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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin: an experiment
Hi all. We invite your feedback on a proposed way to improve communication from and about the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin is an experiment to establish a more standardised format and cadence. It would include headlines and links from the Wikimedia Foundation's technical work; Foundation activities with communities and affiliates; as well as with other stakeholders like readers, donors, regulators, the media, and the general public.

A short overview of the concept itself is on Meta at Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin, with the first “trial” issue at Wikimedia_Foundation_Bulletin/2024/06-01 - also copied below. You can subscribe to the bulletin via talk page delivery on any Wikimedia wiki. Depending on the feedback received, we might start this as a regular Bulletin for the coming fiscal year (which starts July 1).

This is an experiment: we want to know what you think, what is missing, what is too much, and whether this is something that we should consider investing more time and effort into. Please post your feedback on the Bulletin talk page - on the concept itself, and suggestions on anything from the design to specific words used would also be helpful. You can also provide feedback in this thread; by email to askcac@undefinedwikimedia.org; or at the next Conversation with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees on 27 June at 18:00 UTC.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee, MPeel-WMF (talk) 18:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I've put the second issue below as well, and have signed this page up to receive them automatically in the future. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 12:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Bulletin June 2024


'' Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of June 2024. Please help Translate.''



Talking: 2024 continues See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Langauge and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org See also a list of all movement events: on Meta See also blogs: Global Advocacy Blogs · |Policy blogs See also: quarterly Metrics Reports See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter See also: [//diff.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia blog] · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters: '''Subscribe or unsubscribe · Help translate
 * Upcoming and current community conversations
 * Open AffCom Office Hours on Affiliates Strategy Implementation (June 19 at 14:00 UTC)
 * Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle: Call for feedback (through June 23)
 * Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
 * Improvements for editors with extended rights - Edit Check, PageTriage, Edit Patrol on Android, Release Rights improvements in Upload Wizard, and the Watchlist on iOS.
 * Responding to other community needs with Edit Recovery, QR share, Multiblocks schema changes, AutoSuggestSiteLink and bringing back The Who Wrote That Extension.
 * Voting on Community Wishlist Survey renaming (through June 20)
 * Scholarship Applications for the Wikimedia Technology Summit (WTS-2024) are open (through July 10)
 * Wikimedia Enterprise updates: Realtime Streaming Updates: Parallel Connections and Restart Support (June 14)
 * AI for the people: How machines can help humans improve Wikipedia
 * Designing the typography of Wikipedia
 * Latest Tech News
 * Annual Goals Progress on Equity
 * Upcoming Wikimania (7–10 August, Katowice, Poland): the Program will be soon announced!
 * Africa Growth Pilot: feedback is invited for Module 2: 101 Ways to Contribute to Wikimedia
 * Let's Connect: about the new Event Registration Tool and a Women's Health in Wikimedia Projects
 * WikiLearn: Check out some of our newest courses such as Open Refine for Wikimedia Commons
 * WikiCelebrate: Celebrated the work of B20180, a prolific administrator of Thai Wikimedia projects and a content contributor in Thai and beyond!
 * Community conferences: submission deadline for Round 1 applications: September 2.
 * Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Inclusion
 * Final draft of the Movement Charter published on June 10. Movement Charter Launch Party on June 20. Ratification: June 25–July 9
 * Evaluation of the U4C election results (ongoing)
 * “Don’t Blink”: Protecting the Wikimedia model, its people, and its values in April 2024 (June 4)
 * Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness
 * Feedback welcome on community collaboration page for annual banner fundraising campaign on English Wikipedia in India for non-logged in readers (planned for Aug 13 to Sep 10)
 * Banner fundraising campaigns started in Japan, Spain (also on Catalan Wikipedia), Greece, Malaysia, Portugal, South Africa, and Sweden (through June 25)
 * Progress on the plan: How the Wikimedia Foundation has advanced on its 2023-2024 Annual Plan goals – Part 3 (June 12)
 * Wikimedia Endowment updates
 * The Wikimedia Endowment 2022–2023 annual report published
 * First grantees – Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions, Kiwix, the Wikimedia machine learning project and Wikidata
 * Board and Board committee updates
 * 2024 Board Selection: Call for Questions for candidates ended on June 12
 * Affiliates strategy: Affiliate Health Criteria and changes to the User Group recognition process (June 12)
 * Upcoming Board meeting: June 20 (agenda)
 * Upcoming Conversation with Trustees: June 27
 * In the media
 * Elections 2024: How Wikimedia is combating misinformation using AI, human intervention (June 2)
 * AI ‘gold rush’ for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text (June 6)
 * ‘We’re writing history’: Spanish women tackle Wikipedia’s gender gap (June 12)
 * Other Movement curated newsletters & news
 * Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
 * Wikimedia Projects: Communities newsletter · Milestones · Wikidata
 * Regions: Central and Eastern Europe

Previous editions of this bulletin are on Meta. Let askcac@undefinedwikimedia.org know if you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement!

