Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[phoebe ayers]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Lila Tretikov  wrote:
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement with
> Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first step by
> bringing together the people who know our communities best and asking them
> to break barriers and improve engagement.

Let me join in congratulating Luis and Siko, and a huge thank you to
Anasuya -- your good humor, kindness and unflagging recognition of
individual motivations and issues while also setting up complex global
funding systems always inspired me.

And to the core priority of the WMF working more closely with
volunteers -- I think this is very much the right direction!

best,
Phoebe

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Bishakha Datta]

Dear Anasuya,

Loved working together - it was a real pleasure.

Apart from everything you did to drive grantmaking, a big thumbs up to you
for dreaming up and organizing the community consultation in India last
October.

Hope you're back on your feet soon!
Bishakha

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 8:23 PM, Risker  wrote:

> Thank you very much for sharing this, Lila.
>
> A special thank you to Anasuya for all of her work in the grantmaking
> area.  She has been a driving force, and her contributions will be missed.
>
> Congratulations to Luis, Siko and Asaf in their new roles.  I will look
> forward to working with all of them in their new capacities.
>
> Out of curiosity, and bearing in mind that the WMF has put itself forward
> as having its major focuses on techology and grantmaking, is there a reason
> that the person leading the third-largest group of staff, in one of these
> priority areas, is a "Senior Director" when smaller departments have
> "Chiefs" and the other focus departments have VPs?The organizational
> chart is getting a bit tricky to follow.  :-)
>
> Risker/Anne
>
> On 19 February 2015 at 17:15, Lila Tretikov  wrote:
>
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement
> > with Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first step
> > by bringing together the people who know our communities best and asking
> > them to break barriers and improve engagement. Everyone at the WMF who
> > carries responsibilities directly related to the communities will join a
> > new Community Engagement department.
> >
> > I have asked Luis Villa to lead the Community Engagement organization as
> > the Senior Director of Community Engagement, reporting to me. Promoting
> > from within the WMF for this critical role will allow us to leverage the
> > knowledge and experience with our communities and reinforce the strengths
> > of our people.
> >
> > Luis’s experience with communities is lengthy and deep. He has been
> > involved in open communities since the late 1990s, from communities as
> > small as the Lego Mindstorms hackers to those as large as Mozilla. He
> > worked in open communities as a lawyer, a programmer, a bugmaster, an
> > engineering lead, a community leader, and a board member. Luis has
> > performed exceptionally within the Foundation and supported some of our
> > most fruitful community engagements. The Grantmaking, L&E, Education,
> > Community Advocacy and Community Liaisons teams will join the new
> Community
> > Engagement department [2] under his leadership.
> >
> > Unfortunately, Anasuya Sengupta -- our beloved leader of grantmaking --
> > will be leaving us due to personal health concerns at the end of March.
> We
> > will invite you soon to celebrate her time with us, her work at the WMF
> and
> > the deep insight she brought to the Foundation. We are saddened to see
> her
> > go. The team she has nurtured will provide an important foundation for
> our
> > upcoming work.
> >
> > Siko Bouterse will move up to lead  the day-to-day work of the
> Grantmaking
> > team as Director of Community Resources, supervising all department Grant
> > programs and the Global South strategy. Siko has been instrumental in
> > innovating programs at the WMF, including initiatives like the
> Teahouse[1]
> > and the IdeaLab[2] combining vision with strong support for volunteer
> > community, tough decision making, and great project management skills.
> >
> > These changes are an opportunity to improve the coordination of our work
> > supporting the communities. To accelerate this, I have asked Luis to lead
> > an internal “tiger” team to better understand the needs, concerns and
> > priorities of our volunteers, and to develop recommendations for future
> > programs. This work will be shared with all of you as it becomes
> available.
> >
> > Please join me in congratulating Luis and Siko and in supporting our
> teams.
> > The Wikimedia communities are what makes the projects strong, unique, and
> > irreplaceable. This is the next step forward in our support to them, and
> in
> > service of our mission.
> >
> >
> > Lila
> >
> >
> >
> > [1] As Director of Community Resources, Siko will oversee the IdeaLab,
> > Annual Plan Grants, Project and Event Grants, and Travel and
> Participation
> > Support. Her team will include Katy Love, Winifred Olliff, Alex Wang,
> > Janice Tud, Jonathan Morgan, and Asaf Bartov. Asaf will also take on a
> new
> > title as Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities.
> >
> > [2] Rachel DiCerbo, Philippe Beaudette, Siko, and Anasuya’s other direct
> > reports, and their respective teams (CL, CA, and Grantmaking/GLEE) will
> > report to Luis. The Engineering Community team will be part of the tiger
> > team but will continue to report to Engineering.
> >
> > [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse
> >
> > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
> >
> > ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Risker]

Thank you very much for sharing this, Lila.

