[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation annual plan published

[Elena Lappen]

A reminder that the first of the Annual Plan Conversations is starting in just 
under an hour with Legal and Talent and Culture Departments. All information 
about joining is on the Meta page: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations

Hope to see you there!

Best,
Elena

--
Elena Lappen (she/her)
Senior Movement Communications Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation 



> On Jul 21, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Elena Lappen  wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Sending that reminder about the Annual Plan Conversations happening with 
> Foundation executives and senior leaders next week and the week after. Bring 
> your questions and comments, and chat about how Foundation priorities can 
> feed into your work this upcoming year.
> 
> 26 July at 18:00 UTC: Legal and Talent and Culture Departments. Amanda Keton 
> (General Counsel), Maggie Dennis (Vice President of Community Resilience and 
> Sustainability), Vignesh Ashok (Vice President of Global Equity, Diversity 
> and Inclusion), & Robyn Arville (Chief Talent and Culture Officer)
> 
> 28 July at 15:00 UTC: Product and Technology Departments. Toby Negrin (Chief 
> Product Officer) and Tajh Taylor (Vice President of Data Science and 
> Engineering) 
> 
> 29 July at 17:00 UTC: Finance and Administration and Advancement Departments. 
> Jaime Villagomez (Chief Financial Officer) and Lisa Seitz Gruwell (Chief 
> Advancement Officer)
> 
> 2 August at 17:00 UTC: Communications Department. Anusha Alikhan (Senior 
> Director of Communications) and Mayur Paul (Director of Movement 
> Communications)
> 
> More information on the Annual Plan Meta page: 
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations
> 
> Hope to see you there!
> Elena
> 
> 
> --
> Elena Lappen (she/her)
> Senior Movement Communications Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 15, 2021, at 3:45 PM, Elena Lappen  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> Kelsi mentioned this in her first email, but I wanted to say a bit more 
>> about the Annual Plan Conversations (office hours) that we are coordinating 
>> with executives and senior leaders to give you a chance to chat with them 
>> about the Annual Plan. Please feel free to bring any questions or comments 
>> to the sessions, or submit questions ahead of time. Information about 
>> submitting questions and joining the sessions are on the Meta page [1], but 
>> I have copied the schedule below. I will record and post the conversations, 
>> along with the transcripts, for those that cannot attend.
>> 
>> I will also send out a reminder about joining closer to the dates. Thanks 
>> and hope to see you there!
>> 
>> Annual Plan Conversations schedule:
>> 
>> 26 July at 18:00 UTC: Legal and Talent and Culture Departments. Amanda Keton 
>> (General Counsel), Maggie Dennis (Vice President of Community Resilience and 
>> Sustainability), Vignesh Ashok (Vice President of Global Equity, Diversity 
>> and Inclusion), & Robyn Arville (Chief Talent and Culture Officer)
>> 
>> 28 July at 15:00 UTC: Product and Technology Departments. Toby Negrin (Chief 
>> Product Officer) and Tajh Taylor (Vice President of Data Science and 
>> Engineering) 
>> 
>> 29 July at 17:00 UTC: Finance and Administration and Advancement 
>> Departments. Jaime Villagomez (Chief Financial Officer) and Lisa Seitz 
>> Gruwell (Chief Advancement Officer)
>> 
>> 2 August at 17:00 UTC: Communications Department. Anusha Alikhan (Senior 
>> Director of Communications) and Mayur Paul (Director of Movement 
>> Communications)
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> Elena
>> 
>> [1] 
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations
>> 
>> --
>> Elena Lappen (she/her)
>> Senior Movement Communications Specialist
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 15, 2021, at 3:21 PM, kstiner...@wikimedia.org wrote:
>>> 
>>> A few responses to questions raised here about the annual plan:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Mike for your question about community input into the annual plan, 
>>> which I answered briefly on Meta [1]. Yes, you are correct that the annual 
>>> plan is a finalized product as it has been each year since the launch of 
>>> the Foundation’s Medium Term Plan (MTP) in 2019 [2]. Basically, the Annual 
>>> Plan is a set of commitments on areas of work along with goals. It is 
>>> produced through Foundation teams connecting the long term ambitions voiced 
>>> through collaboration with volunteer communities with our budget, staff, 
>>> legal and fiduciary requirements, technical systems, and other constraints. 
>>> It’s not meant to be a list of activities that we’ll do - this level of 
>>> detail is worked out (and evolves a lot!) throughout the year in 
>>> collaboration with volunteers within individual projects. But the annual 
>>> plan guides Foundation teams in building their strategies and work plans 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: News about some CTeam transitions in Wikimedia Foundation

[attolippip]

