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The following is the working draft of the US Canada Education Program [1] Strategy that is due the WMF based on the above milestones: Strategic PlanExecutive SummaryIn June 2012, the Global Development Group of the Wikimedia Foundation chartered a working group to explore and propose a new structure for the future of the Wikimedia Education Program in the United States and Canada. The working group adopted a strategic planning process to develop specific recommendations and action plans to achieve the deliverables in the Working Group charter. The working group met twice in person, collaborated on-wiki with the Wikipedia community and via other internal communications to establish the strategy laid out in this document and put forward the specific recommendations herein. The Working Group is asking the Wikimedia Foundation to approve this strategy and support the creation of an independent, non-profit, Thematic Organization, affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation with financial and professional resources as necessary to ensure ultimate success of the US Canada Education Program over the next two years. The Working Group is asking the Wikimedia Foundation to specifically act on the following recommendations:
MethodologyFirst and foremost, strategy is all about aligning individuals around clear, concise, measurable and desirable enterprise goals. In this case, the WMF foundation goal was to design and implement a self-sustaining structure for the US Canada Education Program via a working group of diverse stakeholders. Adopting a specific strategy process expedited achievement of that goal and provided stakeholders a simple structure and set of planning/execution tools to facilitate implementation. The process generates the following deliverables out of open/transparent planning sessions facilitated by an expert in the process:
Future PictureThis Draft Future Picture [4], [5] was developed by the Working Group during its July 16-17 meeting in Washington, D.C.
Financial Position [7]In June 2015, the US Canada Education Program [8] has independent funding sufficient to sustain an annual operating budget of $____M. The program’s operating budget is robust and enables the program to deliver quality services to all its stakeholders/partners as well as grow its volunteer resources. Decentralized stakeholder funding is allowed for locally controlled Education program projects.
Enterprise Purpose [9]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program is providing human, curriculum, and other incentive resources to support on-going and innovative uses of Wikipedia and related projects [10] in education that promotes free knowledge, information fluency, improves the breath, scope and quality of Wikimedia project content as well as growing editor participation. The US Canada Education Program is evangelizing the role of Wikimedia projects in the free knowledge movement and improving information fluency throughout the education community.
Innovation [11]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program openly develops, documents and shares innovations related to the use of Wikimedia projects in education from all sources (Wikimedia community, Academia, students and other educational entities) in a manner that promotes growth of quality free knowledge, diversity of participation and improvements in information literacy education.
Operating System [12]In June 2015, the US Canada Education Program operates with open, collaboratively created governance that ensures rapid, effective decision making by program staff and volunteers, effective resourcing and execution of program projects, rapid and effective consensus building and collaboration between all stakeholder groups. The US-Canada Education Program, its stakeholders and benefactors are strategically aligned on goals, projects and innovations that support free knowledge and information fluency in education.
Outsider Perception [13]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program is perceived by the educational community as a valuable and integral partner in their institution in support of using Wikimedia projects to improve student learning and information fluency. Benefactors value the program as a professional, innovative way to improve education and are providing high-levels of financial and marketing support. Wikipedia and related project communities respect and actively support the projects and innovations of the Education Program with volunteer energy.
Workforce Characteristics [14]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program workforce is comprised of diverse, motivated professionals and volunteers dedicated to and with the skills to collaboratively manage and support on-going and innovative uses of Wikipedia and related projects in education that promotes free knowledge, information fluency, improves the breath, scope and quality of Wikimedia project content as well as growing editor participation.
Incentive Philosophy [15]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program ensures that all its projects and innovations are designed to align with the various methods and motivations by which its diverse stakeholder groups are incentivized and is committed to ensuring that its volunteer workforce and participating educational partners and students are appropriately incentivized (explicitly or intrinsically) to participate in and support the program.
Guiding PreceptsThe following guiding precepts [16], [17] are the behavioral and operational boundaries, rules which will govern the operations of the US Canada Education Program.
Phase II Milestones (December 19th, 2012 - May 31st, 2013)The following end-state objectives will be achieved May 31st, 2013 by a functioning US Canada Education Program Board of Directors [18] and appropriate staff [19] working with the appropriate stakeholders in the Wikimedia Foundation, Academia and the Wikipedia Community. Implementation of tasks necessary to accomplish Phase II objectives are contingent on approval from the Wikimedia Foundation of this strategy and the objectives and action plans it contains. Entities or individuals in parenthesis are responsible for marshalling the resources and developing the actions necessary to achieve these goals. The dates in parenthesis indicate the date the objective must be achieved by, not when actions to achieve it begin. RFC concluded(Mike Christie) (October 26, 2012)
Board of Directors selected(Selected [20] working group members and others [21] as approved by the Wikimedia Foundation) (November 19, 2012)
Board of Directors established(Board nominees and selected working group members) (Mid-December TBD)
Incorporate as 501(c)3 Non-profit organization(Board of Directors) [22] (January 18, 2013)
Active Board assumes responsibilities(Board of Directors) (February 4, 2013)
Critical staffing actions completed(Board of Directors) (March 4, 2013)
Long-term organizational strategy finalized(Board of Directors in concert with stakeholder groups) (March 22, 2013)
Critical organizational processes established and functioning(Executive Director) (March 29, 2013)
Implementation of Transition Plan Complete(Executive Director) (April 5, 2013)
Full staffing/infrastructure/operational processes completed(Executive Director) (April 15, 2013)
US Canada Education Program Organization Prepared To Execute(Executive Director) (May 31, 2013)
RecommendationsThese are preliminary draft recommendations that will change based on the Rfc results and additional working group inputs still outstanding.
