[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland looking for a partner affiliate to organize the WikidataCon 2023

[Léa Lacroix]

--- TL;DR ---

Wikimedia Deutschland is looking for a partner organization to jointly
design and run the WikidataCon 2023. This organization should be recognized
legally in their country, be located in the Global South, have previous
experience with running events and have a Wikidata-enthusiastic community.
If your organization is interested, please reach out directly to Léa
Lacroix before July 31st.



Dear Wikimedians,

As you may know, the last edition of the WikidataCon in 2021
 was organized
jointly by Wikimedia Deutschland and Wiki Movimento Brasil. The result of
these intense 10 months of collaboration was an incredibly successful
online event with about 500 participants, more than 40% of which joined
from the Global South.

This partnership not only created an innovative event, hosting multiple
conversations about the future of Wikidata and reimagining it from the
margins, but also gave us the opportunity to examine our priorities and
points of views, to learn from each other’s experiences and to share
skills. You can find a summary of what we learned, tried and achieved in
our common documentation

.

We’re starting to work on the concept and planning of a new WikidataCon
event for 2023, and so we’re very eager to form a new partnership with a
new organization in the Wikimedia movement. Together we would design and
organize the event and bring new perspectives to this important gathering
for the international Wikidata community.

We have defined baseline criteria to help select our future partner, based
on our vision of WikidataCon:

   -

   In order to broaden our perspectives and decenter from the existing
   majority of Wikidata editors, we are looking for an organization located in
   the Global South;
   -

   Those involved in co-organizing the conference should show a lot of
   enthusiasm for Wikidata and have an existing connection to local
   communities involved in Wikidata-related activities;
   -

   We are looking for a group of people with prior experience in organizing
   events who are keen to experiment with new formats and design the future of
   Wikimedia events together;
   -

   For administrative reasons, we can only partner up with a group legally
   recognized as an organization in their country that is able to sign
   contracts, issue invoices and receive funds from Germany.


This call for proposals will remain open until July 31st. If your
organization would like to apply, you need only to send me a private email
so we can start a conversation about your ideas and how this partnership
would work.

The selection of a partner will take place in August/September 2022. After
a public announcement, the collaboration between Wikimedia Deutschland and
this organization would run from October 2022 to November 2023. The event
itself would take place in a format to be later decided among the
organizers (online, onsite or hybrid) in October 2023.

Feel free to share this email with anyone who might be interested or on any
relevant channels.

I remain available for any questions, and I’m very excited to engage in
discussions with the many organizations of Wikidata enthusiasts in the
movement!

Best regards,
-- 
Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement Coordinator

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de

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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: general assembly and new Supervisory Board

[Alice Wiegand]

Dear fellow Wikimedians,

On Saturday, May 14th, Wikimedia Deutschland held its 27th General Assembly in 
Berlin, the second in a hybrid format.  

Our members elected a new Supervisory Board, which consists of 7 elected 
members:

* Alice Wiegand (chair, re-elected, former deputy chair)
* Daniel Reisener (treasurer, re-elected)
* Nora Circosta
* Christina Dinar (re-elected)
* Jens Ohlig
* Valerie Mocker (re-elected)
* Kamran Salimi

Nora Circosa, Jens Ohlig and Kamran Salimi are new to the board, so please join 
mein welcoming them! 

I would like to wholeheartedly thank our departing chair Lukas Mezger and board 
members Sabria David und Kilian Kluge for the outstanding work and their 
commitment to Wikimedia over the past years.

Renate Duerr and Lenia Zinßer were elected as auditors. My gratitude to our 
departing auditor Sabine Zepp.

The General Assembly voted to change our bylaws to introduce term limits for 
the chair and the treasurer as well as to legally secure the operation and 
decision making for two or more Executive directors. Our members also approved 
changes in our travel expense policy, which is now better aligned with the 
Wikimedia Affiliates Environmental Sustainability Covenant.[1] And the general 
assembly approved changes to our strategy and formally approved of the board's 
actions for the 2 year term and of the Executive Director's actions for 2021.

Another highlight of the day was the presentation, discussion, and adoption of 
Wikimedia Deutschland’s new set of values[2] with diversity, equity, free and 
open access, participation, respectful collaboration and sustainability being 
our six core values. It is based on values that have been lived in the 
association for years, as well as the latest developments in the Movement 
Strategy of the global Wikimedia Movement. As an association, we are guided by 
these values in our cooperation with the Wikimedia movement, communities, 
partners and interested parties. By living these values in its daily work, 
Wikimedia Deutschland promotes human rights in a digital world. All those who 
share these values are welcome in our association.

The new board will reconvene shortly to get started and I am very much looking 
forward to working together with the new team.

Kind regards,
Alice

[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Affiliates_Environmental_Sustainability_Covenant
 

 
[2] https://www.wikimedia.de/en/our-values/ 





Alice Wiegand
Vorsitzende des Präsidiums | Chair of the Supervisory Board

Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland Annual Report 2019

[Nicole Ebber]

Hi everyone,

I am happy to share that we have published Wikimedia Deutschland's
Annual Report 2019 in English.[1] It does not only look pretty nice,
it also features our work in the fields of technology, volunteers,
movement, and general frameworks as well as our finances. Take a look!

Best wishes,
Nicole

[1] https://www.wikimedia.de/2019/en/homepage/



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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: general assembly and new Supervisory Board

[Heather Knox via Wikimedia-l]

 Hi Lukas,Thanks for sharing this update. I'm curious about the following 
change the group has made:Additionally, our members added a new rule concerning 
appointed officers to ensure that at least one third of theboard is of non-male 
or non-female gender.
Can you provide some background as to why this rule was introduced and how it 
was negotiated?
Thanks and regards,Heather(Aotearoa New Zealand User Group)



On Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 04:26:40 am NZST, Lukas Mezger 
 wrote:  
 
 Dear fellow Wikimedians,

On Sunday, Wikimedia Deutschland held its 25th and first-ever virtual
general assembly with over 250 members attending.

Our members elected a new Supervisory Board, which consists of 7 elected
members:

* Lukas Mezger (chair, re-elected)

* Daniel Reisener (treasurer, re-elected)

* Sabria David (re-elected)

* Kilian Kluge (re-elected)

* Christina Dinar

* Valerie Mocker

* Alice Wiegand

Christina Dinar and Valerie Mocker are new to the board, so please join me
in welcoming them as well as in welcoming back Alice Wiegand. We are
particularly pleased that our measures to increase gender diversity have
been successful and that our elected board now consists of four women and
three men.

I would like to wholeheartedly thank our departing elected board members
Harald Krichel, Peter Dewald, and Marcus Cyron, and our departing appointed
members Helene Hahn and Mirjam Stegherr for the great work and their
commitment to Wikimedia Deutschland over the past years.

Sabine Zepp and Lenia Zinßer were elected as auditors. I would like to
express my gratitude to our departing auditors Daniel Baur, who has been
serving the association over so many years, and Lena Stammler.

The general assembly also changed our bylaws to allow for virtual board
meetings and remote board votes. Additionally, our members added a new rule
concerning appointed officers to ensure that at least one third of the
board is of non-male or non-female gender. The general assembly also
approved changes to our strategy and formally approved of the board’s and
the executive director’s actions for 2019.

The new board will reconvene shortly to discuss Movement Strategy matters,
among others, and I am very much looking forward to working together with
the new team.

Kind regards,

Lukas
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: general assembly and new Supervisory Board

[Tito Dutta]

Hello,
Interesting change. Could you kindly give link to your updated bylaws
(either on the mailing list or please PM)?
Congratulations and good wishes

Thanks
Tito Dutta
Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to remind
me over email or phone call.


On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 21:56, Lukas Mezger 
wrote:

> Dear fellow Wikimedians,
>
> On Sunday, Wikimedia Deutschland held its 25th and first-ever virtual
> general assembly with over 250 members attending.
>
> Our members elected a new Supervisory Board, which consists of 7 elected
> members:
>
> * Lukas Mezger (chair, re-elected)
>
> * Daniel Reisener (treasurer, re-elected)
>
> * Sabria David (re-elected)
>
> * Kilian Kluge (re-elected)
>
> * Christina Dinar
>
> * Valerie Mocker
>
> * Alice Wiegand
>
> Christina Dinar and Valerie Mocker are new to the board, so please join me
> in welcoming them as well as in welcoming back Alice Wiegand. We are
> particularly pleased that our measures to increase gender diversity have
> been successful and that our elected board now consists of four women and
> three men.
>
> I would like to wholeheartedly thank our departing elected board members
> Harald Krichel, Peter Dewald, and Marcus Cyron, and our departing appointed
> members Helene Hahn and Mirjam Stegherr for the great work and their
> commitment to Wikimedia Deutschland over the past years.
>
> Sabine Zepp and Lenia Zinßer were elected as auditors. I would like to
> express my gratitude to our departing auditors Daniel Baur, who has been
> serving the association over so many years, and Lena Stammler.
>
> The general assembly also changed our bylaws to allow for virtual board
> meetings and remote board votes. Additionally, our members added a new rule
> concerning appointed officers to ensure that at least one third of the
> board is of non-male or non-female gender. The general assembly also
> approved changes to our strategy and formally approved of the board’s and
> the executive director’s actions for 2019.
>
> The new board will reconvene shortly to discuss Movement Strategy matters,
> among others, and I am very much looking forward to working together with
> the new team.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Lukas
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: general assembly and new Supervisory Board

[Samuel Klein]

Thanks for this update, Lukas and all.
Congrats on the well-attended virtual assembly, I'm curious how it was
handled.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 12:26 PM Lukas Mezger 
wrote:

> Dear fellow Wikimedians,
>
> On Sunday, Wikimedia Deutschland held its 25th and first-ever virtual
> general assembly with over 250 members attending.
>
> Our members elected a new Supervisory Board, which consists of 7 elected
> members:
>
> * Lukas Mezger (chair, re-elected)
>
> * Daniel Reisener (treasurer, re-elected)
>
> * Sabria David (re-elected)
>
> * Kilian Kluge (re-elected)
>
> * Christina Dinar
>
> * Valerie Mocker
>
> * Alice Wiegand
>
> Christina Dinar and Valerie Mocker are new to the board, so please join me
> in welcoming them as well as in welcoming back Alice Wiegand. We are
> particularly pleased that our measures to increase gender diversity have
> been successful and that our elected board now consists of four women and
> three men.
>
> I would like to wholeheartedly thank our departing elected board members
> Harald Krichel, Peter Dewald, and Marcus Cyron, and our departing appointed
> members Helene Hahn and Mirjam Stegherr for the great work and their
> commitment to Wikimedia Deutschland over the past years.
>
> Sabine Zepp and Lenia Zinßer were elected as auditors. I would like to
> express my gratitude to our departing auditors Daniel Baur, who has been
> serving the association over so many years, and Lena Stammler.
>
> The general assembly also changed our bylaws to allow for virtual board
> meetings and remote board votes. Additionally, our members added a new rule
> concerning appointed officers to ensure that at least one third of the
> board is of non-male or non-female gender. The general assembly also
> approved changes to our strategy and formally approved of the board’s and
> the executive director’s actions for 2019.
>
> The new board will reconvene shortly to discuss Movement Strategy matters,
> among others, and I am very much looking forward to working together with
> the new team.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Lukas
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: general assembly and new Supervisory Board

[Rajeeb Dutta]

Congratulations to all the newly elected members.

