Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Bishakha Datta]

Dear Anasuya,

Loved working together - it was a real pleasure.

Apart from everything you did to drive grantmaking, a big thumbs up to you
for dreaming up and organizing the community consultation in India last
October.

Hope you're back on your feet soon!
Bishakha

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 8:23 PM, Risker  wrote:

> Thank you very much for sharing this, Lila.
>
> A special thank you to Anasuya for all of her work in the grantmaking
> area.  She has been a driving force, and her contributions will be missed.
>
> Congratulations to Luis, Siko and Asaf in their new roles.  I will look
> forward to working with all of them in their new capacities.
>
> Out of curiosity, and bearing in mind that the WMF has put itself forward
> as having its major focuses on techology and grantmaking, is there a reason
> that the person leading the third-largest group of staff, in one of these
> priority areas, is a "Senior Director" when smaller departments have
> "Chiefs" and the other focus departments have VPs?The organizational
> chart is getting a bit tricky to follow.  :-)
>
> Risker/Anne
>
> On 19 February 2015 at 17:15, Lila Tretikov  wrote:
>
> > Dear Wikimedians,
> >
> > Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement
> > with Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first step
> > by bringing together the people who know our communities best and asking
> > them to break barriers and improve engagement. Everyone at the WMF who
> > carries responsibilities directly related to the communities will join a
> > new Community Engagement department.
> >
> > I have asked Luis Villa to lead the Community Engagement organization as
> > the Senior Director of Community Engagement, reporting to me. Promoting
> > from within the WMF for this critical role will allow us to leverage the
> > knowledge and experience with our communities and reinforce the strengths
> > of our people.
> >
> > Luis’s experience with communities is lengthy and deep. He has been
> > involved in open communities since the late 1990s, from communities as
> > small as the Lego Mindstorms hackers to those as large as Mozilla. He
> > worked in open communities as a lawyer, a programmer, a bugmaster, an
> > engineering lead, a community leader, and a board member. Luis has
> > performed exceptionally within the Foundation and supported some of our
> > most fruitful community engagements. The Grantmaking, L&E, Education,
> > Community Advocacy and Community Liaisons teams will join the new
> Community
> > Engagement department [2] under his leadership.
> >
> > Unfortunately, Anasuya Sengupta -- our beloved leader of grantmaking --
> > will be leaving us due to personal health concerns at the end of March.
> We
> > will invite you soon to celebrate her time with us, her work at the WMF
> and
> > the deep insight she brought to the Foundation. We are saddened to see
> her
> > go. The team she has nurtured will provide an important foundation for
> our
> > upcoming work.
> >
> > Siko Bouterse will move up to lead  the day-to-day work of the
> Grantmaking
> > team as Director of Community Resources, supervising all department Grant
> > programs and the Global South strategy. Siko has been instrumental in
> > innovating programs at the WMF, including initiatives like the
> Teahouse[1]
> > and the IdeaLab[2] combining vision with strong support for volunteer
> > community, tough decision making, and great project management skills.
> >
> > These changes are an opportunity to improve the coordination of our work
> > supporting the communities. To accelerate this, I have asked Luis to lead
> > an internal “tiger” team to better understand the needs, concerns and
> > priorities of our volunteers, and to develop recommendations for future
> > programs. This work will be shared with all of you as it becomes
> available.
> >
> > Please join me in congratulating Luis and Siko and in supporting our
> teams.
> > The Wikimedia communities are what makes the projects strong, unique, and
> > irreplaceable. This is the next step forward in our support to them, and
> in
> > service of our mission.
> >
> >
> > Lila
> >
> >
> >
> > [1] As Director of Community Resources, Siko will oversee the IdeaLab,
> > Annual Plan Grants, Project and Event Grants, and Travel and
> Participation
> > Support. Her team will include Katy Love, Winifred Olliff, Alex Wang,
> > Janice Tud, Jonathan Morgan, and Asaf Bartov. Asaf will also take on a
> new
> > title as Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities.
> >
> > [2] Rachel DiCerbo, Philippe Beaudette, Siko, and Anasuya’s other direct
> > reports, and their respective teams (CL, CA, and Grantmaking/GLEE) will
> > report to Luis. The Engineering Community team will be part of the tiger
> > team but will continue to report to Engineering.
> >
> > [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse
> >
> > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
> >
> > ___

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference - Come to Berlin in May 2015!

