Hi everyone, The Annual Plan Conversation for Advancement and Finance and Administration goes live in an hour. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations
Hope to see you there! Elena -- Elena Lappen (she/her) Senior Movement Communications Specialist Wikimedia Foundation > On Jul 26, 2021, at 10:12 AM, Elena Lappen <[email protected]> wrote: > > A reminder that the first of the Annual Plan Conversations is starting in > just under an hour with Legal and Talent and Culture Departments. All > information about joining is on the Meta page: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations > > Hope to see you there! > > Best, > Elena > > -- > Elena Lappen (she/her) > Senior Movement Communications Specialist > Wikimedia Foundation > > > >> On Jul 21, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Elena Lappen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Sending that reminder about the Annual Plan Conversations happening with >> Foundation executives and senior leaders next week and the week after. Bring >> your questions and comments, and chat about how Foundation priorities can >> feed into your work this upcoming year. >> >> 26 July at 18:00 UTC: Legal and Talent and Culture Departments. Amanda Keton >> (General Counsel), Maggie Dennis (Vice President of Community Resilience and >> Sustainability), Vignesh Ashok (Vice President of Global Equity, Diversity >> and Inclusion), & Robyn Arville (Chief Talent and Culture Officer) >> >> 28 July at 15:00 UTC: Product and Technology Departments. Toby Negrin (Chief >> Product Officer) and Tajh Taylor (Vice President of Data Science and >> Engineering) >> >> 29 July at 17:00 UTC: Finance and Administration and Advancement >> Departments. Jaime Villagomez (Chief Financial Officer) and Lisa Seitz >> Gruwell (Chief Advancement Officer) >> >> 2 August at 17:00 UTC: Communications Department. Anusha Alikhan (Senior >> Director of Communications) and Mayur Paul (Director of Movement >> Communications) >> >> More information on the Annual Plan Meta page: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations >> >> Hope to see you there! >> Elena >> >> >> -- >> Elena Lappen (she/her) >> Senior Movement Communications Specialist >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> >> >>> On Jul 15, 2021, at 3:45 PM, Elena Lappen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> Kelsi mentioned this in her first email, but I wanted to say a bit more >>> about the Annual Plan Conversations (office hours) that we are coordinating >>> with executives and senior leaders to give you a chance to chat with them >>> about the Annual Plan. Please feel free to bring any questions or comments >>> to the sessions, or submit questions ahead of time. Information about >>> submitting questions and joining the sessions are on the Meta page [1], but >>> I have copied the schedule below. I will record and post the conversations, >>> along with the transcripts, for those that cannot attend. >>> >>> I will also send out a reminder about joining closer to the dates. Thanks >>> and hope to see you there! >>> >>> Annual Plan Conversations schedule: >>> >>> 26 July at 18:00 UTC: Legal and Talent and Culture Departments. Amanda >>> Keton (General Counsel), Maggie Dennis (Vice President of Community >>> Resilience and Sustainability), Vignesh Ashok (Vice President of Global >>> Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), & Robyn Arville (Chief Talent and Culture >>> Officer) >>> >>> 28 July at 15:00 UTC: Product and Technology Departments. Toby Negrin >>> (Chief Product Officer) and Tajh Taylor (Vice President of Data Science and >>> Engineering) >>> >>> 29 July at 17:00 UTC: Finance and Administration and Advancement >>> Departments. Jaime Villagomez (Chief Financial Officer) and Lisa Seitz >>> Gruwell (Chief Advancement Officer) >>> >>> 2 August at 17:00 UTC: Communications Department. Anusha Alikhan (Senior >>> Director of Communications) and Mayur Paul (Director of Movement >>> Communications) >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> Elena >>> >>> [1] >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations >>> >>> -- >>> Elena Lappen (she/her) >>> Senior Movement Communications Specialist >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 15, 2021, at 3:21 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> A few responses to questions raised here about the annual plan: >>>> >>>> Thanks Mike for your question about community input into the annual plan, >>>> which I answered briefly on Meta [1]. Yes, you are correct that the annual >>>> plan is a finalized product as it has been each year since the launch of >>>> the Foundation’s Medium Term Plan (MTP) in 2019 [2]. Basically, the Annual >>>> Plan is a set of commitments on areas of work along with goals. It is >>>> produced through Foundation teams connecting the long term ambitions >>>> voiced through collaboration with volunteer communities with our budget, >>>> staff, legal and fiduciary requirements, technical systems, and other >>>> constraints. It’s not meant to be a list of activities that we’ll do - >>>> this level of detail is worked out (and evolves a lot!) throughout the >>>> year in collaboration with volunteers within individual projects. But the >>>> annual plan guides Foundation teams in building their strategies and work >>>> plans throughout the year. >>>> >>>> Andreas - yes, you are correct that the Foundation’s annual budget has >>>> increased by $38 million this year, with the largest part of this growth >>>> going to supporting a thriving Wikimedia movement. The Foundation has >>>> budgeted for a 157% increase in “Thriving Movement” from last year, >>>> meaning this budget category has roughly doubled in size as part of the >>>> Foundation’s overall budget. These new funds include an overall grants >>>> budget for the movement that has almost doubled (from roughly $8 million >>>> to $15.6 million) and support for initiatives like movement governance, >>>> movement strategy, better access to data about the Wikimedia movement, and >>>> the Universal Code of Conduct. >>>> >>>> In a world of widespread disinformation, sociopolitical instability, and >>>> threats to open knowledge, a thriving and independent Wikimedia movement >>>> faces more challenges now than ever before - and it is with the generosity >>>> of our donors across the world that our movement answers this call. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Kelsi >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> [1] >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022 >>>> [2] >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >>>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> Public archives at >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/KC3QLHOZRLETC6W5VLMPPOSWN2MQLPFN/ >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >> >
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