Thanks SJ and Lila. I've posted comments and questions on the talk page. Responses can wait until next week.
Have a nice weekend, Pine Pine On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Lila Tretikov <l...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > You can now find a copy of the 2015-16 Annual Plan on Meta to better > support conversation and questions: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2015-16 > > We will do our best to reply to your questions in a timely manner, but > please note that tomorrow is a U.S. holiday and then we move into the > weekend. Due to this, we may not be able to respond to questions on Meta > until early next week. Thank you in advance for your patience. > > ~~~~Lila > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the update. I've drafted some questions and comments about the > > new version. The updated plan is located on Foundation Wiki; can it be > > copied to Meta where it's more accessible to the community for > discussion? > > > > Thanks, Pine > > > > Pine > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 7:09 PM, Lila Tretikov <l...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > I want to provide an update on the Annual Plan. I’m happy to let you > know > > > that the Board of Trustees has approved the proposed 2015-16 Wikimedia > > > Foundation annual plan. Thank you for your patience as we have worked > to > > > incorporate your feedback and review with the Board. > > > > > > The approved plan includes $68.2 million in revenue, with $65 million > of > > > spending and $3.2 million for the reserve. In addition, we will raise > $5 > > > million for our endowment, which will help secure long-term support for > > our > > > mission. In total, this accounts for a 17% growth in total budget. The > > plan > > > also includes a stretch goal of exceeding the fundraising target by 20% > > to > > > contribute additional funds to the reserve. The approved and updated > plan > > > is now available here > > > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2015-2016_Annual_Plan>. > > > > > > In our last Metrics Meeting, I presented an emerging strategy for the > > > Wikimedia Foundation that focused on building a strong core in the > > > near-term, allowing for innovation in the long-term toward our mission > of > > > ubiquitous shared knowledge. Strengthening our core has been our focus > > over > > > this past year. We published the Call to Action > > > < > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/State_of_the_Wikimedia_Foundation#2015_Call_to_Action > > > >, > > > which refocused us on community and technology, introducing new > thinking > > > and skills to the WMF, and improved products for the world. > > > > > > We have made significant changes this past year that are showing early > > > results. But this is just a start. The world is changing rapidly in > > areas > > > like mobile, user behavior, media formats, and access to knowledge. In > > > order to make free knowledge available for generations to come, we need > > to > > > continually improve our work and challenge our thinking. The Annual > Plan > > > for this year is focused on building our capabilities as a springboard > > for > > > future innovation. > > > > > > In this year’s plan, budget adjustments are designed to fill in the > gaps > > in > > > current user needs, in particular in the areas of community (including > > > affiliates and partners), technology, and communication. The plan > builds > > on > > > the foundational work from this past year, when we set up team > structures > > > and introduced new focus to align our organization with communities and > > > demands for knowledge. For the first time, this year’s plan also > > introduces > > > a Quarterly Metrics Scorecard to track our progress on delivering on > our > > > commitments. We will use both top-level and departmental metrics to > > measure > > > our progress and report back. > > > > > > I also want to acknowledge some of the issues with this year’s Annual > > Plan > > > process. We shared the first draft with you late, giving you limited > time > > > to provide feedback. We introduced a new, lighter weight format in the > > > first iteration that left some of you with questions about proposed > > > changes. This final, approved version has been updated to clarify our > > > rationale, incorporate the feedback we did receive, link our plans to > > > success metrics, and orient the next year within a broader strategy. As > > > always, we continue to iterate toward a better process. Going forward > we > > > plan to have an extended window for your review and comments so we can > > > refine our plan with your valuable feedback in mind. > > > > > > Thank you. I look forward to working together as we continue to > > strengthen > > > our core capabilities to support our mission and prepare for our > emerging > > > strategy. > > > > > > ~~~Lila > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