[Asaf Bartov]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 7:16 AM, Gerard Meijssen 
wrote:

> Hoi,
> I had a read and I would like to know how much time and effort is involved
> in the reporting requirement.


That absolutely depends on the type of entity and complexity of finances,
and on how neat its ongoing record-keeping is.  For a small user group with
a few projects a year, no staff, and adequate record-keeping (e.g. on a
simple spreadsheet) in real time, a financial report can take as little as
20 minutes.  For larger more complex entities, a financial report might
take hours or even more than a day.

The activity report, likewise, can be a single half-page for a small group
that has had 2-3 types of well-understood activities, or it can be a 20page
report with details, descriptions, graphs, models etc.  Again, the more
real-time tracking you've made (perhaps in the context of a project grant,
or just your monthly or quarterly reports), the easier the annual reports
are.

Remember that the public annual activity report is an _already existing_
contractual obligation with all movement orgs.  I.e. this moment in time is
not the first time groups are asked to do this; it is merely the first time
there might be real-world implications to remaining out of this basic level
of compliance for a long time.


> I honestly believe that the point of reporting can be many things. There
> has to be a balance though between what you ask for and what it costs to
> produce this information.
>

Agreed.


> Has this question ever been addressed.


Yes.  We have revised our report forms several times, always to make them
clearer, crisper, and easier to just fill out, and we are letting the
smaller/lighter end of the scale be exceedingly flexible (e.g. there is no
set format or form for user groups' activity report.  It literally can be a
half page listing a couple of meetups and an editathon).


> Also with penalties riding on the reporting, what is the benefit of this
> and what is the cost of people not attending because of this insistence on
> compliance or else ?
>

As you say just above, the benefits ("the point") of reporting "can be many
things".  To us, beyond some basic level of due-diligence on our part in
terms of being reasonably assured funds were spent as intended, the main
benefits of reports are opportunities for learning and sharing what is
learned across relevant practitioners in the rest of the movement.  Toward
that end, too, we have _replaced_ some reporting requirements with the
option(!) to compose a learning pattern based on your experience, rather
than submit a full report.

Since we consider this activity and basic compliance bar to be quite, quite
low, it is our position that any group that cannot meet it and has no
exceptional mitigating circumstances, is probably a group on which movement
resources would be better spent in mentorship and local support, than in
internatonal travel for a working meeting with active, practicing groups.
It is implicit in the fact we let groups return to compliance before
determining final eligibility to attend the conference that we think many
of the groups that were non-compliance when we first published this table
only need a little encouragement to get their act together and improve
their governance enough to meet the criteria.

We do intend to work with those groups that won't achieve compliance in
time to see how we (or other movement resources) can help them get back on
their feet.

   A.
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference - Come to Berlin in May 2015!

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
I had a read and I would like to know how much time and effort is involved
in the reporting requirement. I honestly believe that the point of
reporting can be many things. There has to be a balance though between what
you ask for and what it costs to produce this information.

Has this question ever been addressed. Also with penalties riding on the
reporting, what is the benefit of this and what is the cost of people not
attending because of this insistence on compliance or else ?
Thanks,
 GerardM

On 20 February 2015 at 16:02, Asaf Bartov  wrote:

