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Envoyé de mon iPhone > Le 7 sept. 2022 à 05:55, Olushola Olaniyan <olaniyanshol...@gmail.com> a > écrit : > > > Thank you, Maryana for the highlights, they came very handy. > I will continue to resonate on them. Cheers > >> On Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 5:52 PM Maryana Iskander <miskan...@wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> This message is being translated into other languages on Meta-wiki. You can >> help with more languages. >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I’ve started my ninth official month as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation. >> Based on feedback from this list and elsewhere, I am trying to proactively >> communicate every few months on my priorities and what I continue to learn. >> >> I regularly return to the five ‘puzzles’ I identified in my original letter >> to you. For me, these continue to pose big questions about our role in the >> world and our ways of working with each other. I’ve mentioned that one >> highlight of the year so far has been bringing colleagues together – >> volunteers, editors, affiliates, Foundation staff, board members – to >> reconnect at a human level. Many of you have shared with me the need for >> more spaces that can help us build (and rebuild) relationships and trust. >> >> As more communities return to in-person events, I have benefitted from >> spending time with volunteers at WikiCon Brasil and at the Wikimania meetup >> hosted in Cape Town. I look forward to participating in-person and virtually >> at many more regional gatherings in the months ahead. >> >> I am writing today to provide you with an update on the three priorities I >> identified in January. >> >> Priority 1: Strategy and Planning >> My first priority remains focused on strategy and planning. In June, we >> shared the successful adoption of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Annual Plan. It >> is now anchored in the strategic direction of our movement – knowledge >> equity and knowledge as a service – and it identifies the Foundation’s >> strengthened focus on regions and on projects. This plan benefited from the >> contributions and feedback of hundreds of volunteers who provided input >> on-wiki and through other multilingual channels of communication. We’ll >> share updates on progress before the end of the calendar year on the Annual >> Plan meta page and in other forums. Our intention is to continue asking for >> guidance and input from volunteers, affiliates, and communities. >> >> I mentioned in my April message that the Wikimedia Foundation has grown very >> rapidly over the past 3 years as part of its medium term plan – increasing >> its budget by more than 30% in the past year with the addition of more than >> 200 new people since 2020. This growth will not continue as we stabilize and >> make sure that new resources are delivering maximum impact for our mission. >> The Foundation’s approved budget represents a 17% increase, most of this is >> inflationary and other year-on-year costs. Funding to other movement >> entities (individual and affiliate) grew by 24% percent. >> >> While the annual plan is an important start, it does not address all of the >> significant strategic issues facing Wikimedia – none of which can be solved >> in a single year. Within the framework of our movement strategy and emerging >> charter, I plan to continue partnering with Foundation stakeholders and >> communities in co-planning approaches to tackle strategic issues that an >> annual plan cannot fully address. The Board of Trustees will help kick this >> off with strategic planning engagements at the board’s upcoming meeting in >> Berlin. This will be followed by important conversations about strategy >> implementation at the Wikimedia Summit (returning for the first time since >> 2019). >> >> Priority 2: Leadership >> I highlighted in January that CEO transitions are disruptive for most >> organisations and change often continues after a new leader has arrived. I >> have been trying to build a broader leadership team at the Wikimedia >> Foundation as I focus on successfully onboarding new hires, investing more >> in internal talent management, undertaking succession planning for key >> roles, and providing stronger communications support for the Foundation’s >> senior team. >> >> Product/Technology >> My top priority when I joined was to actively step in and support the >> Foundation’s product and technology teams while we recruited executive >> leadership of these mission critical functions with a new Chief Product and >> Technology Officer. This goal has been achieved as Selena Deckelmann is now >> officially on board at the Wikimedia Foundation after a successful nine-year >> career at Mozilla, most recently as the head of Firefox. She is reaching out >> to learn from our technical contributors and volunteers, and can be >> contacted directly at sdeckelm...@wikimedia.org. >> >> Advancement >> Having assessed the Wikimedia Foundation’s leadership structure, I have >> decided not to create or resurrect any additional C-level roles at this >> time. Instead, we will add more organization-wide responsibilities to >> existing leadership roles in order to increase accountability, improve >> coordination, and reduce silos. I am pleased to share that Lisa Gruwell >> (lgruw...