Community Development/Community Calls

Community Calls

The Wikimedia Foundation's Community Development team will be hosting a series of community calls to share our team's work and what we do at the Wikimedia Foundation. Our five-person Community Development team is responsible for developing accessible opportunities for volunteers to develop critical capacities and leadership skills for movement sustainability and growth.

The purpose of the community call is to provide a space for volunteers to meet the Community Development team and learn our teams approach to capacity building in the movement. These calls are also a shared space for all volunteers to learn or speak about projects related to capacity building & leadership development in the Wikimedia community.

The calls are open to all community members (whether volunteers, affiliate members and staff, or WMF staff)in the movement who would like to discuss and engage in capacity building conversations and connect with the Community Development team.

Join our first community call

• Topic: Meet the Community Development Team
• When: February 23, 2022
• Time: 15:00-16:00 UTC
• Where: Zoom Password: 889378

For this first call, we would like to invite community members who are actively working on capacity building or leadership development in their local communities to share their work.

Call Structure and Schedule

Each call will be 60 minutes in length and scheduled every other month between February and June 2022. We will be rotating between different time zones for each call to ensure accessibility and timezone equity.

There will be one session topic per call to help facilitate conversations and share different aspects of capacity building within the movement.

Call	Date	Session Topic
1	February 23rd, 2022 at 15:00 UTC - 16:00 UTC Zoom Link:	Meet the Community Development Team at the Wikimedia Foundation Meet the team at the Wikimedia Foundation who are working to ensure that capacity building in the movement is accessible and open to everyone. Learn about how our team is approaching capacity building in the movement.
2	April 2022 Zoom Link:	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and Capacity Building Learn how Community Development and volunteers are working to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in movement capacity building.
3	June 2022 Zoom Link:	Leadership Development in the Movement Learn how the Community Development team is supporting the Movement Strategy and the Skill and Leadership Development Recommendation

How to Participate

Join the first call: To attend a call, please use the zoom link here on the scheduled time and day.

Sign ups for the first call will close on February 14th

Those who show interest in speaking without signing up prior to the call will not be able to speak during the call but are still encouraged to join.

Although the primary language of the call is English, we are committed to providing simultaneous translation to the best of our ability.

Friendly Space Policy

The Friendly Space policy will apply to this call and all participants will be required to agree to adhere to the policy at the beginning of each call. We do not tolerate any form of online harassment and discrimination. Please write to [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What are community calls?

A: A community call is a meeting, held online, that invites people to gather at a specific time each week or month. They're recurring and open to anyone who wishes to join.

Q: Will the community calls be recorded?

A: No, these calls will not be recorded. However, we will have one of our team members who will be taking notes. Summary of the call will be posted on our community call page for those who would like to read on what took place.

Q: I would like to speak at a call but would like to discuss my experience/topic/project before I sign up. How can I contact you?

A: If you would like to talk to a member of the Community Development team, please email us at [email protected].