[Wikimedia-l] Re: The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open

[Envel Le Hir]

Hello,

It seems that the vote is now closed. I made a script [1] to check that
voters comply with some of the rules of voting eligibility [2].

I found two cases of non-compliance:
* one person voted twice, once with their main account and once with their
bot account (User:Uziel302 and User:Uzielbot, the latter vote has been
struck after I reported the case to the elections committee);
* one person voted twice, once with their personal account and once with
their professional account as an employee of Wikimedia Deutschland
(User:Masssly [3] and User:Mohammed_Sadat_(WMDE) [4]).

Note that Masssly is a member of the Wikimedia Foundation elections
committee [5].

I'm only providing the data, I have no official role in this election and I
don't wish to comment (I certainly don't have the whole picture), even
though I'm sad to see some people repeatedly causing concerns at the
occasions of elections.

[1] https://github.com/envlh/wmf-board-elections
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Voter_eligibility_guidelines
[3]
https://vote.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:SecurePoll/list/1364=prev=49501=500
[4]
https://vote.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:SecurePoll/list/1364=45771=500
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee

Cheers,
Envel Le Hir

On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 7:22 AM Mahuton Possoupe <
mpossoupe-...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election
> 
>  is
> now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need
> to vote:
>
>- Try the Election Compass
>
> ,
>showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
>- Read the candidate statements
>
> 
> and answers to Affiliate questions
>
> 
>- Learn more about the skills the Board seeks
>
> 
>  and
>how the Analysis Committee found candidates aligned with those skills
>
> 
>
> If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page
> 
>  to
> vote now. *You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at
> 23:59 UTC.* To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter
> eligibility page
> 
> .
>
> Best,
>
> Movement Strategy and Governance
>
>
> **This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and
> the Elections Committee**
>
> --
>
> *Mahuton POSSOUPE (He/Him)*
>
> Movement Strategy & Board Governance facilitator
>
> French-speaking communities
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Voting for BoT closes - timeline for result

[Katie Chan]

Thank you to all who participated in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board 
of Trustees election! Voting closed September 6 at 23:59. The official 
data, including the two most voted candidates, will be announced 
 
on or after September 21st. Please note these will be preliminary 
results. The official announcement of the new trustees will happen 
later, once the candidates have been approved and appointed by the Board.


5,955 community members from 194 wiki projects have voted. This makes 
8.8% global participation. In 2021, 6,946 people from 216 wiki projects 
cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published when the 
results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the data produced 
during the election 
.


Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the 
Board of Trustees election were translated into about 40 languages 
thanks to election volunteers and community members.


Best,

The Elections Committee

--
Katie Chan
Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author 
and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the author is 
associated with or employed by.


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[Wikimedia-l] Re:  Back for a third round! Apply to join the Training of Trainers for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom

[Sailesh Patnaik]

Dear Wikimedians and friends,

*We have an important announcement! *
We have extended the deadline for the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
Training of Trainers for underrepresented regions.

One of our goals for each cohort of the Reading Wikipedia ToT is to form a
diverse cohort where people representing different regions, countries,
languages, and education systems can learn from each other and share with
one another. We've received an overwhelming response to our call for
applications, but there are some regions that are underrepresented. We want
to extend the deadline to ensure we have a cohort representative of the
world.

If you are from Latin America, MENA, East Asia and the Pacific (ESEAP), or
South Asia, you still have until *September 9, 2022*, to apply:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBt_tKvgQ5WbHa5TyOA-aROEC76jeID_kmKG35_ZYEpK1l7g/viewform
This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject
it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data handling,
see the survey privacy statement

.

Are you curious about how to get started? We have all the details and
recording of the latest information session on Meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom/ToT#Opportunities

Please help us share this opportunity in your circle.

