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(WCNA affcom report due, slightly separate from the grant)
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We can keep track of expectations and due dates here for 2024. Year-to=year patterns are similar.
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We can keep track of expectations and due dates here for 2024. Year-to-year patterns are similar.
   
 
; January
 
; January
 
* Final report and invoice due to Hacks/Hackers on ARTT Guide project, phase II. Peter is on the case, but late; time-sensitive
 
* Final report and invoice due to Hacks/Hackers on ARTT Guide project, phase II. Peter is on the case, but late; time-sensitive
 
* North American Hub research report due to public and WMF MSIG grantors. Peter and Ariel have started. Not time-sensitive
 
* North American Hub research report due to public and WMF MSIG grantors. Peter and Ariel have started. Not time-sensitive
* WCNA 2023 reporting. Peter assisting WM Canada. Due soon: [[meta:Talk:WikiConference_North_America]]
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* WCNA reporting, for 2023, not always our chapter's responsibility. [[meta:Talk:WikiConference_North_America]]
   
 
; February
 
; February
 
* Help file WCNA grant submission, due Feb 6 2024
 
* Help file WCNA grant submission, due Feb 6 2024
 
* Feb 15? Tax forms 990-EZ due to IRS, approx four months after end of our fiscal year
 
* Feb 15? Tax forms 990-EZ due to IRS, approx four months after end of our fiscal year
* Due to WMF AffCom on Feb 28: Annual activities report and Annual financial report. Our past ones have always been seen as acceptable. See [[meta:Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Reports]] for their record-keeping and what other affiliates are reporting. Sara owns financial report. Ariel can draft annual activities report and board can review. Submission instructions are here, on video: [[meta:Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal]]. Exact due date is listed here: [[meta:Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Organizations_Information]]
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* Due to WMF AffCom on Feb 28: Annual activities report and Annual financial report. Write them on our own chapter wiki, then a chapter officer should submit them to AffCom [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal here]. Our past ones have always been seen as acceptable. See [[meta:Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Reports]] for their record-keeping and what other affiliates are reporting. Submission instructions are here, on video: [[meta:Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal]]. Exact due date is listed here: [[meta:Wikimedia_Affiliates_Data_Portal/Organizations_Information]]
   
 
; April
 
; April
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; August
 
; August
* Wikimania in Katowice, Poland
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* Wikimania; In Katowice, Poland, for 2024. (pronounced like Katovitz)
   
 
; Late fall?
 
; Late fall?
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* Review who will be eligible to vote in our election ; sent gentle reminders to folks who might want to renew membership, but haven't
 
* Review who will be eligible to vote in our election ; sent gentle reminders to folks who might want to renew membership, but haven't
 
* Board should pass draft budget for fiscal 2024-25 to offer to members on ballot
 
* Board should pass draft budget for fiscal 2024-25 to offer to members on ballot
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* prep for WCNA
   
 
; November
 
; November
* Line up candidates for our ballot
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* Line up candidates for our ballot and set it up online, and try some small scale practice votes
 
* Balloting period begins
 
* Balloting period begins
* WCNA (usually) is this month
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* WCNA is usually this month
   
 
; December
 
; December

Revision as of 02:10, 26 March 2024

We can keep track of expectations and due dates here for 2024. Year-to-year patterns are similar.

January
  • Final report and invoice due to Hacks/Hackers on ARTT Guide project, phase II. Peter is on the case, but late; time-sensitive
  • North American Hub research report due to public and WMF MSIG grantors. Peter and Ariel have started. Not time-sensitive
  • WCNA reporting, for 2023, not always our chapter's responsibility. meta:Talk:WikiConference_North_America
February
April
  • Berlin summit of WMF affiliates. John, Kevin P, and Peter are going. Requires some preparation, not coordination necessarily
Summer
  • Strategic planning effort, expected to involve in-person meetings in DC.
  • Prizes due to Wiki Science Competition winners?
August
  • Wikimania; In Katowice, Poland, for 2024. (pronounced like Katovitz)
Late fall?
  • Prep to file for annual or multi-year grant from WMF to fund routine operations (when to start? when due?)
  • Reporting on our big annual grant back to WMF. Sara knows the responsibilities. We should report for all on strategic planning efforts. (When due? Jan 2025 or sooner?)
October
  • Review who will be eligible to vote in our election ; sent gentle reminders to folks who might want to renew membership, but haven't
  • Board should pass draft budget for fiscal 2024-25 to offer to members on ballot
  • prep for WCNA
November
  • Line up candidates for our ballot and set it up online, and try some small scale practice votes
  • Balloting period begins
  • WCNA is usually this month
December
  • Board election concludes; election report
  • Annual membership meeting