Hello, Ashwin, would this link work for you?
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/N6GHEXM3KTPODS33VQAN7NZKMMPNFA4S/

З повагою / Best regards,
antanana
Wiki Loves Monuments Ukraine
Wiki Loves Earth International team

Disclaimer: This letter is sent in my Wikimedia volunteer capacity, not as
a Board member of Wikimedia Foundation


пн, 26 лип. 2021 о 13:49 Ashwin Baindur  пише:

> Hi Lodewijk,
>
> I could not locate the email you mentioned on the Wikimedia-l list. Has it
> been sent to some other list? This reply is a matter of interest to all
> here, since the query has been raised on this list.
>
> I would appreciate the url about this in case it's addressed to another
> list. Thanks in advance.
>
> Best wishes, Ashwin
>
>
>
> REPLY TO: News about CTeam transitions from Wikimedia Foundation
>
> On Mon, 26 Jul, 2021, 7:19 am effe iets anders, 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Philip,
>>
>> just to make sure, are you aware of the email under the topic "REPLY TO:
>> News about CTeam transitions from Wikimedia Foundation" ? I believe that
>> was sent within the day.
>>
>> Best,
>> Lodewijk
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 2:18 PM Philip Kopetzky <
>> philip.kopet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I find it quite worrying that after a month no one has deemed it
>>> necessary to reply to the concerns voiced by a former chair of the WMF
>>> Board of Trustees. There isn't even a PR-level denial of there being a
>>> crisis.
>>>
>>> The C-Suite turnover would be a major challenge for any company or
>>> organisation. Just describing it as a "natural part of evolution" doesn't
>>> explain what direction this "evolution" is taking and why so many of the
>>> C-Suite don't deem this worth sticking around for. In the meantime, the
>>> "smooth operation" is leading to uncertainty and stagnation that is wasting
>>> valuable time and momentum for the implementation of the 2030 strategy.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 23:36, Christophe Henner <
>>> christophe.hen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
 Heather, you have been someone I have always loved to talk with.


 I have fond memories with you there, such as talking with you and Zack
 on Thanksgiving eve having beers in the Foundation office creating the
 Museums of Things People don't Want To Know. Or crafting my email in Esino
 Lario to announce my term as chair, everyone sitting on the floor in a room
 with you, Katherine, Greg, and Juliet. I have so many others.


 Wherever you will go next they will be as lucky as we have been to
 count you as part of our movement. Perhaps even more as you take your
 experiences with you.


 Most people in the movement might not know you, but you have made a big
 difference behind the scenes.


 You reshaped how we are positioning ourselves in the world and provided
 a speaker to our voices. I am sad to see you leave the Foundation, I only
 hope we will keep on seeing you around and that, life willing, we will have
 other drinks.


 Grant, I left when you joined so I can only remember the job interview
 I gave you. We never had the chance to create memories allowing me to make
 an email like I can for Heather. But nonetheless, I can only fare you well
 for the future.


 And remembering our discussions and your experiences, I can just hope
 you will start on your own project!


 Raju, thank you for the update.


 Change is natural in an org, but it had been years since we had that
 level of turnover. I do understand, running orgs myself and being a former
 chair of the board right after the last crisis, that those are very tough
 situations.


 I also know that when you are in the middle of change it is tough to
 make decisions that can be fully understood.


 However, it might be good if some better information about the
 situation were provided.


 Here one can only have theories about the situation, and remember with
 concern the the last time such turmoiled happened.


  In the span of 6 months the Foundation lost its CEO, COO, CCO, CTO,
 CoS (Chief of Staff). That is more than half of the C-Suite. When facing
 such turnover, it usually is a sign of deeper issues.


 As everyone in org theory loves to say, never waste a good crisis.


 As usual, we all have the best of the movement at heart. Any criticism
 comes from a place of deep care about our movement; as members of the loyal
 opposition. We can be wonderful allies and support if you allow us to be.


 Le lun. 28 juin 2021 à 9:14 PM, Raju Narisetti <
 rnarise...@wikimedia.org> a écrit :

> Dear All,
>
> On behalf of the Foundation Board, I’m writing to share with you that
> Chief Creative Officer Heather Walls and Chief Technology Officer Grant
> Ingersoll will 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: News about some CTeam transitions in Wikimedia Foundation

[Ashwin Baindur]

Hi Lodewijk,

I could not locate the email you mentioned on the Wikimedia-l list. Has it
been sent to some other list? This reply is a matter of interest to all
here, since the query has been raised on this list.

I would appreciate the url about this in case it's addressed to another
list. Thanks in advance.

