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This page describes committees created by the [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] and by the [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia community|Wikimedia community]]. Each committee has a charter describing its structure and function.
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==सक्रिय विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन समितियाँ==
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===मंडल===
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! समिति
! <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Constituting instrument</span>
! उद्देश्य
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Governance Committee|<span class="mw-translate-fuzzy">WMF मंडल शासन समिति</span>]]
| [[foundation:Committee:Governance Committee Charter|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Charter</span>]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"ensure that the Board of Trustees ("Board") of the Wikimedia Foundation ("Foundation") fulfills its legal and fiduciary obligations, and to improve its governance, efficiency, and effectiveness over time."</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Audit Committee|<span class="mw-translate-fuzzy">WMF लेखाजोखा समिति</span>]]
| [[foundation:Committee:Audit Committee/Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"assist the Board of Trustees ("Board") of the Wikimedia Foundation ("Foundation") in its general oversight of the Foundation's annual plan and budgetary planning, accounting and financial reporting processes, audits of the financial statements, and internal control, and audit functions."</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board Talent & Culture Committee|<span class="mw-translate-fuzzy">WMF मंडल HR समिति</span>]]
| [[foundation:Resolution:HR Committee Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities through the implementation of sound compensation and personnel policies and practices."</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Product and Technology Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Product and Technology Committee</span>]]
| [[foundation:Committee:Product & Technology Committee Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"assess and explore current and future product development efforts to continuously improve the value that Wikipedia as a platform, as well as the other Wikimedia projects, delivers to its communities and users around the world."</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Community Affairs Committee</span>]]
| [[foundation:Committee:Community Affairs Committee/Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"assess, explore and address current and future community-related efforts [...] work with both WMF staff and the wider Wikimedia community in order to bridge conflicts and offer guidance, with a main goal of continuously improving the relationships between the WMF and its wider community, as well as working jointly to achieve the mission and vision of the Wikimedia Movement, while considering the different needs of the WMF, our communities and users around the world."</span>
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=== Community-wide committees ===
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Defined as a committee that is "typically led by a Community member and may include representatives from the community, advisory board, staff, board, or outside advisors" by [[foundation:Resolution:Wikimedia Committees|January 2009 Board of Trustees resolution on Wikimedia committees]].
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! {{Tunit|67|Constituting instrument}}
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Affiliations Committee</span>]]
| [[foundation:Committee:Affiliations Committee Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"support the overall health of the ecosystem of Wikimedia movement affiliates (Chapters, Thematic Organizations, and User Groups) and to advise the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees (“Board”) on matters related to affiliate recognition and the affiliate ecosystem."</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Language committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Language Committee</span>]]
| [[foundation:Resolution:Language Committee Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"The development and maintenance of:</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">a clear step-by-step policy (based on quantitative indicators) for evaluating the feasibility of new language wikis, with an automated procedure for project development;</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">support and policy development for script and localization related problems;</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">documentation to support new language communities towards a stable growth rate;</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">support and coordination for cross-language projects, helping smaller communities share resources and maximize their results;</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">support and coordination to maintain compatibility among the different MediaWiki installations, in order to reduce the amount of development needed to upgrade the program base as far as localization is concerned; and</span>
<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The processing of requests for new language subdomains of existing Wikimedia projects, providing it gives the Wikimedia Board of Trustees four days advance notice before approving a request."</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimania Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimania Committee</span>]]
| [[Wikimania Committee/Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"oversee and guide Wikimania from year to year, supporting each conference's individual organising team and providing them with resources, experience and advice"</span>
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=== Staff committees ===
