I agree with Lane.
Setting higher criteria is all well and good -- as is expecting boards to
be cognizant of these expectations.
But we are dealing with volunteers doing a significant amount of free
digital labor and organizing. To set a bar super high in that structure is
a lot to expect of people contributing their T&E.
Both Lane and I are part of Wikimedia NYC, a very active chapter that
somehow (I believe) manages to meet these criteria amidst almost
exponential growth of activities. The administrative burden on both our
leadership and membership is heavy, and I am grateful for everyone's pitch
in / can do approach and willingness to contribute.
And no, the answer is not to do less events and have less support to
institutional partners and various initiatives. That's not practical or
good for anyone.
But it brings to mind a recent trip I made where I visited the Wikimedia
Deutschland offices. Where there was a whole room (!) of 6 fully set up
computers with I am assuming the same number of staff for Event planning
alone -- all which I assume are paid positions. That really made me pause
in shock. And feel like a bit of an idiot that our chapter does so much
without that type of structural support.
So while I understand the idea of these criteria, to have the balance beam
heavily weighted on requirements without attendant support is not a
workable model.
- Erika
Secretary, Wikimedia NYC -- but not speaking on behalf of anyone but myself
*Erika Herzog*
Wikipedia *User:BrillLyle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BrillLyle>*
On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Romaine Wiki <romaine.wiki(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
The criteria are for those groups who want to apply
for an official status
at WMF. In general I think all chapters should try to meet with these
criteria. If a chapter is not able to structurally full-fill these
criteria, a different board is the solution to revive the chapter.
I personally think the criteria are a balanced set of guidelines to be
followed.
It is important for the movement to share the experiences and the results.
Much more should be shared through best practices, how to's, reports and
newsletters, like
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter for
collaborations with various partner organisations.
Romaine
2016-08-19 16:51 GMT+02:00 Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com>om>:
Hello,
Do these criteria apply to existing groups? Maybe I misunderstand, but
from this proposal it sounds like new groups will be held to
significantly
higher standards than any currently recognized
organizations. Is that the
case?
yours,
On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 8:36 AM, Carlos M. Colina <
maorx(a)wikimedia.org.ve>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> On behalf of the Affiliations Committee, I would like to present some
> changes to the current chapter and thematic organisation criteria,
which we
> will begin piloting as we officially reopen
applications for chapter and
> thematic organization status. Until now, the criteria had not clearly
> defined what constitutes sufficient programmatic activity to justify
> chapter or thematic organisation status. To address this issue, we have
set
> out three new criteria:
>
> 1. Diversity of Activities: Chapters and thematic organisations are
> expected to plan and conduct a variety of different programs and
events;
to
> balance online and offline projects; to
strive for continuous
activity; and
> to conduct programs and events at least
once every two months.
> 2. Planning and Evaluation: Chapters and thematic organisations are
> expected to set specific goals and targets for programs, projects,
and
> events before executing them; to measure
the results of programs,
projects,
> and events against those targets; and to
report on those results to
the
> Wikimedia Foundation and the wider
Wikimedia movement.
> 3. External Partnerships: Chapters and thematic organisations are
> expected to engage in programmatic partnerships with external groups
and
> organizations (for example, cultural,
academic, or government
institutions,
> and so on) to promote the Wikimedia
movement and to add and improve
content
> on Wikimedia projects.
>
> In order to officially reopen the chapter and thematic organization
> recognition process, the Board of Trustees has instructed the
Affiliations
> Committee to provisionally use these three
new criteria for all new
> applicants. In addition, potential chapters and thematic organisations
will
> continue to be assessed against the existing
legal, governance, and
> viability criteria; more details, including the benefits and
limitations of
> these affiliation models, are available on
Meta.[1] [2]
>
> Please note that the use of these three new criteria is a pilot; there
> will be opportunities to share feedback about the criteria, as well as
> other ways to help define the chapter and thematic organisation
affiliate
> models, during the upcoming strategy
consultation. The Affiliations
> Committee and the Board of Trustees will continue to evaluate results
and
> feedback during the initial pilot period and
consider potential
revisions
> to the criteria before they are finalized.
>
> Thank you,
> M.
>
> 1:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Chapt
> er_Summary_Matrix
> 2:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Thema
> tic_Organisation_Summary_Matrix
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