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Wikimedia Test User Group/Report 2024

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Affiliate basic information
What is the affiliate name? Test User Group
Please list the languages supported by this affiliate Global
Please list countries where this affiliate operates Global
Reporting timeline (e.g. January-December) January-December
Reporting year (e.g. 2024 or 2024-2025) {{{reportingyear}}}
Primary contact (user name) Suyash.dwivedi
Secondary contact (user name) Suyash.dwivedi
Goal delivery
What is the affiliate mission? Copy
What are the affiliate goals? Link to the strategic plan, if there is one. Copy
Organizational development
How does the affiliate make decisions? How are decisions communicated? By the Board - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commons_Photographers_User_Group,_Board_meeting_notes_%E2%80%93_November_4,_2023.pdf
What is the current state of the affiliate finances? Link to the latest financial report, if there is one. N/A
Affiliate health and resilience
How many people participate in the decision-making process in the affiliate? Board - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Commons_Photographers_User_Group/Board
Has there been any significant changes in the level of the affiliate membership body (e.g. increase/decrease of number of dues-paying members)? Increasing: 230 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Commons_Photographers_User_Group/Membership_list
Are there any affiliate activities in the past year that were led by affiliate members? Please share the highlights. * Actively increasing the amount of high-quality images through the daily work of our members
  • Organizing group photo expeditions in order to target image gaps while *enjoying fun time together

Energizing both existing community members and new talents through awards Representing the Wikimedia photography community, e.g. at international events like Wikimania Promoting the idea of publishing high-quality image material under free licenses in on- and offline media, through exhibitions, and other means Enhancing our members' photography skills by teaching each other

Leadership and inclusion
Diverse, skilled, and accountable leadership
What kind of skills does the affiliate leadership possess? Board members backgroung
Is there any kind of succession plan for the affiliate leadership? Election Based
Are there any trainings that affiliate leadership undergo before they assume their leadership position? Let's Connect.
Are there any requirements for affiliate leadership to disclose their conflict(s) of interests? No
Diversity balance (especially gender)
What is the diversity level of the affiliate leadership and membership body? 60-40%
How is the affiliate leadership encouraging gender diversity in the decision-making process(es) of the affiliate? Members Consultation open community call
Universal Code of Conduct compliance
How does the affiliate leadership ensure, enforce, and evaluate compliance with the Universal Code of Conduct obligations? Yes We do follow
Engagement and Collaboration
Please share the publicly available records of regular meetings, activities, events, or conference in the past year where the affiliate has participated. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Commons_Photographers_User_Group
Community connection
How many affiliate members are active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? 80%
How many affiliate members are not active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? 10%
How many affiliate members are active organizers (of projects, events, conferences, initiatives, etc) within the Wikimedia movement?
How many people have participated in affiliate projects, events, conferences, and/or initiatives in the past year? 80%
Partnerships and collaboration
Please list all activities/initiatives that the affiliate has organized or co-organized in past 12 months. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Commons_Photographers_User_Group/Activities
What would affiliate leadership list as the top 3 (three) capacities of the affiliate? (e.g. evaluation, community governance, programs and events, organizational governance and resource policies, conflict management, partnerships, fundraising, communication and media relations, contributor development, on-wiki technical skills, policy advocacy, etc) {{{affiliatecapacity1}}}
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What are the 3 (three) capacities that the affiliate would like to strengthen in the next 12 months? {{{capacitytoimprove1}}}
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What are the organizations, community projects, or groups that the affiliate had been working or seeking to work with to develop and support the 3 capacities? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Commons_Photographers_User_Group/Collaboration