[Wikimedia-l] The Affiliations Committee is looking for candidate members

[Lodewijk]

Dear all,

I would like to take this opportunity to remind you all that the
Affiliations Committee is still looking for candidates! Applications can be
sent in until 12 January as explained below.

Do you understand how Wikimedia works as an organization, and would you
like to help new organizations to get started? Then please apply! I hope
for many high quality applications!

Best,
Lodewijk

2012/12/12 Bence Damokos <bdamokos at gmail.com>

> Dear all,
>
> The Affiliations Committee [1], the committee that is responsible for
> guiding volunteers in establishing Chapters, User Groups and Thematic
> Organizations ("affiliates" in short) and approving them when they are
> ready is looking for about 6 new members.
>
> The main focus of AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers in forming
> affiliates. We make sure that the group is large enough to be viable
> (and advise them on how to get bigger), review bylaws for compliance
> with the requirements and best practices, and advise the Board of the
> Wikimedia Foundation on issues connected to Chapters, Thematic
> Organizations and User Groups.
>
> This requires communication with volunteers all over the World,
> negotiating skills and cultural sensitivity and the ability to
> understand legal texts. We try to get a healthy mix of different skill
> sets in our members.
>
> Key skills/experience that we are looking for in candidate members,
> are typically:
>
> * Excitement by the challenge of helping to empower groups of
> volunteers worldwide
> * Willingness to work in a sometimes bureaucratic, sometimes political
> process
> * 4 hours per week availability[2]
> * International orientation
> * Very good communication skills in English
> * Ability to work and communicate with other cultures
> * Strong understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the WMF
> * Communication skills in other languages are a major plus
> * Experience with or in an active affiliate is a major plus
>
> With the help of the Affiliations Committee, 2012 has been an exciting
> year of transformation for the movement with the introduction of new
> types of affiliation. This means that the workload of the Committee
> has increased and diversified and help is wanted! Currently many
> applications to become a Chapter, Thematic Organization or User Group
> are in the pipeline and can use your attention and dedication!
>
> You can send your applications with your name, contact data (e-mail,
> wiki username), experience and motivation to join to the AffCom email
> address, affcom AT lists DOT wikimedia DOT org by January 12, 2013.
> You will get a confirmation that your application came through.
>
> Members are usually selected every twelve months for staggered two
> year terms. The applications will be considered by the current members
> and outgoing members and Committee advisers, who are not seeking
> re-selection.
>
> Since I will be a candidate for re-selection myself, this process will
> be managed by another committee member, Lodewijk Gelauff. I hope for
> many suitable applications. If you have any questions, please don't
> hesitate to email me or Lodewijk[3] privately. We are happy to chat or
> have a phone call with anyone about our work, if this helps them
> decide to apply.
>
> Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you
> are interested.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Bence Damokos
> Chair,
> Affiliations Committee
>
>
>
>  [1]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee (please
> follow the links and familiarize yourself with our work)
>  [2]: Our member standards of participation are at:
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Standard_of_participation_%E2%80%93_September_2012
> [3]: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Effeietsanders
>
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