Foundation/Weekly Priorities/2018-10-15

Mozilla Foundation Weekly Priorities: October 15, 2018

Key Dates (Upcoming)

• October 22-26 - MozFest House
• October 26-28 - MozFest
• October 26 - New round of Science Mini Grants opens (Steph W)
• November 12-23 - Eastern Africa Working Open Workshop Tour (Steph W)

What's Moving This Week (and who to contact with questions)

• Continue trialing stay interview with sample group (Michael)
• Following up on our first and second rounds of major gift outreach, planning for funder cultivation @ MozFest, and ramping up for year-end individual fundraising (Partnerships team)
• MozFest prep on Leadership Programs team
  • Creative Media Awards events (Jenn, Brett)
  • Host Org Partners Summit (Amy)
  • Policy-Talks – incl Funders (Janice)
  • Lightning Talks (Fellows and Awardees) (Janice)
• Continued work on impact goals, specifically preparing for external outreach/input (Sara)
• Continued work on misinformation (Jon) and India Privacy Law (Rachita)
• Close September and Produce Financial Reports with the new (and improved!) reports in Adaptive (Josh, Ruzanna)
• Finalize the first draft of the Form 990 (Josh, Angela)
• Contracts and purchase orders for Mozfest (Abigail, Stephen)
• Onboard new Grants Administrator (Welcome, Jessica!) (Kalpana)

Executive Team Updates

• Mark will be speaking at the Young Global Leaders Summit this week in San Francisco
• MozFest Prep
• Continue external conversations in the impact goals process
• Topics discussed during last week's executive team meeting:
  • Teeing up for MozFest
  • Grassroots fundraising update with Will & Juan

Current Job Openings

• Director, Digital Engagement Applications still open
• Currently screening for the UI Developer role, and in the interview process for European Campaigner, Organizer, European Partnerships, Research & Data Analyst, and Social Media Specialist roles