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Mozilla Foundation is a global nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the internet remains open, inclusive, and equitable. Founded in 2003, it supports people-first technology through funding, advocacy, education, and research. Rooted in the open-source movement and guided by the Mozilla Manifesto, Mozilla Foundation focuses on critical issue areas like ethical data practices, healthy digital ecosystems and shifting digital power toward individuals and communities. Its work connects technologists, researchers, policymakers, and activists to reimagine and rebuild systems to serve the public good. With over two decades of global impact, Mozilla Foundation continues to lead the movement for a better technology future—powered by people, open by design and fueled by imagination. | Mozilla Foundation is a global nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the internet remains open, inclusive, and equitable. Founded in 2003, it supports people-first technology through funding, advocacy, education, and research. Rooted in the open-source movement and guided by the Mozilla Manifesto, Mozilla Foundation focuses on critical issue areas like ethical data practices, healthy digital ecosystems and shifting digital power toward individuals and communities. Its work connects technologists, researchers, policymakers, and activists to reimagine and rebuild systems to serve the public good. With over two decades of global impact, Mozilla Foundation continues to lead the movement for a better technology future—powered by people, open by design and fueled by imagination. | ||
== Team Structure == | |||
'''Teams''' (and ''subteams'') within the Foundation comprise: | |||
'''Office of the Executive Director (OED)''' led Nabiha Syed – Executive Director | |||
* ''Planning & Strategic Initiatives'' | |||
* ''Global Grantmaking'' | |||
* ''Mozilla Education'' | |||
'''Strategic Operations''' led by Angela Plohman – Chief Operating Officer | |||
* ''Finance & Administration'' | |||
* ''Tech Platforms'' | |||
* ''People & Culture'' | |||
* ''Legal'' | |||
'''Strategic Communications''' led by Dayo Lamolo – VP, Strategic Communications | |||
* ''Communications'' | |||
* ''Marketing/Editorial'' | |||
* ''Mozilla Festival'' | |||
'''Development''' led by Danielle Jensen – VP, Development | |||
* ''Mobilization'' | |||
* ''Development Operations'' | |||
* ''Major Giving'' | |||
What follows is documentation of Mozilla Foundation’s | '''Community''' (leader role currently vacant) – VP, Community | ||
<br> | |||
See also: [https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/meet-mozilla/ Mozilla Foundation Leadership Page] | |||
== Strategy Archive == | |||
What follows is documentation of Mozilla Foundation’s previous movement building strategy in three phases: | |||
# '''Phase I, 2016: Launch movement strategy for internet health''' | # '''Phase I, 2016: Launch movement strategy for internet health''' | ||
# '''Phase II, 2019: Focus on trustworthy AI theory of change''' | # '''Phase II, 2019: Focus on trustworthy AI theory of change''' | ||
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== Fueling a movement for internet health (Strategy Phase I, 2016) == | === Fueling a movement for internet health (Strategy Phase I, 2016) === | ||
Mozilla believes that we all have a stake in understanding and protecting the health of the internet. Since 2016, the '''Mozilla Foundation has focused its efforts on fueling an emerging movement of internet users, technologists, researchers and activists who are standing and fighting for a healthy internet for generations to come.''' | Mozilla believes that we all have a stake in understanding and protecting the health of the internet. Since 2016, the '''Mozilla Foundation has focused its efforts on fueling an emerging movement of internet users, technologists, researchers and activists who are standing and fighting for a healthy internet for generations to come.''' | ||
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* [[MoFo_2020|Wiki with extensive documentation of movement building phase one]] ''(wiki, 2015-2018)'' | * [[MoFo_2020|Wiki with extensive documentation of movement building phase one]] ''(wiki, 2015-2018)'' | ||
== Focusing on Trustworthy AI (Strategy Phase II, 2019) == | === Focusing on Trustworthy AI (Strategy Phase II, 2019) === | ||