A special thank you to Anasuya for all of her work in the grantmaking
area.  She has been a driving force, and her contributions will be missed.

Congratulations to Luis, Siko and Asaf in their new roles.  I will look
forward to working with all of them in their new capacities.

Out of curiosity, and bearing in mind that the WMF has put itself forward
as having its major focuses on techology and grantmaking, is there a reason
that the person leading the third-largest group of staff, in one of these
priority areas, is a "Senior Director" when smaller departments have
"Chiefs" and the other focus departments have VPs?The organizational
chart is getting a bit tricky to follow.  :-)

Risker/Anne

On 19 February 2015 at 17:15, Lila Tretikov  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement
> with Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first step
> by bringing together the people who know our communities best and asking
> them to break barriers and improve engagement. Everyone at the WMF who
> carries responsibilities directly related to the communities will join a
> new Community Engagement department.
>
> I have asked Luis Villa to lead the Community Engagement organization as
> the Senior Director of Community Engagement, reporting to me. Promoting
> from within the WMF for this critical role will allow us to leverage the
> knowledge and experience with our communities and reinforce the strengths
> of our people.
>
> Luis’s experience with communities is lengthy and deep. He has been
> involved in open communities since the late 1990s, from communities as
> small as the Lego Mindstorms hackers to those as large as Mozilla. He
> worked in open communities as a lawyer, a programmer, a bugmaster, an
> engineering lead, a community leader, and a board member. Luis has
> performed exceptionally within the Foundation and supported some of our
> most fruitful community engagements. The Grantmaking, L&E, Education,
> Community Advocacy and Community Liaisons teams will join the new Community
> Engagement department [2] under his leadership.
>
> Unfortunately, Anasuya Sengupta -- our beloved leader of grantmaking --
> will be leaving us due to personal health concerns at the end of March. We
> will invite you soon to celebrate her time with us, her work at the WMF and
> the deep insight she brought to the Foundation. We are saddened to see her
> go. The team she has nurtured will provide an important foundation for our
> upcoming work.
>
> Siko Bouterse will move up to lead  the day-to-day work of the Grantmaking
> team as Director of Community Resources, supervising all department Grant
> programs and the Global South strategy. Siko has been instrumental in
> innovating programs at the WMF, including initiatives like the Teahouse[1]
> and the IdeaLab[2] combining vision with strong support for volunteer
> community, tough decision making, and great project management skills.
>
> These changes are an opportunity to improve the coordination of our work
> supporting the communities. To accelerate this, I have asked Luis to lead
> an internal “tiger” team to better understand the needs, concerns and
> priorities of our volunteers, and to develop recommendations for future
> programs. This work will be shared with all of you as it becomes available.
>
> Please join me in congratulating Luis and Siko and in supporting our teams.
> The Wikimedia communities are what makes the projects strong, unique, and
> irreplaceable. This is the next step forward in our support to them, and in
> service of our mission.
>
>
> Lila
>
>
>
> [1] As Director of Community Resources, Siko will oversee the IdeaLab,
> Annual Plan Grants, Project and Event Grants, and Travel and Participation
> Support. Her team will include Katy Love, Winifred Olliff, Alex Wang,
> Janice Tud, Jonathan Morgan, and Asaf Bartov. Asaf will also take on a new
> title as Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities.
>
> [2] Rachel DiCerbo, Philippe Beaudette, Siko, and Anasuya’s other direct
> reports, and their respective teams (CL, CA, and Grantmaking/GLEE) will
> report to Luis. The Engineering Community team will be part of the tiger
> team but will continue to report to Engineering.
>
> [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse
>
> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Christophe Henner]

I hate au revoirs.

I feel like you've been around for a decade. Perhaps it's because you've
bring to us a decade worth of insights, advices, experiences, etc.

I do hope we have turned you into a hardcore Wikimedian and that you won't
resist the appeal to stay among us. Thank you for everything you did :)

Congrats to Luis, Siko and Asaf on the new roles. I knew Luis wasn't a true
lawyer, and now we have proof of that!

