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<div style="text-align:center;">'''Standing and Special Committees'''
  
<div style="text-align:center;">'''Standing and Special Committees'''
   
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[[#Audit Committee|Audit]] &bull; [[#Election Committee|Election]]
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[[#Audit|Audit]] &bull; [[#Election|Election]]
   
 
'''Advisory Committees'''
  
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[[#Content Programs Committee|Content Programs]] &bull; [[#Fundraising Committee|Fundraising]] &bull; [[#Governance Committee|Governance]] &bull; [[#Grants Committee|Grants]] &bull; [[#Public Policy Committee|Public Policy]] &bull; [[#Technical Infrastructure Committee|Technical Infrastructure]] &bull; [[#Technology Programs Committee|Technology Programs]]
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[[#Communications|Communications]] &bull; [[#Content Programs|Content Programs]] &bull; [[#Fundraising|Fundraising]] &bull; [[#Governance|Governance]] &bull; [[#Grants|Grants]] &bull; [[#Public Policy|Public Policy]] &bull; [[#Technical Infrastructure|Technical Infrastructure]] &bull; [[#Technology Programs|Technology Programs]]
 
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|name= Audit
  
|name= Audit
 
|type= standing
  
|type= standing
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|description= The Audit Committee is a standing committee, responsible for conducting an annual review of the financial records of Wikimedia DC.
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|description= The Audit Committee conducts an annual review of the financial records of Wikimedia DC.
 
|chair= Kirill Lokshin
  
|chair= Kirill Lokshin
 
|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
  
|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
 
|member2= Emily Temple-Wood
  
|member2= Emily Temple-Wood
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{{Committee
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|name= Communications
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|type= advisory
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|description= The Communications Committee advises the Board on promotional and media matters and assists in preparing press releases, blog posts, and other promotional materials.
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|chair= Nicholas Michael Bashour
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|member1= William Beutler
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|member2= Andrew Lih
 
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|name= Content Programs
  
|name= Content Programs
 
|type= advisory
  
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|description= The Content Programs Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, tasked with advising the Board on programs that help improve the content on Wikimedia projects.
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|description= The Content Programs Committee advises the Board on programs that help improve the content on Wikimedia projects.
 
|chair= Emily Temple-Wood
  
|chair= Emily Temple-Wood
 
|member1= Effie Kapsalis
  
|member1= Effie Kapsalis
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|member4= Sara Snyder
  
|member4= Sara Snyder
 
|member5= Sarah Stierch
  
|member5= Sarah Stierch
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{{Committee
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|name= Election
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|type= special
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|description= The Election Committee oversees the annual election of the Board.
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|chair= Kirill Lokshin
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|member1= John Gallagher
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|member2= Emily Temple-Wood
 
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|name= Fundraising
  
|name= Fundraising
 
|type= advisory
  
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|description= The Fundraising Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for advising the Board on soliciting funds and preparing fundraising materials.
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|description= The Fundraising Committee advises the Board on soliciting funds and preparing fundraising materials.
 
|chair= John Gallagher
  
|chair= John Gallagher
 
|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
  
|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
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|name= Governance
  
|name= Governance
 
|type= advisory
  
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|description= The Governance Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for advising the Board on legal and governance matters and to assist the Board in preparing and reviewing legal documents.
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|description= The Governance Committee advises the Board on legal and governance matters and assists in preparing and reviewing legal documents.
 
|chair= Kirill Lokshin
  
|chair= Kirill Lokshin
 
|member1= Matthew Bisanz
  
|member1= Matthew Bisanz
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|name= Grants
  
|name= Grants
 
|type= advisory
  
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|description= The Grants Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for reviewing grant proposals and advising the Board on matters related to grantmaking.
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|description= The Grants Committee reviews grant proposals and advising the Board on matters related to grantmaking.
 
|chair= Peter Meyer
  
|chair= Peter Meyer
 
|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
  
|member1= Nicholas Michael Bashour
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|name= Public Policy
  
|name= Public Policy
 
|type= advisory
  
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|description= The Public Policy Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for matters of public policy as it relates to the mission of Wikimedia DC.
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|description= The Public Policy Committee advises the Board on matters of public policy as it relates to the mission of Wikimedia DC.
 
|chair= Peter Meyer
  
|chair= Peter Meyer
 
|member1= Jim Hayes
  
|member1= Jim Hayes
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|name= Technical Infrastructure
  
|name= Technical Infrastructure
 
|type= advisory
  
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|description= The Technical Infrastructure Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, responsible for maintaining Wikimedia DC's technical infrastructure and advising the Board on technology matters.
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|description= The Technical Infrastructure Committee maintains Wikimedia DC's technical infrastructure and advises the Board on technology matters.
 
|chair= Katie Filbert
  
|chair= Katie Filbert
 
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|name= Technology Programs
  
|name= Technology Programs
 
|type= advisory
  
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|description= The Technology Programs Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of Directors, tasked with advising the Board on programs that develop software in support of the Wikimedia projects.
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|description= The Technology Programs Committee advises the Board on programs that develop software in support of the Wikimedia projects.
 
|chair= James Hare
  
|chair= James Hare
 
|member1= Maite Fernández
  
|member1= Maite Fernández

Revision as of 13:34, 8 August 2014

The Board of Directors of Wikimedia DC is assisted by a number of standing, special, and advisory committees, each of which is responsible for a specific area of the organization's business. The members of each committee are appointed by the Board, and each committee reports to the Board during its regular meetings.

Standing and Special Committees

Audit • Election

Advisory Committees

Communications • Content Programs • Fundraising • Governance • Grants • Public Policy • Technical Infrastructure • Technology Programs

Audit Committee

Standing Committee of the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Audit Committee conducts an annual review of the financial records of Wikimedia DC.

Communications Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Communications Committee advises the Board on promotional and media matters and assists in preparing press releases, blog posts, and other promotional materials.

Content Programs Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Content Programs Committee advises the Board on programs that help improve the content on Wikimedia projects.

Election Committee

Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Election Committee oversees the annual election of the Board.

Fundraising Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Fundraising Committee advises the Board on soliciting funds and preparing fundraising materials.

Governance Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Governance Committee advises the Board on legal and governance matters and assists in preparing and reviewing legal documents.

Grants Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Grants Committee reviews grant proposals and advising the Board on matters related to grantmaking.

  • Nicholas Michael Bashour
     
  • Kirill Lokshin
     

Public Policy Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Public Policy Committee advises the Board on matters of public policy as it relates to the mission of Wikimedia DC.

Technical Infrastructure Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Technical Infrastructure Committee maintains Wikimedia DC's technical infrastructure and advises the Board on technology matters.

  • Katie Filbert
    Chair

Technology Programs Committee

Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of Wikimedia District of Columbia

The Technology Programs Committee advises the Board on programs that develop software in support of the Wikimedia projects.

  • James Hare
    Chair
  • Maite Fernández
     
  • Shauna Gordon-McKeon
     
  • Emily Gonyer
     
  • Aamir Khwaja
     
  • Mallory Knodel
     
  • Ed Summers
     
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