> I would like to re-emphasize that there are *new criteria* for
> participating in the annual Wikimedia Conference in Berlin.  You can read
> all about them here[1].  The current eligibility status of different
> movement organizations (chapters, the thematic organization, and user
> groups) is tracked here[2].  If your group is "not yet" eligible and you
> don't take *very quick steps *to address the gap, your group will not be
> invited to the conference this year.
>
> If you have questions about this, please reach out to me.
>
>A.
>
> [1]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Who_should_register%3F
> [2]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Overview_Eligibility_Statuses
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 6:33 AM, Nicole Ebber 
> wrote:
>
> > tl;dr:
> > Wikimedia Conference 2015 in Berlin
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015
> > Date: May 14-17, 2015
> > Registration: Will open soon
> >
> >
> > Dear Wikimedia friends,
> >
> > Thanks to the generous support of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia
> > Deutschland will be hosting the Wikimedia Conference from May 14-17,
> > 2015 [1].
> >
> > It is my pleasure to invite Wikimedia Affiliates to join us in Berlin
> > and I am delighted that the Funds Dissemination Committee and the
> > Affiliations Committee will also hold their meetings as part of this
> > conference. This will give us all the opportunity to discuss ideas,
> > exchange experience, build capacities, and shape the future of our
> > movement together. I am extending this invitation also to the board
> > and staff of the Wikimedia Foundation, and I hope that they again
> > choose to join us for a couple of productive days.
> >
> > == Themes and program ==
> > The program team [2] has already kicked-off its planning process and
> > is now structuring the conference tracks: Capacity building, sharing
> > and collaboration, fundraising and finance, movement strategy. Team
> > members come from several entities and countries in the movement,
> > including the Wikimedia Foundation, and generously volunteered to
> > manage this process together. They will present the major goals and
> > schedule for the conference within the coming weeks.
> >
> > == Participation and registration ==
> > Registration will open in the coming days. The eligibility criteria
> > for participating in the Wikimedia Conference 2015 have been aligned
> > to the Affiliates’ Agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation. Please
> > note that the criteria have changed compared to last year’s. Further
> > information on the eligibility criteria and registration will be
> > published on Meta [3].
> >
> > Affiliates are asked to send delegates that are well-informed in
> > goings-on at the affiliate, able to confidently answer questions about
> > it and share experience from their group. They should also be
> > empowered to commit their group to involvement in proposed projects or
> > initiatives.
> >
> > == Logistics ==
> > Our event team will shortly open the registration and send out further
> > information on logistical matters such as travel and accommodation
> > booking. Daniela Gentner will be the main contact for all questions
> > regarding the logistics, you can reach out to her via
> > wm...@wikimedia.de.
> >
> > On behalf of the Wikimedia Deutschland board, I am looking forward to
> > welcoming you in Berlin in May.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Nicole Ebber
> >
> > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015
> > [2]
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Programme_team
> > [3]
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Who_should_register%3F
> >
> > --
> > Nicole Ebber
> > Referentin Internationale Beziehungen
> > Advisor 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.
> >
> > ___
> >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference - Come to Berlin in May 2015!

[Asaf Bartov]

I would like to re-emphasize that there are *new criteria* for
participating in the annual Wikimedia Conference in Berlin.  You can read
all about them here[1].  The current eligibility status of different
movement organizations (chapters, the thematic organization, and user
groups) is tracked here[2].  If your group is "not yet" eligible and you
don't take *very quick steps *to address the gap, your group will not be
invited to the conference this year.

If you have questions about this, please reach out to me.

   A.

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Who_should_register%3F
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Overview_Eligibility_Statuses

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 6:33 AM, Nicole Ebber 
wrote:

