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href="/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure Equity in Decision-making">Ensure Equity in Decision-making</a>, we need <b>governance guidelines for all Wikimedia governance bodies</b>. This includes the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Affiliate boards, and committees (like <a href="/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee" title="Grants:APG/Funds Dissemination Committee">the FDC</a>). These guidelines would help distribute power and invite new leaders into the movement, for example: by empowering more women to join boards or by increasing geographic representation. Guidelines would also encourage transparency and consistency in leadership practices across the movement. The Global Council will be responsible for making sure that the governing bodies of the movement follow these guidelines, and are supported in doing so. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27256540">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{background-color:var(--background-color-success-subtle,#d5fdf4);border-left:3px solid var(--border-color-success,#096450);color:inherit;overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 20px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"> <ul><li>Establish good practice guidelines for how boards function, such as term limits, election and selection processes, and approaches to other governance questions where applicable and relevant for a community. These guidelines will need to be adapted and contextualized by each stakeholder. Boards would be held accountable for following good practices by the Global Council. For those that do not, the Global Council will create mechanisms to review and provide support.</li> <li>Collectively define good practice guidelines for how to both empower/inspire and enable/support new volunteers to run for different types of elected roles. These efforts will be particularly focused on underrepresented groups.</li> <li>Ensure leadership positions and ways of accessing them are documented, transparent, and accessible.<div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure Equity in Decision-making">Movement Strategy recommendation #4: Ensure Equity in Decision-making</a></b></cite></div></li></ul> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div id="Implementation_Projects" class="main-block"> <div class="main-block-header"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Participate" data-mw-thread-id="h-Participate"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Participate"></span>Participate<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Participate"></span></h2></div> </div> <div class="main-block-content"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Team_work_icon.svg/120px-Team_work_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Team_work_icon.svg/180px-Team_work_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Team_work_icon.svg/240px-Team_work_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discuss" data-mw-thread-id="h-Discuss-Participate"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Discuss-Participate"></span>Discuss<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Discuss-Participate"></span></h3></div> <p>Join or start a discussion <b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Guidelines_for_board_functions_and_governance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Guidelines for board functions and governance (page does not exist)">on Meta</a></b> or the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://forum.movement-strategy.org/c/ensure-equity-in-decision-making/9">"Ensure Equity in Decision-making"</a> space of the <b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Forum/Proposal" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Forum/Proposal">Movement Strategy Forum</a></b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Create" data-mw-thread-id="h-Create-Participate"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Create-Participate"></span>Create<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Create-Participate"></span></h3></div> <p>Apply for a <b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Grants:MSIG/About" title="Special:MyLanguage/Grants:MSIG/About">Movement Strategy implementation grant</a></b> to create a project that advances this initiative. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Get_help" data-mw-thread-id="h-Get_help-Participate"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Get_help-Participate"></span>Get help<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Get_help-Participate"></span></h3></div> <p>If you need help in getting involved, please don't hesitate to get in touch directly with <b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance#Team" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance">members of the Movement Strategy and Governance Team</a></b>. They are here to help! </p><p>You can write to the team in <b>any of 19 languages</b> (listed on the team's page), by writing an email to: <span style="background:#EEE"><bdi dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;">strategy2030<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span>wikimedia<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/4px-Dot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="4" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/7px-Dot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/9px-Dot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4" data-file-height="13"/></span></span>org</bdi></span> </p> </div> <div class="main-block-links"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Implementation_projects" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Implementation projects">List of participants</a></div> </div> <div id="Implementation_Projects" class="main-block"> <div class="main-block-header"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Implementation_projects" data-mw-thread-id="h-Implementation_projects"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Implementation_projects"></span><a href="/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Implementation_projects#Implementation_projects" title="Movement Strategy/Implementation projects">Implementation projects</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Implementation_projects"></span></h2></div> </div> <div class="main-block-content"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#5995FF;">Initiative </th> <th style="background-color:#5995FF;">Project </th> <th style="background-color:#5995FF;">Stakeholder type </th> <th style="background-color:#5995FF;">Project lead </th> <th style="background-color:#5995FF;">Geography of the project </th> <th style="background-color:#5995FF;">Implementation Phase </th></tr> <tr> <td>28. Guidelines for Board functions and governance </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="main-block-links"><a href="/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Implementation_projects" title="Movement Strategy/Implementation projects">Full list of projects</a></div> </div> <div id="Documentation" class="main-block"> <div class="main-block-header"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Related_documents_and_discussions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Related_documents_and_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Related_documents_and_discussions"></span>Related documents and discussions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Related_documents_and_discussions"></span></h2></div> </div> <div class="main-block-content"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Documents_icon_-_noun_project_5020.svg/120px-Documents_icon_-_noun_project_5020.