Appendices and links to working group discussions
Notes
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The following is the working draft of the US Canada Education Program [1] Strategy that is due the WMF based on the above milestones: Strategic PlanExecutive SummaryIn June 2012, the Global Development Group of the Wikimedia Foundation chartered a working group to explore and propose a new structure for the future of the Wikimedia Education Program in the United States and Canada. The working group adopted a strategic planning process to develop specific recommendations and action plans to achieve the deliverables in the Working Group charter. The working group met twice in person, collaborated on-wiki with the Wikipedia community and via other internal communications to establish the strategy laid out in this document and put forward the specific recommendations herein. The Working Group is asking the Wikimedia Foundation to approve this strategy and support the creation of an independent, non-profit, Thematic Organization, affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation with financial and professional resources as necessary to ensure ultimate success of the US Canada Education Program over the next two years. The Working Group is asking the Wikimedia Foundation to specifically act on the following recommendations:
MethodologyFirst and foremost, strategy is all about aligning individuals around clear, concise, measurable and desirable enterprise goals. In this case, the WMF foundation goal was to design and implement a self-sustaining structure for the US Canada Education Program via a working group of diverse stakeholders. Adopting a specific strategy process expedited achievement of that goal and provided stakeholders a simple structure and set of planning/execution tools to facilitate implementation. The process generates the following deliverables out of open/transparent planning sessions facilitated by an expert in the process:
Future PictureThis Draft Future Picture [4], [5] was developed by the Working Group during its July 16-17 meeting in Washington, D.C.
Financial Position [7]In June 2015, the US Canada Education Program [8] has independent funding sufficient to sustain an annual operating budget of $____M. The program’s operating budget is robust and enables the program to deliver quality services to all its stakeholders/partners as well as grow its volunteer resources. Decentralized stakeholder funding is allowed for locally controlled Education program projects.
Enterprise Purpose [9]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program is providing human, curriculum, and other incentive resources to support on-going and innovative uses of Wikipedia and related projects [10] in education that promotes free knowledge, information fluency, improves the breath, scope and quality of Wikimedia project content as well as growing editor participation. The US Canada Education Program is evangelizing the role of Wikimedia projects in the free knowledge movement and improving information fluency throughout the education community.
Innovation [11]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program openly develops, documents and shares innovations related to the use of Wikimedia projects in education from all sources (Wikimedia community, Academia, students and other educational entities) in a manner that promotes growth of quality free knowledge, diversity of participation and improvements in information literacy education.
Operating System [12]In June 2015, the US Canada Education Program operates with open, collaboratively created governance that ensures rapid, effective decision making by program staff and volunteers, effective resourcing and execution of program projects, rapid and effective consensus building and collaboration between all stakeholder groups. The US-Canada Education Program, its stakeholders and benefactors are strategically aligned on goals, projects and innovations that support free knowledge and information fluency in education.
Outsider Perception [13]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program is perceived by the educational community as a valuable and integral partner in their institution in support of using Wikimedia projects to improve student learning and information fluency. Benefactors value the program as a professional, innovative way to improve education and are providing high-levels of financial and marketing support. Wikipedia and related project communities respect and actively support the projects and innovations of the Education Program with volunteer energy.
Workforce Characteristics [14]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program workforce is comprised of diverse, motivated professionals and volunteers dedicated to and with the skills to collaboratively manage and support on-going and innovative uses of Wikipedia and related projects in education that promotes free knowledge, information fluency, improves the breath, scope and quality of Wikimedia project content as well as growing editor participation.
Incentive Philosophy [15]In June 2015, the US-Canada Education Program ensures that all its projects and innovations are designed to align with the various methods and motivations by which its diverse stakeholder groups are incentivized and is committed to ensuring that its volunteer workforce and participating educational partners and students are appropriately incentivized (explicitly or intrinsically) to participate in and support the program.
Guiding PreceptsThe following guiding precepts [16], [17] are the behavioral and operational boundaries, rules which will govern the operations of the US Canada Education Program.
Phase II Milestones (December 19th, 2012 - May 31st, 2013)The following end-state objectives will be achieved May 31st, 2013 by a functioning US Canada Education Program Board of Directors [18] and appropriate staff [19] working with the appropriate stakeholders in the Wikimedia Foundation, Academia and the Wikipedia Community. Implementation of tasks necessary to accomplish Phase II objectives are contingent on approval from the Wikimedia Foundation of this strategy and the objectives and action plans it contains. Entities or individuals in parenthesis are responsible for marshalling the resources and developing the actions necessary to achieve these goals. The dates in parenthesis indicate the date the objective must be achieved by, not when actions to achieve it begin. RFC concluded(Mike Christie) (October 26, 2012)
Board of Directors selected(Selected [20] working group members and others [21] as approved by the Wikimedia Foundation) (November 19, 2012)
Board of Directors established(Board nominees and selected working group members) (Mid-December TBD)
Incorporate as 501(c)3 Non-profit organization(Board of Directors) [22] (January 18, 2013)
Active Board assumes responsibilities(Board of Directors) (February 4, 2013)
Critical staffing actions completed(Board of Directors) (March 4, 2013)
Long-term organizational strategy finalized(Board of Directors in concert with stakeholder groups) (March 22, 2013)
Critical organizational processes established and functioning(Executive Director) (March 29, 2013)
Implementation of Transition Plan Complete(Executive Director) (April 5, 2013)
Full staffing/infrastructure/operational processes completed(Executive Director) (April 15, 2013)
US Canada Education Program Organization Prepared To Execute(Executive Director) (May 31, 2013)
RecommendationsThese are preliminary draft recommendations that will change based on the Rfc results and additional working group inputs still outstanding.
Appendices and links to working group discussions
Notes
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