MPeel-WMF (talk) 18:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin June Issue 2
'' Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the second half of June 2024. Please help translate.'' 

Upcoming and current events and conversations Talking: 2024 continues Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Inclusion See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness See also: quarterly Metrics Reports Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
 * Register now for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024).
 * Editing team community conversation - CopyVio Check and Real-time Checks (03 July 2024, in English)
 * Growth team community conversation - New tasks for newcomers and patrollers' burden (16 July 2024, in Spanish)
 * Wikimedia Hackathon 2024: Good projects and good people!
 * MediaWiki 1.42 general release.
 * The Community Configuration extension is released to more Wikipedias.
 * The Trust & Safety Product team published the Incident Reporting System MVP User Testing Summary and a project update on temporary accounts.
 * Recent changes from the latest Tech News.
 * Reference Check to be rolled out on all Wikipedias. Read the initial results from the Edit Check project.
 * Concluded voting on Community Wishlist Survey renaming; new name now Community Wishlist.
 * “Add an image” suggested edit was released to Wikipedia iOS app & Donation through native GPay is now available on the Wikipedia Android app.
 * Talk pages permalinks are now available at all wikis.
 * A new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graphs with more secure, easy to use, and extensible Charts.
 * Wikimedia Enterprise Quarterly technical update focusing on machine readability, content integrity, and API usability.
 * Proposal for a Product & Tech Advisory Council.
 * Highlights and achievements & future plans from Wikisource Loves Manuscripts Project.
 * Learn how to edit and upload to Wikimedia Commons with OpenRefine.
 * Watch the recording of the 11th edition of Wiki Workshop where research sessions on topics like Disinformation, Reliability, Representation and Gender, Governance and Policy, were held.
 * First edition of WikiLearn News released, highlighting opportunities and progress in the area of skills development.
 * The WikiData tools everyone is talking about during the 2023 LD4 Conference on Linked Data.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation has become a member of the Unicode Consortium.
 * Evaluation of the U4C election results (ongoing)
 * Building a public policy network from both sides of the Pacific: Lessons from the 1st Global Wiki Advocacy Meet-up.
 * Thoughts on the Wikimedia Foundation's annual plan from the Japanese Wikipedia community.
 * Where is Wikimedia in the Climate Crisis? – a recap of sustainability work across the movement and at the Foundation for 2023. Foundation Sustainability metrics for 2023 also available on Meta.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's revamped social media strategy is available on Meta.


 * Wikimedia Foundation Board liaisons published reflections on final Movement Charter draft.
 * June 27 Conversation with Trustees Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/2024-06-27 Conversation with Trustees: notes & recording including outcomes of the 20 June Board meeting and a discussion of the movement charter.
 * Ratification vote on Movement Charter until July 9, 2024 at 23:59 UTC
 * 2024 Board Selection: Candidates have answered community questions selected by the Elections Committee.
 * Affiliates strategy: Affiliate Health Criteria and changes to the User Group recognition process (feedback page)
 * Feedback on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle finished on June 23. The revised version was published. Updates in July

Foundation statements
 * Wikimedia Foundation statement on volunteer processes on reliable sources

Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters: '''Subscribe or unsubscribe · Help translate
 * Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
 * Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata
 * Regions: Central and Eastern Europe

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Mike Peel (talk) 12:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC)


 * These are excellent. Please keep them up, we could find a better way to integrate links to such newsletters from a global news page on Meta as well. [perhaps alongside one-line links out to the latest newsletters on individual projects] – SJ +  17:59, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks, ! just to clarify, are you talking about this page: Internal news media? --アンタナナ 10:06, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I happened to view this with a different browser zoom level today, and FYI in case it helps, I find the one column version more readable than the two column version. – Novem Linguae (talk) 06:03, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks @Novem Linguae, very helpful - we've had the same feedback about the two column version on French Wikipedia too so for the next issue (or maybe the one after that) we'll make the switch to single column. MPaul (WMF) (talk) 09:30, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

==Discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote== You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote. – Novem Linguae (talk) 14:03, 25 June 2024 (UTC)


 * @Novem Linguae as you know, I opened a discussion there on how people should vote, in my opinion. is this location okay for some discussion on this topic, as well? Sm8900 (talk) 15:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I think we should discuss it at the other location to keep things centralized. – Novem Linguae (talk) 15:55, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * ok, noted. that sounds fine. Sm8900 (talk) 17:23, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

==Discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § The Community Wishlist is reopening July 15, 2024== You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § The Community Wishlist is reopening July 15, 2024. – Novem Linguae (talk) 20:47, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

POTY (Picture of the Year) competition needs help!
POTY desperately needs new volunteers who can do the things required to run the competition. With the current state of the committee, it is likely that there will be no POTY this year, as the main member who ran scripts for the competition has burned-out from doing wikipedia tasks and isn't up for it. Others on the committee are also missing in action.

Check out the Discussion here. •Shawnqual• 📚 • 💭 03:47, 6 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Consider posting to WP:VPT where our programmers hang out, and consider including in your post links to https://github.com/legoktm/poty-scripts and to https://poty-stuff.toolforge.org/ so that technical folks can easily examine the scripts. – Novem Linguae (talk) 17:57, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I posted on VPT and did not get any replies! :-/ The section was just archived •Shawnqual• 📚  • 💭 07:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) § U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates. – Novem Linguae (talk) 03:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Unnecessary line on fundraiser banner
Today I saw an exceptionally large banner on a wiki page (while not logged in), requesting donations. While this topic has been discussed previously, however this message states "it will soon be too late to help us in our fundraiser." This statement gives a clear message that Wikimedia is in dire financial condition and will soon go bankrupt, disregarding its ever growing 'substantial financial resources'. I have observed discontent among editors as well as readers about aggressive donation campaign sometimes, this one is clearly misleading (or maybe even a fraud for its language). Even after acknowledging the fact that there are multiple projects under Wikimedia (also those beyond the sisters of Wikipedia), it is nowhere accurate to say "it will soon be too late to help us in our fundraiser." Given that we editors strive hard to make articles as accurate and void of fringe theories as possible, this statement should be removed, and rather there should be some rules on how this banners are made. Exclusive Editor Notify Me! 13:39, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I'd interpret this differently -- to me it says the fundraiser will soon be over and if you want to donate during the fundraiser, soon it will be too late. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 13:51, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh come on, . If I said "it's nearly too late to pull me out of the water!", would you think I was drowning, or nearly finished with my swim? The fundraising team are clearly pushing the community-established limits on banner language with this one.
 * It might be more effective to raise this at Fundraising/2024 banners. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 14:00, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Joe, thanks for the link; I think I'd seen that before but forgotten it. I don't see the banners myself as I'm always logged in so perhaps I'm not as sensitized to the language as others (or as others who've been discussing this for a while).  I agree it's striking a note of urgency that takes a second to interpret; I wouldn't blame a reader of that text who -- for a moment -- thought it meant what ExclusiveEditor said. But it seems harmless to me to have text in a fundraising banner that says "this fundraising period is coming to an end; please donate now before you it ends".  Do you read the linked RfC as saying that no text connoting urgency should be included in a fundraising banner?  Or is it just that the urgency mustn't be in service of one of the points bulleted in that RfC close? Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 14:29, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I see it now, however would the people be not able to donate once the fundraiser is over? It is just creating an uneasy and unneeded sense of urgency. It is like say a youtuber who knows people will subscribe to his channel once they see at least of his video, but for that he puts a clickbait thumbnail over his video. It is not up to the standards of Wikipedia. Rather like me, many would take the wrong meaning out of it, especially from non English speaking countries. By the way I've started a discussion at meta:Talk:Fundraising for this, however I am not closing this because I've also suggested about a set of rules that mediates the banners, discussion about which could still be made here. Exclusive Editor  Notify Me! 16:36, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Clearly it is controversial and subject to negative interpretations, so pull it out pending some further development. BD2412  T 23:11, 10 July 2024 (UTC)


 * FWIW WMF members from the Fundraising team were aware of issues with this line since 3 weeks. Some of us shared feedback on nearly identical text at meta:Talk:Fundraising/WMF India fundraising campaign. The reply we got from User:JBrungs (WMF) and User:SPatton (WMF) was that this text will go through "testing".
 * It was not made clear what said "testing" would be on. I thought it implied "We will test multiple options and choose the one that gives most fundraising" which is fairly counterproductive. But 20+ days after the feedback, the fundraisers launched anyway with the odd phrasings, without clarity on how much of the 30 day period is "testing" and "production" phase. Soni (talk) 15:08, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Clearly the testing was not of something that it should've been, or else this would not have started. Exclusive Editor  Notify Me! 15:16, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It does look like it was intended to imply things about the WMF's financial position that aren't true. Perhaps there was some thought that people might give because of that false urgency without checking to see if the WMF was really going bust. It's rather unseemly for the WMF, an organization that seeks to educate, to indulge in deception.Wehwalt (talk) 16:40, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the discussion here.