A key learning from our 2018 program evaluation was that we needed a more specific impact goal to drive our work forward. '''Since 2019, and as part of the second phase of Mozilla’s movement building strategy, we focused our work on developing trustworthy AI.'''<br /> | A key learning from our 2018 program evaluation was that we needed a more specific impact goal to drive our work forward. '''Since 2019, and as part of the second phase of Mozilla’s movement building strategy, we focused our work on developing trustworthy AI.'''<br /> | ||
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* [[Foundation/AI|Background: Mozilla’s process towards focus on AI]] ''(wiki, 2019-2020)'' | * [[Foundation/AI|Background: Mozilla’s process towards focus on AI]] ''(wiki, 2019-2020)'' | ||
== Zooming in: transparency, bias and data (Strategy Phase III, 2021+) == | === Zooming in: transparency, bias and data (Strategy Phase III, 2021+) === | ||
When we turned our attention to AI, we started to ask: how can we make the data driven technologies we all use everyday more trustworthy? How can we make things like social networks, home assistants and search engines both more helpful and less harmful in the era ahead? '''In 2021, entering the third phase of our movement building strategy, we want to make concrete progress in three specific areas: transparency, data stewardship and bias/fairness. We also want to deepen our efforts to build alliances with other movements.''' <br /> | When we turned our attention to AI, we started to ask: how can we make the data driven technologies we all use everyday more trustworthy? How can we make things like social networks, home assistants and search engines both more helpful and less harmful in the era ahead? '''In 2021, entering the third phase of our movement building strategy, we want to make concrete progress in three specific areas: transparency, data stewardship and bias/fairness. We also want to deepen our efforts to build alliances with other movements.''' <br /> | ||
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* [[Foundation/2022/OKRs|Mozilla Foundation’s 2022 Objectives and Key Results]] ''(wiki, 2022)'' | * [[Foundation/2022/OKRs|Mozilla Foundation’s 2022 Objectives and Key Results]] ''(wiki, 2022)'' | ||
== Board == | == Board == | ||
'''The Foundation board includes:''' | '''The Foundation board includes:''' | ||
* [https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/04/28/im-joining-mozilla-board-nicole-wong/ Nicole Wong, Chair] | |||
* [http://brian.behlendorf.com/ Brian Behlendorf] | * [http://brian.behlendorf.com/ Brian Behlendorf] | ||
* [https://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/team/helen-turvey/ Helen Turvey] | * [https://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/team/helen-turvey/ Helen Turvey] | ||
* [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/amy-keating-joins-the-mozilla-foundation-board-of-directors/ Amy Keating] | * [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/amy-keating-joins-the-mozilla-foundation-board-of-directors/ Amy Keating] | ||
* Mark Surman | |||
* [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-foundation-welcomes-four-new-board-members/ Alondra Nelson] | |||
* [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-foundation-welcomes-four-new-board-members/ Edwin Macharia] | |||
* [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-foundation-welcomes-four-new-board-members/ Zain Habboo] | |||
The program committee of the Foundation board includes Helen, | The program committee of the Foundation board includes Nicole Wong, Helen Turvey, Amy Keating, Mark Surman, and Zain Habboo. | ||
The board also has committees for audit, diversity, finance and investment, all of which are made up solely of board members. | The board also has committees for audit, diversity, finance and investment, all of which are made up solely of board members. | ||
[[Board|Visit our board wiki for more details including previous years' board slides]]<br /> | |||
[[Board|Visit our board wiki for more details including board slides]]<br /> | |||
== Other related links == | == Other related links == | ||
* https:// | * https://mozillafoundation.org/ | ||
* [ | * [https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/meet-mozilla/ About the Foundation] | ||
* [[Foundation/Strategy_Retreat|Strategy Retreats]] ''(2017-2019)'' | * [[Foundation/Strategy_Retreat|Strategy Retreats]] ''(2017-2019)'' | ||
* [[Foundation/2021/MonthlyCalls|MoFo monthly calls]] ''(2018-current)'' | * [[Foundation/2021/MonthlyCalls|MoFo monthly calls]] ''(2018-current)'' | ||
* [[Foundation/OKRs|Mozilla Foundation annual OKRs]] ''(2017-current)'' | * [[Foundation/OKRs|Mozilla Foundation annual OKRs]] ''(2017-current)'' | ||