User:Mike Cline/USCAN Working Group Drafts/Phase I Task Forces/Phase II Preparation/Transition Plan
The following table attempts to list some of the key concerns that Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and the Wikimedia Education Foundation - U.S. and Canada (WMEF-USCA) will address during a transition period spanning from December 19, 2013 and May 31, 2013. The columns refer generally to:
- Knowledge - experience based information the WMF has accumulated from its time administering the program;
- Materials - physical or digital databases, contact lists, resources etc.;
- Functions - activities that the WMF performs, daily or periodically, to support the program.
| Knowledge | WMEF-USCA Lead | Deadline | Materials | WMEF-USCA Lead | Deadline | Functions | WMEF-USCA Lead | Deadline | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methods to evaluate classes and hold them accountable | Board of Directors, Staff | Ongoing | Contact lists of professors, ambassadors (online and campus), ambassador trainers, and other volunteers | Board of Directors, Staff | January 18, 2013 | Building caucuses - this includes organizing existing participants into the new model | Board of Directors, Staff | March 22, 2013 | ||
| Methods for incentivizing volunteers | Staff | Ongoing | Lists of available online resources | Staff | February 4, 2013 | Campus visits | Board of Directors, Staff | Ongoing | ||
| Information about past problems and resolutions with classes, ambassadors, professors, etc. | Board of Directors, Staff | March 22, 2013 | Lists of current and formers classes and participating universities | Board of Directors, Staff | January 18, 2013 | Recruiting new ambassadors and professors | Board of Directors, Staff | Ongoing | ||
| Suggestions for engaging key Wikipedians that both support and oppose the program | Board of Directors, Staff | March 22, 2013 | Lists of key supporters from academia, Wikipedia, etc. | Board of Directors, Staff | January 18, 2013 | Reconceptualizing online support | Board of Directors, Staff | Ongoing | ||
| History of the program | Board of Directors | March 22, 2013 | Lists of funders and potential funders | Board of Directors, Staff | January 18, 2013 | Fundraising | Board of Directors, Staff | April 15, 2013 | ||
| Promising practices for organizing conferences, ambassador training, etc. | Staff | March 22, 2013 | Information about ties to academic organizations | Board of Directors, Staff | March 4, 2013 | Legal support for the program | Board of Directors, Staff | Ongoing | ||
| Information about past presentations and conferences | Board of Directors, Staff | March 4, 2013 | Other administrative functions | Staff | March 29, 2013 | |||||
| Liaise with stakeholders (Wikipedia Community, Academics, Volunteers, etc.); this includes describing the transition plans and articulating important dates and changes in procedures/contacts | Board of Directors, Staff | Ongoing | ||||||||
| Continue to communicate with WMF | Board of Directors, Staff | Ongoing | ||||||||
| Prioritization of Efforts: Fundraising, Organizing, Development of Materials/Training | Board of Directors | Ongoing |