Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Marc Miquel]

Thank you, Katherine, for sending this e-mail, and thanks to you all for
these positive and uplifting comments in these replies.

As one of the participants who had been involved in the writing, it is an
enormous pleasure to see these strategic recommendations finally released.

I wanted to write a few lines to share immense gratitude to my friends, the
writers. I feel gratitude to those with whom I had the chance to work
closely, in this last phase and also in the Working Groups phase, and to
everyone who has been involved in this process, putting their time, energy
and hopes to have this 2030 horizon more and more defined. We had moments
of uncertainty and disagreement, but also of great complicity and
companionship that allowed us to overcome the challenges and come to this
point.

I also want to thank Katherine, the Core Team, Ryan and everyone who had
accompanied us in this process, for being the first contributors to it, for
their courage, and for trusting us and believing that a collaborative and
participatory process to define the strategy of the Movement was possible.
Not only was it possible, but I think it is the best way to do it
respectful of the nature and values of this Movement. Because as someone
said before, we’re building and growing our Movement together.

I want to reinforce that everything that has been written in these
recommendations is the product of intense discussions, taking into account
the contributions meta, the feedback from every event and call, and all the
known data of how the Movement works as well as the trends that indicate
the world that is coming.

Everything has been written with the Movement in mind, considering from the
smallest to the biggest actor, and therefore with the best intent to find a
balance point for everyone. As I talked to the other writers, I think we
often felt the privileged to be able to cultivate and enjoy this broad
perspective, but also a great responsibility for the result. Everyone who
had attended a strategy event, a call, or left a comment is a contributor
to these strategy recommendations.

Finally, I would like to invite you all not to overlook any section: the
introduction, the principles, and the narrative are valuable pieces of the
document. Even though the results from the recommendations are what is
going to be implemented more directly, all these other parts are essential
to understand how we can do it.

With this, I want to thank again to everyone. I hope I will see you in the
next calls to discuss and share ideas as we move forward.

Best,

Marc Miquel



Missatge de Isaac Olatunde  del dia dt., 12 de
maig 2020 a les 14:47:

> Thank you, Katherine, for this update and Nicole (and others) for these
> awesome recommendations.
>
> Regards
>
> Isaac
>
> On Tue, 12 May 2020, 11:45 Ilario valdelli,  wrote:
>
> > Thank you Nicole
> >
> > for all that great job!
> >
> > On 12/05/2020 12:29, Nicole Ebber wrote:
> > > Thanks, Anders and Anton, for your uplifting feedback.
> > >
> > > We'll update the overview section right away.
> > >
> > > We have documented the changes in this change log, I hope this is
> > helpful:
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Reports/Finalization_Change_Log_(January_-_April_2020)
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > > Nicole
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > --
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Isaac Olatunde]

Thank you, Katherine, for this update and Nicole (and others) for these
awesome recommendations.

Regards

Isaac

On Tue, 12 May 2020, 11:45 Ilario valdelli,  wrote:

> Thank you Nicole
>
> for all that great job!
>
> On 12/05/2020 12:29, Nicole Ebber wrote:
> > Thanks, Anders and Anton, for your uplifting feedback.
> >
> > We'll update the overview section right away.
> >
> > We have documented the changes in this change log, I hope this is
> helpful:
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Reports/Finalization_Change_Log_(January_-_April_2020)
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Nicole
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Ilario valdelli]

Thank you Nicole

for all that great job!

On 12/05/2020 12:29, Nicole Ebber wrote:

Thanks, Anders and Anton, for your uplifting feedback.

We'll update the overview section right away.

We have documented the changes in this change log, I hope this is helpful:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Reports/Finalization_Change_Log_(January_-_April_2020)

Best wishes,
Nicole




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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Ilario valdelli]

Thank you

it was a big challenge and sometimes a lot of complicated issues but 
thank you to have given this good direction.


Kind regards

On 12/05/2020 10:40, Katherine Maher wrote:

*=== Thank you ===*
I want to extend my deep gratitude to every single person who has helped
create these recommendations. True to the Wikimedia way, it is through the
contributions of many that we have reached this milestone.

Working group members dedicated more than a year to engaging with movement
stakeholders and developing the draft recommendations. On-wiki contributors
took part in community conversations to share their thoughts on the content
and help improve it. Affiliates and community organizers held dedicated
events to discuss strategy and provided valuable advice throughout the
process. Wikimedia Foundation staff and Board of Trustees supported and
guided the process from the beginning. The writing team and the reviewers
[9] worked tirelessly to revise and finalize the recommendations. Community
and affiliate strategy liaisons facilitated countless discussions. Thank
you all.



