Dear all,
I am writing you in my capacity as the strategy track lead for
organized groups. In the previous weeks and months I have directly
reached out to the affiliates and other groups in our movement. To
make sure that everyone has the information they need for the upcoming
endorsement, I am now extending my outreach effort to this list.
Please feel free to share this information with your peers and
communities.
== Endorse the strategic direction on October 26 ==
On October 26, all constituents of the Wikimedia movement (affiliates,
groups, WMF and individual contributors) are invited to express their
support and commitment to the new strategic direction[1]. By adding
their signature to the endorsement page on Meta, everyone declares
their intent to work together towards this future. And although we
would like to use this day to create a sense of community spirit
around the direction, there will be a way to endorse the direction
after the 26.
Signatories commit to participating in the next phase of this
discussion in good faith and to define, by Wikimania 2018, how to come
to an agreement, on roles, responsibilities, and organizational
strategies that enable us to implement that future.
They pledge to consider the needs of our movement above their own, and
to find the structures, processes, and resources for our movement that
enable us to best move towards our common direction.
== What endorsement does not mean ==
Endorsing the strategic direction does not mean that the signing
groups or individuals endorse all the steps that follow and the
decisions that are being made in phase 2. How organizations and
individuals use the outcomes of these conversations is up to them.
Some may use it to inform programmatic or organizational strategy.
Others may see it as a way to connect with the broader movement and
invite others to contribute to Wikimedia. Some may not use it at all –
and that’s okay!
== How to endorse ==
The endorsement page will be published under
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction/…
on October 26. Please sign this page with your username (make sure to
be logged in) in the section for organized groups.
For organized groups:
* name of your group (incl. link to meta page/website); country and/or
project that your group is most active in; optionally, you can add a
sentence of support. --~~~~ (signature)
For individual contributors:
* project that you are most active in; country or region that you are
most active in; optionally, you can add a sentence of support. --~~~~
(signature)
You are endorsing the original English version of the strategic
direction and the “What comes next” paragraph beneath. Available
translations are used as a support to understand the context and
meanings.
Aside from signing the meta page, you are welcome to use
#wikimedia2030 on social media to celebrate and share your support
with the world.
Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
Thank you!
Nicole
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction#…
--
Nicole Ebber
Adviser International Relations
Movement Strategy Track Lead: Organized Groups
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts
Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Hi all,
I’m delighted to share that a final version of the Wikimedia movement's new
strategic direction has been posted on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/?curid=10422143
The drafting group[1] bravely spent several weeks reading, considering, and
(when possible) responding to the comments posted about the previous
drafts. Attempting to capture and synthesize the aspirations and opinions
of a global movement based on hundreds of offline and online conversations
is no easy task. Please join me in thanking them not only for taking on
this formidable process, but for helping develop something I believe we can
all be proud of.
I am optimistic that this strategic direction provides every individual and
entity within the Wikimedia movement something to be excited about.
Beginning on October 26, we will be asking for individual contributors and
organized groups to endorse this new strategic direction for our movement.
I encourage you to spend the intervening days discussing this direction and
determining if you and/or your group will be endorsing it. You will find
more information about the endorsement day and the process on the
direction’s meta page next week.
The endorsement concludes phase 1 of the process, and we are currently
drafting the next steps of the process. The main goal of phase 2 will be to
answer the question "How do we implement the strategic direction", which
means identifying the resources needed for execution, and the activities it
involves. A first rough overview of this phase is being developed on Meta.
Take a look! [2]
On a different note, we have completed the move into our new office space
at One Montgomery Tower![3] Once again, thank you to everyone on staff who
was involved in making the move so seamless, and to all of you for your
patience over the past couple of weeks. Later this month, once we are more
settled in, we will be sharing photos and information about our new space
on the Wikimedia Blog.
Stay tuned!
መልካም ቀን። (Amharic translation: “Have a nice day”),
Katherine
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/People/Dra…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030/Process_planning
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_headquarters
Hi all,
Since my update last month, we have been collecting, processing, and
including your most recent input into the lastest version of the movement
strategic direction. This version is available on Meta-Wiki.[1]
We're so close! The direction will be finalized tomorrow, October 1.
Starting tomorrow, we will begin to invite individuals and groups to
endorse our movement's strategic direction. I want to share my greatest
thanks and appreciation for the work and contributions so many of you have
made throughout this first phase (Phase 1) of developing a shared strategic
direction.
In the coming weeks we will be preparing for Phase 2, which will involve
developing specific plans for how we achieve the direction we have built
together. I do not have many more details to share right now, but will of
course offer an update as they become available.
*Strategic direction*. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the
draft introduced at Wikimania. The version on Meta-Wiki is based on the
feedback you offered.
*Endorsements*. Once the strategic direction closes tomorrow,
organizations, groups, and individuals within the movement will be invited
to endorse the direction, in a show of support for the future we are
building together. We'll be sending an update next week on the process and
timeline.
*Concluding Phase 1*. Please join me in offering thanks to the volunteers,
staff, and contractors who came together to make this possible! As we
transition into Phase 2, some of these roles will be concluded and new ones
created in their place. We'll keep you updated.
*Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2017*. I was fortunate to join Wikimedians from
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) last weekend at the sixth annual Wikimedia
CEE Meeting[2] in Warsaw, Poland. Nicole Ebber and Kaarel Vaidla led a
series of discussions on the direction, including what it means for CEE.[3]
Thank you our hosts, Wikimedia Polska, and to all of the attendees for such
a wonderful event!
*In other news.* I've heard from many people how much you appreciate these
updates as a means of keeping track about what is going on. I'm talking to
the Communications department about keeping them going once the strategic
planning process concludes, with a focus on more general updates. Keep the
feedback coming.
Since my last update, our planet has reminded us of its incredible and
often unforgiving strength. My thoughts, and those of many within the
Wikimedia Foundation, are with our Wikimedia family which have been
affected by the natural disasters of recent weeks. We have been in touch
with our affiliates in the areas impacted, and will offer any support we
can.
Finally, as our CFO Jaime mentioned last week,[3] the Foundation is in the
process of moving into our new office, in One Montgomery Tower. We invite
you to visit its new page on Meta-Wiki.[4]
We are at the halfway mark of this movement strategy process, and I am
incredibly proud of the work we have done together on the strategy. Thank
you, again, to everyone for your contributions to this process. We have
more work ahead but should be proud of what we have achieved already.
Ten cuidado (Spanish translation: “Be safe”),
Katherine
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2017
[3]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CEE_meeting_2017_%E2%80%93_Movement…
[4]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-September/088654.html
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_headquarters
--
Katherine Maher
Executive Director
*We're moving on October 1, 2017! **Our new address:*
Wikimedia Foundation
1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104
+1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635
+1 (415) 712 4873
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org
https://annual.wikimedia.org