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 <[email protected]> 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 < > [email protected]> > 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_Meeting_February_2015.pdf&page=20 > > Ask Florence (User:Anthere) for _that_ story! > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Lila Tretikov <[email protected]> > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > > > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > > > community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > *Anasuya SenguptaSenior Director of GrantmakingWikimedia Foundation* > > > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > > the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > > Support Wikimedia <https://donate.wikimedia.org/> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > > __________________________ > prof. dr hab. Dariusz Jemielniak > kierownik katedry Zarządzania Międzynarodowego > i centrum badawczego CROW > Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego > http://www.crow.alk.edu.pl > > członek Akademii Młodych Uczonych Polskiej Akademii Nauk > członek Komitetu Polityki Naukowej MNiSW > > Wyszła pierwsza na świecie etnografia Wikipedii "Common Knowledge? An > Ethnography of Wikipedia" (2014, Stanford University Press) mojego > autorstwa http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=24010 > > Recenzje > Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml > Pacific Standard: > http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/killed-wikipedia-93777/ > Motherboard: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/an-ethnography-of-wikipedia > The Wikipedian: > http://thewikipedian.net/2014/10/10/dariusz-jemielniak-common-knowledge > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/[email protected]> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
