We are a small non-profit in a land of internet giants, and as such we must be highly disciplined in what we do. These gaps remain in the areas of community (including affiliates and partners), technology, and communication. In 2016 we must close gaps in core capabilities so we can expand the reach and depth of our projects across the world. Knowledge production, sharing, and the internet are changing all around us. We established a team to pursue partnerships with organizations that will expand our reach, and influence the technological, public policy, and cultural landscape. We took a stand against policies and practices like mass surveillance that harm our community and vision, establishing the Wikimedia Foundation as a major force on policy issues. We established a special team mandated with driving performance across the organization. We overhauled reporting, introduced organization-wide quarterly goals and measurements, and set clear expectations for accountability. We shipped two highly-rated mobile apps, dramatically improved editing performance, unified user identities across projects, and brought VE to deployment-ready quality.Īcross the WMF we introduced best practices for action and progress. We committed to user experience as a foundation for success. We reorganized technology talent around core audiences, elevating some of our most experienced people and bringing in new experts. We dedicated resources to promoting respectful, welcoming conduct on our sites, gender diversity, and the protection of minors. We ran an open strategy consultation and invested in our election process, resulting in some of the highest volunteer engagement in the history of the project. We began realignment with Wikimedia affiliates around shared priorities. We restructured the WMF around the people we serve, anchored in community and technology. Values: fought back against government policies that would damage our mission.Collaboration: created a Partnerships Team to connect our vision to like-minded organizations.Mobile-first: launched our first native apps for iOS and Android.Results forward: built operations and strategy based on data and accountability for outcomes.Organizational focus: organized around community, technology, and serving user needs. ![]() We committed to organizational excellence, reconnected with our communities, and publicly reaffirmed our values. We outlined this focus in our Call to Action. We refocused on our core: community and technology, introducing new thinking and skills to the WMF, and new products to the world. We made changes to strengthen our movement and organization.
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