User:Mike Cline/USCAN Working Group Drafts/Open Tasks/Initial Board

Open tasks for the initial board of WMEF-USCA.

Initial board members: please sign up for one or multiple tasks!
Ideally, for efficiency's sake, each task should have only 1 or 2 initial board members assigned to it. The initial board members will take the lead on the task, and circulate the results/products of the task to the rest of the initial board for approval.

Work with lawyer on the legal incorporation of WMEF-USCA (1 board member only)

The Wikimedia Foundation will fund an attorney specialized in nonprofit incorporation. The attorney can draft all the necessary legal documents for incorporation, pending regular consultation and communication with one member of the WMEF-USCA initial board (the attorney has specified that he would prefer to have only ONE contact person from the initial board's side). This board member serves as the spokesperson for the whole board in front of the lawyer, and will also communicate any important, relevant legal knowledge to the rest of the board. This board member should be concise in communication, reliable, and able to respond to inquiries quickly.

Timeline: January 7 – mid-March
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Put together a proposal for the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee, to get WMEF-USCA recognized as a Wikimedia thematic organization

The board member(s) responsible for this task will familiarize themselves with the guidelines for applying to be a Wikimedia thematic organization], draft the proposal (and make sure it's approved by the rest of the board), submit the proposal to the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee (the body responsible for reviewing and approving new Wikimedia thematic organizations), and be diligent about quickly responding to any questions or comments raised by the Affiliations Committee about the proposal.

Timeline: January 21 – TBD
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Create budget plan for Phase II

The board member(s) responsible for this task will draft a detailed budget for Phase II (January–May 2013), including hiring plans and timelines. Frank Schulenburg has offered to advise the relevant board member(s) with this task if needed.

Timeline: January 7 – 18
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Put together a grant proposal to get grant money from the Wikimedia grants committee for Phase II

The board member(s) responsible for this task will draft a grant proposal for Wikimedia grants ideally for Phase II (January–May 2013), make sure the proposal has the whole board's approval, submit it to the Wikimedia grants committee, and be diligent about quickly responding to any questions or comments raised by the grants committee about the proposal.

Timeline: January 21 – February 18
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Put together on-wiki document on how community members can get involved in the development of WMEF-USCA

The board member(s) responsible for this task will create a public on-wiki document or portal that (1) summarizes the decisions of the Working Group in Phase I in a concise and easy-to-understand manner, (2) clearly describes the various ways in which different stakeholder groups (Wikipedia editors, academics, existing Ambassadors, etc.) can become involved in the development of WMEF-USCA, and (3) serves as the place where decisions and progress made during Phase II are documented.

Timeline: January 7–21
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