SJ, I have been looking for the commitment you mentioned in Board and related records, but I can not find it: Does that commitment take precedence over the unanimous resolution of the board of 9 October 2010 that Nemo pointed out at https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Wikimedia_fundraising_princ… which directs the Executive Director to "implement ... 1) Maximizing public support: Fundraising activities in the Wikimedia movement should generally be directed at achieving the highest possible overall financial support for the Wikimedia movement, in terms of both financial totals and the number of individuals making contributions...."? If so, could you please share the background and Board deliberation records pertaining to it? I am concerned that the Foundation is bowing to the wishes of op-ed critiques in the press to the exclusion of the Board's unanimous resolutions. Again, I would not be so concerned if it were not for the evidence of the deception regarding measured fundraising message effectiveness, the nearly two million dollars in missing reserve funds, the sharply widening ratio between executive and junior staff pay, the high staff turnover, late vital projects, insufficient staff for the Education Program, employee dissatisfaction and below par compensation reported on Glassdoor.com, lack of a meaningfully wide call for community consultation or reasonable numbers of community members commenting on the recent "narrowing focus" changes, and lack of telepresence options for Wikimania attendees. Many of these issues dwarf the ignominious events of the Foundation's past, so I hope you, the other trustees, and the Foundation leadership will address all of them swiftly. Sincerely, James Salsman