The intention behind the line "it will soon be too late to help us in our fundraiser" was to convey that “this fundraiser will soon be over,” not to suggest any financial threat to Wikipedia. We intentionally avoid peppering Wikipedia with multiple donation buttons, so very few people donate outside of a campaign. The fundraiser is the key moment for giving, and we aim to emphasize the importance of our work with a sense of urgency. The general use of urgency in messaging is an important and appropriate persuasion tool in nonprofit fundraising. It helps potential donors understand that their donation is necessary to advance a cause they care about.

However, ExclusiveEditor, your interpretation of the line as indicating a threat to Wikipedia’s financial stability is enough for us to reconsider its phrasing. We will workshop this line to avoid any misunderstandings.

Currently, we have no active banner campaigns live, aside from a brief systems test this week in India. Soni, to respond to your query, in India, we plan to run 2-3 short tests before the campaign goes live on August 13th. These tests will ensure our payment systems work at scale and help us refresh the content in response to the feedback we have been receiving. Sheetal Puri (WMF) (talk) 22:34, 11 July 2024 (UTC)


 * and help us refresh the content in response to the feedback we have been receiving Can you elaborate? What feedback do you expect to receive during the 2-3 short test period?
 * Is that feedback from editors? Readers? Is there a space where said feedback is collected so it's clearer to follow along what the changes are motivated by Soni (talk) 23:27, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Why not use the exact words "this fundraiser will soon be over" if that is what you are trying to say? If you have to decode it for the editing community then presumably readers are having the exact same misinterpretation as us. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:34, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * (e/c) I can't think of a way of saying "this fundraiser will soon be over" that actually conveys the meaning "this fundraiser will soon be over" in a clear and straightforward way. DuncanHill (talk) 23:35, 11 July 2024 (UTC)



For reference, there is similar language in the current English fundraising emails (Email 1, Email 2, Email 3, Email 4) as well. For example: Also worth looking at: Emails to past donors account for a very substantial part of revenue. --Andreas JN 466 07:23, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
 * "I’m sorry to interrupt, but it's Friday, June 14, 2024, and time will soon run out to help us because the clock is ticking on this fundraiser." (Email 2)
 * "But time will soon run out for you to help us in this fundraiser, so if you've been holding off until “later”, this is your moment. We need you. Please, remain one of Wikipedia's rare supporters." (Email 3)
 * "I know I said I was done in my last email, but it's Friday, June 14, 2024, and we haven't reached our goal. There are only a few days left in this fundraiser to make a difference. You have shown with your last donation how committed you are to helping us sustain Wikipedia. Please, remain one of the 2% of supporters who propel this important mission forward. It matters. We need you. Please remain an active Wikipedia supporter." (Email 4)
 * " We don’t charge a subscription fee or run ads because we don’t want to put barriers between you and the knowledge you seek. In return, can we count on your support today?" (Email 1)
 * "Major websites have come and gone; new generations are growing up with no memory of a world without the connectivity and instant gratification of the internet. We owe it to them, in a world that is always changing, to keep Wikipedia free for everyone. Like it always was and always should be." (Email 2)
 * "This might be my last chance to request, so I want to make sure this third email reaches everyone who might donate. Right now, we're at a critical stage of our fundraiser ." (Email 3)
 * "You have shown with your last donation how committed you are to helping us sustain Wikipedia . Please, remain one of the 2% of supporters who propel this important mission forward. It matters. [...] But I hope you'll agree that in a world where disinformation is everywhere, it is crucial that everyone has access to trustworthy information. We need our community of donors to help us reach our goal, and time will soon run out in this fundraiser." (Email 4)