All the best,

--
Christophe

On 20 February 2015 at 09:52, Dariusz Jemielniak  wrote:

> Dear Anasuya,
>
> there's a lot I've learnt from you and your departure leaves me half way,
> with a a burning appetite for more. You've been a pillar of the grant
> making process, and of WMF. Please, do get better soon, and back on your
> dancing legs!
>
> dj "pundit"
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
> asengu...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey
> -
> >
> > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> I’ll
> > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > this is not an easy email to write.
> >
> > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> will
> > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > dancing legs strong again.
> >
> > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> worldwide.
> > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> stand
> > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> > next few weeks of transition.
> >
> > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> > two.
> >
> > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> have
> > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> partnerships
> > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> communities
> > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> for
> > free knowledge.
> >
> > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> >
> > And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> > found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> > “unimaginable,
> > magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> > look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> > 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> > much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> > then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> >
> > So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning
> me
> > into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I
> have
> > done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> > with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> > on a wiki near you.
> >
> > With appreciation and gratitude,
> >
> > Anasuya
> >
> > p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> > Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and eve

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Dariusz Jemielniak]

Dear Anasuya,

there's a lot I've learnt from you and your departure leaves me half way,
with a a burning appetite for more. You've been a pillar of the grant
making process, and of WMF. Please, do get better soon, and back on your
dancing legs!

dj "pundit"

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta 
wrote:

> Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey -
>
> Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir, I’ll
> continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> this is not an easy email to write.
>
> As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I will
> be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> dancing legs strong again.
>
> That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities worldwide.
> Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will stand
> him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> next few weeks of transition.
>
> I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> two.
>
> We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We have
> been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> established organisations who form critical content and policy partnerships
> in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> collective impact. We learned together about what our different communities
> are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes for
> free knowledge.
>
> In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
>
> And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> “unimaginable,
> magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
>
> So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning me
> into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I have
> done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> on a wiki near you.
>
> With appreciation and gratitude,
>
> Anasuya
>
> p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be sent
> to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
>
> [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
>
> [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder of women’s human rights defenders, has
> this book on sustainability:
>
> http://urgentactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/06/WTPR-Final-Book.pdf
>
> [3] And look forward to dancing together on the beaches of a future
> Wikimania…
>
> [4] Sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, sometimes somewhat
> insane; but yes mostly, generous beyond belief, and always, joyous. :-)
>
> [5] More Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman:
> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sandman#A_Game_of_You
>
> [6]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Key_theme_-_Global_South,_WMF_Metrics_

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Liam Wyatt]

It is indeed sad news that we wake up to this morning, reading that Anasuya
will be leaving us! I wish you the best, and a speedy and full recovery. I
think I still owe you a beer from London :-)

On the other hand, it is very interesting and positive to read that three
excellent WMF-ers are changing roles, and will be able to continue to
"fight the good fight" even more successfully. Luis, Siko and Asaf,
congratulations - I respect you and your work greatly and look forward to
seeing what you build!

I see the WMF's "staff and contractors" page has already been updated to
reflect the new changes, which is very nice - it's helpful to be able to
see the new structure that was explained visually.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors

-Liam

wittylama.com
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[Jan-Bart de Vreede]

Dear Anasuya,

Like you and many others I hope that this is an Au-Revoir, but nevertheless its 
a good idea to take a moment even when parting with the expectation of meeting 
again in the near future.

Thank you for all that you have done for the Foundation, especially in building 
up our grant making ability in the past years. One of the reasons why the FDC 
is getting better all the time is you and your ability to listen to all the 
different stakeholders and come up with suggestions to improve/simplify the 
process. Having worked with you in the first FDC rounds and follow up 
conversations in the board have been great and as you can see from this thread, 
you will be sorely missed.

I hope that your health issues will be behind you soon and that you will be 
able to dance with/around us soon :)

Best Wishes

Jan-Bart de Vreede




> On 19 Feb 2015, at 23:20, Anasuya Sengupta  wrote:
> 
> Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey -
> 
> Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir, I’ll
> continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> this is not an easy email to write.
> 
> As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I will
> be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> dancing legs strong again.
> 
> That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities worldwide.
> Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will stand
> him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> next few weeks of transition.
> 
> I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> two.
> 
> We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We have
> been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> established organisations who form critical content and policy partnerships
> in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> collective impact. We learned together about what our different communities
> are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes for
> free knowledge.
> 
> In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> 
> And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s “unimaginable,
> magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> 
> So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning me
> into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I have
> done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> on a wiki near you.
> 
> With appreciation and gratitude,
> 
> Anasuya
> 
> p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be sent
> to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
> 
> [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
> 
> [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Ivan Martínez]

Well, It's a sad announcement. Anasuya personally I think the goodbyes are
not overrated. Thanks for your kindly way of be, and the energy to push the
mission in other level. Wikimedia is not important but your sooner recovery
are the most and I hope all it will be solved.

