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Notification: Letter of Intent for Wiki for Minorities User Group
Dear Wikimedia Affiliates and Community Members,
We are excited to announce that Wiki for Minorities (WfMin) has formally submitted a Letter of Intent to be recognized as a Wikimedia user group.
Since its inception, Wiki for Minorities has provided a platform for highlighting underrepresented cultures, languages, identities, and histories across the Wikimedia projects. This next step aims to strengthen our structure, expand our outreach, and further support the mission of knowledge equity through focused engagement with minority communities worldwide.
You can read the full Letter of Intent here.
We look forward to working more closely with the global movement to foster inclusion, equity, and diversity across Wikimedia platforms.
Warm regards,
The Wiki for Minorities Founding Council. Igallards7 (talk) 01:19, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Candidates and shortlisting process
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Hello all,
The Call for Candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now closed. After verification by the Elections Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, 12 (twelve) candidates are eligible. In order to be eligible, all candidates had to complete the required questions in the candidate application and meet the eligibility criteria.
See the list of the all eligible candidates on this meta-wiki page and learn more about the experience, diversity, and expertise they hope to bring to the Board.
As we have more than 10 eligible candidates, a shortlisting process will take place. Representatives of Wikimedia movement affiliates that are currently compliant with their reporting obligations (list of all Affiliates currently compliant) will soon receive a communication detailing how they can participate in the shortlisting process.
Key dates of the next steps:
- July 15 – 28: Shortlisting process
- By July 29: Announcement of the final list of 6 (six) shortlisted candidates
- July 29 – August 26: Campaigning period
- August 27 – September 10: Voting period
Learn more about the full timeline on this meta-wiki page.
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
01:08, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
2025 Board of Trustees selection process – Candidate shortlisting process
The candidates application period for the Wikimedia Foundation 2025 Board of Trustees selection was closed on July 9, 2025. The Elections Committee has announced the list of 12 (twelve) eligible candidates.
A shortlisting process will be conducted to produce 6 (six) final candidates that will be voted on by the wider community. Representatives of Wikimedia movement affiliates that are currently compliant with their reporting obligations (list of all Affiliates currently compliant) has been notified to participate in the shortlisting process based on the candidates’ alignment with the requirements and desired criteria for candidates. The process is open from now until Monday, July 28, 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
After the shortlisting process concludes, the 6 (six) candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be announced by the Elections Committee on Wikimedia-l and Meta-wiki, but without publicly mentioning their ranking. As mentioned on the Meta page, the results of this shortlisting process will be shared after the election closes, to avoid influencing the vote.
On behalf of the Elections Committee and the Governance Committee,
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:16, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
2025 Board of Trustees selection process – Candidate shortlisting process
The candidates application period for the Wikimedia Foundation 2025 Board of Trustees selection was closed on July 9, 2025. The Elections Committee has announced the list of 12 (twelve) eligible candidates.
A shortlisting process will be conducted to produce 6 (six) final candidates that will be voted on by the wider community. Representatives of Wikimedia movement affiliates that are currently compliant with their reporting obligations (list of all Affiliates currently compliant) has been notified to participate in the shortlisting process based on the candidates’ alignment with the requirements and desired criteria for candidates. The process is open from now until Monday, July 28, 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
After the shortlisting process concludes, the 6 (six) candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be announced by the Elections Committee on Wikimedia-l and Meta-wiki, but without publicly mentioning their ranking. As mentioned on the Meta page, the results of this shortlisting process will be shared after the election closes, to avoid influencing the vote.
On behalf of the Elections Committee and the Governance Committee,
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:17, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (April-June 2025)
You can find this newsletter translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language
Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at the ESEAP Strategy Summit
AffCom Administration: Results of the AffCom officers election
Upcoming AffCom Events: Meet AffCom at WikimaniaMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:26, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
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An update about the Wikimedia movement affiliates recognition process
Dear all,
I am writing to share an update regarding the process for the recognition of new Wikimedia affiliates. My name is Jack Glover and I am on the Committee Support team that helps facilitate the collaborative work between the Wikimedia Foundation and Affiliations Committee.
