Congratulations Frank -
I had been getting a bit worried about the ED search for the WEF, and
my faith in the organization's future success is significantly
increased by your selection for the position.
Best wishes,
Kevin Gorman
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Jami Mathewson
wrote:
> Hi, Mike.
Hi, Mike.
For an answer to your question about the name, please see this
conversation[1] on Meta. Our board is active answering questions on wiki
and not on mailing lists, so I encourage you to post questions to the Wiki
Education Foundation board on Meta.
Hope that answers it for you,
Jami
[1]
Hi all,
Frank, congratulations on the new job. :-) Can I ask for a clarification on the
funding situation please?
> (1) WMF grant money
>
> The Wiki Education Foundation received a grant to get things off the ground
> last year as part of the Projects and Events Grants process. The Wiki
> Educa
Hi all,
First of all, thanks a lot for the many good wishes that I received on- and
offline. Let me answer some of the questions that came up in this thread.
(1) WMF grant money
The Wiki Education Foundation received a grant to get things off the ground
last year as part of the Projects and Even
Jay Walsh wrote:
>Passing along for your information. This release is posted on the WMF
>wiki at https://www.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Permalink/95859
>
>An accompanying Q&A can also be found here:
>https://www.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Permalink/95860
For wikimedia-l in particular, it probably
On 13 February 2014 13:31, Chris Keating wrote:
...
> It's also a good thing for the movement that it's possible to "spin off"
> projects like this, which the Foundation has decided are no longer core
> activity, to other entities.
I agree with the sentiment, especially as it is a firm requiremen
Chipping in my 2p very quickly -
Given it's a senior WMF staff member leaving to join another movement
organisation, it makes perfect sense that both bodies have put out a joint
statement.
It's also a good thing for the movement that it's possible to "spin off"
projects like this, which the Found
On 13 February 2014 06:30, Jan-Bart de Vreede wrote:
> Rather than just answer your concerns
But you haven't done. Will anyone?
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On 13 February 2014 06:30, Jan-Bart de Vreede wrote:
...
> Because the director happens to be an extremely valued long time member of
> the senior staff of the Wikimedia Foundation.
This makes for a useful tip for recruiting managers for new Wikimedia
organizations or and large programmes. Alway
Allow me first to congratulate Frank. I think he is a great choice and
already proved how much he capable to do amazing things, so I have a great
hopes in this new organizations.
Saying that and moving to talk about the organization and the process, and
not about the person, this grant and program
Great news and congratulations to Frank.
--User:Meno25
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Jay Walsh wrote:
> Passing along for your information. This release is posted on the WMF wiki
> at
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Frank_Schulenburg_named_executive_director_of_new_
Hi
On 13 Feb 2014, at 04:46, Liam Wyatt wrote:
> Good question Andy!
> Moreover, as this is an independent organisation, why does the fact of it
> getting a director deserve a WMF press-release? For comparison, has the
> hiring of senior staff for any of the Chapters received a WMF-written press
On 13 February 2014 10:04, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> "
> On 12 February 2014 21:16, Jay Walsh wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> Congratulations to Frank, but...
>
> > The Wiki Education
> > Foundation, a new nonprofit organization that supports the Wikipedia
> > Education Program in the United States and Canada
"
On 12 February 2014 21:16, Jay Walsh wrote:
[...]
Congratulations to Frank, but...
> The Wiki Education
> Foundation, a new nonprofit organization that supports the Wikipedia
> Education Program in the United States and Canada
...why isn't this called "The Wiki Education North America
Founda
Passing along for your information. This release is posted on the WMF wiki at
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Frank_Schulenburg_named_executive_director_of_new_WEF
An accompanying Q&A can also be found here:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/QA_Frank_Schulenburg_announcement
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