[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees December 2023 meeting agenda

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi all,

On December 6, 2023, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will meet
virtually for its quarterly meeting. The agenda for the meeting has been
published on Foundation Wiki:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agenda:2023-12-06

We will share more information afterwards.

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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees June 2023 meeting agenda

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi all,

On June 21, 2023, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will meet
virtually for its quarterly meeting. The agenda for the meeting has been
published on Foundation Wiki:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agendas/2023-06-21

The primary objective of this meeting is to approve the Annual Plan[1] and
Budget[2]. We will share more information afterwards.

Best,
Chuck

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Finances#Detailed_budget

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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees March 2023 meeting agenda

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi all,

On March 9, 2023, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will be
gathering in New York City for its quarterly meeting. The agenda for the
meeting has been published on Foundation Wiki:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agendas/2023-03-09

After the Board meeting concludes, representatives from the Movement
Charter Drafting Committee and the Wikimedia Endowment Board will be
joining the Board of Trustees and Wikimedia Foundation staff for a two day
long strategic retreat to review several areas of focus for multi-year
Foundation planning.

We will share more information after the retreat.

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming María Sefidari as a Foundation consultant. :)

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi all,

This is a brief note to follow up on our commitment to update the conflict
of interest policy.[1] I apologize that we did not meet our initial
deadline of 30 September, but the update is in progress. We are currently
finalizing the draft updated policy and figuring out the best timing for
publication. We want to make sure we have adequate staff support to respond
to feedback, and we want to minimize overlap with and disruption of other
planned discussions. Currently, it looks like we should be able to publish
the draft updated policy by the first week of November. I will let you know
when we have a set date.

Best,
Chuck

[1] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest_policy

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On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 5:39 PM Amanda Keton  wrote:

> Hello, all.
>
> Thank you to everyone who attended the office hour at 15:00 UTC 29 June
> 2021.[1] We’ll be posting the notes in the next few days, including answers
> to a few questions we couldn’t answer in the allotted time. As promised, I
> wanted to follow up with next steps.
>
> María’s contract. Following my discussion with María after the office
> hour, we have mutually agreed to end the contract as of 16 July 2021. María
> has graciously agreed to finish and document the assignments she has
> already started and cover for staff on holiday until this date. She will
> not start any new work.
>
> Conflict of Interest Policy. We will review, update and post an updated
> Conflict of Interest policy by 30 September 2021 for community review and
> discussion before ultimate approval by the Board. The updated policy will
> include a consideration of “cooling off periods.”
>
> Affiliate Grant Agreements. We had already planned to review and update
> our grant agreements, and we will ensure that those updates incorporate
> up-to-date affiliate governance guidance. We will share updated grant
> agreement templates for community review and comment by 31 January 2022.
>
> Prioritization reassessment and Additional Resources. We will reassess our
> plans and priorities in light of these changes in direction and
> commitments. Given the termination period mentioned above, we will conduct
> this reassessment  in the second half of July, when we return from a
> Foundation-wide break (5-9 July 2021). It is likely we will reassign
> internal staff and/or seek additional staff capacity. We will post any job
> listings publicly as part of the hiring process.
>
> I appreciate all of you who raised important considerations in these
> conversations. I continue to hope that we can learn and grow from these
> moments together. I deeply believe that we must unite to push against the
> forces that are working against our mission and that we are stronger
> together. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share how this
> happened, seek your input, and change course.
>
> In solidarity and with gratitude,
>
> Amanda
> Amanda Keton
> She/her/hers
> General Counsel and Transition Team Member
> Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] FY1819 Fundraising Report

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi folks,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about how this information could be useful
for local affiliates and communities. We'll discuss internally to see if we
might be able to share more information in the future in order to achieve
those benefits in ways that don't raise legal concerns or create excessive
overhead for our fundraising team. We're entering into the busiest time of
the year for online fundraising, though, so it'll be at least a few months
before we are able to address the question internally.

