Wrapping up the Annual Plan Conversation series today with the Communications 
Department, going live in just under an hour. 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Annual_Plan_2021-2022#Annual_Plan_Conversations


Join us or check out the recording later!

Best,
Elena

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Elena Lappen (she/her)
Senior Movement Communications Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation 



> On Jul 29, 2021, at 9:02 AM, Elena Lappen <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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
>  
> <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] 
>> <mailto:[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
>>  
>> <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] 
>>> <mailto:[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
>>>  
>>> <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] 
>>>> <mailto:[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
>>>>  
>>>> <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] 
>>>>> <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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
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