> tl;dr:
> Wikimedia Conference 2015 in Berlin
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015
> Date: May 14-17, 2015
> Registration: Will open soon
>
>
> Dear Wikimedia friends,
>
> Thanks to the generous support of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia
> Deutschland will be hosting the Wikimedia Conference from May 14-17,
> 2015 [1].
>
> It is my pleasure to invite Wikimedia Affiliates to join us in Berlin
> and I am delighted that the Funds Dissemination Committee and the
> Affiliations Committee will also hold their meetings as part of this
> conference. This will give us all the opportunity to discuss ideas,
> exchange experience, build capacities, and shape the future of our
> movement together. I am extending this invitation also to the board
> and staff of the Wikimedia Foundation, and I hope that they again
> choose to join us for a couple of productive days.
>
> == Themes and program ==
> The program team [2] has already kicked-off its planning process and
> is now structuring the conference tracks: Capacity building, sharing
> and collaboration, fundraising and finance, movement strategy. Team
> members come from several entities and countries in the movement,
> including the Wikimedia Foundation, and generously volunteered to
> manage this process together. They will present the major goals and
> schedule for the conference within the coming weeks.
>
> == Participation and registration ==
> Registration will open in the coming days. The eligibility criteria
> for participating in the Wikimedia Conference 2015 have been aligned
> to the Affiliates’ Agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation. Please
> note that the criteria have changed compared to last year’s. Further
> information on the eligibility criteria and registration will be
> published on Meta [3].
>
> Affiliates are asked to send delegates that are well-informed in
> goings-on at the affiliate, able to confidently answer questions about
> it and share experience from their group. They should also be
> empowered to commit their group to involvement in proposed projects or
> initiatives.
>
> == Logistics ==
> Our event team will shortly open the registration and send out further
> information on logistical matters such as travel and accommodation
> booking. Daniela Gentner will be the main contact for all questions
> regarding the logistics, you can reach out to her via
> wm...@wikimedia.de.
>
> On behalf of the Wikimedia Deutschland board, I am looking forward to
> welcoming you in Berlin in May.
>
> Best regards,
> Nicole Ebber
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Programme_team
> [3]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015/Who_should_register%3F
>
> --
> Nicole Ebber
> Referentin Internationale Beziehungen
> Advisor 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.
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Risker]

Thank you very much for sharing this, Lila.

A special thank you to Anasuya for all of her work in the grantmaking
area.  She has been a driving force, and her contributions will be missed.

Congratulations to Luis, Siko and Asaf in their new roles.  I will look
forward to working with all of them in their new capacities.

Out of curiosity, and bearing in mind that the WMF has put itself forward
as having its major focuses on techology and grantmaking, is there a reason
that the person leading the third-largest group of staff, in one of these
priority areas, is a "Senior Director" when smaller departments have
"Chiefs" and the other focus departments have VPs?The organizational
chart is getting a bit tricky to follow.  :-)

Risker/Anne

On 19 February 2015 at 17:15, Lila Tretikov  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement
> with Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first step
> by bringing together the people who know our communities best and asking
> them to break barriers and improve engagement. Everyone at the WMF who
> carries responsibilities directly related to the communities will join a
> new Community Engagement department.
>
> I have asked Luis Villa to lead the Community Engagement organization as
> the Senior Director of Community Engagement, reporting to me. Promoting
> from within the WMF for this critical role will allow us to leverage the
> knowledge and experience with our communities and reinforce the strengths
> of our people.
>
> Luis’s experience with communities is lengthy and deep. He has been
> involved in open communities since the late 1990s, from communities as
> small as the Lego Mindstorms hackers to those as large as Mozilla. He
> worked in open communities as a lawyer, a programmer, a bugmaster, an
> engineering lead, a community leader, and a board member. Luis has
> performed exceptionally within the Foundation and supported some of our
> most fruitful community engagements. The Grantmaking, L&E, Education,
> Community Advocacy and Community Liaisons teams will join the new Community
> Engagement department [2] under his leadership.
>
> Unfortunately, Anasuya Sengupta -- our beloved leader of grantmaking --
> will be leaving us due to personal health concerns at the end of March. We
> will invite you soon to celebrate her time with us, her work at the WMF and
> the deep insight she brought to the Foundation. We are saddened to see her
> go. The team she has nurtured will provide an important foundation for our
> upcoming work.
>
> Siko Bouterse will move up to lead  the day-to-day work of the Grantmaking
> team as Director of Community Resources, supervising all department Grant
> programs and the Global South strategy. Siko has been instrumental in
> innovating programs at the WMF, including initiatives like the Teahouse[1]
> and the IdeaLab[2] combining vision with strong support for volunteer
> community, tough decision making, and great project management skills.
>
> These changes are an opportunity to improve the coordination of our work
> supporting the communities. To accelerate this, I have asked Luis to lead
> an internal “tiger” team to better understand the needs, concerns and
> priorities of our volunteers, and to develop recommendations for future
> programs. This work will be shared with all of you as it becomes available.
>
> Please join me in congratulating Luis and Siko and in supporting our teams.
> The Wikimedia communities are what makes the projects strong, unique, and
> irreplaceable. This is the next step forward in our support to them, and in
> service of our mission.
>
>
> Lila
>
>
>
> [1] As Director of Community Resources, Siko will oversee the IdeaLab,
> Annual Plan Grants, Project and Event Grants, and Travel and Participation
> Support. Her team will include Katy Love, Winifred Olliff, Alex Wang,
> Janice Tud, Jonathan Morgan, and Asaf Bartov. Asaf will also take on a new
> title as Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities.
>
> [2] Rachel DiCerbo, Philippe Beaudette, Siko, and Anasuya’s other direct
> reports, and their respective teams (CL, CA, and Grantmaking/GLEE) will
> report to Luis. The Engineering Community team will be part of the tiger
> team but will continue to report to Engineering.
>
> [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse
>
> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Christophe Henner]