Best!
Sailesh

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 1:18 AM Sailesh Patnaik 
wrote:

> *tl;dr:* Looking for a way to engage secondary school teachers with
> Wikipedia? Become a Certified Trainer of the Reading Wikipedia in the
> Classroom program! Applications are open from Aug. 15 - Sept. 4.
> Information session coming up on August 25 at 13:30 UTC.
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> The Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation is happy to announce that
> applications are open for the third cohort of the Training of Trainers
> (ToT) program for “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom”! This call is open
> for Wikimedians, educators, and members of mission-aligned organizations
> who believe in the value of Wikipedia to advance key 21st-century skills
>  [1] and who are interested
> in implementing the “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom” program in their
> own countries.
>
> Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
> 
> [2] is a professional development program for teachers that guides them to
> approach Wikipedia through UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy
> framework - leveraging the value of Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool. The
> educational resources
> 
> of the program have already been adapted to 9 languages [3], and Certified
> Trainers of the program have led implementations in Nigeria
> 
> [4], Bolivia
> 
> [5] and Guinea  [6], to name a few
> countries
>
> The Training of Trainers program is a 9-week online learning experience
> that prepares participants to implement the Reading Wikipedia in the
> Classroom program locally. By the end of the ToT, successful participants
> will be certified to lead the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program
> in their countries. Participants who successfully complete the ToT will
> also have access to a pool of funding that can support their first
> implementation of the program. Applications are open from August 15 to
> September 4, 2022. You can find the application form, important dates,
> and general guidance on Meta-Wiki
> 
> [7] and check out this newsletter article
> 
> [8] to learn about the experience and learnings of the first ToT cohort in
> 2021.
>
> You’re invited to join the information session on August 25 at 13:30 UTC
> where we’ll share more details and answer any pending questions (find the
> link to join on Meta-Wiki). If you have any questions ahead of this event,
> please don’t hesitate to reach out to the team educat...@wikimedia.org
>
> We look forward to seeing you there!
>
> --the Education Team
>
> [1] http://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21
>
> [2]
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the-classroom/
>
>
> [3]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom#Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_classroom_program_modules
>
>
> [4]
> 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Decentralized fundraising, centralized distribution

[Nathan]

Hi Nicole,

Thanks for sharing this - very interesting reading so far. I'm hoping you
can elaborate on WMDE's thinking around selecting INGOs for evaluation.
Your criteria is very straightforward - INGOs with a confederation of
independent organizations, connected by a global mission.

But each of your selected INGOs is composed of individual organizations
that deliver the products and services that advance the global mission
within their geographic area, with an "international office" that fulfills
a coordination and governance role. By contrast, the bulk of
mission-related services from the Wikimedia movement are offered to the
world at large centrally by the international office (i.e. the Wikimedia
projects). Did WMDE consider how comparable these INGOs are to the
Wikimedia movement in this sense? I don't see a section of your paper that
compares the service/product delivery structure of these INGOs, so perhaps
this distinction did not come up during your review? Or is the thinking
that decentralization of project hosting and support is on the table, and
the report can inform that consideration?

Thanks for any insight you can share,
Nate
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[Wikimedia-l] Decentralized fundraising, centralized distribution

[Nicola Zeuner]

The Wikimedia Deutschland Movement Strategy & Global Relations Team has
published Paper #2 in the WMDE-authored series on Movement Strategy topics.

Titled Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution
,
this research report describes the fundraising and distribution practices
of eight large international NGO confederations and networks, and puts them
in the context of the changing Wikimedia Movement.

2030 Movement Strategy calls on us to change many things - among them how
we generate and share funds among regions, affiliates and communities.
Subsidiarity, equity, and participation are just some of the key values and
principles to be incorporated.

At the 2022 Wikimedia Summit, funding and redistribution will be discussed
in detail. Wikimedians will later write their agreements in the charter,
hub policies, and the fundraising policy.

The report's overview of existing practices will help create a joint
language and inform the discussions.


The paper deliberately refrains from recommendations. In addition to the
research, it does provide an overview of the history of Wikimedia resource
development, discusses the elements of movement strategy related to
funding, and finally poses a series of questions helpful to frame the
further conversation.


