Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy/Implementation/Affiliate health criteria/Reports/2024/Wikimedia Switzerland
| Affiliate basic information | ||
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| What is the affiliate name? | Wikimedia Switzerland | |
| Please list the languages supported by this affiliate | German, French, Italian | |
| Please list countries where this affiliate operates | Switzerland | |
| Reporting timeline (e.g. January-December) | January - December | |
| Reporting year (e.g. 2024 or 2024-2025) | 2024 | |
| Primary contact (user name) | Jeeb1207 | |
| Secondary contact (user name) | Andrea Scheller (WMCH) | |
| Goal delivery | ||
| What is the affiliate mission? | As Wikimedia CH, we bring people together with the aim of disseminating free knowledge for a smart and open society. We enable Wikipedians to share knowledge and connect them with the Wikimedia universe. We are a collaborative and accountable association representing the interests of our multilingual communities in Switzerland. | |
| What are the affiliate goals? Link to the strategic plan, if there is one. | Be the major reference player in digital society in Switzerland, in particular through education. | |
| Organizational development | ||
| How does the affiliate make decisions? How are decisions communicated? | excutive board approves annual budget and programs. Office proposes budget and program and implements decisions of the board. | |
| What is the current state of the affiliate finances? Link to the latest financial report, if there is one. | see Audited Financial Statements from BDO (WMCH is registered in the Swiss registry of commerce). | |
Affiliate health and resilience
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| How many people participate in the decision-making process in the affiliate? | all | |
| Has there been any significant changes in the level of the affiliate membership body (e.g. increase/decrease of number of dues-paying members)? | we just have set up a new membership portal and will now actively increase membership numbers. | |
| Are there any affiliate activities in the past year that were led by affiliate members? Please share the highlights. | conferences, discussions,work-shops, come-togethers, div. exchanges. | |
| Leadership and inclusion | ||
Diverse, skilled, and accountable leadership
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| What kind of skills does the affiliate leadership possess? | strategic visions and organisational developments. | |
| Is there any kind of succession plan for the affiliate leadership? | yes | |
| Are there any trainings that affiliate leadership undergo before they assume their leadership position? | further training is regulary offered | |
| 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? | 40 men : 60 women | |
| How is the affiliate leadership encouraging gender diversity in the decision-making process(es) of the affiliate? | diverse leadership team with a balanced board in terms of skills, languages and experiences. | |
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? | yes, included in all contracts and concrete steps forward implementation. | |
| 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. | yes, coherent Microsoft Sharepoint envirionment with knowledge management and library. | |
| Community connection | ||
| How many affiliate members are active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | 80 active contributors | |
| How many affiliate members are not active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | around 100 | |
| How many affiliate members are active organizers (of projects, events, conferences, initiatives, etc) within the Wikimedia movement? | around 10 | |
| 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. | please look at our Impact Report | |
| 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) | governance | |
| organisational development | ||
| fundraising | ||
| What are the 3 (three) capacities that the affiliate would like to strengthen in the next 12 months? | impact management | |
| encrease of membership | ||
| process evaluation | ||
| 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? | Mercator foundation, external providors and various peer-groups | |