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Documents_icon_-_noun_project_5020.svg/180px-Documents_icon_-_noun_project_5020.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Documents_icon_-_noun_project_5020.svg/240px-Documents_icon_-_noun_project_5020.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="86" data-file-height="100"/></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Some of the past discussions, texts and old versions of Movement Strategy recommendations that can provide further context to this initiative: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Iteration_2/Community_Health/2" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Iteration 2/Community Health/2">Community Health recommendation #2: Redefining power structures to better serve the communities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Iteration_2/Diversity/5" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Iteration 2/Diversity/5">Diversity recommendation #5: Reflective policies for participation and governance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Iteration_2/Roles_%26_Responsibilities/6" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Iteration 2/Roles & Responsibilities/6">Roles & Responsibilities recommendation #6: Wikimedia movement organisations will be governed by inclusive, diverse, and accountable boards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapters_Dialogue" title="Chapters Dialogue">Chapters Dialogue</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMF_Resolutions/Organizational_best_practices" title="WMF Resolutions/Organizational best practices">Organizational best practices</a> (2012)</li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style 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href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Support_Environmental_Sustainability_Practices" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Support Environmental Sustainability Practices">Align our practices to support environmental sustainability</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Improve_User_Experience" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Improve_User_Experience" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Improve User Experience">Improve User Experience</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list 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href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Compatibility_with_Accessibility_Guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Compatibility with Accessibility Guidelines">Compatibility with Accessibility Guidelines</a></li> <li><b>13.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Resources_for_Newcomers" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Resources for Newcomers">Resources for newcomers</a></li> <li><b>14.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Peer_spaces" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Peer spaces">Peer-to-peer spaces</a></li> <li><b>15.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Platform_functionality_and_documentation_standards" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Platform functionality and documentation standards">Platform functionality and documentation standards</a></li> <li><b>16.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Cross-Wiki_Tools" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Cross-Wiki Tools">Cross-project tool development and reuse</a></li> <li><b>17.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Enterprise" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise">Partnerships to develop Wikimedia API</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Provide_for_Safety_and_Inclusion" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Provide_for_Safety_and_Inclusion" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Provide for Safety and Inclusion">Provide for Safety and Inclusion</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>18.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct" title="Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><b>19.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Private_incident_reporting" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Private incident reporting">Private incident reporting</a></li> <li><b>20.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Healthy_community_atmosphere" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Healthy community atmosphere">Healthy community atmosphere</a></li> <li><b>21.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Safety_assessment_and_execution_plan" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Safety assessment and execution plan">Develop a safety assessment and execution plan - technical, human, and legal support processes</a></li> <li><b>22.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Local_capacity_development_for_advocacy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Local capacity development for advocacy">Local capacity development for advocacy</a></li> <li><b>23.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Platform_mechanisms_for_safety" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Platform mechanisms for safety">Built-in platform mechanisms for safety</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-Making" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Recommendations/Ensure Equity in Decision-making">Ensure Equity in Decision-Making</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>24.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter">Movement Charter</a></li> <li><b>25.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_Council" title="Special:MyLanguage/Global Council">The Global Council</a></li> <li><b>26.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hubs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hubs">Regional & thematic hubs</a></li> <li><b>27.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Flexible_resource_allocation_framework" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Flexible resource allocation framework">Flexible resource allocation framework</a></li> <li><b>28.