Best Regards,
Rajeeb Dutta.
(U: Marajozkee)
(Sent from my iPhone pardon the brevity) 

> On 22-Jun-2020, at 9:56 PM, Lukas Mezger  wrote:
> 
> Dear fellow Wikimedians,
> 
> On Sunday, Wikimedia Deutschland held its 25th and first-ever virtual
> general assembly with over 250 members attending.
> 
> Our members elected a new Supervisory Board, which consists of 7 elected
> members:
> 
> * Lukas Mezger (chair, re-elected)
> 
> * Daniel Reisener (treasurer, re-elected)
> 
> * Sabria David (re-elected)
> 
> * Kilian Kluge (re-elected)
> 
> * Christina Dinar
> 
> * Valerie Mocker
> 
> * Alice Wiegand
> 
> Christina Dinar and Valerie Mocker are new to the board, so please join me
> in welcoming them as well as in welcoming back Alice Wiegand. We are
> particularly pleased that our measures to increase gender diversity have
> been successful and that our elected board now consists of four women and
> three men.
> 
> I would like to wholeheartedly thank our departing elected board members
> Harald Krichel, Peter Dewald, and Marcus Cyron, and our departing appointed
> members Helene Hahn and Mirjam Stegherr for the great work and their
> commitment to Wikimedia Deutschland over the past years.
> 
> Sabine Zepp and Lenia Zinßer were elected as auditors. I would like to
> express my gratitude to our departing auditors Daniel Baur, who has been
> serving the association over so many years, and Lena Stammler.
> 
> The general assembly also changed our bylaws to allow for virtual board
> meetings and remote board votes. Additionally, our members added a new rule
> concerning appointed officers to ensure that at least one third of the
> board is of non-male or non-female gender. The general assembly also
> approved changes to our strategy and formally approved of the board’s and
> the executive director’s actions for 2019.
> 
> The new board will reconvene shortly to discuss Movement Strategy matters,
> among others, and I am very much looking forward to working together with
> the new team.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Lukas
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: general assembly and new Supervisory Board

[Lukas Mezger]

Dear fellow Wikimedians,

On Sunday, Wikimedia Deutschland held its 25th and first-ever virtual
general assembly with over 250 members attending.

Our members elected a new Supervisory Board, which consists of 7 elected
members:

* Lukas Mezger (chair, re-elected)

* Daniel Reisener (treasurer, re-elected)

* Sabria David (re-elected)

* Kilian Kluge (re-elected)

* Christina Dinar

* Valerie Mocker

* Alice Wiegand

Christina Dinar and Valerie Mocker are new to the board, so please join me
in welcoming them as well as in welcoming back Alice Wiegand. We are
particularly pleased that our measures to increase gender diversity have
been successful and that our elected board now consists of four women and
three men.

I would like to wholeheartedly thank our departing elected board members
Harald Krichel, Peter Dewald, and Marcus Cyron, and our departing appointed
members Helene Hahn and Mirjam Stegherr for the great work and their
commitment to Wikimedia Deutschland over the past years.

Sabine Zepp and Lenia Zinßer were elected as auditors. I would like to
express my gratitude to our departing auditors Daniel Baur, who has been
serving the association over so many years, and Lena Stammler.

The general assembly also changed our bylaws to allow for virtual board
meetings and remote board votes. Additionally, our members added a new rule
concerning appointed officers to ensure that at least one third of the
board is of non-male or non-female gender. The general assembly also
approved changes to our strategy and formally approved of the board’s and
the executive director’s actions for 2019.

The new board will reconvene shortly to discuss Movement Strategy matters,
among others, and I am very much looking forward to working together with
the new team.

Kind regards,

Lukas
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland general assembly: new board elected

[Lukas Mezger]

Dear fellow Wikimedians,

At our general assembly in Berlin this weekend, the members of Wikimedia
Deutschland elected a new supervisory board.

The new board consists of seven members:
* Lukas Mezger (re-elected, new chair)
* Daniel Reisener (treasurer)
* Sabria David (re-elected)
* Kilian Kluge
* Peter Dewald (had previously been co-opted to the board)
* Marcus Cyron
* Harald Krichel (re-elected)

The board convened for its first meeting on Sunday and named Sabria David
and Harald Krichel as deputy chairs. Daniel Reisener, Kilian Kluge
(User:Cirdan), and Marcus Cyron are new to the board, so please join me in
welcoming them.

I would like to wholeheartedly thank our former board members Kurt Jansson,
Sebastian Moleski, Johanna Niesyto, and Gabriele Theren for the great work
and their commitment to Wikimedia Deutschland in the past years. I
especially want to extend my thanks to Tim Moritz Hector, who has chaired
the board for the past five years.

At the general assembly, we also decided to have only one instead of two
formal assemblies per year, and amended our rules concerning membership
fees. Additionally, the members approved the annual plan for 2019 as well
as our first multi-year strategy, and we had an open debate on how
Wikimedia Deutschland should interact with democratically-elected parties
that do not align with our strategic goals. Lena Stammler (re-elected),
Daniel Baur (re-elected), and Peter Neitzel were elected as auditors.

The board will re-convene in January to set goals for our 18-month term
(shortened because of the bylaws change) and I am very much looking forward
to working together with the new team.
Kind regards,

Lukas

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Annual Report 2017

[Info WorldUniversity]

Thank you, Cornelius and WMDE,

Cheers, Scott
Scott_WUaS

On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 5:14 AM, Cornelius Kibelka <
cornelius.kibe...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
> We have recently published our Annual Report 2017. If you would like
> to learn more about examples of Wikimedia Deutschland's projects and
> programs from last year, have a look:
>
> https://2017.wikimedia.de/en
>
> Thanks to the great response last year, our annual report is again
> available as a visually appealing, responsive online version that also
> works pretty well on mobile.
>
> If you rather prefer to print it, you can do so as well: Our report is
> available on Wikimedia Commons as a PDF version (3,96 MB):
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMDE_Annual_Report_2017_en.pdf
>
> Happy reading,
> Cornelius
>
> --
> Cornelius Kibelka
> Program and Engagement Coordinator (PEC)
> for the Wikimedia Conference
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
> Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
> http://wikimedia.de
>
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> Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Annual Report 2017

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Bijay chaurasia]

Congratulations Abraham & WMDE 

Regards,
*Bijay Chaurasia*

On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:16 PM, Abraham Taherivand <
abraham.taheriv...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> thank you for all the kind wishes and congratulations!
>
> I especially thank our Board for their confidence and their deliberate
> handling of the transition process. Now I am looking forward to continuing
> to work in this movement together with you and with our great staff and
> communities here at Wikimedia Deutschland.
>
> Best regards,
> Abraham
>
>
> --
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> Executive Director
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Abraham Taherivand]

Dear all,

thank you for all the kind wishes and congratulations!

I especially thank our Board for their confidence and their deliberate
handling of the transition process. Now I am looking forward to continuing
to work in this movement together with you and with our great staff and
communities here at Wikimedia Deutschland.

Best regards,
Abraham


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Biplab Anand]

Congratulations Abraham and WMDE. Wish you all the best!

Best
Biplab
On 31 Jan 2017 15:43, "Fæ"  wrote:

> It great to see announcements keeping the community informed. Is there
> somewhere,  other than this list, for well wishers to leave their
> congratulations?
>
> Thanks
> Fae
>
> On 31 Jan 2017 08:25, "Saroj Dhakal"  wrote:
>
> Congratulations !
>
>
> Thanks,
> Saroj
>
> @sarojdhakal 
>
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:44 PM, NC Hasive  wrote:
>
> > ​Congratulations!
> >
> >
> > Hasive​
> > @nhasive
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Katy Love  wrote:
> >
> > > This news makes me happy. Abraham, you have served Wikidata and WMDE
> > well.
> > > :) Glad to hear you'll be sticking around for the long haul!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Katy
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Tim Moritz Hector <
> > > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > > >
> > > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director
> > of
> > > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> > > >
> > > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the
> director
> > > of
> > > > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> > > months.
> > > > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as
> > well
> > > as
> > > > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced
> > > that
> > > > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia
> Deutschland
> > > and
> > > > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good
> > hands
> > > > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> > > department
> > > > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position
> with
> > a
> > > > new permanent director.
> > > >
> > > > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as
> well
> > as
> > > > other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where
> > applicable –
> > > > revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures
> at
> > > WMDE
> > > > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering
> > this
> > > > process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> > > > praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> > > >
> > > > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks
> forward
> > > to
> > > > continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating
> Abraham!
> > > >
> > > > For the Supervisory Board
> > > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > > Chair
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Fæ]

It great to see announcements keeping the community informed. Is there
somewhere,  other than this list, for well wishers to leave their
congratulations?

Thanks
Fae

On 31 Jan 2017 08:25, "Saroj Dhakal"  wrote:

Congratulations !


Thanks,
Saroj

@sarojdhakal 

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:44 PM, NC Hasive  wrote:

> ​Congratulations!
>
>
> Hasive​
> @nhasive
>
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Katy Love  wrote:
>
> > This news makes me happy. Abraham, you have served Wikidata and WMDE
> well.
> > :) Glad to hear you'll be sticking around for the long haul!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Katy
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Tim Moritz Hector <
> > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director
> of
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> > >
> > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the
director
> > of
> > > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> > months.
> > > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as
> well
> > as
> > > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced
> > that
> > > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia
Deutschland
> > and
> > > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good
> hands
> > > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> > department
> > > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with
> a
> > > new permanent director.
> > >
> > > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well
> as
> > > other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where
> applicable –
> > > revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at
> > WMDE
> > > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering
> this
> > > process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> > > praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> > >
> > > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks
forward
> > to
> > > continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
> > >
> > > For the Supervisory Board
> > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > Chair
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Saroj Dhakal]

Congratulations !


Thanks,
Saroj

@sarojdhakal 

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:44 PM, NC Hasive  wrote:

> ​Congratulations!
>
>
> Hasive​
> @nhasive
>
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Katy Love  wrote:
>
> > This news makes me happy. Abraham, you have served Wikidata and WMDE
> well.
> > :) Glad to hear you'll be sticking around for the long haul!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Katy
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Tim Moritz Hector <
> > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director
> of
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> > >
> > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director
> > of
> > > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> > months.
> > > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as
> well
> > as
> > > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced
> > that
> > > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland
> > and
> > > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good
> hands
> > > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> > department
> > > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with
> a
> > > new permanent director.
> > >
> > > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well
> as
> > > other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where
> applicable –
> > > revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at
> > WMDE
> > > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering
> this
> > > process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> > > praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> > >
> > > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward
> > to
> > > continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
> > >
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> > > Tim Moritz Hector
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[NC Hasive]

​Congratulations!


Hasive​
@nhasive

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Katy Love  wrote:

> This news makes me happy. Abraham, you have served Wikidata and WMDE well.
> :) Glad to hear you'll be sticking around for the long haul!
>
> Cheers,
> Katy
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Tim Moritz Hector <
> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> >
> > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director
> of
> > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> months.
> > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well
> as
> > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced
> that
> > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland
> and
> > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> department
> > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> > new permanent director.
> >
> > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> > other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> > revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at
> WMDE
> > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> > process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> > praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> >
> > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward
> to
> > continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Katy Love]

This news makes me happy. Abraham, you have served Wikidata and WMDE well.
:) Glad to hear you'll be sticking around for the long haul!

Cheers,
Katy

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
>
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
>
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
>
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
> continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
>
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Florence Devouard]

Congratulations to Abraham for the new responsibility !

Florence

Le 30/01/2017 à 16:57, Tim Moritz Hector a écrit :

Dear Wikimedians,

It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.

Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
new permanent director.

Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
praesid...@wikimedia.de).

We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!

For the Supervisory Board
Tim Moritz Hector
Chair
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Maggie Dennis]

Congratulations, Abraham, and WMDE. :)

Best,

Maggie

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
>
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
>
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
>
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
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>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Michael Maggs]

Congratulation Abraham!

Michael
Chair, WMUK

> On 30 Jan 2017, at 15:57, Tim Moritz Hector  
> wrote:
> 
> Dear Wikimedians,
> 
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> 
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
> 
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> 
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
> continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
> 
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Pierre-Selim]

Congratulation Abraham!

2017-01-30 16:57 GMT+01:00 Tim Moritz Hector :

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
>
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
>
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
>
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
> continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
>
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Anna Stillwell]

Congratulations.
/a

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Shlomi Fish  wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:22:58 -0800
> Dan Garry  wrote:
>
> > More excellent news from WMDE! Congratulations again, Abraham. :-)
> >
> > Dan
>
> Congratulations, Abraham and good luck in your new role!
>
> -- Shlomi
>
> >
> > On 30 January 2017 at 07:57, Tim Moritz Hector <
> > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director
> of
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> > >
> > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the
> director of
> > > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> months.
> > > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as
> well as
> > > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced
> that
> > > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia
> Deutschland and
> > > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good
> hands
> > > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> department
> > > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with
> a
> > > new permanent director.
>
> --
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi all!

