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AFFILIATE RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION

AFFILIATE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

AFFILIATE CAPACITY BUILDING

MOVEMENT CONTRIBUTION

PURPOSE & SCOPE OF WORK

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MEMBERS & ADVISORS

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AFFCOM SUBCOMMITTEES

Conflicts Management

Affiliate Recognition

Communications

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AFFILIATE STRATEGY

In June, the Board liaisons announced the affiliate health criteria and changes to the User Group recognition process.
The support staff is working on an implementation plan to roll out these two changes.

The new affiliate health criteria is expected to be live in Aug 2024.
New UG recognitions were paused as of June 12, expected to resume in Sept 2024.

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CRITERIA REVIEW

AFFILIATE OVERLAP

MEETING/ COMMUNICATION WITH APPLICANTS

REVIEW & VOTING

WORKFLOWS- UG RECOGNITION

User Group Primary Contact Rights & Expectations

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MODIFIED UG RECOGNITION PROCESS

AffCom adopted the revised process for User Group recognition, adding to the recognition process:

a live interview (by video call) with AffCom;
the requirement that user group applicants publish a public letter of intent to affected wikis/projects and affiliates
the creation of a one-year trial period for applicants to demonstrate their activities and effectiveness

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CHAPTER/THEMATIC ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION

CRITERIA REVIEW BY STAFF

BYLAWS REVIEW

INTERNAL RESOLUTION & SUBMISSION TO WMF-BOT

CRITERIA REVIEW BY AFFCOM

Bylaw Guidelines

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CONFLICT INTERVENTION

AWARENESS

INTERNAL REVIEW

INVESTIGATION

GROUP CONVERSATION

AGREEMENT + FOLLOW-UP

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AWARENESS

INTERNAL REVIEW

CONVERSATION

AGREEMENT

Renewal Stages	User Group	Chapter
Auto Renew	Report posted on meta
Initial Review	Received an “X” as indicator of overdue status on the Meta [[Reports]] page after 30 days past due by date
1st Reminder	Talk page notice{1 months after deadline}	Talk page notice{5 months after deadline}
2nd Reminder	Sent via email to the listed primary contacts email addresses{2 months after deadline}	Sent via email to the listed primary contacts email addresses{6 months after deadline}
3rd Reminder	Sent via email to the listed primary contacts email addresses{3-4 months after deadline}	Sent via email to the listed primary contacts email addresses{7-8 months after deadline}
Final Reminder	Post to the user group's talk page giving 30-day migration notice {5-6 months after deadline}	Post to the Chapter talk page giving 30-day migration notice {9 months after deadline}
Final Reminder	Affiliate Reporting Past Due Notifications
De-Recognition	Email	Derecognition Process Mapping

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

AFFCOM

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AFFILIATE HEALTH CRITERIA

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WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT

MEETINGS & REPORTS

MONTHLY MEETING

OFFICER'S MEETING

RECOGNITION/CONFLICTS SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS

OFFICE HOURS

SPECIAL REQUESTS

QUARTERLY AFFILIATE STATUS REPORT TO BOT

ANNUAL STRATEGIC MEETING

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