Vision, values and mission (proposed)

This is a draft policy that is open for community consultation until 28th February 2014. If you have comments or suggestions for improvements, please make them on the talk page. The board intends to adopt a finalised strategic plan 2014-2019 at its meeting in March 2014.

This page describes Wikimedia UK's Vision, Values and Mission.

Our Vision sets out, at the highest possible level, our ultimate aspiration. In deciding how to work most effectively towards this aspiration, we apply our Values, which inform our Mission. The Mission is our overall aim which links directly to the practical impact that we can make as a charity and Wikimedia Chapter.

Definitions

WMUK has adopted the Open Knowledge Foundation’s Open Definition v1.1, and the expressions ‘Open Knowledge’ and ‘Open Content’ should be understood accordingly. Briefly, we consider a piece of knowledge (or content) to be Open when anyone is free to use, to reuse, and to redistribute it — subject to nothing more than optional requirements of attribution and share-alike.

Vision

Our vision is Open Knowledge for all.

Values

V1 Freedom

• We promote the values inherent in the concept of Open Knowledge.
• We promote the value of licences, formats and sources that are conformant with the Open Definition.

V2 Accessibility and Quality

• We promote the provision of high quality Open Knowledge to all.

V3 Community

• We recognise that the contribution of volunteers is central to the activity of our organisation.
• We encourage, involve and engage members of our community, and value our community’s contributions.
• We are committed to learning from and openly sharing learning with the global Wikimedia movement.

V4 Transparency

• We are transparent in our operations, both to our communities and more generally to the public.

V5 Diversity

• We seek diversity in the types of Open Knowledge we work with.
• We support and encourage diversity within our community.
• We have respectful and professional working relationships internally and externally irrespective of individuals’ personal characteristics such as religion, political belief, sexual identity, nationality or disability.

V6 Independence

• We remain an independent UK charity while continuing to engage actively with the global Wikimedia movement.

Mission

Our mission is to help people and organisations create and preserve Open Knowledge, and to help provide easy access for all.

See also

• The Vision of the Wikimedia Foundation
• The Values of the Wikimedia Foundation
• The Mission Statement of the Wikimedia Foundation
• Our charitable objects. These define the limits of what we are allowed to do. As a charity, all our actions must as a matter of law fall within our charitable objects.