And welcome to the new team!

2015-02-20 0:39 GMT-06:00 Subhashish Panigrahi :

> Anasuya,
>
> Thanks so much for all your support and I'm personally so obliged to you
> for being with us during the rough phase of WMF-CIS transition. It will be
> sad to see you go but I'm sure you'll always be part of this great
> community. Hope for your quick recovery. And I'm always up to join for
> having "Uttara Kannada" delicacies when you're here. :)
>
> Luis and Siko, congratulations for your new roles and looking forward to
> see you all soon!
>
> best,
> Subha
>
>
> On 20-02-15 07:24, Siko Bouterse wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Pine W  wrote:
>>
>>  Anasuya, I will miss you. You did fabulous work for WMF and I hope that
>>> we
>>> will continue to have the benefit of your wisdom.
>>>
>>> Siko, I knew that you'd get promoted someday (: Question: who will
>>> directly
>>> run IEG? They will have big shoes to fill.
>>>
>>>  Thanks for your support, Pine. I'll sorely miss Anasuya as well, but
>> look
>> forward to working with Luis and all of you in this expanded capacity. As
>> for a program officer for IEG, that "who" is not yet settled, though we're
>> aiming to backfill quickly. For the next few weeks, I'll still be holding
>> down the IEG fort with support from the Community Resources team, as we
>> work towards a longer-term replacement. More about that soon!
>>
>> Siko
>>
>>
>>  Luis, congrats on the new role.
>>>
>>> Pine
>>>
>>> Pine
>>>
>>> *This is an Encyclopedia* 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of
>>> our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water
>>> we
>>> must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in
>>> which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad
>>> fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do
>>> not
>>> know.*
>>>
>>> *—Catherine Munro*
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Delphine Ménard 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Anasuya, I'm whistling to a new tune already, get ready to dance. We'll
 just change dance floors.
 Thank you for it all and many many *hugs*

 Luis, Siko, can't wait to work with you more, congrats on the new
 responsibilities.

 Asaf, 'bout time you stop killing kittens every time you introduce
 yourself. And congrats for the step!

 All the best,

 Delphine


 On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
 asengu...@wikimedia.org>
 wrote:

  Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia
>
 journey
>>>
 -

> Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
>
 I’ll

> continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> this is not an easy email to write.
>
> As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past
>
 few
>>>
 months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve
>
 worked
>>>
 to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate
>
 but
>>>
 fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
>
 will

> be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> dancing legs strong again.
>
> That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy
>
 General
>>>
 Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and
>
 leading
>>>
 the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
>
 worldwide.

> Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
>
 stand

> him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through
>
 the
>>>
 next few weeks of transition.
>
> I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who
>
 care
>>>
 about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match
>
 the
>>>
 two.
>
> We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> supported on occasion by Winifred, to a full

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Subhashish Panigrahi]

Anasuya,

Thanks so much for all your support and I'm personally so obliged to you 
for being with us during the rough phase of WMF-CIS transition. It will 
be sad to see you go but I'm sure you'll always be part of this great 
community. Hope for your quick recovery. And I'm always up to join for 
having "Uttara Kannada" delicacies when you're here. :)


Luis and Siko, congratulations for your new roles and looking forward to 
see you all soon!


best,
Subha

On 20-02-15 07:24, Siko Bouterse wrote:

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Pine W  wrote:


Anasuya, I will miss you. You did fabulous work for WMF and I hope that we
will continue to have the benefit of your wisdom.

Siko, I knew that you'd get promoted someday (: Question: who will directly
run IEG? They will have big shoes to fill.


Thanks for your support, Pine. I'll sorely miss Anasuya as well, but look
forward to working with Luis and all of you in this expanded capacity. As
for a program officer for IEG, that "who" is not yet settled, though we're
aiming to backfill quickly. For the next few weeks, I'll still be holding
down the IEG fort with support from the Community Resources team, as we
work towards a longer-term replacement. More about that soon!

Siko



Luis, congrats on the new role.

