Foundation/Weekly Priorities/2020-09-21

Mozilla Foundation Weekly Priorities: September 21st, 2020

Key Dates

• September 22 - Paid Programming streaming TV political ads transparency assessment launch
• September 23 - Monthly MoFo Call
• September 24 - Deepfakery "Not Funny Anymore: Deepfakes, manipulated media and mis/disinformation" session with WITNESS featuring Halsey & Fran (In Event of Moon Disaster CMA awardees)
• September 30 - Deadline for Anti-Harassment Training
• October 1 - Tech + Society Fellows start
• October 7 - US Elections misinfo scorecard launch
• October 13 - Dialogues & Debates, "Memes, Misinfo, and the Election"
• October 15 - Launch of CMA Project “The Future of Memory” by Xiaowei Wang, Qianqian Ye and Jasmine Wang
• October 15 - full applications due for this year’s CMAs

What's Moving This Week

• Campaigns: The YouTube Regrets Reporter extension was launched! Will be launching the Paid Programming/Streaming TV political ads transparency assessment on Tuesday, ongoing research and prep for launch of the US Elections misinfo scorecard, kicking the twitter trending topics campaign, potentially working on a Facebook group recommendations campaign (TBD).
• Communications: Publicizing Paid Programming research and CMA Deep Reckonings; comms planning for misinfo scorecards; planning for October D&D
• Insights: Recruitment calls for landscape analyses, v2 of movement partnerships landscape analysis, finalizing IHR content outline, launching the IHR’s people’s timeline questionnaire, finalizing the IHR design.
• Fellowships & Awards: Contracting the Tech+Society fellows; onboarding planning for Tech + Society fellows; Creative Media Awards application office hours; Movement landscape analysis post-stakeholder interview follow up; Working on HBCU funding for Responsible CS; Meeting with Black Public Media to discuss collaboration possibilities with CMAs
• Engagement: Publications backend and front end work for both Dev and Design. Product detail page is getting the final review this week. YouTube Regrets video getting approvals and streaming service graphic being worked on and getting approvals. Weekly Misinfo Monday & News Beat produced & launched+work on Elections hub
• Finance & Ops: Complete VAT de-registration from UK, review first draft of 990 Workbook, begin consultant project on budget process, close MoFo and MZLA August financial statements, work on new Gates related grant proposal, resolve open issues with RSM contract regarding Bill.com terms of service

• MozFest: Continue new wrangler onboarding, blogposts w/ updates about this year’s MozFest, developing Call for Proposals, publishing Facilitator’s Guide on website, reviewing tech working group project proposals, onboarding production house.
• Partnerships: Drafting a Gates Foundation proposal by 9/17; email fundraising campaign appeal on 9/16; year-end fundraising materials and timelines prepped; and processing donations made by check.

• Organizational Effectiveness: Follow-up from leadership planning kick-off, Summer Friday survey analysis, prep for September monthly MoFo call; engagement survey evaluation planning
• HR: Preparing to launch phase 1 of the Job Description audit; Onboarding new hires
• ED: Reviewing the European AI Fund Programme Manager shortlist candidates; reviewing short list of next round of board recruitment; workshop with Projects by IF on data prototypes

Job Openings

• Final interviews underway for Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications
• Phone screenings ongoing for Full-Stack Developer
• Applications are being reviewed for UX/UI Designer
• Applications open for Manager, Web Development
• Applications open for Editorial Manager
• Applications open for the Lab Lead
• Applications open for Full-Stack Developer

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