Dear all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees [1] has concluded its meetings
for this quarter and I would like to provide you with an overview of the
outcomes of its September/October one [2]. All resolutions and other
resources are linked at the end of this message. Other relevant pages on
Meta are being updated.
As previously posted here on this list, the Board appointed the new
Trustees (Victoria Doronina, Lorenzo Losa, and Rosie
Stephenson-Goodknight), renewed Dariusz Jemielniak’s term [3] [4] [5] [6]
[7], and approved the Brand Resolution [8]. Many thanks to all of those
involved.
The Board also approved committee assignments [9]. Much of the Board’s
business is completed through the Board Committees, which are now tasked
with creating their priorities for the coming year. The Board will review
these priorities in December and vote to approve them as the 2022 Board
priorities, and will then publish them on Meta. The Board has approved its
Officer appointments for the next term. I shall continue as Board Chair
with Shani Evenstein-Sigalov and Esra’a Al Shafei continuing as Vice
Chairs.
The Board recently completed a committee evolution plan [10] that we are
now implementing. Part of this plan included creating an Executive
Committee [11], which will be composed of the Board Chair, Board
Vice-Chairs, and the Chairs of the Board committees. The Board approved
this as well as updating the Product Committee to the Product and
Technology Committee.
Each Committee also provided an update on their activities for the last
quarter. Highlights include:
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The Audit Committee reviewed and approved the 2019 Form 990 [12], the
annual informational document required by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) for non-profit organizations in the United States.
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The Board Governance Committee drafted a Trustee Code of Conduct [13],
which was unanimously approved by the Board.
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The Human Resources Committee completed its work around recruitment of a
new CEO [14]. Maryana Iskander
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Chief_Executive_Officer/Maryana%E2%80%99s_Listening_Tour>will
officially begin as CEO on January 5, 2022.
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The Community Affairs Committee has been involved in community facing
communication related to the Board selection process, Strategy
implementation, Grants etc, hosted several public facing events, including
an interactive session at Wikimania. The CAC also facilitated sessions with
the candidates running for election.
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The Product Committee continued its work, in partnership with Wikimedia
Foundation staff, on a multi-year product-platform strategy.
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The Special Projects Committee worked with staff to create a new
onboarding process for incoming trustees. This work will continue over the
next several months.
The Board also heard many updates from staff regarding the ongoing work of
the Foundation, including Wikimedia Enterprise. Please read the Board
statement for more information [15].
Also, the Board approved the minutes from the last meeting in August [16].
The Community Affairs Committee will be providing additional information on
the work of the Board at the October 20 Conversation with the Board
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2021-10-20_Conversation_with_Trustees>
[17]. You can submit questions via askcac(a)wikimedia.org in advance. I hope
you are able to join this session.
Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees
[2] The meeting was online, over the course of a few days -- September (8,
15, 29), October (4, 13)
[3]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/10/13/wikimedia-foundation-welcomes-new-tru…
[4]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Appointing_Victoria_Doroni…
[5]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Appointing_Lorenzo_Losa_to…
[6]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Appointing_Rosie_Stephenso…
[7]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Renewing_Dariusz_Jemielnia…
[8]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Next_Steps_for_Brand_Work,…
[9]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Board_Officers_and_Committ…
[10]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:2021_Committee_Evolution_P…
[11]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Creating_an_Executive_Comm…
[12]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRS_tax_related_information/2019_Wikimedia_…
[13]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Adopting_a_Board_of_Truste…
[14]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/14_S…
[15]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Wiki…
[16]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes/2021-08
[17]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Comm…