Warm congratulations from the WUG / ThemOrg-to-be Esperanto and Free Knowledge to Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand your your recognition! Truly big kilometerstone 🥳
KuboF Hromoslav (Michal Matúšov) Dňa st 11. 6. 2025, 19:29 Affiliations Committee <[email protected]> napísal(a): > 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]
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