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===[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit# View the latest version of the strategy here.]===
<b>Important notes about this version:</b>
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<li>The text is still under revision, but is about 80% final.
<li>We'll be enlisting design help in the next phase, to explain the strategy more visually (and beautifully!).<li>We're still seeking your comments and feedback! Easist Easiest way is to send Sam a note at samb@mozillafoundation.org
<li>Below you'll find excerpts from the strategy - but please see [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit# the whole document] for full detail.
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==Mozilla's 5 Year Vision==
===Mozilla’s five year vision is:===
<b>people everywhere experience the next wave of openness and opportunity on the Internet — they are empowered, safe and independent, even as the complexity and scale of the Internet grows around us.</b>
This is a world where everyone can be—and ultimately is—a citizen of the web.
===Mozilla will help create this world by building by drawing on our strengths:===
<b>Products</b>
<ul><li><i>Our strength</i> - We build people-centered, open products & educational experiences that help people unlock the full potential of their online life.
<li><i>Our approach</i> - <i>Build our core strength:</i> pursue continued excellence in our flagship products, like Firefox.
</ul>
<b>Technology</b>
<ul><li><i>Our strength</i> - We develop robust technical solutions that bring the Internet to life across multiple platforms.
<li><i>Our approach</i> - <i>Prototype the future:</i> drive innovation in emerging fields, like the Internet of Things.
</ul>
<b>People</b>
<ul><li><i>Our strength</i> - We develop, connect and help rally leaders who will invent, shape and defend the Internet.
<li><i>Our approach</i> - <b><i>Grow our influence:</i> work with our community and allies to fuel the global movement for an open Internet.</b>
</ul>
<b>The strategy described in the pages that follow focuses specifically on one element of our plan: <i>how Mozilla will fuel the movement for an open Internet.</i></b>
The Mozilla Foundation will lead this movement building work, working closely with the rest of Mozilla and allied organizations around the world in the execution of this strategy. The Mozilla Foundation is the not-for-profit parent of the Mozilla Corporation, which makes products like the Firefox browser.
[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit#heading=h.ue7nvbgegkd READ MORE]]
==Fueling the Movement==
Mozilla believes that a global movement is vital to unlocking the next wave of openness and opportunity on the Internet—and, ultimately, to creating and sustaining an open Internet that truly puts people first. This is the Internet that Mozilla and our allies want.
That is why Mozilla is committed to fueling a movement that brings together a global force of people who are willing to stand up for—and build—the open Internet, together.
===Our Strategy===
<b>What:</b> Fuel the movement that brings together a global force of people who are willing to stand up for—and build—the open Internet, together.
<b>Why:</b> We need the public to understand and be ready to address the biggest challenges and opportunities that face the Internet today.
<b>How:</b> Connect and build leaders through the Mozilla Leadership Network.
<b>How:</b> Rally citizens through the Mozilla Advocacy Engine.
[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit#heading=h.yg1w393b1scg READ MORE]]
==Why this matters==
<b>To unlock the next wave of openness and opportunity on the Internet, we need the public to understand and be ready to address the biggest challenges and opportunities that face the Internet today.</b>
===Mozilla's Issues Agenda===
Mozilla has identified five issues that we believe must be tackled in the current era, to build the open Internet we want:
Mozilla and our allies will bring these issues front-and-centre by being an increasingly visible and respected public voice, weaving these issues throughout our leadership and advocacy work, and by building technologies that take a stance.
[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit#heading=h.6luiypdjh03f READ MORE]] ==How we'll do it: Connect Leaders and Rally Citizens=====Connect and build leaders through the Mozilla Leadership Network===
As the Internet becomes more embedded in our daily lives, we need new leadership to broaden participation and build a more inclusive, open Internet.
Ultimately, we envision these leaders being in positions in society that let them layer ‘open’ into institutions, products and policies around the world.
===At the heart of the Mozilla Leadership Network: thematic hubs===Mozilla Leadership Network ‘hubs’ are communities of people with diverse expertise, who are helping others build the capacity to advance the open Internet in their field or topic of interest. This builds on what we already have: Mozilla has been building programs and communities like this in education, science, journalism and public policy for over five years. Moving forward, these efforts will evolve into thematic hubs that are part of a cohesive Mozilla Leadership Network. As of June 2016, Mozilla Leadership Network hubs include:<ul><li><b>Learning.</b> Educators and librarians committed to transforming learning in our digital age.<li><b>Science.</b> Researchers and data scientists committed to making research and practice more open.<li><b>Internet Policy & Advocacy.</b> Individuals and organizations focused on open Internet issues.<li><b>Women & Web Literacy.</b> Community organizers and senior leaders creating opportunities for women and girls to develop web literacy skills.<li><b>Internet of Things.</b> Hackers and designers creating provocative prototypes for what an open Internet of Things could and should be.</ul> ===[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit#heading=h.msbh78rtb90x MORE about how MLN works, who we are and how we evaluate impact]]=== ==How we'll do it: Rally citizens through the Mozilla Advocacy Engine===
As part of a broad global movement, Mozilla will cultivate a global force of tens of millions of people will take action to protect the open Internet.
Over the next three years, Mozilla, our community and our allies will become the most effective advocates for the health of the open Internet.
===At the heart of Mozilla’s Advocacy Engine: a focus on depth & scale===
Given the diversity of our issues—ranging from copyright policy reform in the European Union to digital inclusion—there is no single approach that can work in every case, everywhere in the world.
That’s why we think of Mozilla’s advocacy approach as one that can incorporate [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit#heading=h.kc0zxg3033it both scale to depth and depth to scale].
In this way, Mozilla’s advocacy work has flexibility to focus on a variety of issues.
This approach also enables Mozilla to simultaneously build our capacity to mobilize millions of people quickly and grow our organizing power in local communities, which will make it possible to win on our issues in the long-term.
We also push ourselves to be proactive—setting the topic and tone of the conversation, and promoting solutions—as well as reactive to current events or undesirable policies when necessary.
===[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KLFDzyr1jC-19TH7sI6WEBSYmo2KUyzxHzgb0j_KaUg/edit#heading=h.1amqf6nyi5cp MORE about how advocacy works, who we are and how we evaluate impact]]===
==How we got here==
