Re: [Foundation-l] 2008/2009 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report

-- Jay Walsh Head of Communications WikimediaFoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org +1 (415) 839 6885 x 609, @jansonw On Jan 22, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Liam Wyatt wrote: > Beautiful document. I like the ongoing calendar running across the bottom of > each page. It gives a sort of narrative structure. I also would like to know > what material the Wikipedia globe on the front page is made out of? Also, > has anyone contacted Naresh Sharma's teacher or parents (see the last page > of the report)? What a cute story :-) > > Would it be possible to produce a version of the PDF that is single-page > like the previous report instead of double-page, to make for easier online > reading (rather than having to zoom in to be able to read the text, and then > scroll sideways)? I understand that "It's primarily intended to work as a > print document" but perhaps you could place two versions online - the "print > version" and the "view online" version? You would probably have to leave the > double-page spreads (pages 7 and 12) as they are. > > Finally, if there is still time for comment/changes, with regards to the NIH > section - should it be made more explicit that the chapters have the primary > responsibility for undertaking outreach activities "on the ground" - and > that the WMF allocates some of its program money for that purpose? It states > on Sue's Feb. report to the Board that "investing directly in staging > events" is an area the WMF will not > prioritisehttp://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Letter_to_the_Board_%28Feb_2010%29#Areas_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_will_not_prioritizebut > instead it wishes the Chapters to be the drivers of these kinds of > activities. So, in the context of highlighting the NIH event which was an > outreach activity the WMF ran, it might be useful to point out that the WMF > does not generally intend to be using its funding to undertake such > activities *itself* - but rather to use those funds to encourage chapters to > do so. I'm not suggesting removing the NIH example from the page, but > perhaps it could be clarified a little bit? > > Best, > -Liam [[witty lama]] > > wittylama.com/blog > Peace, love & metadata > > > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 1:25 AM, Steven Walling steven.walling@gmail.comwrote: > >> I read the Report earlier today as it was passed around Twitter. The design >> is really a step up from the last report (not that it was bad, just that is >> one is so good). The timeline in particular is helpful. >> >> I would like to say that the page about the Mumbai attacks article felt * >> slightly* out of context, at least compared to the amount of space devoted >> to it versus, say, the NIH Wikipedia Academy. Donors might benefit from a >> more frank explanation that the article was just one example of the >> projects >> as a source of breaking news and how our content evolves over time. >> >> Anyway, that's just some nitpicking on a pretty fantastic document. :) Well >> done! >> >> Steven Walling >> http://enwp.org/User:Steven_Walling >> >> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Jay Walsh jwalsh@wikimedia.org wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> In the next day or so Rand and the fundraising team will be sending out >> an >>> email to all of our donors (about 230,000 - thanks to a tremendous >>> fundraiser) recapping the campaign sharing our 2nd annual report, which >> you >>> can also read here: >>> >>> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Annual_Report >>> >>> As with our previous year's report, we make an effort to describe the >>> year's activities, our major accomplishments, our financial successes, >> and >>> where we're heading in the coming year/years. This is a crucial tool for >>> our fundraisers and for building strong relationships with our major >>> stakeholders, and of course to let our chapters and our vast community of >>> volunteers get a snapshot of our work. It's primarily intended to work >> as a >>> print document, and one that quickly presents top-line data and key >>> information, as well as a basic structured narrative about the Foundation >>> and our volunteer community's work. >>> >>> You'll note that our report is out later than last year, and this isn't a >>> pattern we'll duplicate :) We did spend more time on design and >> narrative >>> this year, with the intention of bringing more depth to the story, >>> especially in features like the center-spread anatomy of an article. We >>> also wanted to put more of a forward-facing direction on the report. >>> Optimally our report will always come out 2-3 months after the close of >>> fiscal, as soon as our audited statements are complete. >>> >>> There's still more good work to be done, but it's a big leap from last >>> year. This year's designers David Peters and Rhonda Rubenstein did a >> great >>> job (collectively known as 'ExBrook design' here in SF >>> http://www.exbrook.com/). Lane Hartwell's ccbysa photos feature >>> prominently - she's been shooting our staff portraits for the last two >> years >>> (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photography_by_Lane_Hartwell >> ). >>> >>> We'll be starting work on the next edition in a few months. About 1500 >>> copies will be printed here in the next week or so. We'll be sure to >> bring >>> copies to the chapter meeting and of course Wikimania. We can ship some >>> copies out as well if there's interest (but in limited quantities only, >> it's >>> a pricy shipment after 10 locations :) >>> >>> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! >>> >>> -- >>> Jay Walsh >>> Head of Communications >>> WikimediaFoundation.org >>> blog.wikimedia.org >>> +1 (415) 839 6885 x 609, @jansonw >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l