On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:22:58 -0800
Dan Garry  wrote:

> More excellent news from WMDE! Congratulations again, Abraham. :-)
> 
> Dan

Congratulations, Abraham and good luck in your new role!

-- Shlomi

> 
> On 30 January 2017 at 07:57, Tim Moritz Hector <
> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> 
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> >
> > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> > new permanent director.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[John Erling Blad]

Ha ha! Now he must wear a neck tie every day! =D

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Anna Torres  wrote:

> On behalf of Wikimedia Argentina! Congrats Abraham!
>
> Hope to start working with you soon!
>
> Hugs!
>
> 2017-01-30 13:21 GMT-03:00 Sydney Poore :
>
> > Congratulations, Abraham. Good work on the smooth transition.
> >
> > Sydney
> >
> > Sydney Poore
> > User:FloNight
> > Co-founder Kentucky Wikimedians,
> > Co-founder WikiWomen User Group,
> > Co-founder WikiConference North America
> > Board member of Wiki Project Med Foundation,
> > Member of Simple Annual Plan Grant Committee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Christophe Henner <
> chen...@wikimedia.org
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations everyone! That is a really good news!!! :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Christophe HENNER
> > > Chair of the board of trustees
> > > chen...@wikimedia.org
> > > +33650664739
> > >
> > > twitter *@schiste*skype *christophe_henner*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Nabin K. Sapkota <
> > > nboycreationne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Congratulations Abraham for the new responsibility.  Wish you all the
> > > > best..
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Nabin Sapkota
> > > > Wikimedians of Nepal
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 30, 2017 9:48 PM, "Katherine Maher" 
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Congratulations Abraham and WMDE!
> > > > >
> > > > > The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition
> for
> > > > this
> > > > > smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership
> in
> > > > this
> > > > > decision. I look forward to our continued work together.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector <
> > > > > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > > > >
> > > > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s
> Board
> > > > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive
> Director
> > > of
> > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> > > > >
> > > > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the
> > director
> > > > of
> > > > > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> > > > months.
> > > > > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as
> > > well
> > > > as
> > > > > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are
> convinced
> > > > that
> > > > > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia
> > Deutschland
> > > > and
> > > > > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good
> > > hands
> > > > > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> > > > department
> > > > > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position
> > with
> > > a
> > > > > new permanent director.
> > > > >
> > > > > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as
> > well
> > > as
> > > > > other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where
> > > applicable –
> > > > > revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures
> > at
> > > > WMDE
> > > > > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be
> steering
> > > this
> > > > > process and are available for your questions and feedback via
> email (
> > > > > praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> > > > >
> > > > > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks
> > forward
> > > > to
> > > > > continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating
> > Abraham!
> > > > >
> > > > > For the Supervisory Board
> > > > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > > > Chair
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> > > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Anna Torres]

On behalf of Wikimedia Argentina! Congrats Abraham!

Hope to start working with you soon!

Hugs!

2017-01-30 13:21 GMT-03:00 Sydney Poore :

> Congratulations, Abraham. Good work on the smooth transition.
>
> Sydney
>
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
> Co-founder Kentucky Wikimedians,
> Co-founder WikiWomen User Group,
> Co-founder WikiConference North America
> Board member of Wiki Project Med Foundation,
> Member of Simple Annual Plan Grant Committee
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Christophe Henner  >
> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations everyone! That is a really good news!!! :)
> >
> >
> >
> > Christophe HENNER
> > Chair of the board of trustees
> > chen...@wikimedia.org
> > +33650664739
> >
> > twitter *@schiste*skype *christophe_henner*
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Nabin K. Sapkota <
> > nboycreationne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations Abraham for the new responsibility.  Wish you all the
> > > best..
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Nabin Sapkota
> > > Wikimedians of Nepal
> > >
> > > On Jan 30, 2017 9:48 PM, "Katherine Maher" 
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Congratulations Abraham and WMDE!
> > > >
> > > > The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition for
> > > this
> > > > smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership in
> > > this
> > > > decision. I look forward to our continued work together.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector <
> > > > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > > >
> > > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director
> > of
> > > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> > > >
> > > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the
> director
> > > of
> > > > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> > > months.
> > > > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as
> > well
> > > as
> > > > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced
> > > that
> > > > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia
> Deutschland
> > > and
> > > > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good
> > hands
> > > > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> > > department
> > > > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position
> with
> > a
> > > > new permanent director.
> > > >
> > > > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as
> well
> > as
> > > > other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where
> > applicable –
> > > > revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures
> at
> > > WMDE
> > > > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering
> > this
> > > > process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> > > > praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> > > >
> > > > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks
> forward
> > > to
> > > > continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating
> Abraham!
> > > >
> > > > For the Supervisory Board
> > > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > > Chair
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> > > > San Francisco, CA 94105
> > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Dan Garry]

More excellent news from WMDE! Congratulations again, Abraham. :-)

Dan

On 30 January 2017 at 07:57, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
>
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
>
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
>
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
> continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
>
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Sydney Poore]

Congratulations, Abraham. Good work on the smooth transition.

Sydney

Sydney Poore
User:FloNight
Co-founder Kentucky Wikimedians,
Co-founder WikiWomen User Group,
Co-founder WikiConference North America
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On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Christophe Henner 
wrote:

> Congratulations everyone! That is a really good news!!! :)
>
>
>
> Christophe HENNER
> Chair of the board of trustees
> chen...@wikimedia.org
> +33650664739
>
> twitter *@schiste*skype *christophe_henner*
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Nabin K. Sapkota <
> nboycreationne...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations Abraham for the new responsibility.  Wish you all the
> > best..
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nabin Sapkota
> > Wikimedians of Nepal
> >
> > On Jan 30, 2017 9:48 PM, "Katherine Maher"  wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations Abraham and WMDE!
> > >
> > > The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition for
> > this
> > > smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership in
> > this
> > > decision. I look forward to our continued work together.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector <
> > > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director
> of
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
> > >
> > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director
> > of
> > > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two
> > months.
> > > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as
> well
> > as
> > > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced
> > that
> > > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland
> > and
> > > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good
> hands
> > > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development
> > department
> > > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with
> a
> > > new permanent director.
> > >
> > > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well
> as
> > > other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where
> applicable –
> > > revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at
> > WMDE
> > > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering
> this
> > > process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> > > praesid...@wikimedia.de).
> > >
> > > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward
> > to
> > > continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
> > >
> > > For the Supervisory Board
> > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > Chair
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> > > San Francisco, CA 94105
> > >
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> > > +1 (415) 712 4873
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[David Cuenca Tudela]

Congratulations Abraham! I wish you a good start in your new position!

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
>
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
>
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
>
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
> continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Nabin K. Sapkota]

Congratulations Abraham for the new responsibility.  Wish you all the
best..

Regards,
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On Jan 30, 2017 9:48 PM, "Katherine Maher"  wrote:

> Congratulations Abraham and WMDE!
>
> The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition for this
> smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership in this
> decision. I look forward to our continued work together.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector <
> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
>
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
>
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
>
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
> continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Tanvir Rahman]

Congrats Abrahman and WMDE!

T.

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On 30 January 2017 at 17:03, Katherine Maher  wrote:

> Congratulations Abraham and WMDE!
>
> The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition for this
> smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership in this
> decision. I look forward to our continued work together.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector <
> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
> retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
> Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.
>
> Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
> our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
> In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
> the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
> Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
> have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
> with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
> on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
> new permanent director.
>
> Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
> other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
> revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
> in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
> process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
> praesid...@wikimedia.de).
>
> We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
> continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!
>
> For the Supervisory Board
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Asaf Bartov]

Congratulations, Abraham, and congratulations, WMDE!

   A.

On Jan 30, 2017 7:57 AM, "Tim Moritz Hector" 
wrote:

Dear Wikimedians,

It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.

Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
new permanent director.

Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
praesid...@wikimedia.de).

We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!

For the Supervisory Board
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Katherine Maher]

Congratulations Abraham and WMDE!

The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition for this
smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership in this
decision. I look forward to our continued work together.


On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

Dear Wikimedians,

It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.

Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
new permanent director.

Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
praesid...@wikimedia.de).

We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!

For the Supervisory Board
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed permanent Executive Director

[Tim Moritz Hector]

Dear Wikimedians,

It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board
retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of
Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect.

Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of
our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months.
In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as
the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that
Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and
have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands
with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department
on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a
new permanent director.

Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as
other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable –
revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE
in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this
process and are available for your questions and feedback via email (
praesid...@wikimedia.de).

We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to
continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham!

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Anne Gomez]

Congratulations to both of you, Abraham and Christian!

Anne

On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Katherine Maher 
wrote:

> Congratulations Abraham. Welcome to the new role! And many thanks to WMDE's
> Board and staff for working together to facilitate a smooth transition.
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Sam Klein 
> wrote:
>
> > Wow.  Congratulations to you both, and to WMDE for the smooh transition.
> I
> > hope to see great things in the future, in Berlin and in WMDE.
> >
> > Abraham, warmest welcome to the wikiverse.
> >
> > Sam
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Christian Rickerts <
> > christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down
> > from
> > > the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to
> > Abraham.
> > > Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
> > >
> > > I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time
> > and
> > > I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
> > > thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> > > announcement.
> > >
> > > WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> > > structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear
> in
> > > one eye and a smile in the other.
> > >
> > > Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
> > >
> > > Christian
> > >
> > > Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> > > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
> > >
> > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become
> the
> > > Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy
> > and
> > > enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped
> down
> > > from his WMDE role.
> > >
> > > I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> > > Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
> > >
> > > Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> > > Development department. He has been on the transition team during the
> > last
> > > ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy
> of
> > > the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s
> > decisions
> > > have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a
> > whole.
> > > With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the
> Executive
> > > Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> > > Department.
> > >
> > > This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> > > necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we
> will
> > > meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding
> > the
> > > permanent filling of the ED position.
> > >
> > > Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> > > Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank
> you,
> > > Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look
> forward
> > > to the further, close cooperation with you!
> > >
> > > I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
> > >
> > > For the Supervisory Board
> > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > Chair
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Chair of the Board
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Katherine Maher]

Congratulations Abraham. Welcome to the new role! And many thanks to WMDE's
Board and staff for working together to facilitate a smooth transition.

On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Sam Klein  wrote:

> Wow.  Congratulations to you both, and to WMDE for the smooh transition. I
> hope to see great things in the future, in Berlin and in WMDE.
>
> Abraham, warmest welcome to the wikiverse.
>
> Sam
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Christian Rickerts <
> christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down
> from
> > the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to
> Abraham.
> > Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
> >
> > I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time
> and
> > I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
> > thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> > announcement.
> >
> > WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> > structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
> > one eye and a smile in the other.
> >
> > Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
> >
> > Christian
> >
> > Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
> >
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
> > Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy
> and
> > enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
> > from his WMDE role.
> >
> > I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> > Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
> >
> > Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> > Development department. He has been on the transition team during the
> last
> > ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
> > the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s
> decisions
> > have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a
> whole.
> > With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
> > Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> > Department.
> >
> > This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> > necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
> > meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding
> the
> > permanent filling of the ED position.
> >
> > Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> > Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
> > Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
> > to the further, close cooperation with you!
> >
> > I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
> >
> > For the Supervisory Board
> > Tim Moritz Hector
> > Chair
> >
> > --
> > Tim Moritz Hector
> > Chair of the Board
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Sam Klein]

Wow.  Congratulations to you both, and to WMDE for the smooh transition. I
hope to see great things in the future, in Berlin and in WMDE.

Abraham, warmest welcome to the wikiverse.

Sam


On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Christian Rickerts <
christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down from
> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to Abraham.
> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
>
> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time and
> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> announcement.
>
> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
> one eye and a smile in the other.
>
> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
>
> Christian
>
> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
> from his WMDE role.
>
> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
>
> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> Department.
>
> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
> permanent filling of the ED position.
>
> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
> to the further, close cooperation with you!
>
> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
>
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
>
> --
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> Chair of the Board
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Nurunnaby Hasive]

Congratulation Abraham!

