Dear Wikimedia friends,
We have just published our report of the Program and Engagement
Coordination for the Wikimedia Conference. It covers the first six
months of our experiment. (Spoiler: We consider this experiment a
success.)
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_DE/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/…
With this report – as well as the two previous ones – we share our
experiences and learnings in a quite extensive manner so that people
can learn from and build upon it. Besides these reports, we also
strive to share our learnings in presentations, talks or personal
conversations. We appreciate any feedback or recommendation regarding
the Program and Engagement Coordination, because we strongly believe
in the power of being learning partners in the movement.
Happy reading!
Nicole & Cornelius
For the timeline of the 2016 conference, please see here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016
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Nicole Ebber
Referentin Internationale Beziehungen
Adviser to the ED, International Relations
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 | http://wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
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 27/681/51985.
Hello, Wikimedians!
I want to share with you that the community review period for the Annual
Plan Grants (APG) program is underway for eleven proposals. These
organizations are requesting unrestricted funding to support their annual
plans, including both programmatic and operational costs. These requests in
Round 1 total roughly US$4.2 million, out of US$6 million available in both
rounds this year. In mid-November, Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC), [1]
a volunteer committee made up of members of the Wikimedia community, will
convene. They will meet in San Francisco to discuss these proposals in
detail and make a recommendation to the WMF Board of Trustees on use of
these funds.
>From now until 30 October, we invite everyone to review the proposals, and
to provide thoughts and ask questions on the discussion pages of the
proposals. You can begin your exploration of the proposals on the community
review landing page here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2015-2016_round1/Commu….
About community review: Annual plan grant proposals are submitted to the
FDC on 1 October. That is followed by a 30-day open comment period. During
this community review, all are invited to provide input on and ask
questions about specific proposals on the discussion pages of the proposal
forms. Applicants are also asked to respond to input and questions during
this period, although they are not able to change the proposal form itself
after the submission date.
The FDC follows the discussion pages of the proposals in preparation for
their deliberations in November. These questions, comments and responses
are an input to their collaborative decision-making process. While anyone
can comment on proposals after the open comment period closes on 30
October, the FDC may not be able to take comments made after this period
into consideration when making its decisions about funding.
How to join in the review: Please visit the community review page [2] to
view the proposals being considered and follow the instructions on that
page. The proposals are only available in English, but your comments on the
discussion pages do not need to be in English.
Why your feedback matters: We hope that this open comment period will add
to an in-depth and robust review of each proposal. The community review
process also helps make our grantmaking transparent and collaborative. The
FDC and the WMF staff value feedback and insights from the Wikimedia
community in making its funding recommendations.
You can find more information about the APG program, the FDC or the
upcoming milestones on our portal. [3] Please let us know if you have any
questions, concerns, or feedback about the process. You can reach the FDC
support staff can be reached at FDCsupport(a)wikimedia.org
Warm regards,
Katy Love
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2015-2016_round1/Commu…
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Information
This press release is also available online here:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_we…
And as a blog post here:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/02/new-vp-of-human-resources-boryana-din…
Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Boryana Dineva as Vice President of Human
Resources
*Experienced tech executive steps into newly created role*
The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce that Boryana Dineva has
joined the organization as Vice President of Human Resources. In this role,
Boryana will lead development, recruiting, and support for Wikimedia
Foundation staff in support of the Wikimedia mission.
As of 2015, the Wikimedia Foundation has grown to around 200 employees,
supporting a community of around 80,000 active Wikipedia and Wikimedia
contributors and a global readership of nearly 500 million people per
month. Every Foundation employee currently supports nearly 2.5 million
Wikimedia users, and with a mission to engage every single human on the
planet in the sum of all knowledge we have billions more people to reach.
Human Resources is a critical partner in building a team of talented,
passionate people to support this ambitious mission.
Boryana joins the Wikimedia Foundation from Tesla Motors, where she led the
Human Resources Analytics, Information Systems, and Operation groups. At
Tesla, Boryana worked in close partnership with staff and management to
design and develop programs to advance strategy and achieve organizational
goals. She was instrumental in building the company’s people analytics
capacity and developing a data-driven organizational design to support
growth.
Boryana believes that a strong and purposeful culture is essential for an
organization to be truly transformative, particularly for mission-driven
organizations such as the Wikimedia Foundation. “Culture is the sum of the
actions of each individual,” Boryana said. “Each employee can be a partner
in creating a fulfilling and inspiring work environment. I’m thrilled to be
joining the Wikimedia Foundation for the opportunity to advance an
organizational culture rooted in the Wikimedia values of transparency,
stewardship, and openness.”
As Vice President of Human Resources, Boryana will oversee the Wikimedia
Foundation’s talent and culture function, including talent acquisition,
organizational training and development, and talent management and people
analytics. She will design and drive initiatives around workplace culture
and well-being, including diversity, respect, and implement new processes
and tools to support Foundation staff and stewardship. Boryana will report
to Wikimedia Foundation Chief Operating Officer Terence Gilbey.
“Boryana has the right combination of experience and sensibility to help
the organization do what we do best: support the Wikimedia free knowledge
mission,” said Gilbey. “I look forward to working with her as she gets to
know the Wikimedia world and starts to build creative, mission-aligned
strategies to help us achieve our goals.”
Boryana has a degree in Economics from the University of California,
Berkeley. Outside of work, she has been described as a global nomad. She
was born and lived in Bulgaria, and has lived and studied in Russia,
Austria, Germany, and the United States. She is a student of people and
cultures, an area she relies on when defining organizational strategy.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia consists of more than 35
million articles in 291 languages. Every month, tens of thousands of active
volunteers contribute to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. With
nearly half a billion monthly users, projects operated by the Wikimedia
Foundation are one of the most popular web properties in the world. Based
in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants.
Press Contacts
Katherine Maher
The Wikimedia Foundation
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