   2. Wikimedia Foundation will set up an office in Brazil in order to
> >>     stimulate the development of projects to increase the penetration of
> >>     Wikipedia in Brazil. This process was already launched with the
> >>     search for locations, hiring lawyers and the search for a
> >>     professional to manage it.
> >>   3. Wikimedia Foundation understands that the Brazilian community and,
> >>     thus, the chapter under formation still doesn't have the capacity to
> >>     be completely self-managed.
> >>   4. Wikimedia Foundation aims to develop the existing programs in
> >>     Brazil, like "Campus Ambassadors", though it still doesn't have a
> >>     specific development program for Brazil.
> >>   5. Wikimedia Foundation wants to conduct researches about the
> lusophone
> >>     community.
> >>   6. Wikimedia Foundation already has liaisons with Brazilian
> >>     organizations, like /"Positivo"/.
> >>   7. The members of the Brazilian community want to colaborate with
> >>     Wikimedia Foundation.
> >>   8. The members of the legal chapter under formation are afraid of
> >>     losing the legitimacy of the local community among society after the
> >>     establishment of the WMF office. Wikimedia Brasil has apprehension
> >>     of not having control over what was raised locally, and of the loss
> >>     of sources of revenue due to internal competition.
> >>
> >>
> >> Based on this understanding, participant members of the Brazilian
> >> community decided to:
> >>
> >>   1. Support the creation of Wikimedia Foundation office in Brazil
> which,
> >>     as explained at the meeting, will have the goal of fostering the
> >>     realization of partnerships and events with the community and the
> >>     external audiences, provisionally and until the local chapter have
> >>     enough structure to develop such activities directly.
> >>   2. Suggest that the office maintains goals to work for the development
> >>     of the local community and not only fundraising or the realization
> >>     of business agreements.
> >>   3. Recommend to Wikimedia Foundation that its activites in Brazil are
> >>     achieved with maximum transparency and envolvement of Wikimedia
> >>     Brasil, allowing the local volunteers to participate at the various
> >>     stages of ongoing projects and also in those that will be launched
> >>     at the country.
> >>   4. Recommend to Wikimedia Foundation that its goals and existing plans
> >>     to Brazil are shared with Wikimedia Brasil.
> >>   5. Recommend to Wikimedia Foundation to orientate its projects,
> >>     partnerships and possible proposals of interested sponsors to the
> >>     local chapter, giving some opportunity to Wikimedia Brasil.
> >>   6. Propose the creation of a tatical planning for Brazil, based on
> >>     Wikimedia's strategic planning, with the participation of WMF office
> >>     and Wikimedia Brasil for the construction of a development program
> >>     to Brazil.
> >>   7. Propose to Wikimedia Foundation to make room available in its WMF
> >>     office directorship, provided by statue, for a chosen Wikimedia
> >>     Brasil representative, consequently, chosen by the local community.
> >>     Or, that the Wikimedia Foundation enjoy the legal chapter structure
> >>     of Wikimedia Brasil to seek its goals; We want to offer the position
> >>     of one director on our legal chapter, provided by statue, to
> >>     Wikimedia Foundation.
> >>   8. Assist the establishment of the office with the volunteer
> >>     participation of Wikimedia Brasil in activities of organization and
> >>     achievement of knowledge inherent to local peculiarities, such as:
> >>     contracting services, choice of location and understanding of the
> >>     legislation.
> >>   9. Assist in the construction of a portfolio of activities and in the
> >>     resources search to achieve the same.
> >> 10. Suggest to Wikimedia Foundation to stimulate the existing activites
> >>     of Wikimedia Brasil and possibly the model of /"Mutirões"/.
> >>
> >>
> >> Wikimedia Brasil
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