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Guidelines_for_board_functions_and_governance" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Guidelines for board functions and governance">Guidelines for board functions and governance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Coordinate_Across_Stakeholders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Coordinate_Across_Stakeholders" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Coordinate Across Stakeholders">Coordinate Across Stakeholders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>29.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Living_documents_to_define_responsibilities" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Living documents to define responsibilities">Living documents to define responsibilities for specific areas of work</a></li> <li><b>30.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Communication_and_collaboration_with_partners" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Communication and collaboration with partners">Enhance communication and collaboration capacity with partners and collaborators</a></li> <li><b>31.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Technology_Council" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Technology Council">Technology Council (for improved communication, coordination and support)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Invest_in_Skills_and_Leadership_Development" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Invest_in_Skills_and_Leadership_Development" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Invest in Skills and Leadership Development">Invest in Skills and Leadership Development</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>32.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Global_Approach_for_Local_Skill_Development" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Global Approach for Local Skill Development">Global approach for local skill development - gathering data, matching peers, mentorship, recognition</a></li> <li><b>33.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Leadership_Development_Plan" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Leadership Development Plan">Leadership development plan</a></li> <li><b>34.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Skill_Development_Infrastructure" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Skill Development Infrastructure">Skill development infrastructure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Manage_Internal_Knowledge" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Manage_Internal_Knowledge" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Manage Internal Knowledge">Manage Internal Knowledge</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>35.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiative/Culture_of_Documentation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiative/Culture of Documentation">Facilitate a culture of documentation</a></li> <li><b>36.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Knowledge_Base" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Knowledge Base">Establish a movement wide knowledge base</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Identify_Topics_for_Impact" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify_Topics_for_Impact" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify Topics for Impact">Identify Topics for Impact</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>37.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Identify_Wikimedia%27s_Impact" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Identify Wikimedia's Impact">Identify the impact of Wikimedia projects & content</a></li> <li><b>38.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Misinformation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Misinformation">Identify the effects and mitigations of misinformation and disinformation</a></li> <li><b>39.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Bridging_Content_Gaps" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Bridging Content Gaps">Bridge gaps in high-impact content</a></li> <li><b>40.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Content_Initiatives_in_Underrepresented_Communities" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Content Initiatives in Underrepresented Communities">Build capacity to improve high-impact content in underrepresented communities</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Innovate_in_Free_Knowledge" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Innovate_in_Free_Knowledge" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Innovate in Free Knowledge">Innovate in Free Knowledge</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>41.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Policies_that_hinder_knowledge_equity" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Policies that hinder knowledge equity">Identify policies that hinder knowledge equity</a></li> <li><b>42.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Policies_for_experimentation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Policies for experimentation">Policies for experimentation with projects for knowledge equity</a></li> <li><b>43.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Continuous_experimentation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Continuous experimentation">Continuous experimentation, technology, and partnerships for content, formats, and devices</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style=";"><div id="Evaluate,_Iterate,_and_Adapt" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Evaluate,_Iterate,_and_Adapt" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt">Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>44.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Monitoring,_evaluation_and_learning" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Monitoring, evaluation and learning">Monitoring, evaluation and learning at all levels with support and mutual accountability</a></li> <li><b>45.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Comprehensive_evaluation_system" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Comprehensive evaluation system">Develop a comprehensive evaluation system for Movement activities and structures - including technology, coordination, capacity, policies and governance</a></li> <li><b>46.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Iterative_change_processes" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Iterative change processes">Iterative change processes</a></li> <li><b>47.</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Adaptive_Policies" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Adaptive Policies">Adaptive Policies (flexible policies, structures, budgeting and planning to adapt to global changes)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017" title="Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017">The Strategic Direction</a> • <a 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