Pine

Pine

*This is an Encyclopedia* 






*One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of
our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we
must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in
which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad
fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not
know.*

*—Catherine Munro*

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Delphine Ménard 
wrote:


Anasuya, I'm whistling to a new tune already, get ready to dance. We'll
just change dance floors.
Thank you for it all and many many *hugs*

Luis, Siko, can't wait to work with you more, congrats on the new
responsibilities.

Asaf, 'bout time you stop killing kittens every time you introduce
yourself. And congrats for the step!

All the best,

Delphine


On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
asengu...@wikimedia.org>
wrote:


Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia

journey

-

Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,

I’ll

continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
this is not an easy email to write.

As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past

few

months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve

worked

to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate

but

fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I

will

be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
dancing legs strong again.

That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy

General

Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and

leading

the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities

worldwide.

Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will

stand

him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through

the

next few weeks of transition.

I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who

care

about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match

the

two.

We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We

have

been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
established organisations who form critical content and policy

partnerships

in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding

our

collective impact. We learned together about what our different

communities

are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and

above

all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes

for

free knowledge.

In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and

with

some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
_for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Siko Bouterse]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> Anasuya, I will miss you. You did fabulous work for WMF and I hope that we
> will continue to have the benefit of your wisdom.
>
> Siko, I knew that you'd get promoted someday (: Question: who will directly
> run IEG? They will have big shoes to fill.
>

Thanks for your support, Pine. I'll sorely miss Anasuya as well, but look
forward to working with Luis and all of you in this expanded capacity. As
for a program officer for IEG, that "who" is not yet settled, though we're
aiming to backfill quickly. For the next few weeks, I'll still be holding
down the IEG fort with support from the Community Resources team, as we
work towards a longer-term replacement. More about that soon!

Siko


> Luis, congrats on the new role.
>
> Pine
>
> Pine
>
> *This is an Encyclopedia* 
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of
> our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we
> must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in
> which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad
> fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not
> know.*
>
> *—Catherine Munro*
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Delphine Ménard 
> wrote:
>
> > Anasuya, I'm whistling to a new tune already, get ready to dance. We'll
> > just change dance floors.
> > Thank you for it all and many many *hugs*
> >
> > Luis, Siko, can't wait to work with you more, congrats on the new
> > responsibilities.
> >
> > Asaf, 'bout time you stop killing kittens every time you introduce
> > yourself. And congrats for the step!
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Delphine
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
> > asengu...@wikimedia.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia
> journey
> > -
> > >
> > > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> > I’ll
> > > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > > this is not an easy email to write.
> > >
> > > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past
> few
> > > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve
> worked
> > > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate
> but
> > > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> > will
> > > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > > dancing legs strong again.
> > >
> > > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy
> General
> > > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and
> leading
> > > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> > worldwide.
> > > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> > stand
> > > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through
> the
> > > next few weeks of transition.
> > >
> > > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who
> care
> > > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match
> the
> > > two.
> > >
> > > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> > have
> > > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> > partnerships
> > > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding
> our
> > > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> > communities
> > > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and
> above
> > > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> > for
> > > free knowledge.
> > >
> > > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and
> with
> > > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> > >
> > > And I’ve discovered that the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Vinicius Siqueira]

Anasuya, it was a pleasure to take profit from your wisdom and joy. I hope
to see you recovered as soon as possible. I'm very grateful for your
kindness with Brazil!

Congratulations for Luis and the team. I wish you do a good job!

Vinicius Siqueira
WUG Brasil

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Katie Chan 
wrote:

> Anasuya, thank you for the time and wisdom you have shared with us. We will
> miss you dearly.
>
> Luis & Siko, congratulations. Looking forward to working with you in your
> new role.
>
> Katie
>
> On 19 February 2015 at 23:02, Gregory Varnum 
> wrote:
>
> > Anasuya - I think you know that I adore you - and I am truly sad to see
> > you go.
> >
> > I look forward to seeing you around online - and hope to see you at
> > Wikimanias - but your impact has been immense and you will be missed. :(
> >
> > -greg aka varnent
> >
> >
> > > On 19 Feb, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta  >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia
> journey
> > -
> > >
> > > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> > I’ll
> > > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > > this is not an easy email to write.
> > >
> > > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past
> few
> > > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve
> worked
> > > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate
> but
> > > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> > will
> > > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > > dancing legs strong again.
> > >
> > > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy
> General
> > > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and
> leading
> > > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> > worldwide.
> > > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> > stand
> > > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through
> the
> > > next few weeks of transition.
> > >
> > > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who
> care
> > > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match
> the
> > > two.
> > >
> > > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> > have
> > > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> > partnerships
> > > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding
> our
> > > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> > communities
> > > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and
> above
> > > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> > for
> > > free knowledge.
> > >
> > > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and
> with
> > > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> > >
> > > And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of
> me
> > > found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> > “unimaginable,
> > > magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find
> expression.[5] I
> > > look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia,
> when
> > > 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> > > much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> > > then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> > >
> > > So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning
> > me
> > > into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I
> > have
> > > done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> > > with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and
> obsessions
> > > on a wiki near you.
> > >
> > > With appreciation and gratitude,
> > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Katie Chan]

