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* Chapter reports: Wikimedia chapters file reports [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports here]; we can compare them.
 
* Chapter reports: Wikimedia chapters file reports [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports here]; we can compare them.
 
* '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association Chapters Association]''' -- association of Wikimedia Chapters acting independently of the Foundation; our chapter is sending representatives to a big meeting of them in Milan in April 2013
 
* '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association Chapters Association]''' -- association of Wikimedia Chapters acting independently of the Foundation; our chapter is sending representatives to a big meeting of them in Milan in April 2013
* Wiki-DC chapter committees: the [[Committees#Audit Committee|Audit Committee]], chaired as of 3/2013 by Kirill Lokshin, has an annual responsibility and does not report monthly; the [[Committees#Election Committee|Election Committee]] has an annual responsibility and does not report monthly; the [[Committees#Fundraising Committee|Fundraising Committee]], chaired by Peter Meyer, should report monthly on the chapter's efforts to raise funds for itself, but may have nothing to say in a particular month; the [[Committees#Governance Committee|Governance Committee]], chaired by Kirill Lokshin, reports monthly; the [[Committees#Grants Committee]], chaired by Peter Meyer, reports monthly on grants given by our chapter; and the [[Committees#Technology Committee|Technology Committee]], chaired by Katie Filbert, reports monthly
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* Wiki-DC chapter committees: the '''[[Committees#Audit Committee|Audit Committee]]''', chaired as of 3/2013 by Kirill Lokshin, has an annual responsibility and does not report monthly; the '''[[Committees#Election Committee|Election Committee]]''' has an annual responsibility and does not report monthly; the '''[[Committees#Fundraising Committee|Fundraising Committee]]''', chaired by Peter Meyer, should report monthly on the chapter's efforts to raise funds for itself, but may have nothing to say in a particular month; the '''[[Committees#Governance Committee|Governance Committee]]''', chaired by Kirill Lokshin, reports monthly; the '''[[Committees#Grants Committee|Grants Committee]]''', chaired by Peter Meyer, reports monthly on grants given by our chapter; and the '''[[Committees#Technology Committee|Technology Committee]]''', chaired by Katie Filbert, reports monthly
 
* '''the Corporation''': that means this organization: Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc., aka Wikimedia-DC
 
* '''the Corporation''': that means this organization: Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc., aka Wikimedia-DC
 
* '''Dashboard''': Active Board documents are often listed here: [[Internal:Dashboard]]
 
* '''Dashboard''': Active Board documents are often listed here: [[Internal:Dashboard]]
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* '''GLAM bootcamp''': A conference idea for Wiki-DC to sponsor ; Dominic has suggested it
 
* '''GLAM bootcamp''': A conference idea for Wiki-DC to sponsor ; Dominic has suggested it
 
* '''Night Owls''' -- a possible cosponsor for things: http://nightowls.dcacm.org/
 
* '''Night Owls''' -- a possible cosponsor for things: http://nightowls.dcacm.org/
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saylor_Foundation Saylor Foundation]''': a not-for-profit organization named for MicroStrategy founder; develops open textbook/educ materials; sponsored Wikimania 2012 as per this[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimania_comes_to_Washington_DC#SPONSORS Wikimania 2012 press release]
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* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saylor_Foundation Saylor Foundation]''': a not-for-profit organization named for MicroStrategy founder; develops open textbook/educ materials; sponsored Wikimania 2012 as per this [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimania_comes_to_Washington_DC#SPONSORS Wikimania 2012 press release]
 
* Thematic chapters -- prospectively, non-geographic chapters like Wikimedia Education, Wikimedia Catalan, Wikimedia LGBT, Wikimedia Medicine; like meta-WikiProjects
 
* Thematic chapters -- prospectively, non-geographic chapters like Wikimedia Education, Wikimedia Catalan, Wikimedia LGBT, Wikimedia Medicine; like meta-WikiProjects
 