I hate au revoirs.

I feel like you've been around for a decade. Perhaps it's because you've
bring to us a decade worth of insights, advices, experiences, etc.

I do hope we have turned you into a hardcore Wikimedian and that you won't
resist the appeal to stay among us. Thank you for everything you did :)

Congrats to Luis, Siko and Asaf on the new roles. I knew Luis wasn't a true
lawyer, and now we have proof of that!

All the best,

--
Christophe

On 20 February 2015 at 09:52, Dariusz Jemielniak  wrote:

> Dear Anasuya,
>
> there's a lot I've learnt from you and your departure leaves me half way,
> with a a burning appetite for more. You've been a pillar of the grant
> making process, and of WMF. Please, do get better soon, and back on your
> dancing legs!
>
> dj "pundit"
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
> asengu...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey
> -
> >
> > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> I’ll
> > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > this is not an easy email to write.
> >
> > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> will
> > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > dancing legs strong again.
> >
> > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> worldwide.
> > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> stand
> > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> > next few weeks of transition.
> >
> > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> > two.
> >
> > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> have
> > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> partnerships
> > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> communities
> > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> for
> > free knowledge.
> >
> > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> >
> > And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> > found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> > “unimaginable,
> > magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> > look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> > 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> > much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> > then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> >
> > So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning
> me
> > into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I
> have
> > done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> > with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> > on a wiki near you.
> >
> > With appreciation and gratitude,
> >
> > Anasuya
> >
> > p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> > Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and eve

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Report Update from Hong Kong Chapter

[Asaf Bartov]

Thanks for this report!  Please do upload this PDF to Commons, so that it's
preserved on Wikimedia servers rather than only on Dropbox.  In the future,
reports are best shared with the movement as wiki pages, so that discussion
or feedback about them can take place on the talk page, where I could have
posted the following:

It would have been good to provide at least a little more information on
the activities described under "education" in the report.  It is very
beneficial to learn from your experience what worked and what didn't, what
scale of activity this was (were 20 people trained, or 200?), and what the
outcomes were (3 articles? or 3000?).

It would also have been interesting to hear WMHK's reflection on Wikimania
2013 (and thank you, again, to all who contributed to that!).  Especially
with the added perspective of the time that has passed since the event, it
is interesting to learn what WMHK considers to be the main experience
gained and lessons learned, but also any lasting benefits or difficulties
faced since then.  We remember disappointment with funding decisions
(unrelated to Wikimania 2013) was one such difficulty, but there may be
others it would be helpful to learn about, and possibly find ways to
alleviate.

Thanks again for making the effort to share some news about your past work
with the movement (and to meet your obligations as a chapter).