-Hasive
WMBD
@nhasive

On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:46 AM, Arthur Richards 
wrote:

> Congrats to you both, Christian and Abraham!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:43 PM Katy Love  wrote:
>
>
>
> > Congratulations, Abraham, on this important interim role!!
>
> >
>
> > Katy
>
> >
>
> > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Sydney Poore 
>
> > wrote:
>
> >
>
> > > Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim
>
> > > Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position
>
> > > as Undersecretary.
>
> > >
>
> > > And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board
>
> > > for managing this transition process well.
>
> > > Sydney
>
> > > Sydney Poore
>
> > > User:FloNight
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry 
> wrote:
>
> > > > Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia
>
> > movement
>
> > > in
>
> > > > such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)
>
> > > >
>
> > > > And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in
>
> > your
>
> > > > new role.
>
> > > >
>
> > > > Dan
>
> > > >
>
> > > > On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
>
> > > > christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
> > > >
>
> > > >> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped
> down
>
> > > from
>
> > > >> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to
>
> > > Abraham.
>
> > > >> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny
> time
>
> > > and
>
> > > >> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want
>
> > to
>
> > > >> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after
> Tims
>
> > > >> announcement.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
>
> > > >> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a
> tear
>
> > in
>
> > > >> one eye and a smile in the other.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> Christian
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
>
> > > >> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might
> become
>
> > > the
>
> > > >> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy,
> energy
>
> > > and
>
> > > >> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped
>
> > > down
>
> > > >> from his WMDE role.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board
>
> > appointed
>
> > > >> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December
>
> > 2016.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our
> Software
>
> > > >> Development department. He has been on the transition team during
> the
>
> > > last
>
> > > >> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed
> deputy
>
> > of
>
> > > >> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s
>
> > > decisions
>
> > > >> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a
>
> > > whole.
>
> > > >> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the
>
> > > Executive
>
> > > >> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
>
> > > >> Department.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with
> the
>
> > > >> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we
>
> > > will
>
> > > >> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions
> regarding
>
> > > the
>
> > > >> permanent filling of the ED position.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
>
> > > >> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank
>
> > you,
>
> > > >> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look
>
> > > forward
>
> > > >> to the further, close cooperation with you!
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> For the Supervisory Board
>
> > > >> Tim Moritz Hector
>
> > > >> Chair
>
> > > >>
>
> > > >> --
>
> > > >> Tim Moritz Hector
>
> > > >> Chair of the Board
>
> > > >> Wikimedia Deutschland
>
> > > >> ___
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Arthur Richards]

Congrats to you both, Christian and Abraham!

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:43 PM Katy Love  wrote:

> Congratulations, Abraham, on this important interim role!!
>
> Katy
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Sydney Poore 
> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim
> > Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position
> > as Undersecretary.
> >
> > And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board
> > for managing this transition process well.
> > Sydney
> > Sydney Poore
> > User:FloNight
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
> > > Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia
> movement
> > in
> > > such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)
> > >
> > > And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in
> your
> > > new role.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
> > > christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dear Wikimedians,
> > >>
> > >> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down
> > from
> > >> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to
> > Abraham.
> > >> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
> > >>
> > >> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time
> > and
> > >> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want
> to
> > >> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> > >> announcement.
> > >>
> > >> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> > >> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear
> in
> > >> one eye and a smile in the other.
> > >>
> > >> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
> > >>
> > >> Christian
> > >>
> > >> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> > >> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
> > >>
> > >> Dear Wikimedians,
> > >>
> > >> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become
> > the
> > >> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy
> > and
> > >> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped
> > down
> > >> from his WMDE role.
> > >>
> > >> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board
> appointed
> > >> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December
> 2016.
> > >>
> > >> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> > >> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the
> > last
> > >> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy
> of
> > >> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s
> > decisions
> > >> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a
> > whole.
> > >> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the
> > Executive
> > >> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> > >> Department.
> > >>
> > >> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> > >> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we
> > will
> > >> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding
> > the
> > >> permanent filling of the ED position.
> > >>
> > >> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> > >> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank
> you,
> > >> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look
> > forward
> > >> to the further, close cooperation with you!
> > >>
> > >> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
> > >>
> > >> For the Supervisory Board
> > >> Tim Moritz Hector
> > >> Chair
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Tim Moritz Hector
> > >> Chair of the Board
> > >> Wikimedia Deutschland
> > >> ___
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> > >>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Katy Love]

Congratulations, Abraham, on this important interim role!!

Katy

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Sydney Poore 
wrote:

> Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim
> Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position
> as Undersecretary.
>
> And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board
> for managing this transition process well.
> Sydney
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
> > Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia movement
> in
> > such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)
> >
> > And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in your
> > new role.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
> > christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Wikimedians,
> >>
> >> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down
> from
> >> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to
> Abraham.
> >> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
> >>
> >> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time
> and
> >> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
> >> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
> >> announcement.
> >>
> >> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
> >> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
> >> one eye and a smile in the other.
> >>
> >> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
> >>
> >> Christian
> >>
> >> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
> >> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
> >>
> >> Dear Wikimedians,
> >>
> >> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become
> the
> >> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy
> and
> >> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped
> down
> >> from his WMDE role.
> >>
> >> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> >> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
> >>
> >> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> >> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the
> last
> >> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
> >> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s
> decisions
> >> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a
> whole.
> >> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the
> Executive
> >> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> >> Department.
> >>
> >> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> >> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we
> will
> >> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding
> the
> >> permanent filling of the ED position.
> >>
> >> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> >> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
> >> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look
> forward
> >> to the further, close cooperation with you!
> >>
> >> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
> >>
> >> For the Supervisory Board
> >> Tim Moritz Hector
> >> Chair
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tim Moritz Hector
> >> Chair of the Board
> >> Wikimedia Deutschland
> >> ___
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Sydney Poore]

Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim
Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position
as Undersecretary.

And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board
for managing this transition process well.
Sydney
Sydney Poore
User:FloNight





On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:
> Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia movement in
> such a position is definitely a good thing. :-)
>
> And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in your
> new role.
>
> Dan
>
> On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts <
> christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down from
>> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to Abraham.
>> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position.
>>
>> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time and
>> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want to
>> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims
>> announcement.
>>
>> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid
>> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear in
>> one eye and a smile in the other.
>>
>> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye,
>>
>> Christian
>>
>> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" <
>> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>:
>>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
>> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
>> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
>> from his WMDE role.
>>
>> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
>> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
>>
>> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
>> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
>> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
>> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
>> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
>> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
>> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
>> Department.
>>
>> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
>> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
>> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
>> permanent filling of the ED position.
>>
>> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
>> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
>> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
>> to the further, close cooperation with you!
>>
>> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
>>
>> For the Supervisory Board
>> Tim Moritz Hector
>> Chair
>>
>> --
>> Tim Moritz Hector
>> Chair of the Board
>> Wikimedia Deutschland
>> ___
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: Abraham Taherivand appointed Interim Executive Director

[Christophe Henner]

Congratulation Abraham.

I'm not sure welcome would be appropriate, but welcome into our new role :)



Christophe HENNER
Chair of the board of trustees
chen...@wikimedia.org
+33650664739

twitter *@schiste*skype *christophe_henner*



On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become the
> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy and
> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped down
> from his WMDE role.
>
> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board appointed
> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December 2016.
>
> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software
> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the last
> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy of
> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s decisions
> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a whole.
> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the Executive
> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development
> Department.
>
> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the
> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we will
> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding the
> permanent filling of the ED position.
>
> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us.
> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank you,
> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look forward
> to the further, close cooperation with you!
>
> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process.
>
> For the Supervisory Board
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair
>
> --
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair of the Board
> Wikimedia Deutschland
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland - Fundraising Report

[Tobias Schumann]

Hi Pine and all,

to follow up you're question: We've just posted the learning pattern
distilled from our WMDE Fundraising Report. You can find it here:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Developing_strong_relationships_with_donors_-_more_than_communication_via_banners


Cheers,
Tobias


2015-05-12 9:37 GMT+02:00 Till Mletzko till.mlet...@wikimedia.de:

 Hi Pine,

 Thanks for the pointer. We will do so shortly after the WMCON.

 Till


 Am 11.05.2015 um 20:35 schrieb Pine W:
 
  Hi Till, thanks very much. Would you please document these good
  fundraising practices in the Learning Patterns Library?
 
  Pine
 
  On May 11, 2015 2:12 AM, Till Mletzko till.mlet...@wikimedia.de
  mailto:till.mlet...@wikimedia.de wrote:
 
  Hi everyone,
 
  We just released our new WMDE fundraising report. See the detailed
  report here:
 
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/Chapters/WMDE_2014_Report
 
  There is also an executive summary of the report on the movement
 blog:
  https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/08/fundraising-made-in-germany/
 
  Cheers,
  Till
 
  *_Executive Summary_*
  From € 700,00 to € 8,200,000 in less than five years. That is an
  astonishing development. But fundraising is not just about money.
 
  Fundraising at Wikimedia Deutschland, and across the entire Wikimedia
  movement, not only helps us achieve financial goals, it also helps
  raise
  awareness for our mission. We reach several million people each day
  during our fundraising campaign in Germany, making ours the most
  successful online campaign in the country. With the help of a
  systematic
  strategy and comprehensive A/B tests, we have managed to increase our
  annual fundraising campaign revenue by more than ten times in just
  five
  years. This success is the result of a data-driven approach that
  focuses
  primarily on donors and their behavior.
 
  This Fundraising Report reviews the findings gathered from our latest
  campaign and assesses how our work has developed over recent years.
  Thanks to extensive A/B tests and the technical infrastructure that
 we
  have built up over the years, we are constantly and systematically
  collecting data and insights. This allows us to analyze the
  behavior and
  payment methods of donors, which in turn helps us to plan and
  continually improve our campaigns. We have identified five main
  factors
  that contribute towards fundraising success at Wikimedia Deutschland,
  and this report discusses them in detail.
 
  *Five factors of successful banners*
 
  1. Relevance: No association, no donation. Our results show that a
  personal appeal in banners, the use of key words, and particularly
  references to current events make our appeals more relevant and
  therefore more persuasive to potential donors.
 
  2. Visibility is something one has to fight hard for. The time span
 we
  have in which to draw attention to our message is very short. This
  Fundraising Report presents findings relating to when is the best
 time
  for the banner to appear and analyzes various design decisions,
  including color scheme.
 
  3. Closer to the reader: If there is one thing that the entire
  donation
  process should be–from reading the appeal through to completing a
  donation – it’s straightforward. The fewer clicks required, the
  better.
  This fact is nothing new, and it certainly does not only apply to us,
  but this report will explain the concrete application of this
  knowledge
  in the creation of successful banners.
 
  4. Donation obstacles should be kept to a minimum. Two findings in
  particular have emerged from our previous years’ work: Firstly,
  including suggested donation amounts on the banner has proven to
  provide
  effective guidance for donors. The lower the sum, the higher the
  number
  of people who donate–and the overall success of a campaign is greater
  when more donors give smaller amounts. Secondly, the option to donate
  anonymously is very important to many donors.
 
  5. Raising the campaign profile: It pays to communicate fundraising
  goals and show the progress of donations. In 2014 in particular we
 saw
  how effective the creation of dramatic moments within a campaign
  can be.
  This report also touches on a surprising topic: the principle of
  “social
  proof” demonstrates how the behavior of a group can motivate others
 to
  act in the same way, yet Wikimedia Deutschland’s fundraising campaign
  made good use of the reverse of this effect.
 
  Looking back, the five factors all played a crucial role in the
  success
  of our campaigns; and looking ahead, their importance for the
  international movement stretches far beyond monetary 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland - Fundraising Report

[Till Mletzko]

Hi Pine,

Thanks for the pointer. We will do so shortly after the WMCON.

Till


Am 11.05.2015 um 20:35 schrieb Pine W:

 Hi Till, thanks very much. Would you please document these good
 fundraising practices in the Learning Patterns Library?

