Task force/Recommendations/Movement roles

    From Strategic Planning

    The Recommendations on Wikimedia Movement Roles, six in number, have been developed out of the discussions arising from the Movement Roles Task Force.

    Strategy 1: Investing in Chapters

    Question/Problem

    slow development of some chapters

    Strategy

    investing in chapter development

    Assertion and background information

    The Wikimedia movement should invest in stimulating the development of more chapter (or chapter-like) organizations, including where desired investing in seed funding for professionalization.

    developed from Question: should we recommend investing in accelerating chapter development

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    Strategy 2: Volunteer Council

    Question/Problem

    lack of meta-level structures

    Strategy

    establishing a Volunteer Council

    Assertion and background information

    The Wikimedia movement should establish a Volunteer Council, for the purpose of monitoring and supporting community/project health on an ongoing basis.

    developed from Question: should we recommend establishment of a Volunteer Council

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    Strategy 3: Chapters Network

    Question/Problem

    lack of interchapter coordination

    Strategy

    establishing a Chapters Network

    Assertion and background information

    The Wikimedia movement should establish an International Wikimedia Chapters Network, for the purpose of increasing communication, cooperation and representation, both among the chapters and between the chapters and the Wikimedia Foundation.

    developed from Question: should we recommend establishment of a Chapters Network

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    Strategy 4: Promoting Real Life Events

    Question/Problem

    lack of awareness among general public of real life events

    Strategy

    notices reaching the general readership in a local area

    Assertion and background information

    The Wikimedia movement should establish notices reaching the general readership on Wikipedia and other projects to promote real life events of a local character, for the purposes of furthering interaction with the general public, the growth of real world volunteerism and the development of chapters.

    developed from Question: should we recommend site-wide notices to promote real life events

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    Strategy 5: Universities as Chapters

    Question/Problem

    difficulty of forming legal nonprofit in many developing countries

    Strategy

    enable nonmembership structures such as university departments to serve in the chapter role

    Assertion and background information

    The Wikimedia movement should enable nonmembership structures such as university departments to serve in the chapter role in countries where it is difficult to form a legal nonprofit, for the purpose of furthering Wikimedia chapters and local activities throughout the developing world.

    developed from Question: should we recommend enabling universities to take on the chapter role in some developing countries

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    Strategy 6: Regional Working Groups

    Question/Problem

    impracticability of forming any kind of chapter in some areas where we still have active volunteers

    Strategy

    enable volunteers to form Regional Working Groups as a sub-Chapter status

    Assertion and background information

    The Wikimedia movement should enable volunteers to form Regional Working Groups as a sub-Chapter status under one or more designated organizers, for the purpose of furthering Wikimedia local activities and outreach in areas where full Chapters are not practicable.

    developed from Question: should we recommend enabling volunteers to form Regional Working Groups

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