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Nicole Ebber]

Thanks, Anders and Anton, for your uplifting feedback.

We'll update the overview section right away.

We have documented the changes in this change log, I hope this is helpful:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Reports/Finalization_Change_Log_(January_-_April_2020)

Best wishes,
Nicole

On Tue, 12 May 2020 at 12:22, Anton Protsiuk <
anton.prots...@wikimedia.org.ua> wrote:

> Impressive work, thanks to all those involved.
>
> Were there any major changes to the content of recommendations as compared
> to the previous iteration? That is, apart from clarifying & condensing the
> text.
>
> Best Regards
> Anton Protsiuk
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 1:07 PM Anders Wennersten <
> m...@anderswennersten.se>
> wrote:
>
> > I find this final version much easier to get to grips with, both in
> > language and structure/content. And to condense it into 10
> > recommendations instead of 13 complemented with 10 principles is a big
> > improvement.
> >
> > It is a great base on which to build our "new" movement, and I expect it
> > will be many more years to discuss and implement this direction.
> >
> > Thanks to all involved
> >
> > Anders
> >
> > But the section Overview seems to need an update (it ends in March)?
> >
> >
> > Den 2020-05-12 kl. 10:40, skrev Katherine Maher:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I hope this finds you all as well as could be. It's been a while since
> > I've
> > > sent a note out about movement strategy; so much has changed in the
> world
> > > since we started these conversations in 2017, including this global
> > > pandemic. Indeed, much has continued to evolve in our movement too,
> > > including the growth of the projects themselves and the continued
> > expansion
> > > of the global community.
> > >
> > > Against this backdrop, and on behalf of the working group members [2],
> > the
> > > team of writers who finalized the content [3, 4], and the core team
> [5],
> > I
> > > have the honor of notifying you of the publication of the 2020 movement
> > > strategy recommendations, now live on Meta-wiki [1].
> > >
> > > *=== The 2030 strategic direction ===*
> > > As you recall, the 2030 strategic direction calls upon Wikimedia to
> > become
> > > "the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and
> > > anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us. This final
> version
> > of
> > > the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia
> movement
> > > should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet
> the
> > > Wikimedia vision in a changing world.
> > >
> > > They are also the culmination of a tremendous amount of work over many
> > > dozens of places, of many thousands of hours, by many hundreds of
> > > Wikimedians. They are the synthesis of your thoughts, critiques,
> insight,
> > > and hopes for our work. Thank you, all of you, who have contributed to
> > this
> > > thinking about the future of our movement.
> > >
> > > *=== What’s in the recommendations? ===*
> > > These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which
> was
> > > published in January this year. The team that finalized the content has
> > > done an impressive job of reviewing and integrating movement feedback,
> > > refining the recommendations, and making the language as clear as
> > possible.
> > > The result is a 40-page document that outlines 10 recommendations for
> > > change in our movement, along with 10 underlying principles, a
> narrative
> > of
> > > change, and a glossary of key terms.
> > >
> > > These recommendations are intended to` guide our movement over the next
> > > decade. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are
> flexible
> > > enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will
> > allow
> > > us to navigate future challenges.
> > >
> > > *=== How to review the recommendations ===*
> > > The recommendations are online in Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
> > German,
> > > Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. We also have a summary available in
> > > Catalan, Dutch, Farsi, Hebrew, Polish, and Russian, and we welcome
> > > volunteer translation support for these and other languages.
> > >
> > > We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at
> your
> > > own pace, either online [6] or in a PDF [7]. There are a couple of
> other
> > > formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page
> > > summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta [8]. If you
> > would
> > > like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages.
> However
> > > please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No
> > > further edits will be made.
> > >
> > > *=== What’s next ===*
> > > The focus of the movement strategy process will shift toward
> > > implementation. Originally, we had intended to meet in Berlin for the
> > > Wikimedia Summit to discuss and plan how we want to move forward. Due
> to
> > > the current 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Anton Protsiuk]

Impressive work, thanks to all those involved.

Were there any major changes to the content of recommendations as compared
to the previous iteration? That is, apart from clarifying & condensing the
text.

