Foundation/Weekly Priorities/2020-07-13

Mozilla Foundation Weekly Priorities: July 13th, 2020

Key Dates

• July 13-15 - MoFo Board Meeting and joint session with MoCo Board
• July 14 - Creative Media Award launch - “TheirTube” - Tomo Kihara
• July 20 - Creative Media Award launch - “In Event of Moon Disaster” - Halsey Burgund and Francesca Panetta
• July 20 - Data Futures Lab Fellows Roundtable
• July 21 - Virtual event with Ford, Siegel & Open Web Fellows
• July 22 - MoFo Monthly Call
• July 27 - Creative Media Award launch - “Deep Reckonings” - Stephanie Lepp
• July 29 - RCS Challenge Summer Summit

What's Moving This Week

• Insights: Landscape analysis data stewardship Part 1 drafts finalization and publication planning, Internet Health Report vendor contracting and format planning, IHR call for questions running, landscape analysis movement partnerships scoping with F&A
• Campaigns: Working on an elections-focused misinformation scorecard for big platforms, assessing streaming platforms on their political ad disclosure, engaging in Brazil's fake news law, asking Nextdoor to stop police partnerships, figuring out ways we can keep engaging on EARN IT and Ring, AI white paper feedback and revisions, next steps on DoH
• Partnerships: Processing donations paid by check, funder event prep, and corporate sponsorship outreach
• Fellowships & Awards: Submitting Ford grant proposal; determine launch schedule for this year’s CMA RFP; event prep for 1) virtual event with Ford, Siegel & Open Web Fellows, 2) Trustworthy & sustainable AI policy workshop, 3) Data Futures Lab Fellows Roundtable, 4) RCS Challenge Summer Summit; initial interviews with shortlisted candidate for the Tech + Society fellowship track; OpenDoTT PhD supervisions; copy for F & A pages on web refresh; reconnecting with Siegel on partnership renewal
• Finance & Ops: Completing new RSM contract, work through new Netherland VAT requirements, file 990T Extension, complete 990 Deloitte workbook, establish stock donation platform
• Organizational Effectiveness: Engagement survey analysis, prep for July staff call, Data Lead interviews, H2 planning

• Communications: Publicity planning for fellows Harriet, Daniel, and Kostas' upcoming project launches; publicity planning for remaining CMAs; early planning for August D&D
• MozFest: A new D&D, MozFest digital book planning, new Working Group program, and an event collaboration with F&A
• HR: Focusing on filling open positions and preparing for upcoming recruitment; Reviewing D&I in HR processes
• Engagement: Publications planning, content/campaign designs, homepage refresh, PNI planning, Elections planning

Minutes From the Last Executive Team Weekly Meeting

• TBD

Job Openings

• Phone screening for Manager, Web Development
• Applications open for Director of Advocacy
• Phone screening for Marketing Coordinator
• Interview and skills testing for Senior Manager, Marketing
• Interview stage for Data Lead
• Interviews starting for Digital Project Manager

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