Foundation/Weekly Priorities/2020-08-17

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Mozilla Foundation Weekly Priorities: August 17th, 2020

= Key Dates

  • August 17 - Kickoff mid-year goals check-in process
  • August 18 - 2020-21 CMA Call for Nominations will open
  • August 19 - Monthly MoFo Call
  • August 25 - Launch of CMA Project “Deep Reckonings” by Stephanie Lepp
  • August 25 - Dialogue & Debates on alternative business models
  • August 26 [TBC] - WEF workshop on Connecting the Unconnected (Melissa will be hosting in Spanish)
  • August 31 - Aiming to have decisions made on T+S Fellows (internal)
  • September 15 - Launch of CMA Project “The Future of Memory” by Xiaowei Wang, Qianqian Ye and Jasmine Wang

What's Moving This Week

  • Campaigns: Continuing outputs on the misinfo scorecard, streaming tv stuff, YouTube extension, political ads repository, pioneer and others. Kaili is on holiday!
  • Communications: Publicity for: Caroline Sinders’ responsible.design project; the 2021 Creative Media Awards CFP; the August D&D; and our most recent science grants.
  • Insights: Completing the data stewardship project-database and a final review of all landscape analysis content. Onboarding IHR20 contractors.
  • Partnerships: Continuing to work on our long-term fundraising strategy, donor and funder prospecting, and WOTH event planning
  • Organizational Effectiveness: Multi-year planning process and timelines; MoFo monthly call prep; Data lead interviews.
  • Finance & Ops: Submit draft audit for Audit Committee Meeting, finish work on 990 Workbook, begin updating accounting policies/processes manual, work with tax accountant on MZLA 2019 tax return and 2020 estimates and transition cloud platforms from MoFo to MZLA.
  • MozFest: Website updates
  • HR: Mid-cycle goals check in begins; drafting diversity disclosure with D&I committee; preparing for job description audit
  • Fellowships & Awards: MOSS evaluation and transitions; Launch 2020-21 Creative Media Awards (and start jury outreach); Finalize external evaluation RFP; Website updates; Debrief with Tech+Society host orgs; Put together overview of F&A partners and geographical spread for movement landscape analysis; Grant for the Web application review; Finish 2020H1 Omidyar Report; D&D prep; Coordination meeting with fellows on DSA (topics: advertising + oversight/enforcement); Prep for WEF workshop; Focus on ProtoLab RFP
  • Engagement: Elections/Misinfo content planing, PNI development, Wagtail publications development, AB testing, Homepage IA refresh

Minutes From the Last Executive Team Weekly Meeting

  • Multi-year planning: Discussed components for the next phase of planning, including identifying core questions to work through with the board and staff, sequencing objectives over the next three years, and finalizing executive team OKRs.
  • Fundraising update: Juan joined to discuss a draft of a long-term fundraising strategy, to align with multi-year planning efforts.

Job Openings

  • Hiring Manager interviews for Marketing Coordinator
  • Team interviews for Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications
  • Team interviews for Data Lead
  • Offer stage for Digital Project Manager
  • Reviewing applicants for Manager, Web Development
  • Accepting applications for UX/UI Designer

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