Volunteer Supporters Network/mn
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The Volunteer Supporters Network is a working group of individuals from Wikimedia organizations dealing with volunteer/community support.
What we want to achieve[edit]
Many Wikimedia organizations have their own programs or initiatives dedicated to volunteer/community support as well as their respective people in charge of this key activity. Whereas other fields of action such as Education and GLAM have a longer tradition of systematic international exchange, the project of a global volunteer supporters network got going at the Volunteer Support Pre-conference at Wikimania 2014 in London.
- We want to exchange our expertise and experiences as well as to collaborate on common issues and tasks by
- Establishing and maintaining communication channels for volunteer supporters from Wikimedia organisations (conference calls, mailing list, this hub page)
- Holding meetings/workshops in the context of international Wikimedia events
- Creating and sharing resources for volunteer support.
- We want to exchange our expertise and experiences as well as to collaborate on common issues and tasks by
The long-term impact we want to achieve is to improve the working conditions for volunteers in Wikimedia projects (online and offline), to increase diversity and to enhance the spirit of global cooperation and innovation.
Who we are[edit]
Regular conference calls[edit]
We regularly hold conference calls via Skype or Google+ to discuss current issues.
If you want to join us, please contact Veronika (WMDE) or Raimund (WMAT).
Workshops and learning sessions[edit]
Wikimania 2014 Pre-Conference session
- 7 August 2014, London
- Topics: “Enable volunteers to finance their ideas and projects”, “Chapter support for photographers with equipment and event accreditation” and “Community consultation”.
Wikimedia Conference 2015 session
- 16 May 2015, Berlin
- Workshop aimed at collecting the attendees’ thoughts about the following questions: Why do people volunteer to Wikimedia/Wikipedia? What are volunteers taking from their experience in Wikimedia/Wikipedia? What should they take away?
Wikimania 2015 Pre-Conference session
- 6 August 2015, Mexico City
- Discussing common goals, approaches and future challenges of volunteer support in the Wikimedia movement.
Wikimedia Conference 2016 session
- 23 April 2016, Berlin - Wikimedia Conference
- Workshop on approaches and case studies on supporting, enabling and appreciating volunteers in the Wikimedia Movement.
Wikimania 2016 Pre-Conference session I
- 23 June 2016, Esino Lario
- Learning a collaborative creative problem-solving process for community engagement and applying it to program design.
Wikimania 2016 Pre-Conference session II
- 23 June 2016, Esino Lario
- Providing and discussing examples on how to show your appreciation of volunteer work as a volunteer supporter.
Wikimedia Conference 2017 session
- 31 March 2017, Berlin - Wikimedia Conference
- The 99 dimensions of real-life community events and meetups.
Wikimedia Conference 2017 meeting
- 31 March 2017, Berlin - Wikimedia Conference
- Proceedings of international cooperation.
Learning patterns[edit]
These learning patterns on volunteer support were created collaboratively by members of our group:
- Appreciation of volunteer work I: give individual feedback
- Appreciation of volunteer work II: make it tangible
- Appreciation of volunteer work III: let others know
- Appreciation of volunteer work IV: towards a culture of appreciation
See also[edit]
- Volunteer Supporters Network/Resources
- Volunteer Supporters Network/Conferences
- Volunteer Supporters Network/Landscapes of Volunteering
- Volunteer Supporters Network/Working Paper July 2015
- Wikimedia UK's first Volunteer Strategy Gathering in 2014
- Experience with Open Badges as acknowledgement for volunteer commitment
- Idea to measure and evaluate the impact of community-events with the Education Program Extension
- Insights on community support/management