Anasuya, thank you for the time and wisdom you have shared with us. We will
miss you dearly.

Luis & Siko, congratulations. Looking forward to working with you in your
new role.

Katie

On 19 February 2015 at 23:02, Gregory Varnum 
wrote:

> Anasuya - I think you know that I adore you - and I am truly sad to see
> you go.
>
> I look forward to seeing you around online - and hope to see you at
> Wikimanias - but your impact has been immense and you will be missed. :(
>
> -greg aka varnent
>
>
> > On 19 Feb, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta 
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey
> -
> >
> > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> I’ll
> > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > this is not an easy email to write.
> >
> > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> will
> > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > dancing legs strong again.
> >
> > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> worldwide.
> > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> stand
> > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> > next few weeks of transition.
> >
> > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> > two.
> >
> > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> have
> > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> partnerships
> > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> communities
> > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> for
> > free knowledge.
> >
> > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> >
> > And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> > found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> “unimaginable,
> > magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> > look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> > 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> > much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> > then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> >
> > So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning
> me
> > into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I
> have
> > done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> > with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> > on a wiki near you.
> >
> > With appreciation and gratitude,
> >
> > Anasuya
> >
> > p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> > Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be
> sent
> > to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
> >
> > [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
> >
> > [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder of women’s human rights defenders, has
> > this book on sustainability:
> >
> http://urgentactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/06/WTPR-Final-Book.pdf
> >
> > [3] And 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Gregory Varnum]

Anasuya - I think you know that I adore you - and I am truly sad to see you go.

I look forward to seeing you around online - and hope to see you at Wikimanias 
- but your impact has been immense and you will be missed. :(

-greg aka varnent


> On 19 Feb, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta  wrote:
> 
> Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey -
> 
> Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir, I’ll
> continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> this is not an easy email to write.
> 
> As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I will
> be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> dancing legs strong again.
> 
> That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities worldwide.
> Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will stand
> him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> next few weeks of transition.
> 
> I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> two.
> 
> We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We have
> been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> established organisations who form critical content and policy partnerships
> in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> collective impact. We learned together about what our different communities
> are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes for
> free knowledge.
> 
> In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> 
> And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s “unimaginable,
> magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> 
> So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning me
> into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I have
> done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> on a wiki near you.
> 
> With appreciation and gratitude,
> 
> Anasuya
> 
> p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be sent
> to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
> 
> [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
> 
> [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder of women’s human rights defenders, has
> this book on sustainability:
> http://urgentactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/06/WTPR-Final-Book.pdf
> 
> [3] And look forward to dancing together on the beaches of a future
> Wikimania…
> 
> [4] Sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, sometimes somewhat
> insane; but yes mostly, generous beyond belief, and always, joyous. :-)
> 
> [5] More Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman:
> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sandman#A_Game_of_You
> 
> [6]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Key_theme_-_Global_South,_WMF_Metrics_Meetin

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[Patricio Lorente]

Dear Anasuya:

We will miss you badly. And worst: I will miss you badly. I've learned a
lot from you since our first meeting at Wikimania 2012 in Washington, and I
really hope you've enjoyed the ride in the Wikimedia movement. I know we
will meet again and you will be changing the world for better, cause that
is what you do.

Luis, Siko, congrats for the new roles! It will be a pleasure to work with
you both.

