Congratulations on the achievement, WANZ! Excited to see your continued progress in the region.
Best, Rachmat On Jun 12, 2025 at 06:56 +0700, Vanj Padilla <[email protected]>, wrote: > Congratulations, WANZ! Your journey to chaptership is truly inspiring. > > > Vanj D. Padilla, CDPO, JD > Founding Chairperson > Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific ( SKAP ) > > "if your dreams do not scare you, it means they are not big enough." > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM Levi Kambai Timothy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Congrats, WANZ! > > > > Bests, > > Kambai > > > > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 23:08, Butch Bustria <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Congratulations Wikimedia ANZ as the newest chapter belonging to the > > > > ESEAP region! > > > > > > > > This is a great way to first start the sunrise today 12 June! > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > Butch Bustria > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The information contained in this message is privileged and intended > > > > only for the recipients named. If the reader is not a representative of > > > > the intended recipient, any review, dissemination or copying of this > > > > message or the information it contains is prohibited. If you have > > > > received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender, > > > > and delete the original message and attachments. > > > > > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 1:29 AM Affiliations Committee > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > We are delighted to share that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > > > > > > Trustees has approved the Affiliations Committee’s recommendation > > > > > > to officially recognise Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand (WANZ) as a > > > > > > Wikimedia Chapter, effective 10 June 2025. This is a remarkable > > > > > > milestone that reflects WANZ’s dedication, resilience, and growing > > > > > > impact in advancing free knowledge and Wikimedia’s mission in New > > > > > > Zealand. > > > > > > The journey to becoming a chapter is no small feat. It requires > > > > > > consistent community engagement, operational maturity, and a clear > > > > > > vision for the future. Over the years, WANZ has shown: > > > > > > > > > > > > • > > > > > > A strong and transparent governance model, including > > > > > > the recruitment of an Executive Advisor to strengthen their > > > > > > operational capacity. > > > > > > • > > > > > > Effective financial management, adopting Xero for > > > > > > streamlined accounting and increased efficiency. > > > > > > • > > > > > > A commitment to sustainability, taking proactive > > > > > > steps to reduce volunteer burnout and ensure long-term growth. > > > > > > • > > > > > > Active community leadership, organising impactful > > > > > > events, and fostering local partnerships to promote open knowledge. > > > > > > > > > > > > As a chapter, WANZ will now have a stronger platform to collaborate > > > > > > with institutions, advocate for free knowledge, and offer even more > > > > > > support to the Wikimedia community in New Zealand. This recognition > > > > > > also opens new doors for strategic partnerships and greater > > > > > > influence in the region. > > > > > > We are excited about this milestone in WANZ’s journey and look > > > > > > forward to seeing their continued contributions. Please join us in > > > > > > congratulating the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand team on this > > > > > > well-earned achievement! > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeffrey Keefer > > > > > > Chair, Affiliations > > > > > > Committee_______________________________________________ > > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], > > > > > > guidelines at: > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > > > Public archives at > > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/VE4JEOH72AYI4YEGTDE3WRJ5VLH4WCEQ/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > > > > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > Public archives at > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/TRG2TQOIEWL3GR4L7RTSKZZJAUEMX45T/ > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > Public archives at > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/YMHUXW7SKEBH5S4FRSY7AXW562IU2ORD/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/C43RSSCHWCFDDDXUVV3G3M2SPPURC7BV/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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