Best wishes, Ashwin



REPLY TO: News about CTeam transitions from Wikimedia Foundation

On Mon, 26 Jul, 2021, 7:19 am effe iets anders, 
wrote:

> Hi Philip,
>
> just to make sure, are you aware of the email under the topic "REPLY TO:
> News about CTeam transitions from Wikimedia Foundation" ? I believe that
> was sent within the day.
>
> Best,
> Lodewijk
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 2:18 PM Philip Kopetzky 
> wrote:
>
>> I find it quite worrying that after a month no one has deemed it
>> necessary to reply to the concerns voiced by a former chair of the WMF
>> Board of Trustees. There isn't even a PR-level denial of there being a
>> crisis.
>>
>> The C-Suite turnover would be a major challenge for any company or
>> organisation. Just describing it as a "natural part of evolution" doesn't
>> explain what direction this "evolution" is taking and why so many of the
>> C-Suite don't deem this worth sticking around for. In the meantime, the
>> "smooth operation" is leading to uncertainty and stagnation that is wasting
>> valuable time and momentum for the implementation of the 2030 strategy.
>>
>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 23:36, Christophe Henner <
>> christophe.hen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Heather, you have been someone I have always loved to talk with.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have fond memories with you there, such as talking with you and Zack
>>> on Thanksgiving eve having beers in the Foundation office creating the
>>> Museums of Things People don't Want To Know. Or crafting my email in Esino
>>> Lario to announce my term as chair, everyone sitting on the floor in a room
>>> with you, Katherine, Greg, and Juliet. I have so many others.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wherever you will go next they will be as lucky as we have been to count
>>> you as part of our movement. Perhaps even more as you take your experiences
>>> with you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Most people in the movement might not know you, but you have made a big
>>> difference behind the scenes.
>>>
>>>
>>> You reshaped how we are positioning ourselves in the world and provided
>>> a speaker to our voices. I am sad to see you leave the Foundation, I only
>>> hope we will keep on seeing you around and that, life willing, we will have
>>> other drinks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Grant, I left when you joined so I can only remember the job interview I
>>> gave you. We never had the chance to create memories allowing me to make an
>>> email like I can for Heather. But nonetheless, I can only fare you well for
>>> the future.
>>>
>>>
>>> And remembering our discussions and your experiences, I can just hope
>>> you will start on your own project!
>>>
>>>
>>> Raju, thank you for the update.
>>>
>>>
>>> Change is natural in an org, but it had been years since we had that
>>> level of turnover. I do understand, running orgs myself and being a former
>>> chair of the board right after the last crisis, that those are very tough
>>> situations.
>>>
>>>
>>> I also know that when you are in the middle of change it is tough to
>>> make decisions that can be fully understood.
>>>
>>>
>>> However, it might be good if some better information about the situation
>>> were provided.
>>>
>>>
>>> Here one can only have theories about the situation, and remember with
>>> concern the the last time such turmoiled happened.
>>>
>>>
>>>  In the span of 6 months the Foundation lost its CEO, COO, CCO, CTO, CoS
>>> (Chief of Staff). That is more than half of the C-Suite. When facing such
>>> turnover, it usually is a sign of deeper issues.
>>>
>>>
>>> As everyone in org theory loves to say, never waste a good crisis.
>>>
>>>
>>> As usual, we all have the best of the movement at heart. Any criticism
>>> comes from a place of deep care about our movement; as members of the loyal
>>> opposition. We can be wonderful allies and support if you allow us to be.
>>>
>>>
>>> Le lun. 28 juin 2021 à 9:14 PM, Raju Narisetti 
>>> a écrit :
>>>
 Dear All,

 On behalf of the Foundation Board, I’m writing to share with you that
 Chief Creative Officer Heather Walls and Chief Technology Officer Grant
 Ingersoll will be leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, at the end of July.


 We, along with the Foundation Transition Team, have been working with
 them for several weeks on a smooth transition in their respective
 functions. We are grateful to them for their service and dedication to
 the Foundation and the movement. In their time with us, both Heather and
 Grant have used their unique talents and skills to preserve and provide
 free knowledge to the world while also elevating the voices of community
 members around the globe.



 Heather has been with the Foundation for 

[Wikimedia-l] Knowledge Equity - We’d like to learn from your experiences!

[WMDE Team Wissenschaft]

Dear Wikimedia community, dear friends,

Wikimedia Germany’s Education, Science and Culture Team would like to
invite you - people from communities, affiliates, scholars, volunteers,
editors - to share experiences and perspectives from your engagement with,
and work on knowledge equity.
*What?*

Any individual or collective activity, project, publication and idea
addressing knowledge equity in the context of advancing open knowledge
within the Wikimedia Movement.
*How?*

Please list your activity in our meta page
.


*What's next?*

We will first review all your contributions and get in touch to discuss
ideas and next steps around how to amplify our collective interest in
knowledge equity theory and practices.

