Canadians are good for Wikimedia because we have a, uh, healthy sensitivity to American cultural dominance. When Barry and I were kids, our prime minister famously characterized Canada as a mouse in bed with an elephant -- no matter how friendly the elephant is, you're affected by every twitch and grunt ;-)
I'm in Canada right now, speaking with librarians :-)
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More Canadians to the staff?! I tought we already talk about that!!!
Good luck :)
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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:23 AM, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi folks,
Forwarding from the announce list, since it does not yet auto-forward :-)
Thanks, Sue
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org Date: 2 June 2010 19:08 Subject: Announcing new Chief Global Development Officer and new Chief Community Officer To: WikimediaAnnounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi folks,
I am really happy to announce two important new Wikimedia Foundation hires. Zack Exley will be Wikimedia's new Chief Community Officer, and Barry Newstead will be our Chief Global Development Officer. Both will start just before Wikimania, and will join us in Gdansk.
There will be a press release going out tomorrow, but the news isn't confidential: please feel free to tell whoever you like.
Zack Exley will be our new Chief Community Officer. Zack joins Wikimedia from the Chicago-based firm Thoughtworks where he oversaw strategy and technology projects for organizations like Obama For America, Rock the Vote, and Global Zero.
Zack has a long history of mobilizing people and facilitating them reaching their goals. During the nineties, he worked as a labour organizer and software developer. In 2002, he joined MoveOn.org as director of organizing, where he ran mobilization and fundraising campaigns – and in the same period, helped the Howard Dean campaign with its online fundraising. Zack left MoveOn.org to become online communications and organizing director for the 2004 Kerry-Edwards U.S. presidential campaign, where he ran the team that raised $125 million online for Kerry, and also oversaw online-to-offline organizing efforts responsible for mobilizing hundreds of thousands of field volunteers. In 2005, he led internet strategy and online fundraising for the UK Labour Party's 2005 election campaign, and since 2005 he has acted as a senior strategist and advisor helping many mission-driven organizations advance their fundraising and mobilization goals, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the International Rescue Committee and Greenpeace USA.
Zack grew up in Connecticut and has also lived in Kenya, China and the United Kingdom. He has an BA in Economics from the University of Massachusetts.
As Chief Community Officer, Zack will be responsible for developing the Wikimedia Found
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The way I heard the US described as was: "a large friendly dog in a small cluttered room - every time it wags its tail it knocks over a piece of furniture" :-)
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On 3 June 2010 15:32, susanpgardner@gmail.com wrote:
Canadians are good for Wikimedia because we have a, uh, healthy sensitivity to American cultural dominance. When Barry and I were kids, our prime minister famously characterized Canada as a mouse in bed with an elephant -- no matter how friendly the elephant is, you're affected by every twitch and grunt ;-)
I'm in Canada right now, speaking with librarians :-)
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More Canadians to the staff?! I tought we already talk about that!!!
Good luck :)
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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:23 AM, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi folks,
Forwarding from the announce list, since it does not yet auto-forward :-)
Thanks, Sue
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org Date: 2 June 2010 19:08 Subject: Announcing new Chief Global Development Officer and new Chief Community Officer To: WikimediaAnnounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi folks,
I am really happy to announce two important new Wikimedia Foundation hires. Zack Exley will be Wikimedia's new Chief Community Officer, and Barry Newstead will be our Chief Global Development Officer. Both will start just before Wikimania, and will join us in Gdansk.
There will be a press release going out tomorrow, but the news isn't confidential: please feel free to tell whoever you like.
Zack Exley will be our new Chief Community Officer. Zack joins Wikimedia from the Chicago-based firm Thoughtworks where he oversaw strategy and technology projects for organizations like Obama For America, Rock the Vote, and Global Zero.
