Dear all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees met in person in New York City
over March 8-11. The official Board of Trustees meeting was held on March
9. During the Board meeting, the Board approved the December meeting
minutes [1], and approved an update to the Talent and Culture Committee
composition, with Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight becoming the chair [2]. The
Board also approved the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines
[3], as mentioned in Shani’s prior email to the list.
Also, the Product & Technology, Governance Committee, Community Affairs
Committee took advantage of the time together to conduct their own meetings.
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 [4]. The Board also received updates on
the Foundation’s annual planning process for the 2023-2024 fiscal year,
ahead of a first draft of the plan that will be shared with communities in
mid-April.
Following the Board meeting, there was a two-day planning meeting where the
Board was brought together with the Wikimedia Endowment Board and eight
representatives from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee for the first
time. The goal of this meeting was to engage in longer-term planning about
the work of the Foundation across multiple years. There were discussions
around the Foundation’s approach to fundraising and how that can evolve in
coming years, a long-term view on product and technology strategy aligned
with the three buckets of work that CPTO Selena Deckelmann has already
shared
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Product_%26_Technology>,
and Foundation support for other priorities around the movement using
education as an example. Importantly, the retreat enabled these groups to
engage with each other as partners.
The Board will meet again virtually in June and then in person at Wikimania
in Singapore, where I hope to see some of you as well. Until Wikimania, you
are all invited to meet the Board in the next Open Conversation with
Trustees, that will be hosted on May 18
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee#Upcoming_events>
.
[1]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Minutes_Approval,_December…
[2]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Talent_%26_Culture_Committ…
[3]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Approval_of_Universal_Code…
[4]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2023-03-09
Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
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