Movement roles project/Charter issues

Based on discussions at Wikimania 2010 and subsequently in various forums within the community, the charter could include:

• Define shared principles for all entities in movement
  • common statements of mission and intended impact
  • shared values, including shared values of Wikimedia reputation
  • operating rules for transparency, etc. No one cares, shut up and quit being an idiot.
  • minimum standards to join, stay, or be asked to leave
  • minimum standards for legitimacy or “representativeness”
• Define roles and responsibilities for each type of entity in Wikimedia movement including
  • Wikimedia Foundation
  • chapters: national, sub-national
  • other groups, new types of entities
  • future governing bodies (chapter committee, chapter/volunteer council, etc.)
• Define scope of activities for each entity
  • at a minimum, what each entity do - what is negligence of duty
  • at a maximum, what each entity not do - what is over-reach
  • which activities are its choice but not obligation
• Specify roles and responsibilities for entities with regards to:
  • fundraising (e.g. 50:50 split between foundation and chapters, etc.)
  • reporting, transparency, accountability
  • contractual: license fees, trademarks, use of brand
  • mutual support among Wikimedia movement entities: how is each responsible for enabling others
  • life cycle of chapters: where is the responsibility for potential, new, nascent, dormant, moribund or defunct chapters
  • relations with volunteers otherwise unaffiliated within the Wikimedia movement
  • relations with entities beyond Wikimedia movement
  • oversight: who is responsible for monitoring, auditing and ensuring compliance
• Define where key decisions for the movement are made (e.g. for money, resources, use of name, new initiatives):
  • by the Wikimedia Foundation
  • by the Wikimedia Foundation with other entities
  • by other Wikimedia entities: chapters, committees, etc