Zack has a long history of mobilizing people and facilitating them reaching their goals. During the nineties, he worked as a labour organizer and software developer. In 2002, he joined MoveOn.org as director of organizing, where he ran mobilization and fundraising campaigns – and in the same period, helped the Howard Dean campaign with its online fundraising. Zack left MoveOn.org to become online communications and organizing director for the 2004 Kerry-Edwards U.S. presidential campaign, where he ran the team that raised $125 million online for Kerry, and also oversaw online-to-offline organizing efforts responsible for mobilizing hundreds of thousands of field volunteers. In 2005, he led internet strategy and online fundraising for the UK Labour Party's 2005 election campaign, and since 2005 he has acted as a senior strategist and advisor helping many mission-driven organizations advance their fundraising and mobilization goals, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the International Rescue Committee and Greenpeace USA.
Zack grew up in Connecticut and has also lived in Kenya, China and the United Kingdom. He has an BA in Economics from the University of Massachusetts.
As Chief Community Officer, Zack will be responsible for developing the Wikimedia Found
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susanpgardner@gmail.com wrote:
Canadians are good for Wikimedia because we have a, uh, healthy sensitivity to American cultural dominance. When Barry and I were kids, our prime minister famously characterized Canada as a mouse in bed with an elephant -- no matter how friendly the elephant is, you're affected by every twitch and grunt ;-)
I've tended to characterize it as living under the eagle's tail. You need to learn how to avoid the manna.
Ray
so if I understand correctly, the US is afraid of Canada? hmmm interesting ;)
2010/6/3 susanpgardner@gmail.com
Canadians are good for Wikimedia because we have a, uh, healthy sensitivity to American cultural dominance. When Barry and I were kids, our prime minister famously characterized Canada as a mouse in bed with an elephant -- no matter how friendly the elephant is, you're affected by every twitch and grunt ;-)
I'm in Canada right now, speaking with librarians :-)
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More Canadians to the staff?! I tought we already talk about that!!!
Good luck :)
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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:23 AM, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi folks,
Forwarding from the announce list, since it does not yet auto-forward :-)
Thanks, Sue
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org Date: 2 June 2010 19:08 Subject: Announcing new Chief Global Development Officer and new Chief Community Officer To: WikimediaAnnounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi folks,
I am really happy to announce two important new Wikimedia Foundation hires. Zack Exley will be Wikimedia's new Chief Community Officer, and Barry Newstead will be our Chief Global Development Officer. Both will start just before Wikimania, and will join us in Gdansk.
There will be a press release going out tomorrow, but the news isn't confidential: please feel free to tell whoever you like.
Zack Exley will be our new Chief Community Officer. Zack joins Wikimedia from the Chicago-based firm Thoughtworks where he oversaw strategy and technology projects for organizations like Obama For America, Rock the Vote, and Global Zero.
Zack has a long history of mobilizing people and facilitating them reaching their goals. During the nineties, he worked as a labour organizer and software developer. In 2002, he joined MoveOn.org as director of organizing, where he ran mobilization and fundraising campaigns – and in the same period, helped the Howard Dean campaign with its online fundraising. Zack left MoveOn.org to become online communications and organizing director for the 2004 Kerry-Edwards U.S. presidential campaign, where he ran the team that raised $125 million online for Kerry, and also oversaw online-to-offline organizing efforts responsible for mobilizing hundreds of thousands of field volunteers. In 2005, he led internet strategy and online fundraising for the UK Labour Party's 2005 election campaign, and since 2005 he has acted as a senior strategist and advisor helping many mission-driven organizations advance their fundraising and mobilization goals, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the International Rescue Committee and Greenpeace USA.
Zack grew up in Connecticut and has also lived in Kenya, China and the United Kingdom. He has an BA in Economics from the University of Massachusetts.
As Chief Community Officer, Zack will be responsible for developing the Wikimedia Found
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Terrified. For that reason, I actually did not unveil my country-of-origin to the Board until a few weeks ago. That is one of Canadians' special skills: we can walk amongst Americans, and they are completely unaware :-)
(I did tell the European board members. And Bishakha.)
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so if I understand correctly, the US is afraid of Canada? hmmm interesting ;)
2010/6/3 susanpgardner@gmail.com
Canadians are good for Wikimedia because we have a, uh, healthy sensitivity to American cultural dominance. When Barry and I were kids, our prime minister famously characterized Canada as a mouse in bed with an elephant -- no matter how friendly the elephant is, you're affected by every twitch and grunt ;-)
I'm in Canada right now, speaking with librarians :-)
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More Canadians to the staff?! I tought we already talk about that!!!