Looking forward to comments and a good discussion.


best,

Nikki



Nikki Zeuner
Senior Advisor Global Partnerships

Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Nine Month Update & Foundation Leadership Team

[Natacha Rault via Wikimedia-l]

Thank you very much for this useful update on what is going on in the WMF.
Kind regards,
Nattes à chat 

Envoyé de mon iPhone

> Le 7 sept. 2022 à 05:55, Olushola Olaniyan  a 
> écrit :
> 
> 
> Thank you, Maryana for the highlights, they came very handy. 
> I will continue to resonate on them. Cheers 
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 5:52 PM Maryana Iskander  
>> wrote:
>> This message is being translated into other languages on Meta-wiki. ‎You can 
>> help with more languages.
>>  
>> Hi everyone,
>>  
>> I’ve started my ninth official month as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation. 
>> Based on feedback from this list and elsewhere, I am trying to proactively 
>> communicate every few months on my priorities and what I continue to learn. 
>>  
>> I regularly return to the five ‘puzzles’ I identified in my original letter 
>> to you. For me, these continue to pose big questions about our role in the 
>> world and our ways of working with each other. I’ve mentioned that one 
>> highlight of the year so far has been bringing colleagues together – 
>> volunteers, editors, affiliates, Foundation staff, board members – to 
>> reconnect at a human level. Many of you have shared with me the need for 
>> more spaces that can help us build (and rebuild) relationships and trust. 
>>  
>> As more communities return to in-person events, I have benefitted from 
>> spending time with volunteers at WikiCon Brasil and at the Wikimania meetup 
>> hosted in Cape Town. I look forward to participating in-person and virtually 
>> at many more regional gatherings in the months ahead. 
>>  
>> I am writing today to provide you with an update on the three priorities I 
>> identified in January. 
>> 
>> Priority 1: Strategy and Planning 
>> My first priority remains focused on strategy and planning. In June, we 
>> shared the successful adoption of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Annual Plan. It 
>> is now anchored in the strategic direction of our movement – knowledge 
>> equity and knowledge as a service – and it identifies the Foundation’s 
>> strengthened focus on regions and on projects. This plan benefited from the 
>> contributions and feedback of hundreds of volunteers who provided input 
>> on-wiki and through other multilingual channels of communication. We’ll 
>> share updates on progress before the end of the calendar year on the Annual 
>> Plan meta page and in other forums. Our intention is to continue asking for 
>> guidance and input from volunteers, affiliates, and communities. 
>> 
>> I mentioned in my April message that the Wikimedia Foundation has grown very 
>> rapidly over the past 3 years as part of its medium term plan – increasing 
>> its budget by more than 30% in the past year with the addition of more than 
>> 200 new people since 2020. This growth will not continue as we stabilize and 
>> make sure that new resources are delivering maximum impact for our mission. 
>> The Foundation’s approved budget represents a 17% increase, most of this is 
>> inflationary and other year-on-year costs. Funding to other movement 
>> entities (individual and affiliate) grew by 24% percent. 
>> 
>> While the annual plan is an important start, it does not address all of the 
>> significant strategic issues facing Wikimedia – none of which can be solved 
>> in a single year. Within the framework of our movement strategy and emerging 
>> charter, I plan to continue partnering with Foundation stakeholders and 
>> communities in co-planning approaches to tackle strategic issues that an 
>> annual plan cannot fully address. The Board of Trustees will help kick this 
>> off with strategic planning engagements at the board’s upcoming meeting in 
>> Berlin. This will be followed by important conversations about strategy 
>> implementation at the Wikimedia Summit (returning for the first time since 
>> 2019). 
>> 
>> Priority 2: Leadership
>> I highlighted in January that CEO transitions are disruptive for most 
>> organisations and change often continues after a new leader has arrived. I 
>> have been trying to build a broader leadership team at the Wikimedia 
>> Foundation as I focus on successfully onboarding new hires, investing more 
>> in internal talent management, undertaking succession planning for key 
>> roles, and providing stronger communications support for the Foundation’s 
>> senior team. 
>> 
>> Product/Technology 
>> My top priority when I joined was to actively step in and support the 
>> Foundation’s product and technology teams while we recruited executive 
>> leadership of these mission critical functions with a new Chief Product and 
>> Technology Officer. This goal has been achieved as Selena Deckelmann is now 
>> officially on board at the Wikimedia Foundation after a successful nine-year 
>> career at Mozilla, most recently as the head of Firefox. She is reaching out 
>> to learn from our technical contributors and volunteers, and can be 
>> contacted directly at sdeckelm...@wikimedia.org. 
>> 
>> Advancement 
>>