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Defined as a committee that is "typically led by a member of the staff and may include representatives from the community, advisory board, staff, board, or outside advisors" by [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Resolution:Wikimedia Committees|January 2009 Board of Trustees resolution on Wikimedia committees]].
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! {{Tunit|6|Committee}}
! {{Tunit|67|Constituting instrument}}
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Communications committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Communications Committee</span>]]
| [[foundation:Resolution:Communications committee creation|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Board of Trustees resolution (2006)</span>]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Facilitate communication between the Wikimedia Foundation, the general public, the media, and the communities of the various Wikimedia projects</span>
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=== Movement governance committees ===
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Elections Committee</span>]]
| [[foundation:Committee:Elections Committee Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"assist with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected Trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees (“Board”) [...] may also assist with similar community-selected positions as determined by the Board."</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds commission|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ombuds Commission</span>]]
| [[foundation:Resolution:Amending the Scope of the Ombudsman Commission|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Board of Trustees resolution (2015)</span>]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Investigate complaints about infringements of the Privacy Policy, the [[Special:MyLanguage/Access to nonpublic information policy|Access to nonpublic information policy]], the [[Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy|CheckUser policy]] and the [[Special:MyLanguage/oversight policy|oversight policy]] on any Wikimedia project for the [[Special:MyLanguage/Board of Trustees|Board of Trustees]]</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Case Review Committee</span>]]
| [[Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee/Charter|{{Tunit|68|Charter}}]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Reviews eligible Trust & Safety investigations that are appealed either by those who originally requested the investigation or those who have been sanctioned by them.</span>
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=== Movement-wide preparation committees ===
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Movement Charter Drafting Committee</span>]]
| [[Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Principles|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Principles</span>]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Drafting the [[Movement Charter|Movement Charter]]</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">U4C Building Committee</span>]]
| [[foundation:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines#4.5 U4C Building Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Art. 4.5. of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines</span>]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Drafting a charter that outlines procedures and details for the [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|UCoC Coordinating Committee]] (U4C)</span>
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">UCoC drafting committees</span>]]
| [[Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/May 2020 - Board of Trustees on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Board May 2020 statement</span>]]
| <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Drafting the [[foundation:Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) and its [[foundation:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Enforcement Guidelines]] (UCoC-EG)</span>
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=== Resources allocation committees ===
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Conference Grants/Committee|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Conference Support Committee</span>]]
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| [[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Committees|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Regional Grants Committees</span>]]
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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Enable communities in each region and thematic experts to have a central role in setting priorities and allocating funds for specific types of initiatives.</span>
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Eight regional committees:</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/South Asia|South Asia]]</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/ESEAP|East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP)]]</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/LATAM and The Caribbean|Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean]]</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/US and Canada|United States and Canada]]</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/Northern and Western Europe|Northern and Western Europe]]</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/CEE and Central Asia|Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central Asia]]</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/Sub-Saharan Africa|{{Wikimedia Foundation Funds/Region/SSA}}]] (previously [[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/Middle East and Africa|Middle East and Africa]])</span>
** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/Middle East & North Africa|{{Wikimedia Foundation Funds/Region/MENA}}]] (previously [[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Regions/Middle East and Africa|Middle East and Africa]])</span>
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==असक्रिय या बंद होय चुकी समिति==