 Pine

 On May 11, 2015 2:12 AM, Till Mletzko till.mlet...@wikimedia.de
 mailto:till.mlet...@wikimedia.de wrote:

 Hi everyone,

 We just released our new WMDE fundraising report. See the detailed
 report here:
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/Chapters/WMDE_2014_Report

 There is also an executive summary of the report on the movement blog:
 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/08/fundraising-made-in-germany/

 Cheers,
 Till

 *_Executive Summary_*
 From € 700,00 to € 8,200,000 in less than five years. That is an
 astonishing development. But fundraising is not just about money.

 Fundraising at Wikimedia Deutschland, and across the entire Wikimedia
 movement, not only helps us achieve financial goals, it also helps
 raise
 awareness for our mission. We reach several million people each day
 during our fundraising campaign in Germany, making ours the most
 successful online campaign in the country. With the help of a
 systematic
 strategy and comprehensive A/B tests, we have managed to increase our
 annual fundraising campaign revenue by more than ten times in just
 five
 years. This success is the result of a data-driven approach that
 focuses
 primarily on donors and their behavior.

 This Fundraising Report reviews the findings gathered from our latest
 campaign and assesses how our work has developed over recent years.
 Thanks to extensive A/B tests and the technical infrastructure that we
 have built up over the years, we are constantly and systematically
 collecting data and insights. This allows us to analyze the
 behavior and
 payment methods of donors, which in turn helps us to plan and
 continually improve our campaigns. We have identified five main
 factors
 that contribute towards fundraising success at Wikimedia Deutschland,
 and this report discusses them in detail.

 *Five factors of successful banners*

 1. Relevance: No association, no donation. Our results show that a
 personal appeal in banners, the use of key words, and particularly
 references to current events make our appeals more relevant and
 therefore more persuasive to potential donors.

 2. Visibility is something one has to fight hard for. The time span we
 have in which to draw attention to our message is very short. This
 Fundraising Report presents findings relating to when is the best time
 for the banner to appear and analyzes various design decisions,
 including color scheme.

 3. Closer to the reader: If there is one thing that the entire
 donation
 process should be–from reading the appeal through to completing a
 donation – it’s straightforward. The fewer clicks required, the
 better.
 This fact is nothing new, and it certainly does not only apply to us,
 but this report will explain the concrete application of this
 knowledge
 in the creation of successful banners.

 4. Donation obstacles should be kept to a minimum. Two findings in
 particular have emerged from our previous years’ work: Firstly,
 including suggested donation amounts on the banner has proven to
 provide
 effective guidance for donors. The lower the sum, the higher the
 number
 of people who donate–and the overall success of a campaign is greater
 when more donors give smaller amounts. Secondly, the option to donate
 anonymously is very important to many donors.

 5. Raising the campaign profile: It pays to communicate fundraising
 goals and show the progress of donations. In 2014 in particular we saw
 how effective the creation of dramatic moments within a campaign
 can be.
 This report also touches on a surprising topic: the principle of
 “social
 proof” demonstrates how the behavior of a group can motivate others to
 act in the same way, yet Wikimedia Deutschland’s fundraising campaign
 made good use of the reverse of this effect.

 Looking back, the five factors all played a crucial role in the
 success
 of our campaigns; and looking ahead, their importance for the
 international movement stretches far beyond monetary matters. We
 should
 all see fundraising as the start of a relationship – one that requires
 continuous care and attention.

 *Fundraising is not about banners only*

 Our goal for the future is to persuade donors to become long-term
 supporters of free knowledge and the Wikimedia movement. This report
 provides a glimpse into our strategy on how to maintain and
 consolidate
 our donor relationships, which are built on three main pillars:
 regular

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland - Fundraising Report

[rubin.happy]

Hi, guys!

Thank you for publication, that is very interesting for other chapters, too.

rubin16
11 мая 2015 г. 12:12 пользователь Till Mletzko till.mlet...@wikimedia.de
написал:

 Hi everyone,

 We just released our new WMDE fundraising report. See the detailed
 report here:
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/Chapters/WMDE_2014_Report

 There is also an executive summary of the report on the movement blog:
 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/08/fundraising-made-in-germany/

 Cheers,
 Till

 *_Executive Summary_*
 From € 700,00 to € 8,200,000 in less than five years. That is an
 astonishing development. But fundraising is not just about money.

 Fundraising at Wikimedia Deutschland, and across the entire Wikimedia
 movement, not only helps us achieve financial goals, it also helps raise
 awareness for our mission. We reach several million people each day
 during our fundraising campaign in Germany, making ours the most
 successful online campaign in the country. With the help of a systematic
 strategy and comprehensive A/B tests, we have managed to increase our
 annual fundraising campaign revenue by more than ten times in just five
 years. This success is the result of a data-driven approach that focuses
 primarily on donors and their behavior.

 This Fundraising Report reviews the findings gathered from our latest
 campaign and assesses how our work has developed over recent years.
 Thanks to extensive A/B tests and the technical infrastructure that we
 have built up over the years, we are constantly and systematically
 collecting data and insights. This allows us to analyze the behavior and
 payment methods of donors, which in turn helps us to plan and
 continually improve our campaigns. We have identified five main factors
 that contribute towards fundraising success at Wikimedia Deutschland,
 and this report discusses them in detail.

 *Five factors of successful banners*

 1. Relevance: No association, no donation. Our results show that a
 personal appeal in banners, the use of key words, and particularly
 references to current events make our appeals more relevant and
 therefore more persuasive to potential donors.

 2. Visibility is something one has to fight hard for. The time span we
 have in which to draw attention to our message is very short. This
 Fundraising Report presents findings relating to when is the best time
 for the banner to appear and analyzes various design decisions,
 including color scheme.

 3. Closer to the reader: If there is one thing that the entire donation
 process should be–from reading the appeal through to completing a
 donation – it’s straightforward. The fewer clicks required, the better.
 This fact is nothing new, and it certainly does not only apply to us,
 but this report will explain the concrete application of this knowledge
 in the creation of successful banners.

 4. Donation obstacles should be kept to a minimum. Two findings in
 particular have emerged from our previous years’ work: Firstly,
 including suggested donation amounts on the banner has proven to provide
 effective guidance for donors. The lower the sum, the higher the number
 of people who donate–and the overall success of a campaign is greater
 when more donors give smaller amounts. Secondly, the option to donate
 anonymously is very important to many donors.

 5. Raising the campaign profile: It pays to communicate fundraising
 goals and show the progress of donations. In 2014 in particular we saw
 how effective the creation of dramatic moments within a campaign can be.
 This report also touches on a surprising topic: the principle of “social
 proof” demonstrates how the behavior of a group can motivate others to
 act in the same way, yet Wikimedia Deutschland’s fundraising campaign
 made good use of the reverse of this effect.

 Looking back, the five factors all played a crucial role in the success
 of our campaigns; and looking ahead, their importance for the
 international movement stretches far beyond monetary matters. We should
 all see fundraising as the start of a relationship – one that requires
 continuous care and attention.

 *Fundraising is not about banners only*

 Our goal for the future is to persuade donors to become long-term
 supporters of free knowledge and the Wikimedia movement. This report
 provides a glimpse into our strategy on how to maintain and consolidate
 our donor relationships, which are built on three main pillars: regular
 contact, targeted appeals, and personal dialogue–all things that are not
 possible through communication via banners alone. This report discusses
 the enormous benefits that stand to be gained from attracting long-term
 support for the Wikimedia mission.

 Using the example of donation certificates, this report will show how we
 benefit from taking the wishes and expectations of donors seriously. Our
 postal and electronic mailings are proof of how target-group-specific
 content and communication strategies can ensure long-term 

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland - Fundraising Report

[Till Mletzko]

Hi everyone,

We just released our new WMDE fundraising report. See the detailed
report here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/Chapters/WMDE_2014_Report

There is also an executive summary of the report on the movement blog:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/08/fundraising-made-in-germany/

Cheers,
Till

*_Executive Summary_*
From € 700,00 to € 8,200,000 in less than five years. That is an
astonishing development. But fundraising is not just about money.

Fundraising at Wikimedia Deutschland, and across the entire Wikimedia
movement, not only helps us achieve financial goals, it also helps raise
awareness for our mission. We reach several million people each day
during our fundraising campaign in Germany, making ours the most
successful online campaign in the country. With the help of a systematic
strategy and comprehensive A/B tests, we have managed to increase our
annual fundraising campaign revenue by more than ten times in just five
years. This success is the result of a data-driven approach that focuses
primarily on donors and their behavior.

This Fundraising Report reviews the findings gathered from our latest
campaign and assesses how our work has developed over recent years.
Thanks to extensive A/B tests and the technical infrastructure that we
have built up over the years, we are constantly and systematically
collecting data and insights. This allows us to analyze the behavior and
payment methods of donors, which in turn helps us to plan and
continually improve our campaigns. We have identified five main factors
that contribute towards fundraising success at Wikimedia Deutschland,
and this report discusses them in detail.

*Five factors of successful banners*

1. Relevance: No association, no donation. Our results show that a
personal appeal in banners, the use of key words, and particularly
references to current events make our appeals more relevant and
therefore more persuasive to potential donors.

2. Visibility is something one has to fight hard for. The time span we
have in which to draw attention to our message is very short. This
Fundraising Report presents findings relating to when is the best time
for the banner to appear and analyzes various design decisions,
including color scheme.

3. Closer to the reader: If there is one thing that the entire donation
process should be–from reading the appeal through to completing a
donation – it’s straightforward. The fewer clicks required, the better.
This fact is nothing new, and it certainly does not only apply to us,
but this report will explain the concrete application of this knowledge
in the creation of successful banners.

4. Donation obstacles should be kept to a minimum. Two findings in
particular have emerged from our previous years’ work: Firstly,
including suggested donation amounts on the banner has proven to provide
effective guidance for donors. The lower the sum, the higher the number
of people who donate–and the overall success of a campaign is greater
when more donors give smaller amounts. Secondly, the option to donate
anonymously is very important to many donors.

5. Raising the campaign profile: It pays to communicate fundraising
goals and show the progress of donations. In 2014 in particular we saw
how effective the creation of dramatic moments within a campaign can be.
This report also touches on a surprising topic: the principle of “social
proof” demonstrates how the behavior of a group can motivate others to
act in the same way, yet Wikimedia Deutschland’s fundraising campaign
made good use of the reverse of this effect.

Looking back, the five factors all played a crucial role in the success
of our campaigns; and looking ahead, their importance for the
international movement stretches far beyond monetary matters. We should
all see fundraising as the start of a relationship – one that requires
continuous care and attention.

*Fundraising is not about banners only*

Our goal for the future is to persuade donors to become long-term
supporters of free knowledge and the Wikimedia movement. This report
provides a glimpse into our strategy on how to maintain and consolidate
our donor relationships, which are built on three main pillars: regular
contact, targeted appeals, and personal dialogue–all things that are not
possible through communication via banners alone. This report discusses
the enormous benefits that stand to be gained from attracting long-term
support for the Wikimedia mission.

Using the example of donation certificates, this report will show how we
benefit from taking the wishes and expectations of donors seriously. Our
postal and electronic mailings are proof of how target-group-specific
content and communication strategies can ensure long-term success. The
fundamental importance of a well-functioning customer service team
should also not be overlooked. During the last fundraising campaign in
Germany, for example, we received hundreds of calls and answered well in
excess of 5,000 e-mails. Contact is 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland - Fundraising Report

[Pine W]

Hi Till, thanks very much. Would you please document these good fundraising
practices in the Learning Patterns Library?

Pine
On May 11, 2015 2:12 AM, Till Mletzko till.mlet...@wikimedia.de wrote:

 Hi everyone,

 We just released our new WMDE fundraising report. See the detailed
 report here:
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/Chapters/WMDE_2014_Report

 There is also an executive summary of the report on the movement blog:
 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/08/fundraising-made-in-germany/

 Cheers,
 Till

 *_Executive Summary_*
 From € 700,00 to € 8,200,000 in less than five years. That is an
 astonishing development. But fundraising is not just about money.