Revamped community wishlist is now open
You are invited to join the discussion at meta:Community Wishlist. – Novem Linguae (talk) 05:37, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Living without the WMF?
The political evolution of the US is worrying, given that the WMF is based there. What if in a few years the US government takes control of the WMF, seizes its assets, or becomes otherwise hostile? Can Wikipedia as we know it survive without being based in the US? Are there plans for decentralization or redundancy? Sylvain Ribault (talk) 19:08, 18 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Without speaking to the political situation, I will note that Wikipedia is backed up on server farms in other countries, and anyone can operate a clone of Wikipedia from anywhere, even if they could not use the name "Wikipedia". Donald Albury 20:27, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * This sort of doom-mongering is never helpful. * Pppery * it has begun... 20:32, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Interesting question. The WMF itself is pretty much entirely centralised, but it's always been pretty good at making it easy to mirror or fork Wikipedia. Our license is of course also a big help. So in this kind of scenario, I imagine preserving the content would be no problem at all, but reassembling the community would be difficult, and rebuilding the kind of financial resources the WMF has (to host, maintain, and develop Mediawiki) would be very challenging indeed. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 20:42, 18 July 2024 (UTC)


 * And to what extent could the existing Wikimedia chapters help? How dependent are they from the WMF? Sylvain Ribault (talk) 09:01, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Whatever dystopian future awaits the US, that the WMF would be taken over by political hacks is 3 or 4 apocalypses removed from reality. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 11:59, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * What specifically in regard to wikipedia do you find worrying about American politics? Horse Eye&#39;s Back (talk) 17:24, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin July Issue 1


'' Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of July 2024. Please help Translate.''

Upcoming and current events and conversations Talking: 2024 continues
 * Registration for Wikimania Katowice (7–10 August 2024) is still open. Register to attend in-person or virtually until 26 July.
 * The call for presentation submissions for the WikiArabia 2024 is open (until July 28).

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org
 * The Community Tech team launched a new, continuous Community Wishlist. Wish submission is now open and can be filled at any time.
 * Join the Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) as technical volunteers. Applications are open until August 10.
 * A new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graph with more secure, easy to use, and extendible Chart. You can subscribe to the newsletter to get notified about new project updates and other news about Chart.
 * CampaignEvents extension, add an Image feature on iOS Wikipedia app and more recent changes from the Tech News. Read also other news in the previous edition.
 * Dark mode - one of the most requested features will transform Wikipedia’s accessibility and is now available on select wikis, on mobile and desktop, in both reading and editing mode!
 * MediaWiki insights into work done to improve security, ease of use, maintainability and overall code health. Also, a 25% increase in the number of authors who have committed more than 5 patches!
 * Have you ever wished monitoring and fighting vandalism was easier from your mobile device? Edit Patrol is here to help.
 * On the value of experimentation – a Future Audiences perspective.

Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog
 * Wikicelebrate Ellie from El Salvador, a passionate Wikipedia trainer, event organizer and someone who finds joy in seeing others grow.
 * Growing visual knowledge on the Wikimedia projects – the experiences of the Image Description Month.
 * Enhancing Learning with Ancient Manuscripts – Wikisource Loves Manuscripts pilot project in Indonesia.
 * The call for candidates for the special election of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now until July 19.
 * Protecting the Wikimedia model, its people, and its values – highlights from the Global Advocacy Team.
 * Reflections from the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2024 (DRIF24).

Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness See also: quarterly Metrics Reports
 * Key Takeaways, Trends, and Lessons from FY23/24 Community Fund Grants

Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
 * Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees published its decision not to ratify the draft Movement Charter along with proposed next steps (minutes, resolution, appendix).
 * Movement Charter voting is closed. At the time of drafting, the scrutineers are working to ensure that all votes on the ballot are valid.

Foundation statements
 * Wikimedia Foundation’s Accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization was blocked for a fourth time by China.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:
 * Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
 * Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata
 * Regions: Central and Eastern Europe

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MediaWiki message delivery 21:19, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Sunday July 28 Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network meeting (Results of Movement Charter ratification)
Hello everyone!

The Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) is a developing forum for all Wikimedia movement affiliates and communities to share ideas about current developments in the Wikimedia Movement. It expands on the model of the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting (following the re-branding proposal by the WMF) to help lay some of the groundwork for further Wikimedia 2030 strategy process work.

At this meeting we will focus on the results of the Movement Charter ratification. We will also discuss the aftermath of the Board of Trustees' decision to veto the Movement Charter, including their recent proposals. We will also cover updates about upcoming Wikimania 2024.

This month, we are meeting on Sunday, July 28, and you are all invited to RSVP here.

UTC meeting times are and

Nadzik (talk) 17:35, 20 July 2024 (UTC)