[DRAFT] Minimum Criteria for Hub Pilots - Approval process

[Qgil-WMF]

A very casual and imperfect summary of this topic, which is the hottest among the different sections of the draft:

@KVaidla_WMF

Meeting the criteria of 1) conducted needs assessment, 2) publicly available plan, and 3) governance model, as assessed by the Movement Strategy and Governance team

Thre has been a bit of discussion about the role of the MSG team. @KVaidla_WMF has explained that this role is purely technical, saving volunteers the time to assess requirements and checking boxes. All in all I have the impression that this role is understood? Do you agree?

@KVaidla_WMF

Proof of public discussion and general approval from the related communities.

Has this point been discussed directly? It is an important point to agree upon because different hub proposals are taking different approaches here.

@KVaidla_WMF

• Validation by the Movement Charter Drafting Committee.
• Validation by the Affiliations Committee.

There has been quite a bit of discussion about the involvement of these committees. They are also meeting to discuss their position, and we are also expecting to hear from these committees at the Global Conversations on Hubs on June 24, 25, and 26!. Hopefully, the early discussions right after the publication of the draft have helped everyone to understand the different perspectives, and we can find an agreement this week.

@KVaidla_WMF

For regional hub proposals, validation by the related Grants Regional Committee.

The role of the Grants Regional Committees didn’t seem to be challenged, at least for regional hubs? It would be useful to hear opinions about this.

Also, what about thematic hubs? Would the thematic hub proposals go through regional review for the regions where the promoters are based?