Thanks SJ and Lila. I've posted comments and questions on the talk page.
Responses can wait until next week.
Have a nice weekend,
Pine
Pine
On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Lila Tretikov <lila(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hello all,
You can now find a copy of the 2015-16 Annual Plan on Meta to better
support conversation and questions:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2015-16
We will do our best to reply to your questions in a timely manner, but
please note that tomorrow is a U.S. holiday and then we move into the
weekend. Due to this, we may not be able to respond to questions on Meta
until early next week. Thank you in advance for your patience.
~~~~Lila
On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the update. I've drafted some
questions and comments about the
new version. The updated plan is located on Foundation Wiki; can it be
copied to Meta where it's more accessible to the community for
discussion?
Thanks, Pine
Pine
On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 7:09 PM, Lila Tretikov <lila(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> All,
>
> I want to provide an update on the Annual Plan. I’m happy to let you
know
> that the Board of Trustees has approved the
proposed 2015-16 Wikimedia
> Foundation annual plan. Thank you for your patience as we have worked
to
> incorporate your feedback and review with
the Board.
>
> The approved plan includes $68.2 million in revenue, with $65 million
of
> spending and $3.2 million for the reserve.
In addition, we will raise
$5
million
for our endowment, which will help secure long-term support for
our
mission. In total, this accounts for a 17% growth
in total budget. The
plan
also includes a stretch goal of exceeding the
fundraising target by 20%
to
> contribute additional funds to the reserve. The approved and updated
plan
> is now available here
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2015-2016_Annual_Plan>.
>
> In our last Metrics Meeting, I presented an emerging strategy for the
> Wikimedia Foundation that focused on building a strong core in the
> near-term, allowing for innovation in the long-term toward our mission
of
ubiquitous shared knowledge. Strengthening our core has been our focus
over
this past year. We published the Call to Action
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/State_of_the_Wikimedia_Found…
> >,
> which refocused us on community and technology, introducing new
thinking
and
skills to the WMF, and improved products for the world.
We have made significant changes this past year that are showing early
results. But this is just a start. The world is changing rapidly in
areas
like mobile, user behavior, media formats, and
access to knowledge. In
order to make free knowledge available for generations to come, we need
to
> continually improve our work and challenge our thinking. The Annual
Plan
for this
year is focused on building our capabilities as a springboard
for
> future innovation.
>
> In this year’s plan, budget adjustments are designed to fill in the
gaps
in
> current user needs, in particular in the areas of community (including
> affiliates and partners), technology, and communication. The plan
builds
on
> the foundational work from this past year, when we set up team
structures
and
introduced new focus to align our organization with communities and
demands for knowledge. For the first time, this year’s plan also
introduces
> a Quarterly Metrics Scorecard to track our progress on delivering on
our
commitments. We will use both top-level and departmental metrics to
measure
our progress and report back.
I also want to acknowledge some of the issues with this year’s Annual
Plan
> process. We shared the first draft with you late, giving you limited
time
> to provide feedback. We introduced a new,
lighter weight format in the
> first iteration that left some of you with questions about proposed
> changes. This final, approved version has been updated to clarify our
> rationale, incorporate the feedback we did receive, link our plans to
> success metrics, and orient the next year within a broader strategy. As
> always, we continue to iterate toward a better process. Going forward
we
plan to
have an extended window for your review and comments so we can
refine our plan with your valuable feedback in mind.
Thank you. I look forward to working together as we continue to
strengthen
> our core capabilities to support our mission and prepare for our
emerging
strategy.
~~~Lila
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