[Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia India Chapter : December 2011 Report

[Naveen Francis]

Dear all,

Greetings from Wikimedia India !!!

We are delighted to present the last monthly Wikimedia India report of the
year 2011, almost a year after the chapter received the formal recognition
from the Government of Karnataka on 3 January 2011. The journey so far
wasn't easy, but we appreciate your continued patronage , support and
participation.
 *Organisational Updates*

*Formation of Task Forces:*

As announced earlier, with the objective of increasing the engagement and
participation of the members of the chapter actively in various
initiatives, the India chapter has come up with focused Task Forces for
coordinating and driving various chapter activities [1]. There are two
types of Task Forces - Project Task Forces and Operations Task Forces. The
Project Task Forces are focused on growing the Wikimedia projects. The
Operations Task Forces are critical functions to enable the Project Task
Forces and the Chapter in growing the movement. The operations group
consists of Administration, Fund raising, & Communications. The Projects
task force consists of City and Langugage SIGs and Special Projects. The
new task forces will be led by the following people:

   - Anirudh Bhati, Head, Fundraising.
   - Arun Ramarathnam, Chair, Special Projects.
   - Srinivas Gunta, Head, Administration.
   - Sudhanwa Jogalekar, Chair, City and Language Special Interest Groups.
   - Tinu Cherian, Head, Communications, PR & Media Relations.

*Membership:*
The Chapter membership stands at 190 members as of 31 December 2011.

*Donations:*
Total donations received in Dec 2011 - INR 700
Average donations in Dec 2011 - INR 350

*FCRA:*
Our application for FCRA prior permission under the Foreign Contribution
(Regulation) Act with the Government of India is still pending. An official
from the Home Ministry has visited Arjuna Rao Chavala, President.

*Internet Relay Chat(IRCs):*