@wikimedia.org) will assume additional responsibilities as a Deputy >> to the CEO while also remaining the Chief Advancement Officer. I believe >> this will provide the Foundation with further leadership stability as well >> as provide important institutional memory given Lisa’s 12+ years of >> Wikimedia experience. >> >> In that time, Lisa has delivered an unparalleled track record of results >> throughout every chapter of the Foundation’s history since its inception. >> She has supported communities around the globe and engaged allies in >> embracing the vision of Wikimedia. Lisa is always looking to the future and >> asking how we can deepen the impact of our work. She often channels the >> voices of our contributors, readers and donors – I have seen firsthand how >> deeply Lisa cares about this mission and the people who make it possible >> from those at the Foundation, in our movement, and around the world. >> >> Legal >> Working closely with General Counsel Amanda Keton, we recently appointed >> Stephen LaPorte (slapo...@wikimedia.org) as Deputy General Counsel. This is >> a key role that the Foundation’s legal team has had for several years. In >> addition to leading the Legal Affairs and Public Policy teams for the last >> decade, Stephen has built a track record of effective partnership with >> communities to support our technical aspirations, while seeing around the >> corners of the policy landscape to protect and expand free knowledge. We >> will all benefit from Stephen’s experience and wisdom in this role. >> >> Communications >> The Foundation’s communications department is led by Vice President Anusha >> Alikhan (aalik...@wikimedia.org) to support strategic efforts for external, >> movement, and Foundation audiences. Anusha joined Wikimedia in 2019 from the >> Knight Foundation and has prior experience as a freelance journalist, editor >> and lawyer. Her leadership of the communications team recognizes Anusha’s >> capabilities as a consummate communications professional, her embodiment of >> Wikimedia’s values, and her unwavering commitment to equity and inclusion. >> >> Finance & Administration >> Jaime Villagomez (jvillago...@wikimedia.org) remains our Chief Financial >> Officer, very capably overseeing the Foundation’s finance and administration >> teams to steward our finances, strengthen the operational infrastructure of >> our movement, and enable the Foundation to better meet its strategic >> objectives. >> >> Talent & Culture >> Alongside an experienced team of leaders, I am temporarily heading up our >> Talent & Culture department in order to learn more about what is needed at >> this time – I plan to make further leadership decisions by the end of the >> year. >> >> Chief of Staff >> Finally, I have redefined the Chief of Staff role to support the broader >> organization and movement, not only the CEO. Communicating regularly and >> effectively, not just to relay information but to create shared >> understanding across diverse stakeholders, is one of the most important >> capabilities we need at the Foundation, and this role is intended to help us >> all. Nadee Gunasena (ngunas...@wikimedia.org) recently became Chief of Staff >> after four years of executive communications support at the Wikimedia >> Foundation. Many of you may already know Nadee as someone who stands ready >> to help affiliates and community members with communications and other needs. >> >> Priority 3: Values and Culture >> Strategy, planning and leadership are necessary ingredients for success. My >> experience has taught me that values and culture often matter more. I have >> been on a journey to understand how the Wikimedia Foundation’s >> organizational values are lived in practice. And how values can clarify what >> others should expect of us. This is an important question now, especially >> given how much has changed at the Foundation since these were first penned >> in 2016. We are beginning those conversations between now and December >> following input from employee groups, our Board of Trustees, and data from a >> recent all-staff survey. I am always interested to hear from others who >> think about values and how they shape organizational culture and >> performance. >> >> I haven’t stopped asking for time to keep learning from all of you - thank >> you to those who have reached out for more conversations and to share >> perspectives. I can always be reached directly at miskan...@wikimedia.org. >> >> Maryana >> >> Maryana Iskander >> Wikimedia Foundation CEO >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, 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/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/ZC4R63OMDY6IVGHEZFFBBTOOM4O7O7X5/ >> To unsubscribe, send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, 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/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/UT7FTHXJBX6Y5TJKEHRMLA345E5ZEMMB/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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