Best Regards
Anton Protsiuk

On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 1:07 PM Anders Wennersten 
wrote:

> I find this final version much easier to get to grips with, both in
> language and structure/content. And to condense it into 10
> recommendations instead of 13 complemented with 10 principles is a big
> improvement.
>
> It is a great base on which to build our "new" movement, and I expect it
> will be many more years to discuss and implement this direction.
>
> Thanks to all involved
>
> Anders
>
> But the section Overview seems to need an update (it ends in March)?
>
>
> Den 2020-05-12 kl. 10:40, skrev Katherine Maher:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I hope this finds you all as well as could be. It's been a while since
> I've
> > sent a note out about movement strategy; so much has changed in the world
> > since we started these conversations in 2017, including this global
> > pandemic. Indeed, much has continued to evolve in our movement too,
> > including the growth of the projects themselves and the continued
> expansion
> > of the global community.
> >
> > Against this backdrop, and on behalf of the working group members [2],
> the
> > team of writers who finalized the content [3, 4], and the core team [5],
> I
> > have the honor of notifying you of the publication of the 2020 movement
> > strategy recommendations, now live on Meta-wiki [1].
> >
> > *=== The 2030 strategic direction ===*
> > As you recall, the 2030 strategic direction calls upon Wikimedia to
> become
> > "the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and
> > anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us. This final version
> of
> > the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement
> > should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the
> > Wikimedia vision in a changing world.
> >
> > They are also the culmination of a tremendous amount of work over many
> > dozens of places, of many thousands of hours, by many hundreds of
> > Wikimedians. They are the synthesis of your thoughts, critiques, insight,
> > and hopes for our work. Thank you, all of you, who have contributed to
> this
> > thinking about the future of our movement.
> >
> > *=== What’s in the recommendations? ===*
> > These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was
> > published in January this year. The team that finalized the content has
> > done an impressive job of reviewing and integrating movement feedback,
> > refining the recommendations, and making the language as clear as
> possible.
> > The result is a 40-page document that outlines 10 recommendations for
> > change in our movement, along with 10 underlying principles, a narrative
> of
> > change, and a glossary of key terms.
> >
> > These recommendations are intended to` guide our movement over the next
> > decade. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible
> > enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will
> allow
> > us to navigate future challenges.
> >
> > *=== How to review the recommendations ===*
> > The recommendations are online in Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
> German,
> > Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. We also have a summary available in
> > Catalan, Dutch, Farsi, Hebrew, Polish, and Russian, and we welcome
> > volunteer translation support for these and other languages.
> >
> > We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your
> > own pace, either online [6] or in a PDF [7]. There are a couple of other
> > formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page
> > summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta [8]. If you
> would
> > like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However
> > please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No
> > further edits will be made.
> >
> > *=== What’s next ===*
> > The focus of the movement strategy process will shift toward
> > implementation. Originally, we had intended to meet in Berlin for the
> > Wikimedia Summit to discuss and plan how we want to move forward. Due to
> > the current global health crisis, this is unfortunately not possible.
> >
> > Instead of a physical event, the Wikimedia Foundation is intending to
> host
> > a series of virtual events that will help us transition to the
> > implementation phase. The goal will be to produce a plan to begin the
> > implementation — to identify what initiatives must come first, and in
> what
> > sequence, and with what resources and support.
> >
> > This series will not only address Wikimedia affiliates and the Wikimedia
> > Foundation, but have a wider scope to ensure various parts of the
> movement
> > are engaged in different ways. Planning has started, but it will take a
> few
> > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Anders Wennersten]

I find this final version much easier to get to grips with, both in 
language and structure/content. And to condense it into 10 
recommendations instead of 13 complemented with 10 principles is a big 
improvement.


It is a great base on which to build our "new" movement, and I expect it 
will be many more years to discuss and implement this direction.


Thanks to all involved

Anders

But the section Overview seems to need an update (it ends in March)?


Den 2020-05-12 kl. 10:40, skrev Katherine Maher:

Hi everyone,

I hope this finds you all as well as could be. It's been a while since I've
sent a note out about movement strategy; so much has changed in the world
since we started these conversations in 2017, including this global
pandemic. Indeed, much has continued to evolve in our movement too,
including the growth of the projects themselves and the continued expansion
of the global community.

Against this backdrop, and on behalf of the working group members [2], the
team of writers who finalized the content [3, 4], and the core team [5], I
have the honor of notifying you of the publication of the 2020 movement
strategy recommendations, now live on Meta-wiki [1].

*=== The 2030 strategic direction ===*
As you recall, the 2030 strategic direction calls upon Wikimedia to become
"the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and
anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us. This final version of
the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement
should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the
Wikimedia vision in a changing world.