   Asaf

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Vincent Tsui  wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Here is Vincent from Wikimedia Hong Kong. Our annual activity report of
> year 2012-2013 have been updated to the the report page. Please to read the
> session of "Wikimedia Chapters & Thematic Organizations" at page "Reports"
> on meta (
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports#Wikimedia_Chapters_.26_Thematic_Organizations),
> or directly access via
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/7f5kfngnd704lmw/AnnualReport201213_full.pdf?dl=0
>
> For the report of 2013-2014, it will be considered in the next AGM in
> mid-summer 2015. (According to Companies Registry of Hong Kong Government,
> the report of 2013-2014 should be submitted at/before September 2015)
>
>
> --
> Vincent C.Y. TSUI
>   Secretary, Secretariat,
>   Wikimedia Hong Kong (Charity registered No. 91/9316)
> Tel : +852 9553 4303
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Dariusz Jemielniak]

Dear Anasuya,

there's a lot I've learnt from you and your departure leaves me half way,
with a a burning appetite for more. You've been a pillar of the grant
making process, and of WMF. Please, do get better soon, and back on your
dancing legs!

dj "pundit"

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta 
wrote:

> Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey -
>
> Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir, I’ll
> continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> this is not an easy email to write.
>
> As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I will
> be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> dancing legs strong again.
>
> That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities worldwide.
> Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will stand
> him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> next few weeks of transition.
>
> I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> two.
>
> We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We have
> been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> established organisations who form critical content and policy partnerships
> in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> collective impact. We learned together about what our different communities
> are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes for
> free knowledge.
>
> In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
>
> And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> “unimaginable,
> magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
>
> So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning me
> into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I have
> done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> on a wiki near you.
>
> With appreciation and gratitude,
>
> Anasuya
>
> p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be sent
> to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
>
> [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
>
> [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder of women’s human rights defenders, has
> this book on sustainability:
>
> http://urgentactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/06/WTPR-Final-Book.pdf
>
> [3] And look forward to dancing together on the beaches of a future
> Wikimania…
>
> [4] Sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, sometimes somewhat
> insane; but yes mostly, generous beyond belief, and always, joyous. :-)
>
> [5] More Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman:
> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sandman#A_Game_of_You
>
> [6]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Key_theme_-_Global_South,_WMF_Metrics_

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Liam Wyatt]

It is indeed sad news that we wake up to this morning, reading that Anasuya
will be leaving us! I wish you the best, and a speedy and full recovery. I
think I still owe you a beer from London :-)

On the other hand, it is very interesting and positive to read that three
excellent WMF-ers are changing roles, and will be able to continue to
"fight the good fight" even more successfully. Luis, Siko and Asaf,
congratulations - I respect you and your work greatly and look forward to
seeing what you build!

I see the WMF's "staff and contractors" page has already been updated to
reflect the new changes, which is very nice - it's helpful to be able to
see the new structure that was explained visually.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors

-Liam

wittylama.com
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcement: A new structure for WMF Community Engagement

[Jan-Bart de Vreede]

Dear Anasuya,

Like you and many others I hope that this is an Au-Revoir, but nevertheless its 
a good idea to take a moment even when parting with the expectation of meeting 
again in the near future.

Thank you for all that you have done for the Foundation, especially in building 
up our grant making ability in the past years. One of the reasons why the FDC 
is getting better all the time is you and your ability to listen to all the 
different stakeholders and come up with suggestions to improve/simplify the 
process. Having worked with you in the first FDC rounds and follow up 
conversations in the board have been great and as you can see from this thread, 
you will be sorely missed.

I hope that your health issues will be behind you soon and that you will be 
able to dance with/around us soon :)

Best Wishes

Jan-Bart de Vreede




> On 19 Feb 2015, at 23:20, Anasuya Sengupta  wrote:
> 
> Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey -
> 
> Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir, I’ll
> continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> this is not an easy email to write.
> 
> As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I will
> be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> dancing legs strong again.
> 
> That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities worldwide.
> Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will stand
> him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> next few weeks of transition.
> 
> I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> two.
> 
> We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We have
> been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> established organisations who form critical content and policy partnerships
> in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> collective impact. We learned together about what our different communities
> are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes for
> free knowledge.
> 
> In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> 
> And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s “unimaginable,
> magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> 
> So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning me
> into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I have
> done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> on a wiki near you.
> 
> With appreciation and gratitude,
> 
> Anasuya
> 
> p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be sent
> to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
> 
> [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
> 
> [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder