În mie., 27 mar. 2024 la 12:08, Philip Kopetzky <philip.kopetzky@gmail.com>
a scris:
> Hi Asaf!
>
> Yes, thanks for pointing this out! Hopefully with regional networks in
> place this will also create a tighter net to catch these kind of questions
> and make affiliate leaders not feel left alone.
> And maybe the movement charter draft even includes an affiliates model
> that also outlines one possible direction of organisational development for
> affiliates? Guess we'll find out soon!
>
That cannot function independently from the recent Board proposals [2],
though...
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Review
Strainu
>
> Best, Philip
>
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 at 16:27, Asaf Bartov <abartov@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> 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/>
>>
>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
>> sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
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a scris:
> Hi Asaf!
>
> Yes, thanks for pointing this out! Hopefully with regional networks in
> place this will also create a tighter net to catch these kind of questions
> and make affiliate leaders not feel left alone.
> And maybe the movement charter draft even includes an affiliates model
> that also outlines one possible direction of organisational development for
> affiliates? Guess we'll find out soon!
>
That cannot function independently from the recent Board proposals [2],
though...
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Affiliates_Strategy/Review
Strainu
>
> Best, Philip
>
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 at 16:27, Asaf Bartov <abartov@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> 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/>
>>
>> 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
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