 Fundraising at Wikimedia Deutschland, and across the entire Wikimedia
 movement, not only helps us achieve financial goals, it also helps raise
 awareness for our mission. We reach several million people each day
 during our fundraising campaign in Germany, making ours the most
 successful online campaign in the country. With the help of a systematic
 strategy and comprehensive A/B tests, we have managed to increase our
 annual fundraising campaign revenue by more than ten times in just five
 years. This success is the result of a data-driven approach that focuses
 primarily on donors and their behavior.

 This Fundraising Report reviews the findings gathered from our latest
 campaign and assesses how our work has developed over recent years.
 Thanks to extensive A/B tests and the technical infrastructure that we
 have built up over the years, we are constantly and systematically
 collecting data and insights. This allows us to analyze the behavior and
 payment methods of donors, which in turn helps us to plan and
 continually improve our campaigns. We have identified five main factors
 that contribute towards fundraising success at Wikimedia Deutschland,
 and this report discusses them in detail.

 *Five factors of successful banners*

 1. Relevance: No association, no donation. Our results show that a
 personal appeal in banners, the use of key words, and particularly
 references to current events make our appeals more relevant and
 therefore more persuasive to potential donors.

 2. Visibility is something one has to fight hard for. The time span we
 have in which to draw attention to our message is very short. This
 Fundraising Report presents findings relating to when is the best time
 for the banner to appear and analyzes various design decisions,
 including color scheme.

 3. Closer to the reader: If there is one thing that the entire donation
 process should be–from reading the appeal through to completing a
 donation – it’s straightforward. The fewer clicks required, the better.
 This fact is nothing new, and it certainly does not only apply to us,
 but this report will explain the concrete application of this knowledge
 in the creation of successful banners.

 4. Donation obstacles should be kept to a minimum. Two findings in
 particular have emerged from our previous years’ work: Firstly,
 including suggested donation amounts on the banner has proven to provide
 effective guidance for donors. The lower the sum, the higher the number
 of people who donate–and the overall success of a campaign is greater
 when more donors give smaller amounts. Secondly, the option to donate
 anonymously is very important to many donors.

 5. Raising the campaign profile: It pays to communicate fundraising
 goals and show the progress of donations. In 2014 in particular we saw
 how effective the creation of dramatic moments within a campaign can be.
 This report also touches on a surprising topic: the principle of “social
 proof” demonstrates how the behavior of a group can motivate others to
 act in the same way, yet Wikimedia Deutschland’s fundraising campaign
 made good use of the reverse of this effect.

 Looking back, the five factors all played a crucial role in the success
 of our campaigns; and looking ahead, their importance for the
 international movement stretches far beyond monetary matters. We should
 all see fundraising as the start of a relationship – one that requires
 continuous care and attention.

 *Fundraising is not about banners only*

 Our goal for the future is to persuade donors to become long-term
 supporters of free knowledge and the Wikimedia movement. This report
 provides a glimpse into our strategy on how to maintain and consolidate
 our donor relationships, which are built on three main pillars: regular
 contact, targeted appeals, and personal dialogue–all things that are not
 possible through communication via banners alone. This report discusses
 the enormous benefits that stand to be gained from attracting long-term
 support for the Wikimedia mission.

 Using the example of donation certificates, this report will show how we
 benefit from taking the wishes and expectations of donors seriously. Our
 postal and electronic mailings are proof of how target-group-specific
 content and communication strategies can 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Frans Grijzenhout]

Hi Tim, congratulations with the new board. It is difficult at the moment I
guess and I sincerely hope that the new board can find consensus within the
movement  lead WMDE back into the frontier of the international movement.
Kind regards, Frans



*Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair
+31 6 5333 9499
http://www.wikimedia.nl/

*Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland*
*Postadres*: *Bezoekadres:*
Postbus 167   Mariaplaats 3
3500 AD  Utrecht3511 LH Utrecht
Kamer van Koophandel 17189036



2014-12-03 23:55 GMT+01:00 Lila Tretikov l...@wikimedia.org:

 Congratulations, new board!

 On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Nurunnaby Hasive n...@nhasive.com wrote:

  ​Congratulations WMDE new board!
  ​
 
  On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org
  wrote:
 
   Congratulations to WMDE
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Lodewijk]

Wow, it seems that all previous presidents except Ralf Liebau were elected
into one board! Impressive...

Lodewijk

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 10:14 PM, Frans Grijzenhout fr...@wikimedia.nl
wrote:

 Hi Tim, congratulations with the new board. It is difficult at the moment I
 guess and I sincerely hope that the new board can find consensus within the
 movement  lead WMDE back into the frontier of the international movement.
 Kind regards, Frans



 *Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair
 +31 6 5333 9499
 http://www.wikimedia.nl/

 *Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland*
 *Postadres*: *Bezoekadres:*
 Postbus 167   Mariaplaats 3
 3500 AD  Utrecht3511 LH Utrecht
 Kamer van Koophandel 17189036



 2014-12-03 23:55 GMT+01:00 Lila Tretikov l...@wikimedia.org:

  Congratulations, new board!
 
  On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Nurunnaby Hasive n...@nhasive.com wrote:
 
   ​Congratulations WMDE new board!
   ​
  
   On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org
   wrote:
  
Congratulations to WMDE
  
  
  
  
  
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   http://www.prothom-alo.com
   Bangladesh Ambassador | Open Knowledge http://www.okfn.org
   Treasurer | Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) 
 http://www.bdosn.org
  
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Nurunnaby Hasive]

​Congratulations WMDE new board!
​

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org wrote:

 Congratulations to WMDE





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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Lila Tretikov]

Congratulations, new board!

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Nurunnaby Hasive n...@nhasive.com wrote:

 ​Congratulations WMDE new board!
 ​

 On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org
 wrote:

  Congratulations to WMDE





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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Tim Moritz Hector]

Dear Wikimedia friends,


Wikimedia Deutschland held its General Assembly on Saturday, 29 November 
2014. It is with great pleasure that I present to you our new board, for 
the first time for a two-year term:



 *

   Tim Moritz Hector (Chair): Long-time Wikipedian and Wikimedian
   (re-elected)

 *

   Kurt Jansson (Vice Chair): WMDE founder and former president 2004-2009

 *

   Lukas Mezger (Vice Chair): Former WMF legal intern, long time member
   of the DE community, lawyer

 *

   Sebastian Moleski (Treasurer): Former president 2009-2012, highly
   involved in the international movement, background in economics and IT

 *

   Jürgen Friedrich (At-large): Professor of computer science and
   digital media, very well connected to the academic and institutional
   world (re-elected)

 *

   Harald Krichel (At-large): Long-time Wikipedian

 *

   Nikolas Becker (At-large): Former president, highly involved in EU
   advocacy

 *

   Sabria David (At-large): Wikipedia researcher and slow media advocate

 *

   Catrin Schoneville (At-large): Former WMDE spokeswoman (2008-2013),
   well known to the national and international communities and
   organisations.


Anja Ebersbach got re-elected as Vice Chair but decided to step down 
immediately on the following day. The board has elected Lukas Mezger as 
her successor.



I am very much looking forward to working with these outstanding board 
members in the coming two years. The diversity in Wikimedia backgrounds 
and professional experience in our board will provide the foundation for 
reflection, determination, and the look ahead. I am looking forward to a 
fruitful exchange with our colleagues from the Wikimedia Foundation and 
the other Wikimedia Affiliates.



The new board would like to extend its thanks to the outgoing board 
members, Jens Best, Ralf Bösch, Anja Ebersbach, Markus Glaser, Steffen 
Prößdorf, and Sebastian Wallroth for their dedicated service to the 
organisation.



The General Assembly also discussed our annual plan and the FDC 
recommendations. They wisely decided to postpone the final decision 
about the plan and have called for an extraordinary general assembly in 
Q1 2015. That gives our Executive Director Jan Engelmann and our staff 
time to reflect on the feedback from the FDC and WMF and to work out an 
improved annual plan in cooperation with the new board.



I am looking forward to leading Wikimedia Deutschland through the next 
two years that will undoubtedly provide new challenges to the 
organisation. As we reconsider our strategic focus and our financial 
underpinnings, I am confident that we will emerge as a stronger partner 
within the Wikimedia movement.



Best regards,

Tim Moritz Hector

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Chair of the board

Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
tel.: +49 (0)30 - 219 158 260
http://www.wikimedia.de

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Sydney Poore]

Thank you, Tim for sharing the results. And congratulations to the recently
elected members and thank you to the outgoing members for their service to
the wikimedia movement.

Warm regards,
Sydney Poore
User:FloNight
Member of FDC

Sydney Poore
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Wikipedian in Residence
at Cochrane Collaboration

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Tim Moritz Hector 
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de wrote:

 Dear Wikimedia friends,


 Wikimedia Deutschland held its General Assembly on Saturday, 29 November
 2014. It is with great pleasure that I present to you our new board, for
 the first time for a two-year term:


  *

Tim Moritz Hector (Chair): Long-time Wikipedian and Wikimedian
(re-elected)

  *

Kurt Jansson (Vice Chair): WMDE founder and former president 2004-2009

  *

Lukas Mezger (Vice Chair): Former WMF legal intern, long time member
of the DE community, lawyer

  *

Sebastian Moleski (Treasurer): Former president 2009-2012, highly
involved in the international movement, background in economics and IT

  *

Jürgen Friedrich (At-large): Professor of computer science and
digital media, very well connected to the academic and institutional
world (re-elected)

  *

Harald Krichel (At-large): Long-time Wikipedian

  *

Nikolas Becker (At-large): Former president, highly involved in EU
advocacy

  *

Sabria David (At-large): Wikipedia researcher and slow media advocate

  *

Catrin Schoneville (At-large): Former WMDE spokeswoman (2008-2013),
well known to the national and international communities and
organisations.


 Anja Ebersbach got re-elected as Vice Chair but decided to step down
 immediately on the following day. The board has elected Lukas Mezger as her
 successor.


 I am very much looking forward to working with these outstanding board
 members in the coming two years. The diversity in Wikimedia backgrounds and
 professional experience in our board will provide the foundation for
 reflection, determination, and the look ahead. I am looking forward to a
 fruitful exchange with our colleagues from the Wikimedia Foundation and the
 other Wikimedia Affiliates.


 The new board would like to extend its thanks to the outgoing board
 members, Jens Best, Ralf Bösch, Anja Ebersbach, Markus Glaser, Steffen
 Prößdorf, and Sebastian Wallroth for their dedicated service to the
 organisation.


 The General Assembly also discussed our annual plan and the FDC
 recommendations. They wisely decided to postpone the final decision about
 the plan and have called for an extraordinary general assembly in Q1 2015.
 That gives our Executive Director Jan Engelmann and our staff time to
 reflect on the feedback from the FDC and WMF and to work out an improved
 annual plan in cooperation with the new board.


 I am looking forward to leading Wikimedia Deutschland through the next two
 years that will undoubtedly provide new challenges to the organisation. As
 we reconsider our strategic focus and our financial underpinnings, I am
 confident that we will emerge as a stronger partner within the Wikimedia
 movement.


 Best regards,

 Tim Moritz Hector

 --
 Tim Moritz Hector
 Chair of the board

 Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
 tel.: +49 (0)30 - 219 158 260
 http://www.wikimedia.de

 Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free
 access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing. Help us
 make it reality!http://spenden.wikimedia.de

 Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
 Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg
 unter der Nummer 23855 B.
 Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I
 Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Several great comebacks here! Thanks Tim and everyone for this new 2 
years commitment.


Nemo

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Samuel Klein]

Thank you, Tim.  Welcome to the incoming board and thanks to all of the
candidates.

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 Several great comebacks here! Thanks Tim and everyone for this new 2 years
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: New board elected, annual plan postponed.

[Asaf Bartov]

Congratulations to WMDE, and welcome back to some familiar names! :)

   A.

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thank you, Tim.  Welcome to the incoming board and thanks to all of the
 candidates.

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  Several great comebacks here! Thanks Tim and everyone for this new 2
 years
  commitment.
 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland – Transition Team and Interim Executive Director

[Lodewijk]

That explains it very well, thank you.

