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Mossab Banat GP Wikipedia Admin في الخميس، ١٣ يوليو ٢٠٢٣, ٦:٠٧ م Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org> كتب: > > *This message is being translated into other languages on > Meta-wikiالعربية • español • français • português • 中文 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/June_2023_Meeting_Outcomes,_Foundation_updates,_Board_recruitment>* > *You can help with more languages > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/June_2023_Meeting_Outcomes,_Foundation_updates,_Board_recruitment>* > > Dear all, > > Following the June 21 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees meeting, > Maryana and I wanted to share outcomes from the meeting as well as other > updates from the Board of Trustees and the Foundation. > > == June board meeting outcomes == > > The board held its regularly scheduled June meeting, focusing on approval > of the Wikimedia Foundation’s annual plan as well as other governance > matters and strategic topics > <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Agendas/2023-06-21>. As the Board > is making its work more visible, three observers from the Movement > Charter Drafting Committee joined the board meeting once again, and there > was also an open Q&A session with Wikimedia Foundation staff immediately > following the board meeting. > > As a part of housekeeping, the Board approved the March meeting minutes > [1]. Operational and committee updates were shared with the Board prior to > the meeting itself as a pre-read and did not require Board action; you can > see the board committee reports here [2]. > > Trustees unanimously approved the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2023-2024 Annual > Plan > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024>. > This year’s plan remains anchored in the 2030 strategic direction, and > builds on movement strategy recommendations ranging from improving the user > experience to safety and inclusion to equity; it also expands focus on > product and technology as well as the Foundation’s own effectiveness. > > The plan was informed by a month-long community feedback process that > began in April. The Foundation collected feedback both off and on-wiki, > with translations provided on projects in 30+ languages (an increase from > 14 languages last year). The long-form narrative plan also saw a 203% > increase in page views on Meta > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Collaboration#Statistics> > from last year to 34,604 this year. Nearly 700 Wikimedians across the world > also participated in five online conversations with interpretation support > in 14 languages (AR, EN, ES, FR, HI, ID, PA, PT, PL, RU, SW, UR, JA and > ZH). I want to thank all volunteers and Foundation and affiliates’ staff > who helped shape the feedback > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Collaboration> > to improve this year’s plan. > > Following this, the Board considered a number of topics that support the > multi-year strategic planning process that I shared in my March email [3]. > In reflecting on Wikimedia’s financial model, the Board received a briefing > on Wikimedia Enterprise’s governance processes [4], and heard about the > success of increased collaboration between the Foundation’s fundraising > team and various language communities on regional banner campaigns. The > fundraising team will soon be launching its collaboration page for the > English campaign, building on what was learned last year. > > As part of a global socio-technical knowledge ecosystem, Wikimedia’s > approach to generative AI (artificial intelligence) has been a topic of > interest amongst many of you, as well as with Wikimedia partners, allies, > and the public. Chief Product and Technology Officer Selena Deckelmann > reflected > on emerging opportunities and challenges > <https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/wikipedias-value-in-the-age-of-generative-ai-b19fec06bbee> > we face as a movement, a vision informed by volunteer-led discussions in > May that highlighted the critical role of human motivation in the field of > machine learning / artificial intelligence. > > == Board recruitment == > > Board recruitment is one of the responsibilities of the Governance > Committee. The Committee has also spent time on proactively considering how > future Trustees can learn more about the role and its expectations. This is > helping to improve the selection process for community- and > affiliate-selected seats (the updated Elections Committee membership was > mentioned here [5]) and build a pipeline for board-selected seats > recruitment > <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees/Recruiting_procedure> > . > > Currently, the Board is reviewing candidates for a seat as Audit Committee > Chair, as Tanya Capuano’s term ends next year, and it would be good to > identify and have a future replacement “shadowing” her for a bit in the > Committee. This particular role requires specialised financial expertise, > and familiarity with U.S. non-profit and tax laws and regulations. Please > read the materials and nominate potential candidates that can be considered > alongside the ones that are identified by the board itself. If you have a > potential nominee, please email recruitm...@wikimedia.org by July 31 with > “Audit Chair” as a reference with some information about them (a resume or > LinkedIn profile) and a rationale why they would be a good fit. More > information is on Meta: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee/Board_recruitment > > > == Foundation updates == > > The Board additionally receives regular updates from Maryana on her > priorities; she communicates directly about them on this list and on Meta > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Chief_Executive_Officer/Updates>, > and will continue to do so. Her current goals have focused on > strategy/planning, leadership, and culture/values. > > On leadership, the Foundation’s executive team > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/role/executive/> reflects Maryana’s goal > to promote internally where possible and hire externally when necessary. In > addition to Stephen LaPorte’s > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/02/28/stephen-laporte-becomes-the-new-general-counsel-for-the-wikimedia-foundation/> > recent elevation to General Counsel, Anusha Alikhan > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/06/27/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-new-chief-talent-and-culture-officer-and-chief-communications-officer/> > has now been promoted to Chief Communications Officer after ably leading > the Foundation’s communications department since 2021. Maryana will be > handing over management of the Foundation’s human resources team to a new > Chief Talent & Culture Officer, Courtney Bass Sherizen > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/06/27/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-new-chief-talent-and-culture-officer-and-chief-communications-officer/>, > who starts in August and brings prior experience from big tech and also > non-profits. > > The Foundation is also investing in a broader leadership team that better > reflects its global footprint. Recent elevations of both long-tenured and > newer staff living outside of the United States include 17-year Foundation > veteran Mark Bergsma > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mark_Bergsma_(WMF)> as Vice > President of Site Reliability Engineering, and Jean Delage-Sié > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JDelage-Si%C3%A9_(WMF)> as Vice > President of People Experience. > > Finally, the Wikimedia Foundation staff recently completed their values > refresh <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Values>, > which is intended to grow a culture of accountability, learning, and mutual > respect for how the Foundation conducts itself and engages with others. > > The Board of Trustees will meet next on August 15 in Singapore. Following > this meeting, there will also be an open session with the Wikimedia > Foundation and Endowment Boards during Wikimania to answer questions on > these topics or others you may have. We hope to see some of you either > virtually or in-person at Wikimania. > > Regards, > > Nat and Maryana > > [1] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2023-03-09 > > [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2023-06-21 > > [3] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/7FGUGF74DMLS6MLUV2AFUTWRKHABECPL/ > > > [4] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise/FAQ#Why_is_this_being_run_by_a_subsidiary > [5] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/4TALOUFPAP2VDBR27GKRVOP7IGQYU3DB/ > > Best regards, > antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv > Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > > *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal working > hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You > should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. 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