 Patricio

2015-02-19 19:50 GMT-03:00 Delphine Ménard :

> Anasuya, I'm whistling to a new tune already, get ready to dance. We'll
> just change dance floors.
> Thank you for it all and many many *hugs*
>
> Luis, Siko, can't wait to work with you more, congrats on the new
> responsibilities.
>
> Asaf, 'bout time you stop killing kittens every time you introduce
> yourself. And congrats for the step!
>
> All the best,
>
> Delphine
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
> asengu...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey
> -
> >
> > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> I’ll
> > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > this is not an easy email to write.
> >
> > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> will
> > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > dancing legs strong again.
> >
> > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> worldwide.
> > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> stand
> > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> > next few weeks of transition.
> >
> > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> > two.
> >
> > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> have
> > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> partnerships
> > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> communities
> > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> for
> > free knowledge.
> >
> > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> >
> > And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> > found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> > “unimaginable,
> > magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> > look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> > 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> > much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> > then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> >
> > So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning
> me
> > into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I
> have
> > done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> > with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> > on a wiki near you.
> >
> > With appreciation and gratitude,
> >
> > Anasuya
> >
> > p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> > htt

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[Pine W]

Anasuya, I will miss you. You did fabulous work for WMF and I hope that we
will continue to have the benefit of your wisdom.

Siko, I knew that you'd get promoted someday (: Question: who will directly
run IEG? They will have big shoes to fill.

Luis, congrats on the new role.

Pine

Pine

*This is an Encyclopedia* 






*One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of
our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we
must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in
which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad
fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not
know.*

*—Catherine Munro*

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Delphine Ménard 
wrote:

> Anasuya, I'm whistling to a new tune already, get ready to dance. We'll
> just change dance floors.
> Thank you for it all and many many *hugs*
>
> Luis, Siko, can't wait to work with you more, congrats on the new
> responsibilities.
>
> Asaf, 'bout time you stop killing kittens every time you introduce
> yourself. And congrats for the step!
>
> All the best,
>
> Delphine
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
> asengu...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey
> -
> >
> > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> I’ll
> > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > this is not an easy email to write.
> >
> > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> will
> > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > dancing legs strong again.
> >
> > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> worldwide.
> > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> stand
> > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> > next few weeks of transition.
> >
> > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> > two.
> >
> > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> have
> > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> partnerships
> > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> communities
> > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> for
> > free knowledge.
> >
> > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> >
> > And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> > found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> > “unimaginable,
> > magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> > look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> > 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> > much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> > then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> >
> > So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning
> me
> > into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I
> have
> > done so with trust, and as I have challe

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[Delphine Ménard]

Anasuya, I'm whistling to a new tune already, get ready to dance. We'll
just change dance floors.
Thank you for it all and many many *hugs*

Luis, Siko, can't wait to work with you more, congrats on the new
responsibilities.

Asaf, 'bout time you stop killing kittens every time you introduce
yourself. And congrats for the step!

All the best,

Delphine


On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta 
wrote:

> Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey -
>
> Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir, I’ll
> continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> this is not an easy email to write.
>
> As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I will
> be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> dancing legs strong again.
>
> That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities worldwide.
> Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will stand
> him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> next few weeks of transition.
>
> I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> two.
>
> We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We have
> been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> established organisations who form critical content and policy partnerships
> in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> collective impact. We learned together about what our different communities
> are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes for
> free knowledge.
>
> In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
>
> And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> “unimaginable,
> magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
>
> So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning me
> into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I have
> done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> on a wiki near you.
>
> With appreciation and gratitude,
>
> Anasuya
>
> p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be sent
> to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
>
> [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
>
> [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder of women’s human rights defenders, has
> this book on sustainability:
>
> http://urgentactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/06/WTPR-Final-Book.pdf
>
> [3] And look forward to dancing together on the beaches of a future
> Wikimania…
>
> [4] Sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, sometimes somewhat
> insane; but yes mostly, generous beyond belief, and always, joyous. :-)
>
> [5] More Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman:
> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sandman#A_Game_of_You
>
>

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[Luis Villa]

Lila, Anasuya, and everyone else-

Lila, thank you so much for the opportunity, and thank you Anasuya, Geoff,
and Erik for your long-term work with the GLEE, CA, and CL teams — you’ve
laid a strong foundation to build on. I would also like to congratulate
Siko on her expanded role — I am looking forward to working together with
her and the rest of the team on some of our most complex challenges.

I am excited to have the opportunity to work with our current leaders and
teams. We are lucky to have some incredible people on the team, and I look
forward to collaborating, learning, and creating even better engagement and
results together.

As Lila mentioned, I’ve been a contributor to a variety of open
communities, large and small, for over a decade and a half. Since the first
time I hacked on Lego software with someone on another continent, I’ve been
a strong believer that healthy communities and personal relationships are
the core of the special thing that we do. I expect to carry that forward
into the leadership of this team, with a focus on making the Foundation a
strong, supportive partner of growing, diverse, global Wikimedian
communities.