* '''Wikichievements''' is a pilot project to assign ranks and give physical awards for editing articles, analogous to barnstars. Wikimedia Serbia and Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are supporting it. (written thus: WM RS, WM NYC, and WM DC)
 
* '''Wikichievements''' is a pilot project to assign ranks and give physical awards for editing articles, analogous to barnstars. Wikimedia Serbia and Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are supporting it. (written thus: WM RS, WM NYC, and WM DC)

Revision as of 03:18, 17 March 2013

  • 1023 process -- this refers to the IRS Form 1023, perhaps the one needed to make donations to Wiki-DC, us a tax-exempt nonprofit. NYC chapter has done this. We have 27 months to make it, and it is then retroactive to the beginnings of the organization.
  • 501(c)(3) -- a category of tax exemption administered by the IRS -- tax deductibility for donors, both individual and business ; need to tweak application to IRS and add some specific language about disbursing $
  • Affiliations committee -- The Affiliations Committee (formerly the Chapters Committee) is a Wikimedia community committee entrusted with advising the WMF Board of Trustees on the approval of new affiliates: chapters, thematic organisations and user groups.
  • Berlin Agreement refers to the event founding the Chapters Association
  • Bootstrapping grant: A grant from WMF to Wiki-DC for starting up
  • Campus Ambassador -- usually a student at a university conducting Wikimedia outreach at that university
  • Chapter reports: Wikimedia chapters file reports here; we can compare them.
  • Chapters Association -- association of Wikimedia Chapters acting independently of the Foundation; our chapter is sending representatives to a big meeting of them in Milan in April 2013
  • Wiki-DC chapter committees: the Audit Committee, chaired as of 3/2013 by Kirill Lokshin, has an annual responsibility and does not report monthly; the Election Committee has an annual responsibility and does not report monthly; the Fundraising Committee, chaired by Peter Meyer, should report monthly on the chapter's efforts to raise funds for itself, but may have nothing to say in a particular month; the Governance Committee, chaired by Kirill Lokshin, reports monthly; the Grants Committee, chaired by Peter Meyer, reports monthly on grants given by our chapter; and the Technology Committee, chaired by Katie Filbert, reports monthly
  • the Corporation: that means this organization: Wiki Society of Washington, DC Inc., aka Wikimedia-DC
  • Dashboard: Active Board documents are often listed here: Internal:Dashboard
  • Events grant: Wiki-DC received a Events 2012 grant from WMF
  • FDC = Funds Dissemination Committee at Wikimedia Foundation
  • the Foundation = WMF = the Wikimedia Foundation
  • GAC = Grant Advisory Committee of WMF
  • Gibraltar issue -- an event and subsequent critique of another chapter's activity in which a local-QR-code project was structured in a way that could produce profit for somebody
  • GLAM bootcamp: A conference idea for Wiki-DC to sponsor ; Dominic has suggested it
  • Night Owls -- a possible cosponsor for things: http://nightowls.dcacm.org/
  • Saylor Foundation: a not-for-profit organization named for MicroStrategy founder; develops open textbook/educ materials; sponsored Wikimania 2012 as per this Wikimania 2012 press release
  • Thematic chapters -- prospectively, non-geographic chapters like Wikimedia Education, Wikimedia Catalan, Wikimedia LGBT, Wikimedia Medicine; like meta-WikiProjects
  • Wikichievements is a pilot project to assign ranks and give physical awards for editing articles, analogous to barnstars. Wikimedia Serbia and Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are supporting it. (written thus: WM RS, WM NYC, and WM DC)
  • Wiki Loves Monuments
  • Wiki-Loves-Monuments grant ; Wiki-DC also has a Wiki Loves Monuments USA 2012 grant
  • Wikipedian in Residence -- a job or intern role at a non-WMF organization; examples are at Consumer Reports, past/potential example at NARA.
  • WikiSalon -- our own chapter's name for a occasional/regular meetup at our office to which any potential or actual or member Wikipedian can come; might have refreshments
  • WikiSym -- an academic conference each fall, held so far in North America and Europe.