Best,

Lodewijk


2014-07-22 17:36 GMT+02:00 Pavel Richter pavel.rich...@wikimedia.de:

 Hi Lodewijk,

 let me try to answer that:


 On 22 July 2014 10:52, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote:

 
  Tim, I'm afraid that in your email you didn't quite answer the question
 you
  yourself stated: what is the difference between an ED and an interim ED.
  For example, Will Jan also become the Vorstand during the transition, or
  will this role remain with Pavel? What I get from this email, is that the
  main reason for this interim change is likely to allow Pavel to move
  forward with his life and at the same time clearly signal to the outside
  world that you're looking for talent.
 

 Yes, Jan will be the Vorstand of Wikimedia Deutschland, starting on 1.
 September. As an interim ED / Vorstand, he will have the same
 responsibilities as a non-interim ED, e.g. he will be supervising all
 staff of WMDE, he will be responsible for putting together the budget for
 2015, he will be working together with the WMDE board in all strategic
 matters, etc. So Jan is not only keeping the chair warm until the final ED
 is found, but he will be acting ED during the transition period.

 My role is much more limited: I am supporting Jan in his position, e.g. I
 will work together with him on the budget and the FDC proposal, I will help
 with the interacvtions with the WMF and other chapters, and so on. And I
 will be in an advisiory role in all things that Jan wants my input in.

 The reason why we choose the interim solution is the fact that the board of
 WMDE made the decision that they wanted to find a new ED, to replace me. So
 it would be awkward for us as an organisation (and for me personally as
 well) if I would stay on in my position as ED, even so I do not have the
 support of my board any longer. But it will take time to find a new ED, so
 we decided together that the interim solution would work best for WMDE as
 an organisation, as well as for me personally. I will be available for
 advice and during the search for a new ED, at least until the end of
 January, but WMDE will be run by an interim ED (=Jan) with a clear mandate
 and full support of the board of WMDE.

 I hope that answesr your questions?

 Cheers,

 Pavel

 
  Is that a correct extrapolation/interpretation?
 
  Best,
 
  Lodewijk
 
 
  2014-07-22 10:02 GMT+02:00 Tim Moritz Hector 
  tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de
  :
 
   Hi all,
  
   A few weeks ago, the Transition Team, which the Supervisory Board of
   Wikimedia Deutschland has tasked with organising the search for a new
   Executive Director, held its constitutive meeting. Today I would like
 to
   inform you of the work of the Transition team and about the last week’s
   further developments.
  
   I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Engelmann as
 Interim
   Executive Director as of 1 September 2014. Jan has worked as the Head
 of
   the Politics  Society department of Wikimedia Deutschland since 2011.
 He
   has already deputised for the Executive Director on a regular basis
 over
   recent years. As Interim Executive Director, Jan will manage the
  department
   on a provisional basis.
  
   Up to 31 August Pavel Richter will remain Executive Director of
 Wikimedia
   Deutschland, with all corresponding duties and responsibilities. After
  this
   time – I am particularly pleased to report – Pavel will work with Jan
 in
  an
   advisory capacity during the upcoming transitional period. For the time
   being this role is set to end on 31 January 2015.
  
   Why have we chosen this solution? What is the difference between
  Executive
   Director and Interim Executive Director? What are the next steps? I
 would
   like to answer these questions by taking a look at the primary task of
  the
   Transition Team: for a new Executive Director to be appointed, the
   commission has to recommend a candidate to the Supervisory Board. This
   process will require a considerable amount of time. It will no doubt be
   several months before this task is complete. So far – over the past
 three
   weeks – all members have been appointed to the Commission, have met
 with
   one another and specified their respective responsibilities. The
 members
   also agreed to report publicly on milestones of their work[1].
  
   For the Transition Team to be able to complete its work, it must be
 able
  to
   depend on certain conditions. These include, in particular, minimising
  time
   pressure and ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. The
 association
   can ensure this with the support of Jan and Pavel. As Executive
 Director,
   Pavel has many years of experience and expertise that can remain within
  the
   association thanks to this cooperation.
   By appointing an Interim Executive Director, the Supervisory Board is
   following a proposal that was developed by the Transition Team. This
   solution was unanimously agreed at the Supervisory 

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland – Transition Team and Interim Executive Director

[Tim Moritz Hector]

Hi all,

A few weeks ago, the Transition Team, which the Supervisory Board of
Wikimedia Deutschland has tasked with organising the search for a new
Executive Director, held its constitutive meeting. Today I would like to
inform you of the work of the Transition team and about the last week’s
further developments.

I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Engelmann as Interim
Executive Director as of 1 September 2014. Jan has worked as the Head of
the Politics  Society department of Wikimedia Deutschland since 2011. He
has already deputised for the Executive Director on a regular basis over
recent years. As Interim Executive Director, Jan will manage the department
on a provisional basis.

Up to 31 August Pavel Richter will remain Executive Director of Wikimedia
Deutschland, with all corresponding duties and responsibilities. After this
time – I am particularly pleased to report – Pavel will work with Jan in an
advisory capacity during the upcoming transitional period. For the time
being this role is set to end on 31 January 2015.

Why have we chosen this solution? What is the difference between Executive
Director and Interim Executive Director? What are the next steps? I would
like to answer these questions by taking a look at the primary task of the
Transition Team: for a new Executive Director to be appointed, the
commission has to recommend a candidate to the Supervisory Board. This
process will require a considerable amount of time. It will no doubt be
several months before this task is complete. So far – over the past three
weeks – all members have been appointed to the Commission, have met with
one another and specified their respective responsibilities. The members
also agreed to report publicly on milestones of their work[1].

For the Transition Team to be able to complete its work, it must be able to
depend on certain conditions. These include, in particular, minimising time
pressure and ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. The association
can ensure this with the support of Jan and Pavel. As Executive Director,
Pavel has many years of experience and expertise that can remain within the
association thanks to this cooperation.
By appointing an Interim Executive Director, the Supervisory Board is
following a proposal that was developed by the Transition Team. This
solution was unanimously agreed at the Supervisory Board meeting after
consultation with the relevant parties. In this role, Jan Engelmann’s task
is to manage WMDE operations until a new Executive Director is appointed.

I would like to thank Jan, who has agreed to take on this crucial task. I
would also like to thank Pavel for enabling the Association to reliably and
thoroughly prepare for the future.

Most of the members of the Supervisory Board and the Transition Team will
also be at Wikimania in London and happy to answer any questions you might
have.

Best regards,

Tim Moritz Hector

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Transition_Team

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Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
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http://www.wikimedia.de
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de

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[Lodewijk]

Thank you very much for this announcement, Tim. My congratulations with
this tough job to Jan, and thanks to Pavel for this great flexibility.

Tim, I'm afraid that in your email you didn't quite answer the question you
yourself stated: what is the difference between an ED and an interim ED.
For example, Will Jan also become the Vorstand during the transition, or
will this role remain with Pavel? What I get from this email, is that the
main reason for this interim change is likely to allow Pavel to move
forward with his life and at the same time clearly signal to the outside
world that you're looking for talent.

Is that a correct extrapolation/interpretation?

Best,

Lodewijk


2014-07-22 10:02 GMT+02:00 Tim Moritz Hector tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de
:

 Hi all,

 A few weeks ago, the Transition Team, which the Supervisory Board of
 Wikimedia Deutschland has tasked with organising the search for a new
 Executive Director, held its constitutive meeting. Today I would like to
 inform you of the work of the Transition team and about the last week’s
 further developments.

 I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Engelmann as Interim
 Executive Director as of 1 September 2014. Jan has worked as the Head of
 the Politics  Society department of Wikimedia Deutschland since 2011. He
 has already deputised for the Executive Director on a regular basis over
 recent years. As Interim Executive Director, Jan will manage the department
 on a provisional basis.

 Up to 31 August Pavel Richter will remain Executive Director of Wikimedia
 Deutschland, with all corresponding duties and responsibilities. After this
 time – I am particularly pleased to report – Pavel will work with Jan in an
 advisory capacity during the upcoming transitional period. For the time
 being this role is set to end on 31 January 2015.

 Why have we chosen this solution? What is the difference between Executive
 Director and Interim Executive Director? What are the next steps? I would
 like to answer these questions by taking a look at the primary task of the
 Transition Team: for a new Executive Director to be appointed, the
 commission has to recommend a candidate to the Supervisory Board. This
 process will require a considerable amount of time. It will no doubt be
 several months before this task is complete. So far – over the past three
 weeks – all members have been appointed to the Commission, have met with
 one another and specified their respective responsibilities. The members
 also agreed to report publicly on milestones of their work[1].

 For the Transition Team to be able to complete its work, it must be able to
 depend on certain conditions. These include, in particular, minimising time
 pressure and ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. The association
 can ensure this with the support of Jan and Pavel. As Executive Director,
 Pavel has many years of experience and expertise that can remain within the
 association thanks to this cooperation.
 By appointing an Interim Executive Director, the Supervisory Board is
 following a proposal that was developed by the Transition Team. This
 solution was unanimously agreed at the Supervisory Board meeting after
 consultation with the relevant parties. In this role, Jan Engelmann’s task
 is to manage WMDE operations until a new Executive Director is appointed.

 I would like to thank Jan, who has agreed to take on this crucial task. I
 would also like to thank Pavel for enabling the Association to reliably and
 thoroughly prepare for the future.

 Most of the members of the Supervisory Board and the Transition Team will
 also be at Wikimania in London and happy to answer any questions you might
 have.

 Best regards,

 Tim Moritz Hector

 [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Transition_Team

 --
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 Chair of the board

 Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
 Tel.: +49 (0)30 - 219 158 260
 http://www.wikimedia.de
 tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de

 Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free
 access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing. Help us
 make it reality! http://spenden.wikimedia.de

 Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
 Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
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[Nurunnaby Chowdhury]

Congratulation Jan..


On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org
wrote:

 Thank you very much for this announcement, Tim. My congratulations with
 this tough job to Jan, and thanks to Pavel for this great flexibility.

 Tim, I'm afraid that in your email you didn't quite answer the question you
 yourself stated: what is the difference between an ED and an interim ED.
 For example, Will Jan also become the Vorstand during the transition, or
 will this role remain with Pavel? What I get from this email, is that the
 main reason for this interim change is likely to allow Pavel to move
 forward with his life and at the same time clearly signal to the outside
 world that you're looking for talent.

 Is that a correct extrapolation/interpretation?

 Best,

 Lodewijk


 2014-07-22 10:02 GMT+02:00 Tim Moritz Hector 
 tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de
 :

  Hi all,
 
  A few weeks ago, the Transition Team, which the Supervisory Board of
  Wikimedia Deutschland has tasked with organising the search for a new
  Executive Director, held its constitutive meeting. Today I would like to
  inform you of the work of the Transition team and about the last week’s
  further developments.
 
  I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Engelmann as Interim
  Executive Director as of 1 September 2014. Jan has worked as the Head of
  the Politics  Society department of Wikimedia Deutschland since 2011. He
  has already deputised for the Executive Director on a regular basis over
  recent years. As Interim Executive Director, Jan will manage the
 department
  on a provisional basis.
 
  Up to 31 August Pavel Richter will remain Executive Director of Wikimedia
  Deutschland, with all corresponding duties and responsibilities. After
 this
  time – I am particularly pleased to report – Pavel will work with Jan in
 an
  advisory capacity during the upcoming transitional period. For the time
  being this role is set to end on 31 January 2015.
 
  Why have we chosen this solution? What is the difference between
 Executive
  Director and Interim Executive Director? What are the next steps? I would
  like to answer these questions by taking a look at the primary task of
 the
  Transition Team: for a new Executive Director to be appointed, the
  commission has to recommend a candidate to the Supervisory Board. This
  process will require a considerable amount of time. It will no doubt be
  several months before this task is complete. So far – over the past three
  weeks – all members have been appointed to the Commission, have met with
  one another and specified their respective responsibilities. The members
  also agreed to report publicly on milestones of their work[1].
 
  For the Transition Team to be able to complete its work, it must be able
 to
  depend on certain conditions. These include, in particular, minimising
 time
  pressure and ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. The association
  can ensure this with the support of Jan and Pavel. As Executive Director,
  Pavel has many years of experience and expertise that can remain within
 the
  association thanks to this cooperation.
  By appointing an Interim Executive Director, the Supervisory Board is
  following a proposal that was developed by the Transition Team. This
  solution was unanimously agreed at the Supervisory Board meeting after
  consultation with the relevant parties. In this role, Jan Engelmann’s
 task
  is to manage WMDE operations until a new Executive Director is appointed.
 