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===[[Research:Committee|अनुसंधान समिति]]===

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Organized policies, practices and priorities for Wikimedia-related research, and maintaining the Wikimedia Research Index.
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===मंडल विस्तार समिति===

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Created January 15, 2006 by [[foundation:Resolution:Board expansion committee|board resolution]].
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The Board was successfully expanded from 5 to 7 members in November 2006, and the committee consequently disbanded.
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===संपादन समिति===

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Created January 15, 2006 by [[foundation:Resolution:Executive committee|board resolution]], intended to hold executive authority delegated from the Board when the Board was not in session (see [http://www.nonprofits.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/QuestionViewer/default?category-id=3&item=55&section=19&sid=44027385-5-vCSDF a common definition]).
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It was meant to be organized by [[User:Angela|Angela]], but was never really in operation. To be considered disbanded. A sub-meeting ([[Executive committee/February 11, 2006 open meeting log|discussion log]]) of the 11 February 2006 open meeting was used to discuss the setting up of the executive committee and the possibility of an administrative director (or a similarly worded executive position).
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===[[Executive Director Transition Team|कार्यकारी निदेशक संक्रमण टीम]]===

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* Selection of and transition to a new Executive Director (2013-2014)
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===[[Events committee|आयोजन समिति]]===

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Created January 15, 2006 by [[foundation:Resolution:Events committee|board resolution]].
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First meeting took place on April 5, 2006. The initial members were Delphine Ménard, Arne Klempert, Simon Pulsifer, Frank Schulenburg. The last update indicated the committee was working on a paper about the scope of the committee. Considered disbanded.
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===वित्तीय समिति===

[[foundation:Resolution:Financial committee|मंडल संकल्प]] 15 जनवरी 2006 का बना।

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Was to be organized by Daniel Mayer and Michael Davis. Status: disagreement between the organisers, original proposals were rejected. Now deprecated after accountant and financial director were hired (see [[foundation:Current staff|Current staff]]).
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===[[Fundraising committee|धन उगाही समिति]]===

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Created June 7, 2006. It was active throughout its first year of operation, but was disbanded in its original description in August 2007. Previous membership list available here: [[wmf:Resolution:Fundraising committee/Membership|wmf:Resolution:Fundraising committee/Membership]]. Committee's abandonment is mentioned at [[wmf:Resolution:Wikimedia Committees|wmf:Resolution:Wikimedia Committees]].
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===बीमा समिति===

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Created January 15, 2006 by [[foundation:Resolution:Insurance committee|board resolution]].
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The original members were Michael Davis, Angela Beesley, Jimmy Wales, and Danny Wool. Status: work in progress to complete applications for board and officers liability insurance and cyber-insurance. Committee ''de facto'' disbanded in January after meeting about the forms. D&O active.
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===[[Nominating Committee|नियुक्ति समिति]]===

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Created April 2008 by [[foundation:Resolution:Bylaws_amendments_and_board_structure|board resolution]]. Deprecated since early 2010.
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===[[Special projects committee (2006-2009)|खास प्रोजेक्ट समिति]]===

[[foundation:Resolution:Special projects committee|मंडल संकल्प]] 15 जनवरी 2006 का बना।

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Was originally organized by Florence Devouard, Jakob Voss, and Danny Wool. No longer active as of August 2007. It was dissolved in January 2009 per board resolution.
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===[[Special projects committee|Special projects committee]] (2019)===
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Established in 2019, to "assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities through helping on special, one-off projects that temporarily require some Board member involvement and input for periods of time". It was dissolved in December 2021.
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=== [[Technical committee|तकनीकी समिति]] ===

[[foundation:Resolution:Technical committee|मंडल संकल्प]] 15 जनवरी 2006 का बना।

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Was to be organized by Jens Frank, Brion Vibber and Domas Mituzas. Status: was never organized, although the core team of developers constitute a sort of ''de facto'' committee.
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===व्यापार-चिन्ह समिति===

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Created January 2, 2006 by [[foundation:Resolution:Trademarks|board resolution]], intended to oversee the legal process to secure trademarks, make timely reports on the trademark status to the board, make recommendations to the Board about the top priority concerning trademarks (categories, locations and their estimated costs), and was responsible for registering and monitoring domain names for the Foundation.
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Status: was partly active for a while, but disbanded as of August 2007.
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=== [[Grants:APG/Funds Dissemination Committee|निधीकरण समिति]] ===

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Responsible to make recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees for funding activities and initiatives in support of the mission goals of the Wikimedia movement. Created in 2012 and dissolved by the Board of Trustees in 2022.
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==इहौ देखा==
* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Wikimedia:Resolutions|Wikimedia:Resolutions]] – for details and transcripts of meetings about the setting up of these committees</span>
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation departments|विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन विभाग]]

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