 - Chuck

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On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 2:27 AM Philip Kopetzky 
wrote:

> Thanks Chuck for digging out that old email, it does explain why this isn't
> done for every country.
> Chris and Sandra have a point though, because this can't be a legal issue
> for most European countries for example. In return, the local organisations
> and communities would benefit from an added layer of feedback based on
> their work.
>
> Furthermore, how and how much we fundraise will be one of the important
> talking points when implementing the recommendations, especially to set a
> benchmark to evaluate if involving local organisations in the fundraising
> process actually works or not.
>
> Best,
> Philip
>
> On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 at 09:38, Sandra Rientjes - Wikimedia Nederland <
> rient...@wikimedia.nl> wrote:
>
> > I agree with Chris.
> > Furthermore: Wikimedia Nederland, like all chapters, puts a lot of effort
> > in raising awareness of and support for the Wikimedia projects.  I would
> > really like to know if these efforts 'pay off'.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sandra Rientjes
> > Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland
> >
> > tel.(+31) (0)30 3200238 (ma, di, do)
> > mob. (+31) (0)6  31786379 (wo, vrij)
> >
> > www.wikimedia.nl
> >
> >
> > Mariaplaats 3
> > 3511 LH  Utrecht
> >
> >
> > Op do 3 okt. 2019 om 09:13 schreef Chris Keating <
> > chriskeatingw...@gmail.com
> > >:
> >
> > > Hi Chuck,
> > >
> > > The reasons the question keeps getting asked is because it was never
> > really
> > > answered in the first place.
> > >
> > > The only good reason I can think of for not publishing country-level
> data
> > > is that there are some countries where that could create risks to the
> WMF
> > > or individuals because they're places where giving donations to a US
> > > nonprofit is either illegal or politically risky.
> > >
> > > However that doesn't apply to most countries, so why not publish the
> data
> > > for most of the world?
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:34 AM Chuck Roslof 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Philip,
> > > >
> > > > We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague
> > Stephen
> > > > discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than
> > paraphrasing
> > > > his previous email I'll just provide a link to it:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Chuck
> > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] FY1819 Fundraising Report

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi Philip,

We do not publish country-level fundraising numbers. My colleague Stephen
discussed why on this list a few years back, so rather than paraphrasing
his previous email I'll just provide a link to it:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-November/085576.html

Best,
Chuck

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On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM Philip Kopetzky 
wrote:

> Hi Patricia,
>
> thanks for the report! Is it possible to get a country-by-country breakdown
> of the donations as well?
>
> Kind regards,
> Philip
>
> On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 01:25, Patricia Pena  wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I’m excited to share with you our FY1819 Fundraising Report
> > . This
> report
> > is an opportunity to provide insight into our revenue model and the
> > strategy that goes into creating an impactful fundraising campaign. A
> > sincere thank you to the millions of donors in nearly 30 countries who
> > support our mission.
> >
> > I'd also like to thank everyone who contributed and collaborated on this
> > document: Online Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising
> > Operations, Donor Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications,
> > Finance and more! Special thanks to Thea Skaff for once again project
> > managing this entire effort.
> >
> > We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page.
> > Thank you,
> > Pats
> > --
> > *Pats Pena (she/her) *
> > Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation
> > 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104
> > pp...@wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349
> >
> >
> > *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
> the
> > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
> > *
> >
> >
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Board of Trustees January 2019 meeting agenda

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi all,

The agenda for the next Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees meeting, on
January 30, 2019 (postponed from its originally scheduled date of January
23), is now available on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_board_agenda_2019-01

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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Board of Trustees November 2018 meeting agenda

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi all,

The agenda for the next Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees meeting, on
November 9-11, 2018, is now available on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_board_agenda_2018-11

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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Board of Trustees July 2018 meeting minutes

[Chuck Roslof]

Hi all,

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has approved and published
minutes from its meeting on July 18-19, 2018:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes/2018-07-18,19

The minutes from the June 12 meeting are also available, which I believe I
neglected to announce to this list previously:
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes/2018-06-12

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