Feel free to leave us your comments on meta or get in touch:
scie...@wikimedia.de


With best wishes from Berlin, Germany

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: News about some CTeam transitions in Wikimedia Foundation

[Philip Kopetzky]

Thanks Lodewijk - it seems as if it wasn't picked up by this mailing
thread. Considering how little progress has been made with essential
programs like the strategy implementation and the new grants model in July,
I really doubt this "strong interim leadership in place to provide
continuity" is really happening, or that the WMF isn't on auto-pilot at a
time where it needs active input.

On Mon, 26 Jul 2021 at 02:49, effe iets anders 
wrote:

> Hi Philip,
>
> just to make sure, are you aware of the email under the topic "REPLY TO:
> News about CTeam transitions from Wikimedia Foundation" ? I believe that
> was sent within the day.
>
> Best,
> Lodewijk
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 2:18 PM Philip Kopetzky 
> wrote:
>
>> I find it quite worrying that after a month no one has deemed it
>> necessary to reply to the concerns voiced by a former chair of the WMF
>> Board of Trustees. There isn't even a PR-level denial of there being a
>> crisis.
>>
>> The C-Suite turnover would be a major challenge for any company or
>> organisation. Just describing it as a "natural part of evolution" doesn't
>> explain what direction this "evolution" is taking and why so many of the
>> C-Suite don't deem this worth sticking around for. In the meantime, the
>> "smooth operation" is leading to uncertainty and stagnation that is wasting
>> valuable time and momentum for the implementation of the 2030 strategy.
>>
>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 23:36, Christophe Henner <
>> christophe.hen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Heather, you have been someone I have always loved to talk with.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have fond memories with you there, such as talking with you and Zack
>>> on Thanksgiving eve having beers in the Foundation office creating the
>>> Museums of Things People don't Want To Know. Or crafting my email in Esino
>>> Lario to announce my term as chair, everyone sitting on the floor in a room
>>> with you, Katherine, Greg, and Juliet. I have so many others.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wherever you will go next they will be as lucky as we have been to count
>>> you as part of our movement. Perhaps even more as you take your experiences
>>> with you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Most people in the movement might not know you, but you have made a big
>>> difference behind the scenes.
>>>
>>>
>>> You reshaped how we are positioning ourselves in the world and provided
>>> a speaker to our voices. I am sad to see you leave the Foundation, I only
>>> hope we will keep on seeing you around and that, life willing, we will have
>>> other drinks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Grant, I left when you joined so I can only remember the job interview I
>>> gave you. We never had the chance to create memories allowing me to make an
>>> email like I can for Heather. But nonetheless, I can only fare you well for
>>> the future.
>>>
>>>
>>> And remembering our discussions and your experiences, I can just hope
>>> you will start on your own project!
>>>
>>>
>>> Raju, thank you for the update.
>>>
>>>
>>> Change is natural in an org, but it had been years since we had that
>>> level of turnover. I do understand, running orgs myself and being a former
>>> chair of the board right after the last crisis, that those are very tough
>>> situations.
>>>
>>>
>>> I also know that when you are in the middle of change it is tough to
>>> make decisions that can be fully understood.
>>>
>>>
>>> However, it might be good if some better information about the situation
>>> were provided.
>>>
>>>
>>> Here one can only have theories about the situation, and remember with
>>> concern the the last time such turmoiled happened.
>>>
>>>
>>>  In the span of 6 months the Foundation lost its CEO, COO, CCO, CTO, CoS
>>> (Chief of Staff). That is more than half of the C-Suite. When facing such
>>> turnover, it usually is a sign of deeper issues.
>>>
>>>
>>> As everyone in org theory loves to say, never waste a good crisis.
>>>
>>>
>>> As usual, we all have the best of the movement at heart. Any criticism
>>> comes from a place of deep care about our movement; as members of the loyal
>>> opposition. We can be wonderful allies and support if you allow us to be.
>>>
>>>
>>> Le lun. 28 juin 2021 à 9:14 PM, Raju Narisetti 
>>> a écrit :
>>>
 Dear All,

 On behalf of the Foundation Board, I’m writing to share with you that
 Chief Creative Officer Heather Walls and Chief Technology Officer Grant
 Ingersoll will be leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, at the end of July.


 We, along with the Foundation Transition Team, have been working with
 them for several weeks on a smooth transition in their respective
 functions. We are grateful to them for their service and dedication to
 the Foundation and the movement. In their time with us, both Heather and
 Grant have used their unique talents and skills to preserve and provide
 free knowledge to the world while also elevating the voices of community
 members around the globe.



 Heather has been with the Foundation for almost ten