Good luck :)
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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:23 AM, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi folks,
Forwarding from the announce list, since it does not yet auto-forward :-)
Thanks, Sue
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org Date: 2 June 2010 19:08 Subject: Announcing new Chief Global Development Officer and new Chief Community Officer To: WikimediaAnnounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi folks,
I am really happy to announce two important new Wikimedia Foundation hires. Zack Exley will be Wikimedia's new Chief Community Officer, and Barry Newstead will be our Chief Global Development Officer. Both will start just before Wikimania, and will join us in Gdansk.
There will be a press release going out tomorrow, but the news isn't confidential: please feel free to tell whoever you like.
Zack Exley will be our new Chief Community Officer. Zack joins Wikimedia from the Chicago-based firm Thoughtworks where he oversaw strategy and technology projects for organizations like Obama For America, Rock the Vote, and Global Zero.
Zack has a long history of mobilizing people and facilitating them reaching their goals. During the nineties, he worked as a labour organizer and software developer. In 2002, he joined MoveOn.org as director of organizing, where he ran mobilization and fundraising campaigns – and in the same period, helped the Howard Dean campaign with its online fundraising. Zack left MoveOn.org to become online communications and organizing director for the 2004 Kerry-Edwards U.S. presidential campaign, where he ran the team that raised $125 million online for Kerry, and also oversaw online-to-offline organizing efforts responsible for mobilizing hundreds of thousands of field volunteers. In 2005, he led internet strategy and online fundraising for the UK Labour Party's 2005 election campaign, and since 2005 he has acted as a senior strategist and advisor helping many mission-driven organizations advance their fundraising and mobilization goals, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the International Rescue Committee and Greenpeace USA.
Zack grew up in Connecticut and has also lived in Kenya, China and the United Kingdom. He has an BA in Economics from the University of Massachusetts.
As Chief Community Officer, Zack will be responsible for developing the Wikimedia Found
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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:37 AM, susanpgardner@gmail.com wrote:
Terrified. For that reason, I actually did not unveil my country-of-origin to the Board until a few weeks ago. That is one of Canadians' special skills: we can walk amongst Americans, and they are completely unaware :-)
That's not true, many Americans know the correct code words to determine if you're from up north, eh. How do you pronounce Toronto? 8-)
On 3 June 2010 19:33, Lodewijk lodewijk@effeietsanders.org wrote:
so if I understand correctly, the US is afraid of Canada? hmmm interesting ;)
Given the Canadians I've met, I can't really blame them. ;)
Lodewijk wrote:
so if I understand correctly, the US is afraid of Canada? hmmm interesting ;)
Self-deprecating humour is another great weapon. It is very difficult to understand when you believe that you are in the most powerful nation in the world.
Ray
2010/6/3 <susanpgardner@gmail.com
Canadians are good for Wikimedia because we have a, uh, healthy sensitivity to American cultural dominance. When Barry and I were kids, our prime minister famously characterized Canada as a mouse in bed with an elephant -- no matter how friendly the elephant is, you're affected by every twitch and grunt ;-)
On Jun 3, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
Self-deprecating humour is another great weapon. It is very difficult to understand when you believe that you are in the most powerful nation in the world.
Ray
This entire thread is giving me an inferiority complex.
Luckily, I claim Canada because my family is from there a couple generations back.
Or wait, did that contribute to the inferiority complex?
pb
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Philippe Beaudette pbeaudette@wikimedia.org wrote:
This entire thread is giving me an inferiority complex.
Luckily, I claim Canada because my family is from there a couple generations back.
I once dated a girl from Minnesota—that's like the same thing, right?
Austin
On 3 June 2010 20:40, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Self-deprecating humour is another great weapon. It is very difficult to understand when you believe that you are in the most powerful nation in the world.
Americans understand humor, whereas Canadians understand *humour*.
- d.
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