Organizational Growth & Development Network/Pledge of Commitment

As a Wikimedia Chapter participating in the organizational growth & development pilot project, we commit:

to developing a strategic plan for the Chapter setting a vision and outlining a path to make that vision become reality
to actively participate in and contribute to the assessment of the Chapter’s history, accomplishments, strengths, and weaknesses
to seek input from and facilitate discussion with our members, the Wikimedia project communities, and other important stakeholder groups at every stage of our strategic planning process
to communicate the project’s progress to our members and/or the public in the manner appropriate to us
to keep our minds open discussing and imagining our possibilities and our obstacles, our weaknesses and our strengths
to ask questions about anything and everything relevant to the Chapter’s future progress
to stay in steady and prompt contact with Anna or Sebastian on the progress made and issues faced
to designate a primary contact from within the board or beyond who will assume responsibility for communication with Anna or Sebastian
to schedule meetings and other events at mutually agreeable times and within the Chapter’s jurisdiction
to do the best we can to make participation in the project a success for the Chapter
to to cover the agreed upon consulting fee or submit a grant request to the Wikimedia Foundation to cover participation of the Chapter in the pilot project

As Consultants in the organizational growth & development pilot project, Anna and Sebastian commit:

to create a thorough assessment of the Chapter’s history, accomplishments, strengths, and weaknesses based on information openly published, gathered in personal interviews, or provided by the chapter
to custom-tailor and facilitate a strategic planning process appropriate to the Chapter’s needs and wants
to generally assist and advise on all issues facing the chapter within the scope of this project and beyond
to stay in steady and prompt contact with the board’s designated contact on the progress made and issues faced
to keep confidential all information gathered about the Chapter in the process, unless such publication is approved by the board’s designated contact beforehand
to do the best we can to make participation in the project a success for the Chapter