Today I am sharing that as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen movement governance and improve affiliate support, the Wikimedia Foundation recommended, and the Affiliations Committee (AffCom), after careful evaluation and discussions, have agreed to pause the recognition of new User Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Organizations until March 31, 2026.
This pause is intended to ensure AffCom can confidently recommend new affiliates in alignment with the evolving strategy to strengthen the ecosystem of movement organizations. It also allows time to incorporate planned conversations and feedback from Towards a Healthy Ecosystem of Wikimedia Organizations, which recommends reviewing whether current affiliate recognition criteria reflect the movement’s present needs. This pause will create space to establish clearer and more consistent processes, criteria, and expectations for recognition, helping avoid decisions that might need to be revisited once future recognition approaches are finalized.
Until March 31, 2026:
- The Wikimedia Foundation will pause the signing of new affiliate agreements.
- The affiliate recognition applications currently in progress will be put on hold pending necessary updates.
- Existing agreements or those already in the process of being signed are not affected by this pause.
- New applications will not be reviewed until the recognition pause is lifted.
We understand that this news may impact the long-term planning of some groups planning to seek recognition as a Wikimedia affiliate. It is not intended to diminish the importance of the work or the value they bring to the Wikimedia ecosystem. We encourage these groups to continue their activities and to engage in shaping the future of the movement. Over the past year, AffCom has been working on three strategic priorities: capacity building, conflict management, and the affiliate model. For more information, AffCom recently published a Diff post and hosted a session at Wikimania (YouTube recording) where the committee shared updates on the strategic work underway. Groups may also request a meeting with AffCom to discuss their work and aspirations.
All the best,
Jack Glover
Senior Committee Support Manager
Wikimedia Foundation Xeno (WMF) (talk) 18:45, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
Notification: Letter of intent for GLAM User Group
Dear Wikimedia Affiliates and Community Members,
We’re delighted to share our plans to establish the GLAM User Group — a new Wikimedia User Group dedicated to GLAM, culture, and heritage (GLAM+) activities. This group will formalize and support the many valuable GLAM+ initiatives that dedicated contributors and affiliate staff have been carrying out across the Wikimedia Movement for over 18 years.
You can read the full Letter of Intent here.
We look forward to working more closely with the global movement to foster inclusion, equity, and diversity across Wikimedia platforms.
Warm regards,
The GLAM User Group Steering Committee
Some aligned and related affiliates are: Art+Feminism, Commons Photographers, WREN, Libraries User Group, World Heritage, WikiLoves Monuments, AvoinGLAM, Whose Knowledge, WikiLoves Folklore, WikiTongues, Open Knowledge Initiatives (OKI), Free Knowledge Africa, XploreOpen, Creative Commons. Conbene (talk) 13:28, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
Letter of Intent for Moore Wikimedians User Group
Dear Wikimedia Affiliates and Community Members,
We are excited to announce our intent to form Moore Wikimedians User Group which will stem from the Moore Wikimedia Community. Moore Wikimedia Community is focus on promoting Wikimedia projects and open knowledge for mossi language speakers in West Africa especially Ghana and have been in operation for about four (4) years now. The community would want to expand its structures and operations and so therefore has deemed it very important to be a user group as it aims to raise awareness, foster local content creation, and support community and cross border engagement with Wikimedia platforms through training, partnerships, and outreach to preserve and expand free knowledge across Ghana and surrounding countries with moore language, Anufo language and Likpakpaan language in Ghana and neigbouring countries. The community has provided a platform for highlighting underrepresented cultures, languages, identities, and histories of Moore, Anufo and Likpakpaanl languages across the Wikimedia projects
You can read the full Letter of Intent here.
We are pleased to share our Letter of Intent to Wikimedia Ghana User Group
We look forward to working more closely with the global movement to foster inclusion, equity, and diversity across Wikimedia platforms.
Best regards,
Alhassan Alidu (talk) 22:12, 19 September 2025 (UTC)
for: Moore Wikimedia Community
Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees
Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers.
Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:
Applications for the committees open on October 30, 2025. Applications for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on December 11, 2025. Learn how to apply by visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki. Post to the talk page or email cst
wikimedia.org with any questions you may have.
For the Committee Support team,
- MKaur (WMF) 14:10, 30 October 2025 (UTC)
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