That's a good find. Hopefully every working group will be tasked with making their work explicitly consistent with the actual mission of Wikimedia.
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 11:48 AM Craig Newmark <craig.newm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Maria, thanks, much appreciated! > > Which group focuses on information quality and accuracy? > > What's the role of the Advisory Board? > > Thanks! > > Craig Newmark > founder craigslist > craignewmarkphilanthropies.org > On July 19, 2018 9:43:21 AM María Sefidari <msefid...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Dear Wikimedians, > > > > In 2017, the Wikimedia movement began a collaborative process to define > > what we want to build or achieve together by 2030. After eight months of > > discussion, across languages, geographies, and contexts, the outcome > > was a Strategic > > Direction > > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20 > > > > focused on knowledge as a service and knowledge equity: > > > > “By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the > > ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be > able > > to join us.[1]” > > > > Now our task as a movement is to apply the Strategic Direction to our own > > work. We need to answer questions that define our path forward: What kind > > of structures are ideal for achieving our strategic direction? What > > resources and capacities do we need to develop? How do we relate to each > > other and make decisions as a movement? How do we manage change in a > > healthy, sustainable way? > > > > Over the next year, the Wikimedia movement will engage in a structured, > > distributed process to answer these questions. The process will be > > structured around Working Groups who will develop guidance in key > Thematic > > Areas.[2] > > > > The Board of Trustees is committed to the Movement Strategy process and > > each of us will join one of the Working Groups: > > > > > > - > > > > Roles & Responsibilities: Nataliia > > - > > > > Revenue Streams: Tanya > > - > > > > Resource Allocation: María > > - > > > > Partnerships: Raju > > - > > > > Community Health: James > > - > > > > Product & Technology: Christophe > > - > > > > Capacity Building: Dariusz > > - > > > > Diversity: Esra’a > > - > > > > Advocacy: Jimmy > > > > > > We will play two specific roles in this process: > > > > 1. > > > > Individually, as members of the Working Groups > > 2. > > 1. > > > > participate mindfully in ourtheir individual capacity, > > 2. > > > > bring our their content expertise and experience to the discussion, > > 3. > > > > ensure the information flow from the Working Group to the Board, > > 4. > > > > support an effective, and inclusive process. > > 3. > > > > Collectively, as the Board of Trustees > > 4. > > 1. > > > > review recommendations from each Working Group and provide feedback, > > 2. > > > > resolve difficult questions as required and adhere to decisions > made, > > 3. > > > > delegate approval of recommendations to an appropriate community > > mechanism whenever possible (such as endorsement or consensus), > > 4. > > > > make decisions when there is no other mechanism to make the > decision, > > 5. > > > > accept the recommendations that are consistent with the movement’s > > values, the Strategic Direction as well as law and other compliance > > requirements, > > 6. > > > > direct resources, budgets and capacities for the implementation of > > approved recommendations. > > > > > > This statement captures the perspective of the Board of Trustees, and we > > believe that the process is a unique opportunity for the movement to > build > > and shape our future together. We will participate in strategy > > conversations and sessions at Wikimania[3], and look forward to > > contributing throughout the process together with many of you. We > encourage > > those who are attending Wikimania to also join these conversations and > all > > Wikimedians to participate in all the upcoming strategic conversations > and > > consultations. > > > > On behalf of the Board, > > > > María Sefidari > > > > [1] > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20 > > > > [2] > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Working_Groups > > > > [3] https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030#Schedule > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
