Chapters meeting 2009/Preparation/Wikimedia Brasil
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Presentation
[edit]First slide
[edit]Wikimedia in Brazil is a movement of autonomous volunteers:
- Instead of a legal entity, we are an open movement
- Instead of bylaws, we have a “statement of principles”
- Instead of legal representantives, volunteers can be assigned by peers to specific tasks
- Instead of internal finances, grants can go through partners, because action comes before material resources.
Second slide
[edit]Goals:
- foster collaboration and mutual trust
- empower everyone to act autonomously
- avoid risk of potential lawsuits
- do not manage financial resources
Practices:
- subscribe to “statement of principles"
- have all the same status, without hierarchies
- ask the Foundation to use its trademarks
- partner with other organizations when needed
Introduction
[edit]THE CHAPTER HAS NOT BEEN CREATED YET
Recent changes:
- Developed as a decentralized movement of autonomous volunteers.
- Developed a Statement of Principles
Current number of members:
- +/- 150 interested volunteers on Meta
- +/- 40 subscribed to the mailing-list
- +/- 15 subscribed to the Statement of Principles
Current budget:
- No funds available
Success stories
[edit]Success stories, things you're proud of
- Collective discussion about the local chapters values and principles
- Jimbo's visit to Brazil in Nov/08
- Development of the Statement of Principles
- Participation on a Mega event called Campus Party
- Collaboration with local "BBC"
Headaches
[edit]Things that still have to be worked out
- Align internally and externally how the local chapter will work
- Attract more wikipedians to participate on the chapter
- Attract new wikimedians to the projects
- Promote free knowledge in Brazil
- Assure good press coverage for all of the Wikimedia's projects
- Attract the academic community to all of the Wikimedia's projects
- Develop more content with good quality
- Develop alternatives to have free access to knowledge
Plans
[edit]Plans for the short term (1 year) and medium term (3 years)
- Short term
- Submit the Statement of Principles to the Chapters Committee
- Request to the Foundation to keep chpater status and work as a decentralized movement
- Support initiatives of volunteers (conferences, debates, events)
- Promote the participation of Brazilians at Wikimania in Buenos Aires
- Participate on the Annual Giving Campaign of the Wikimedia Foundation
- Medium term
- Collaborate with similar chapters working as decentralized movements
- Engage and empower a greater number of autonomous volunteers
- Support the Wikimedia Foundation with the management of trademarks, partnerships and funds
- Organize a regional version of Wikimania to happen in parellel with the main Wikimania
Expectations
[edit]3 top expectations from the chapters meeting
- Evaluate opportunities and challenges of decentralized movements
- Share experiences with other participants
- Discuss the relation between the Wikimedia Foundation and local chapters
Communication / Marketing / PR
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Fundraising
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Public outreach
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