  I would like to thank Jan, who has agreed to take on this crucial task. I
  would also like to thank Pavel for enabling the Association to reliably
 and
  thoroughly prepare for the future.
 
  Most of the members of the Supervisory Board and the Transition Team will
  also be at Wikimania in London and happy to answer any questions you
 might
  have.
 
  Best regards,
 
  Tim Moritz Hector
 
  [1]
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Transition_Team
 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland – Transition Team and Interim Executive Director

[Cristian Consonni]

2014-07-22 10:52 GMT+02:00 Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org:
 Thank you very much for this announcement, Tim. My congratulations with
 this tough job to Jan, and thanks to Pavel for this great flexibility.

+1, it is also good that you are taking an occasion to meet the rest
of the movement at Wikimania.

 Tim, I'm afraid that in your email you didn't quite answer the question you
 yourself stated: what is the difference between an ED and an interim ED.
 For example, Will Jan also become the Vorstand during the transition, or
 will this role remain with Pavel? What I get from this email, is that the
 main reason for this interim change is likely to allow Pavel to move
 forward with his life and at the same time clearly signal to the outside
 world that you're looking for talent.

 Is that a correct extrapolation/interpretation?

I second this question. IMHO, your interpretation is correct, Lodewijk.

So, let me say buon lavoro to WM-DE's transition team. :-)

Ciao,

Cristian

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland – Transition Team and Interim Executive Director

[Pavel Richter]

Hi Lodewijk,

let me try to answer that:


On 22 July 2014 10:52, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote:


 Tim, I'm afraid that in your email you didn't quite answer the question you
 yourself stated: what is the difference between an ED and an interim ED.
 For example, Will Jan also become the Vorstand during the transition, or
 will this role remain with Pavel? What I get from this email, is that the
 main reason for this interim change is likely to allow Pavel to move
 forward with his life and at the same time clearly signal to the outside
 world that you're looking for talent.


Yes, Jan will be the Vorstand of Wikimedia Deutschland, starting on 1.
September. As an interim ED / Vorstand, he will have the same
responsibilities as a non-interim ED, e.g. he will be supervising all
staff of WMDE, he will be responsible for putting together the budget for
2015, he will be working together with the WMDE board in all strategic
matters, etc. So Jan is not only keeping the chair warm until the final ED
is found, but he will be acting ED during the transition period.

My role is much more limited: I am supporting Jan in his position, e.g. I
will work together with him on the budget and the FDC proposal, I will help
with the interacvtions with the WMF and other chapters, and so on. And I
will be in an advisiory role in all things that Jan wants my input in.

The reason why we choose the interim solution is the fact that the board of
WMDE made the decision that they wanted to find a new ED, to replace me. So
it would be awkward for us as an organisation (and for me personally as
well) if I would stay on in my position as ED, even so I do not have the
support of my board any longer. But it will take time to find a new ED, so
we decided together that the interim solution would work best for WMDE as
an organisation, as well as for me personally. I will be available for
advice and during the search for a new ED, at least until the end of
January, but WMDE will be run by an interim ED (=Jan) with a clear mandate
and full support of the board of WMDE.

I hope that answesr your questions?

Cheers,

Pavel


 Is that a correct extrapolation/interpretation?

 Best,

 Lodewijk


 2014-07-22 10:02 GMT+02:00 Tim Moritz Hector 
 tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de
 :

  Hi all,
 
  A few weeks ago, the Transition Team, which the Supervisory Board of
  Wikimedia Deutschland has tasked with organising the search for a new
  Executive Director, held its constitutive meeting. Today I would like to
  inform you of the work of the Transition team and about the last week’s
  further developments.
 
  I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Engelmann as Interim
  Executive Director as of 1 September 2014. Jan has worked as the Head of
  the Politics  Society department of Wikimedia Deutschland since 2011. He
  has already deputised for the Executive Director on a regular basis over
  recent years. As Interim Executive Director, Jan will manage the
 department
  on a provisional basis.
 
  Up to 31 August Pavel Richter will remain Executive Director of Wikimedia
  Deutschland, with all corresponding duties and responsibilities. After
 this
  time – I am particularly pleased to report – Pavel will work with Jan in
 an
  advisory capacity during the upcoming transitional period. For the time
  being this role is set to end on 31 January 2015.
 
  Why have we chosen this solution? What is the difference between
 Executive
  Director and Interim Executive Director? What are the next steps? I would
  like to answer these questions by taking a look at the primary task of
 the
  Transition Team: for a new Executive Director to be appointed, the
  commission has to recommend a candidate to the Supervisory Board. This
  process will require a considerable amount of time. It will no doubt be
  several months before this task is complete. So far – over the past three
  weeks – all members have been appointed to the Commission, have met with
  one another and specified their respective responsibilities. The members
  also agreed to report publicly on milestones of their work[1].
 
  For the Transition Team to be able to complete its work, it must be able
 to
  depend on certain conditions. These include, in particular, minimising
 time
  pressure and ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. The association
  can ensure this with the support of Jan and Pavel. As Executive Director,
  Pavel has many years of experience and expertise that can remain within
 the
  association thanks to this cooperation.
  By appointing an Interim Executive Director, the Supervisory Board is
  following a proposal that was developed by the Transition Team. This
  solution was unanimously agreed at the Supervisory Board meeting after
  consultation with the relevant parties. In this role, Jan Engelmann’s
 task
  is to manage WMDE operations until a new Executive Director is appointed.
 
  I would like to thank Jan, who has agreed to take on this 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland – Transition Team and Interim Executive Director

[Itzik Edri]

Thank you Tim for the update, and good luck Jan and WMDE with the
transition. I know Jan and I'm sure he will do great work in the meanwhile.

And also, huge thanks Pavel for your huge contribution to movement and to
chapter in general! Good luck as well on your next role.


On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Tim Moritz Hector 
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de wrote:

 Hi all,

 A few weeks ago, the Transition Team, which the Supervisory Board of
 Wikimedia Deutschland has tasked with organising the search for a new
 Executive Director, held its constitutive meeting. Today I would like to
 inform you of the work of the Transition team and about the last week’s
 further developments.

 I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Engelmann as Interim
 Executive Director as of 1 September 2014. Jan has worked as the Head of
 the Politics  Society department of Wikimedia Deutschland since 2011. He
 has already deputised for the Executive Director on a regular basis over
 recent years. As Interim Executive Director, Jan will manage the department
 on a provisional basis.

 Up to 31 August Pavel Richter will remain Executive Director of Wikimedia
 Deutschland, with all corresponding duties and responsibilities. After this
 time – I am particularly pleased to report – Pavel will work with Jan in an
 advisory capacity during the upcoming transitional period. For the time
 being this role is set to end on 31 January 2015.

 Why have we chosen this solution? What is the difference between Executive
 Director and Interim Executive Director? What are the next steps? I would
 like to answer these questions by taking a look at the primary task of the
 Transition Team: for a new Executive Director to be appointed, the
 commission has to recommend a candidate to the Supervisory Board. This
 process will require a considerable amount of time. It will no doubt be
 several months before this task is complete. So far – over the past three
 weeks – all members have been appointed to the Commission, have met with
 one another and specified their respective responsibilities. The members
 also agreed to report publicly on milestones of their work[1].

 For the Transition Team to be able to complete its work, it must be able to
 depend on certain conditions. These include, in particular, minimising time
 pressure and ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. The association
 can ensure this with the support of Jan and Pavel. As Executive Director,
 Pavel has many years of experience and expertise that can remain within the
 association thanks to this cooperation.
 By appointing an Interim Executive Director, the Supervisory Board is
 following a proposal that was developed by the Transition Team. This
 solution was unanimously agreed at the Supervisory Board meeting after
 consultation with the relevant parties. In this role, Jan Engelmann’s task
 is to manage WMDE operations until a new Executive Director is appointed.

 I would like to thank Jan, who has agreed to take on this crucial task. I
 would also like to thank Pavel for enabling the Association to reliably and
 thoroughly prepare for the future.

 Most of the members of the Supervisory Board and the Transition Team will
 also be at Wikimania in London and happy to answer any questions you might
 have.

 Best regards,

 Tim Moritz Hector

 [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Transition_Team

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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland Monthly Report May 2013

[Katja Ullrich]

Hi all,

it's never too late for a monthly report. Please note that the report for
May from Wikimedia Deutschland has been translated and is now available on
Meta.

In May, we dealt with the following topics:

   - the new and revised edition of the GLAM brochure
   - WMDE's experiences at the Amsterdam Hackathon
   - the various workshops which took place at the Open Sunday at WMDE's
   office in Berlin

Of course, you can find much more at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/May_2013
.

Best,
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland Monthly Report March 2013

[Katja Ullrich]

Dear all,

please find Wikimedia Deutschland's monthly report for March 2013 on Meta.
You can find out more about the symposium Wikidata meets Archeology which
took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the newly-launched project
Chapters Dialogue which will coordinate communication between Wikimedia
chapters and, of course, much more.

Here's the link:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/March_2013

Best,
Katja

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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland Monthly Report January 2013

[Katja Ullrich]

Hi all,

another month gone by at Wikimedia Deutschland. Read the January report
about

   - the closing of our fundraiser
   http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fundraiser_2012on Dec 31, 2012
   - how you can try out the new RENDER
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/RENDERtools
   - the first three
Wikipediashttp://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/01/30/wikidata-coming-to-the-next-two-wikipedias/which
already use Wikidata.

Much, much more here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/January_2013

Best,
Katja

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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland

[Michael Jahn]

Dear all,

a full English translation of Wikimedia Deutschland's 2011 annual report[1]
is available at Wikimedia Commons. Giving you a 40-page equivalent to the
German original report[2] (instead of a summary) is a first for Wikimedia
Deutschland.

[1]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/WMDE_2011_Annual_Report_web.pdf
[2]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Wikimedia_Deutschland_T%C3%A4tigkeitsbericht_2011.pdf

Regards,
Michael


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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: monthly report April 2012

[Michael Jahn]

Dear all,

Wikimedia Deutschland's monthly report for April 2012 comes to you with
greetings from Germany's most important web conference. There is no en.wp
article about the re:publica (yet), so I'll link you to the German
article[1]. The re:publica 2012 takes place in Berlin, May 2-4. 270
speakers from more than 30 countries will address an audience of 4,000
bloggers, politicians and media people.

Wikimedia Deutschland is taking our core goals to this years re:publica. In
a dozen sessions at our own event booth we tell people about free
knowledge, free licenses, why Wikipedia needs more (female) editors, and
many more topics from participation to usability and quality. Among other
things, Wikidata is of course one of the most prolific subjects regarding
media coverage.

A Wikimedia recap of the event will certainly be part our next monthly
report. For now rest assured that the April report[2][3] holds its own ;-)
Go to Meta and learn about why we're posting a Wikipedian in Residence job
description and who was hired recently to support GLAM activities. Find out
about Wikidata's first month and what accounts for Wikimedia Deutschland's
upcoming surge of chapter members. No more spoilers.

[1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:publica
[2]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/April_2012
[3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports

Kind regards
Michael
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Deutschland: March 2012 report

[Michael Jahn]

cross-posting

-- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --
Von: Michael Jahn michael.j...@wikimedia.de
Datum: 20. April 2012 22:01
Betreff: Wikimedia Deutschland: March 2012 report
An: wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org


Dear all,

please find Wikimedia Deutschland's monthly report for March 2012 on
Meta[1]. If you don't check it out, you may never get to know why political
parties in one of Germany's federal states just can't avoid to answer
WMDE's questions these days or which kinds of German newspapers covered
Wikipedia workshops lately. And well, there's Wikidata and much more
interesting things you wouldn't want to miss!

[1]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Deutschland/March_2012

By the way, I linked this month's report both here
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports
and here
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports

Supposedly, all chapter reports should be found in both places, but they're
not. Do we need both chapter subpages?

Best
Michael

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