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Behind every bit of free knowledge
on Wikimedia projects
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there are thousands of volunteers
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and more than a hundred
affiliates around the world,
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making that knowledge accessible.
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And behind that growing movement
of volunteers and organizers
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is the Wikimedia Foundation
helping them do that work.
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The Wikimedia Foundation
is a global nonprofit
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dedicated to advancing free knowledge
for every person.
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It supports the Wikimedia projects
and the people who make them possible.
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The Wikimedia Foundation has a Board
of Trustees to oversee its operations.
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The Board’s main goal
is guiding the organization,
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it has to hold the management accountable
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for the results
of the organization’s work,
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but without being directly involved
in day-to-day operations.
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The Board of Trustees
is made up of community-selected
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and Board-appointed individuals.
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These individuals each bring unique skills
to their role as a Trustee,
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but all share a belief in our mission,
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values, and a desire to guide
the future of the movement.
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There can be up to
16 trustees on the Board:
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8 Community and affiliate-selected seats,
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7 Board-selected seats,
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and 1 founder seat.
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Each trustee serves a three-year term,
in at least one of the Board’s committees,
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with a time commitment that ranges weekly
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depending on the specific roles
and responsibilities of each trustee.
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Committees enable the board
to fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities
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and ensure the board accounts
for its essential duties.
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It enables us to strategically focus
on priorities for the mission,
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Foundation, and Movement.
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The Committees include: Board Governance,
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Audit,
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Human Resources,
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Product,
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Special Projects
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and Community Affairs.
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The committees work on the priorities
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the Board has entrusted
to them for the year,
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and then present recommendations
to the full Board for its consideration.
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Our goal is always to have
a group of people with integrity
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who together form a strategic,
thoughtful, collaborative,
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respectful and accountable
Board of Trustees.
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Trustees know the movement,
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always strive to do what is best for it
and all its stakeholders,
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and are also ready to learn
and grow from serving on the Board.
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Board members play a vital role
in shaping and approving our strategy,
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overseeing the CEO,
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and ensuring that the Foundation
uses resources appropriately
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in pursuit of our mission,
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and championing our vision,
mission, and values
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within our communities and in public.
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Let’s appoint the next visionary
and dedicated Board of trustees, together.
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Find out more at https://w.wiki/3kKg
