Knowledge (XXG):Meetup/NYC/Election 2023

407:. The board manages finances, keeps track of membership, develops and implements strategic priorities, engages in annual planning processes, applies for grants, writes grant reports, maintains communications with the Wikimedia Foundation, holds monthly board meetings, handles issues regarding the code of conduct, pursues or facilitates events and relationships that further our goals, and works with accountants, lawyers, consultants, and any other relevant professionals whose services the organization requires. Not every board member is active in all of these areas, but nominees should expect to be involved with most of them to some degree. Despite a long list of responsibilities, it is not a full-time commitment. Separated from the volunteer activities any WikiNYC member can participate in, most board members probably spend an average of about 5-10 hours/month on official duties, with somewhat more time for officers. 62: 124: 35: 107: 624:

As the Strategic Planning Officer, I have been active with grant work and securing the funding to hire a much needed Executive Director for WMNYC. Additionally, as a team, we continue to structure growth in key areas, including membership, volunteerism, communications and messaging, data mining, and

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elected seats, all of which will be up for election at the Members' Meeting. Once elected, those six board members can appoint up to five more, for a total of up to eleven. Board members will in future normally serve a term of two years, though because this is the first time we're doing it, three of

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I was the founding president of WikiNYC until 2017, have also served as secretary and in numerous other capacities on the board and in the community, and returned to the position of chapter president last year. I'm proudest of building human connections at WikiWednesday Salons, Knowledge (XXG) Days

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I joined the board last year to help stabilize the organization and encourage the chapter to produce more unique merchandise to promote itself. In this spirit, I have been an active participant on the successful grant application to hire a founding Executive Director for WMNYC. I am now part of the

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I am eager to become more involved with the Wikimedia NYC chapter. I greatly enjoy sharing knowledge and experience – both as a Wikipedian and a New Yorker – and conversely am always open to learning from others. Accordingly, I would be interested in facilitating edit-a-thons and similar events to

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I see Wikimedia New York City entering a new phase, one in which we will be scaling up the organization. I am stepping down from my Treasurer responsibilities (because I feel that position is beginning to require someone with more budgetary knowledge than I have) but would like to remain on the

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I want to help us implement our three-year strategic plan and hire our first Executive Director, so that we are a stronger local community on a long-term basis. Hope to be able to celebrate this eventually with a full-scale Wiki World's Fair, with a polyglot festival atmosphere that facilitates

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community within Wikimedia, opened up new avenues for thinking about my work as an academic librarian, and introduced me to editing Knowledge (XXG) after being more involved with Wikidata. To date, I have made 10,918 Wikidata edits, and a humble 42 Knowledge (XXG) edits. I helped coordinate a

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I began participating in WikiNYC events at last year's Wikidata Day, where I presented my work on K-12 NYC Open Education Data and Wikidata. Since then, I've attended many edit-a-thons and meetings, and have had the great pleasure of getting to know editors. This has given me a great sense of

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Which, if any, of the officer positions align with your skills and interests? (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary). This is just to gauge interest; the elected board will decide who should be in which position. Answers like "none of the above" or "I'd prefer to wait and see" are

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Being part of the board requires energy, time, patience and critical problem-solving skills to meet and keep up with the many areas of growth and opportunity. I would like to continue assisting with strategic development of Wikimedia NYC. We are progressively entering the second year of our

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Though I am stepping down from the Treasurer position, I would very much want to remain on the board to help implement (and plan) our strategic issues. Additionally I am very much interested in our discussions of a North American Hub which we will be planning with Wikimedia DC and other

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There are four officer positions: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Nominees may indicate interest in serving in one of these roles, but the board members will decide on these appointments internally.

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recruit and train new editors, building upon my prior experience both in creating content and as an administrator. I strongly believe that such opportunities can have an integral role in the chapter's growth.

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I am currently the Strategic Officer and wish to continue in this role for another term, especially as we will be hiring an Executive Director to manage the overall operational and funding needs of the

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on Wikimedia NYC in Byline, covering Wikimedians across the country with a special highlight on New York City. I am helping coordinate Wikidata Day 2023, and look forward to continuing this work.

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outreach to thousands, and truly embraces our diverse city. I also want to help build up a capacity with volunteer committees that grounds us and is complementary with our future staff efforts.

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