On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 5:05?PM Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopetzky@gmail.com>
wrote:
> ** We still have no resources to onboard new affiliates. Once a new one is
> approved, they are left alone to fend for themselves.
>
This is not *quite* true. New affiliates are pointed to this page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resources_for_New_Affiliates>[1], which
includes a whole set of links to advice and guidelines for new and smaller
affiliates.
In my observation, however, few new affiliate leaders take the time to
avail themselves of these resources, and given the low traction of these
written, on-wiki resources, I can easily see how the impression is that new
affiliates are "left alone to fend for themselves", with the next point of
contact with the Foundation being if and when they apply for a grant.
One reasonable conclusion may be that a more engaging format (an online,
video-based course?) might achieve more traction in guiding new affiliates
after their recognition.
A.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resources_for_New_Affiliates
Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Lead Program Officer, Community Development Communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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wrote:
> ** We still have no resources to onboard new affiliates. Once a new one is
> approved, they are left alone to fend for themselves.
>
This is not *quite* true. New affiliates are pointed to this page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resources_for_New_Affiliates>[1], which
includes a whole set of links to advice and guidelines for new and smaller
affiliates.
In my observation, however, few new affiliate leaders take the time to
avail themselves of these resources, and given the low traction of these
written, on-wiki resources, I can easily see how the impression is that new
affiliates are "left alone to fend for themselves", with the next point of
contact with the Foundation being if and when they apply for a grant.
One reasonable conclusion may be that a more engaging format (an online,
video-based course?) might achieve more traction in guiding new affiliates
after their recognition.
A.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resources_for_New_Affiliates
Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Lead Program Officer, Community Development Communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org