They are also the culmination of a tremendous amount of work over many
dozens of places, of many thousands of hours, by many hundreds of
Wikimedians. They are the synthesis of your thoughts, critiques, insight,
and hopes for our work. Thank you, all of you, who have contributed to this
thinking about the future of our movement.

*=== What’s in the recommendations? ===*
These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was
published in January this year. The team that finalized the content has
done an impressive job of reviewing and integrating movement feedback,
refining the recommendations, and making the language as clear as possible.
The result is a 40-page document that outlines 10 recommendations for
change in our movement, along with 10 underlying principles, a narrative of
change, and a glossary of key terms.

These recommendations are intended to` guide our movement over the next
decade. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible
enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will allow
us to navigate future challenges.

*=== How to review the recommendations ===*
The recommendations are online in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German,
Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. We also have a summary available in
Catalan, Dutch, Farsi, Hebrew, Polish, and Russian, and we welcome
volunteer translation support for these and other languages.

We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your
own pace, either online [6] or in a PDF [7]. There are a couple of other
formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page
summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta [8]. If you would
like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However
please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No
further edits will be made.

*=== What’s next ===*
The focus of the movement strategy process will shift toward
implementation. Originally, we had intended to meet in Berlin for the
Wikimedia Summit to discuss and plan how we want to move forward. Due to
the current global health crisis, this is unfortunately not possible.

Instead of a physical event, the Wikimedia Foundation is intending to host
a series of virtual events that will help us transition to the
implementation phase. The goal will be to produce a plan to begin the
implementation — to identify what initiatives must come first, and in what
sequence, and with what resources and support.

This series will not only address Wikimedia affiliates and the Wikimedia
Foundation, but have a wider scope to ensure various parts of the movement
are engaged in different ways. Planning has started, but it will take a few
more weeks. We are mindful that everyone has been impacted by the pandemic
in different ways, and we are therefore taking things one step at a time.
We expect to share more details this month, and begin this work together
through the summer and into the fall.

*=== Thank you ===*
I want to extend my deep gratitude to every single person who has helped
create these recommendations. True to the Wikimedia way, it is through the
contributions of many that we have reached this milestone.

Working group members dedicated more than a year to engaging with movement
stakeholders and developing the draft recommendations. 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Camelia Boban]

Thank you Katherine for the update and thank all people involved, from the
beginning to the end, on writing, connecting with the community, and
reviewing these recommendations.
Immensely grateful for your work: effort, concentration and stay on focus.

Camelia,
Diversity WG

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Il giorno mar 12 mag 2020 alle ore 10:53 Katherine Maher <
kma...@wikimedia.org> ha scritto:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I hope this finds you all as well as could be. It's been a while since I've
> sent a note out about movement strategy; so much has changed in the world
> since we started these conversations in 2017, including this global
> pandemic. Indeed, much has continued to evolve in our movement too,
> including the growth of the projects themselves and the continued expansion
> of the global community.
>
> Against this backdrop, and on behalf of the working group members [2], the
> team of writers who finalized the content [3, 4], and the core team [5], I
> have the honor of notifying you of the publication of the 2020 movement
> strategy recommendations, now live on Meta-wiki [1].
>
> *=== The 2030 strategic direction ===*
> As you recall, the 2030 strategic direction calls upon Wikimedia to become
> "the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and
> anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us. This final version of
> the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement
> should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the
> Wikimedia vision in a changing world.
>
> They are also the culmination of a tremendous amount of work over many
> dozens of places, of many thousands of hours, by many hundreds of
> Wikimedians. They are the synthesis of your thoughts, critiques, insight,
> and hopes for our work. Thank you, all of you, who have contributed to this
> thinking about the future of our movement.
>
> *=== What’s in the recommendations? ===*
> These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was
> published in January this year. The team that finalized the content has
> done an impressive job of reviewing and integrating movement feedback,
> refining the recommendations, and making the language as clear as possible.
> The result is a 40-page document that outlines 10 recommendations for
> change in our movement, along with 10 underlying principles, a narrative of
> change, and a glossary of key terms.
>
> These recommendations are intended to` guide our movement over the next
> decade. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible
> enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will allow
> us to navigate future challenges.
>
> *=== How to review the recommendations ===*
> The recommendations are online in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German,
> Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. We also have a summary available in
> Catalan, Dutch, Farsi, Hebrew, Polish, and Russian, and we welcome
> volunteer translation support for these and other languages.
>
> We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your
> own pace, either online [6] or in a PDF [7]. There are a couple of other
> formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page
> summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta [8]. If you would
> like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However
> please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No
> further edits will be made.
>
> *=== What’s next ===*
> The focus of the movement strategy process will shift toward
> implementation. Originally, we had intended to meet in Berlin for the
> Wikimedia Summit to discuss and plan how we want to move forward. Due to
> the current global health crisis, this is unfortunately not possible.
>
> Instead of a physical event, the Wikimedia Foundation is intending to host
> a series of virtual events that will help us transition to the
> implementation phase. The goal 

[Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: The recommendations are now online

[Katherine Maher]

Hi everyone,

I hope this finds you all as well as could be. It's been a while since I've
sent a note out about movement strategy; so much has changed in the world
since we started these conversations in 2017, including this global
pandemic. Indeed, much has continued to evolve in our movement too,
including the growth of the projects themselves and the continued expansion
of the global community.

Against this backdrop, and on behalf of the working group members [2], the
team of writers who finalized the content [3, 4], and the core team [5], I
have the honor of notifying you of the publication of the 2020 movement
strategy recommendations, now live on Meta-wiki [1].

*=== The 2030 strategic direction ===*
As you recall, the 2030 strategic direction calls upon Wikimedia to become
"the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and
anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us. This final version of
the recommendations embodies an aspiration for how the Wikimedia movement
should continue to change in order to advance that direction and meet the
Wikimedia vision in a changing world.

They are also the culmination of a tremendous amount of work over many
dozens of places, of many thousands of hours, by many hundreds of
Wikimedians. They are the synthesis of your thoughts, critiques, insight,
and hopes for our work. Thank you, all of you, who have contributed to this
thinking about the future of our movement.

*=== What’s in the recommendations? ===*
These recommendations clarify and refine the previous version, which was
published in January this year. The team that finalized the content has
done an impressive job of reviewing and integrating movement feedback,
refining the recommendations, and making the language as clear as possible.
The result is a 40-page document that outlines 10 recommendations for
change in our movement, along with 10 underlying principles, a narrative of
change, and a glossary of key terms.

These recommendations are intended to` guide our movement over the next
decade. They are at a high strategic level so that the ideas are flexible
enough to be adapted to different global and local settings and will allow
us to navigate future challenges.

*=== How to review the recommendations ===*
The recommendations are online in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German,
Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. We also have a summary available in
Catalan, Dutch, Farsi, Hebrew, Polish, and Russian, and we welcome
volunteer translation support for these and other languages.

We encourage you to read the recommendations in your own time and at your
own pace, either online [6] or in a PDF [7]. There are a couple of other
formats for you to take a deeper dive if you wish, such as a one-page
summary, slides, and office hours, all collected on Meta [8]. If you would
like to comment, you are welcome to do so on the Meta talk pages. However
please note that these are the final version of the recommendations. No
further edits will be made.

*=== What’s next ===*
The focus of the movement strategy process will shift toward
implementation. Originally, we had intended to meet in Berlin for the
Wikimedia Summit to discuss and plan how we want to move forward. Due to
the current global health crisis, this is unfortunately not possible.

Instead of a physical event, the Wikimedia Foundation is intending to host
a series of virtual events that will help us transition to the
implementation phase. The goal will be to produce a plan to begin the
implementation — to identify what initiatives must come first, and in what
sequence, and with what resources and support.

This series will not only address Wikimedia affiliates and the Wikimedia
Foundation, but have a wider scope to ensure various parts of the movement
are engaged in different ways. Planning has started, but it will take a few
more weeks. We are mindful that everyone has been impacted by the pandemic
in different ways, and we are therefore taking things one step at a time.
We expect to share more details this month, and begin this work together
through the summer and into the fall.

*=== Thank you ===*
I want to extend my deep gratitude to every single person who has helped
create these recommendations. True to the Wikimedia way, it is through the
contributions of many that we have reached this milestone.

Working group members dedicated more than a year to engaging with movement
stakeholders and developing the draft recommendations. On-wiki contributors
took part in community conversations to share their thoughts on the content
and help improve it. Affiliates and community organizers held dedicated
events to discuss strategy and provided valuable advice throughout the
process. Wikimedia Foundation staff and Board of Trustees supported and
guided the process from the beginning. The writing team and the reviewers
[9] worked tirelessly to revise and finalize the recommendations. Community
and affiliate strategy liaisons facilitated