Hi everyone, I'm pleased to announce the first draft of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Medium-Term Plan <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/Medium-term_plan_2019>! [1] We intentionally designed a process that will enable the Foundation’s medium-term plan and Movement Strategy to work together. You can find more information about the Foundation’s planning process <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/Process> and how it connects to the Wikimedia 2030 movement strategy process. [2] *Your feedback* Between now and 20 April, we are requesting comments and questions from all parts of the community. We are looking for feedback on whether the outcomes we hope to achieve are appropriate given the strategic direction of Wikimedia 2030. We want to know: are these the right “big things” to accomplish in the next 3-5 years? We would also like feedback on whether our overall metrics are appropriate and aspirational enough given our ambitious vision. Are we setting the right targets for how we will measure our progress? Please leave all comments and questions on the talk page of the Medium-Term Plan’s Meta page[3]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/Mediu… *Next steps* After we receive comments and feedback on the draft plan, we will make a final round of updates before publishing it again on Meta-Wiki at the end of May. In subsequent years, we intend to update the plan on an annual basis to adapt to new information, changes in our environment, and the things we learn along the way. The Wikimedia Foundation has spent the last several months creating a medium-term plan that will support the Wikimedia 2030 strategic direction.[4] This plan represents the work the Foundation will do within the global movement so Wikimedia becomes the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge. Through this process, we are integrating the strategic direction pillars of Knowledge Equity[5] and Knowledge as a Service[6] into our programmatic goals to better align our work to the larger movement. The Foundation is also working on identifying some of the structural changes that might be necessary to support our programmatic work, and will do so in dialogue with the movement strategy process. *Foundation medium-term goals* The Wikimedia Foundation will focus on two medium-term goals to support the strategic direction: *Grow participation globally, focusing on emerging markets. *We will expand the use of Wikimedia sites, projects, and products, across the globe, with a focus on increasing engagements in low-awareness or low-use geographies and languages, in order to bring the number and diversity of our users in line with rates of overall internet usage. *Modernize our product experience. *We will make contributor and reader experiences useful and joyful; moving from viewing Wikipedia as solely a website, to viewing the Wikimedia ecosystem as a collection of knowledge, information, and insights with infinite possible product experiences and applications. *Thank you!* We hope that you all will provide your insight and thoughts to help the Foundation build this plan and continue to make progress toward our strategic direction! Cheers, Katherine 1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019 2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019/… 3. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/Mediu… 4. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20 5. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction#… 6. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction#… -- Katherine Maher (she/her) Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>