The creation of this new team within the Foundation shows a renewed
dedication by WMF to deepen our relationship to the people who create and
drive the projects. This focus will be critically important as we seek to
support and grow our mission. There are a huge number of opportunities to
get us ever-closer to our goal of a world of free knowledge.

Luis

-- 
Luis Villa
Sr. Director of Community Engagement
Wikimedia Foundation
*"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."*
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[Anasuya Sengupta]

Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey -

Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir, I’ll
continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
this is not an easy email to write.

As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I will
be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
dancing legs strong again.

That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities worldwide.
Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will stand
him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
next few weeks of transition.

I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
two.

We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We have
been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
established organisations who form critical content and policy partnerships
in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
collective impact. We learned together about what our different communities
are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes for
free knowledge.

In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
_for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.

And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s “unimaginable,
magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]

So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning me
into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I have
done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
on a wiki near you.

With appreciation and gratitude,

Anasuya

p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be sent
to anasuyaATsanmathi.org

[1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)

[2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder of women’s human rights defenders, has
this book on sustainability:
http://urgentactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/06/WTPR-Final-Book.pdf

[3] And look forward to dancing together on the beaches of a future
Wikimania…

[4] Sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, sometimes somewhat
insane; but yes mostly, generous beyond belief, and always, joyous. :-)

[5] More Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sandman#A_Game_of_You

[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Key_theme_-_Global_South,_WMF_Metrics_Meeting_February_2015.pdf&page=20
Ask Florence (User:Anthere) for _that_ story!


On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Lila Tretikov  wrote:

>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement
> with Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first step
> by bringing together the people who know our communities best and asking
> them to break barriers and improve engagement. Everyone at the WMF who
> carries responsibilities 

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Lila Tretikov]

Dear Wikimedians,

Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement
with Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first step
by bringing together the people who know our communities best and asking
them to break barriers and improve engagement. Everyone at the WMF who
carries responsibilities directly related to the communities will join a
new Community Engagement department.

I have asked Luis Villa to lead the Community Engagement organization as
the Senior Director of Community Engagement, reporting to me. Promoting
from within the WMF for this critical role will allow us to leverage the
knowledge and experience with our communities and reinforce the strengths
of our people.

Luis’s experience with communities is lengthy and deep. He has been
involved in open communities since the late 1990s, from communities as
small as the Lego Mindstorms hackers to those as large as Mozilla. He
worked in open communities as a lawyer, a programmer, a bugmaster, an
engineering lead, a community leader, and a board member. Luis has
performed exceptionally within the Foundation and supported some of our
most fruitful community engagements. The Grantmaking, L&E, Education,
Community Advocacy and Community Liaisons teams will join the new Community
Engagement department [2] under his leadership.

Unfortunately, Anasuya Sengupta -- our beloved leader of grantmaking --
will be leaving us due to personal health concerns at the end of March. We
will invite you soon to celebrate her time with us, her work at the WMF and
the deep insight she brought to the Foundation. We are saddened to see her
go. The team she has nurtured will provide an important foundation for our
upcoming work.

Siko Bouterse will move up to lead  the day-to-day work of the Grantmaking
team as Director of Community Resources, supervising all department Grant
programs and the Global South strategy. Siko has been instrumental in
innovating programs at the WMF, including initiatives like the Teahouse[1]
and the IdeaLab[2] combining vision with strong support for volunteer
community, tough decision making, and great project management skills.

These changes are an opportunity to improve the coordination of our work
supporting the communities. To accelerate this, I have asked Luis to lead
an internal “tiger” team to better understand the needs, concerns and
priorities of our volunteers, and to develop recommendations for future
programs. This work will be shared with all of you as it becomes available.

Please join me in congratulating Luis and Siko and in supporting our teams.
The Wikimedia communities are what makes the projects strong, unique, and
irreplaceable. This is the next step forward in our support to them, and in
service of our mission.


Lila



[1] As Director of Community Resources, Siko will oversee the IdeaLab,
Annual Plan Grants, Project and Event Grants, and Travel and Participation
Support. Her team will include Katy Love, Winifred Olliff, Alex Wang,
Janice Tud, Jonathan Morgan, and Asaf Bartov. Asaf will also take on a new
title as Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities.

[2] Rachel DiCerbo, Philippe Beaudette, Siko, and Anasuya’s other direct
reports, and their respective teams (CL, CA, and Grantmaking/GLEE) will
report to Luis. The Engineering Community team will be part of the tiger
team but will continue to report to Engineering.

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
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