On Apr 2, 2015 4:39 PM, "Risker" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Actually, it appears it is also published here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CommunicationsState_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation
>
> (Heather Walls sent me the link). This is good - but the document on
> Commons points to a serious usability issue; the combination of faint
print
> and small font made it unreadable for me, a person with fairly normal
> vision. The Commons page should probably also have a link to the Meta
> page.
>
> Risker/Anne
>
> On 2 April 2015 at 16:35, Jan Ainali <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Risker: For your convenience:
> > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ainali/sandbox
> >
> >
> >
> > *Med vänliga hälsningar,Jan Ainali*
> >
> > Verksamhetschef, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se>
> > 0729 - 67 29 48
> >
> >
> > *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till
mänsklighetens
> > samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.*
> > Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se>
> >
> >
> > 2015-04-02 22:22 GMT+02:00 Risker <[email protected]>:
> >
> > > On 2 April 2015 at 15:31, Katherine Maher <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Today the Wikimedia Foundation published a report on its activities
in
> > > > calendar year 2014.
> > > >
> > > > This State of the Wikimedia Foundation
> > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > report
> > > > provides a snapshot view of the Foundation’s major initiatives and
> > > > considerations during that period. It also offers a baseline
assessment
> > > of
> > > > key efforts made by internal Foundation departments, with an
emphasis
> > on
> > > > data-based results, project impact, challenges, and how our work
> > supports
> > > > our mission.
> > > >
> > > > Last December, the Wikimedia Foundation entered into the beginning
of a
> > > > strategy planning exercise. As we progressed, we found people had
> > > differing
> > > > familiarities with the work, needs, and concerns of other
departments
> > --
> > > > the proverbial Blind Men and an Elephant.[1] In response, we began
> > > pulling
> > > > together information as a baseline reference so we would better
> > > understand
> > > > each others’ work. This report is the outcome of that research.[2]
> > > >
> > > > Although the information in the report was originally gathered in
> > > response
> > > > to an internal Foundation need, we planned to make it public as a
> > report
> > > > from the very beginning. It is intended to be relatively candid,
> > sharing
> > > > insight into where teams feel they have strengths and where they
feel
> > > there
> > > > are development areas.
> > > >
> > > > The report also offers the first look at the Foundation’s internal
Call
> > > to
> > > > Action for 2015
> > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/State_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation#2015_Call_to_Action
> > > > >.
> > > > The Call to Action is a set of actions for the 2015 calendar year to
> > > focus
> > > > the staff of the Foundation on our core functions. These include
> > > improving
> > > > the processes by which we do our work, building stronger community
> > > > relationships, and exploring new ways to expand free knowledge.
Terry,
> > > our
> > > > new COO <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/20/wmf-welcomes-coo/>,
> > will
> > > > manage its implementation over the coming year.
> > > >
> > > > Finally, a note: the report is a standalone product designed to aide
> > the
> > > > strategy development process, and does not substitute for the
Quarterly
> > > > Reports, Annual Report, or Annual Plan process. It is scoped only
> > against
> > > > the Foundation’s existing workflows in 2014, and not against the
work
> > of
> > > > the Wikimedia movement overall. We have not committed to making it
an
> > > > annual exercise.
> > > >
> > > > The full State of the Wikimedia Foundation report is available as a
> > wiki
> > > > here
> > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/State_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation
> > > > >
> > > > and as a PDF on Wikimedia Commons here
> > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > . You can also find more information in our blog post:
> > > >
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/02/new-wikimedia-foundation-report/
> > .
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We hope you find it interesting, and welcome your feedback.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Katherine
> > > >
> > > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
> > > > [2] Thanks to everyone at the Foundation who contributed so much
great
> > > > information to their various teams sections. And a special thanks to
> > > Juliet
> > > > Barbara and Heather Walls who wrote and produced the whole thing!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Katherine Maher
> > > > Chief Communications Officer
> > > > Wikimedia Foundation
> > > > 149 New Montgomery Street
> > > > San Francisco, CA 94105
> > > >
> > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635
> > > > +1 (415) 712 4873
> > > > [email protected]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thank you very much for telling us about this, Katherine. I am
unable to
> > > read the file on Commons (the print is far too faint, and also quite
> > > small), and I really don't want to download it. Is there an
alternative?
> > > I am looking forward to reading this.
> > >
> > > Risker/Anne
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