Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy/Implementation/Affiliate health criteria/Reports/2024/Georgia Piedmont Wikimedians
| Affiliate basic information | ||
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| What is the affiliate name? | Georgia Piedmont Wikimedians | |
| Please list the languages supported by this affiliate | English | |
| Please list countries where this affiliate operates | United States | |
| Reporting timeline (e.g. January-December) | January-December | |
| Reporting year (e.g. 2024 or 2024-2025) | 2024 | |
| Primary contact (user name) | Jenniferjuniper | |
| Secondary contact (user name) | JenniferJElder | |
| Goal delivery | ||
| What is the affiliate mission? | To engage the Atlanta, Georgia area with opportunities to learn about Wikimedia and participant in Wikimedia projects. | |
| What are the affiliate goals? Link to the strategic plan, if there is one. | Host trainings and editathons in the Atlanta area, partnering with education, cultural and heritage institutions. We are also interested in developing an app/game for learning/training for Wikipedia editing using Atlanta institutions as landmarks/points of reference to make edits using. | |
| Organizational development | ||
| How does the affiliate make decisions? How are decisions communicated? | Communication is through email and our affiliate page: [[1]] | |
| What is the current state of the affiliate finances? Link to the latest financial report, if there is one. | Our affiliate is not currently funded for any projects. In the past we have been able to work with institutions hosting events (such as editathons at Emory University and Agnes Scott College) to receive funding. We have also received funding from Art+Feminism in the form of reimbursements up to $250 for hosting the A+F editathon each year at Emory. | |
Affiliate health and resilience
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| How many people participate in the decision-making process in the affiliate? | Everyone for whole-group events that would be funded by a budget for the affiliate (we do not currently have one, but may apply for funding from WMF to complete some projects and input would be sought from all members).
Members who work at institutions and host events at those locations make their own decisions about the event organization and funding since the institutions or outside organizations are funding that particular event. | |
| Has there been any significant changes in the level of the affiliate membership body (e.g. increase/decrease of number of dues-paying members)? | Two new members joined | |
| Are there any affiliate activities in the past year that were led by affiliate members? Please share the highlights. | Three members held the 9th annual Women of Wikipedia Editathon at Emory University in partnership with Art+Feminism. 20 people attended, and 46 articles were edited or created. [[2]] | |
| Leadership and inclusion | ||
Diverse, skilled, and accountable leadership
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| What kind of skills does the affiliate leadership possess? | Communication, event organization/facilitation, years of editing experience, partnerships with Atlanta-area institutions | |
| Is there any kind of succession plan for the affiliate leadership? | We do not currently have a formal succession plan. New leadership would likely be sought out by messaging current members, gauging interest in volunteering for the role, and seeking a vote/approval from other members. | |
| Are there any trainings that affiliate leadership undergo before they assume their leadership position? | No | |
| Are there any requirements for affiliate leadership to disclose their conflict(s) of interests? | Yes | |
Diversity balance (especially gender)
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| What is the diversity level of the affiliate leadership and membership body? | 100% female | |
| How is the affiliate leadership encouraging gender diversity in the decision-making process(es) of the affiliate? | Our affiliate has operated more like a community of practice, with many events being hosted by members through their institutions, so we have not had to do a lot of group decision-making. However, if such circumstances would arise (such as changing governance rules or determining how to spend a general pool of money), input from all members would be sought and there are both male and female members in our group. | |
Universal Code of Conduct compliance
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| How does the affiliate leadership ensure, enforce, and evaluate compliance with the Universal Code of Conduct obligations? | We do not have a formal process. We emphasize the code of conduct at all events. | |
| Engagement and Collaboration | ||
| Please share the publicly available records of regular meetings, activities, events, or conference in the past year where the affiliate has participated. | [[3]] | |
| Community connection | ||
| How many affiliate members are active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | Unknown (at least 5, but there may be more) | |
| How many affiliate members are not active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | Unknown | |
| How many affiliate members are active organizers (of projects, events, conferences, initiatives, etc) within the Wikimedia movement? | 3 | |
| How many people have participated in affiliate projects, events, conferences, and/or initiatives in the past year? | 5 | |
| Partnerships and collaboration | ||
| Please list all activities/initiatives that the affiliate has organized or co-organized in past 12 months. | [[4]] | |
| What would affiliate leadership list as the top 3 (three) capacities of the affiliate? (e.g. evaluation, community governance, programs and events, organizational governance and resource policies, conflict management, partnerships, fundraising, communication and media relations, contributor development, on-wiki technical skills, policy advocacy, etc) | Education | |
| Partnerships | ||
| Programs and Events | ||
| What are the 3 (three) capacities that the affiliate would like to strengthen in the next 12 months? | Fundraising | |
| Contributor Development | ||
| Community Governance | ||
| What are the organizations, community projects, or groups that the affiliate had been working or seeking to work with to develop and support the 3 capacities? | TBD | |