Mozilla Foundation Weekly Priorities: August 3rd, 2020
Key Dates
- August 4 - projected date for publishing the F+A monthly update
- August 7 - MozFest Wrangler nominations due (more info coming)
- August 17 - 2020-21 CMA Call for Nominations will open (application guide coming soon)
- August 18 - CMA Project “Deep Reckonings” by Stephanie Lepp will be launched
- August 25 - Dialogue & Debates on alternative business models
- August 26 - Monthly MoFo Call
- Aiming for Sept 1 start date for 2 new (non-cohort) Fellows, and Tech + Society Fellows!
What's Moving This Week
- Campaigns: Preparing for a wider launch of a YouTube Tegrets extension. More elections and misinfo content themed work – including a misinfo scorecard of big platforms, assessing streaming services on political ad transparency, working w/ comms on data access for researchers. Working with engagement on having a central online presence for our elections work. Next steps on Ring (a video), Nextdoor.
- ED: Finalizing the governance structure for the European AI Fund; Working on engagement and outreach plan for next phase of the white paper feedback / OKR 1 outreach. A blog was posted to share more detail on the feedback we've received so far on the AI white paper. Please contact Sarah W for more info or to get involved; Early outreach for next round of board recruitment
- Communications: CMA publicity (2020 launches & 2021 CFP); D&D planning; data access op-ed & ad campaign
- Insights: Landscape analysis data stewardship writing, design and database clean up, scoping movement building landscape analysis, Internet Health Report outline.
- MozFest: Wrangler recruitment, Wrangler onboarding planning, prep for Call for Proposals, Production House scoping.
- Organizational Effectiveness: Data Lead interviews; multi-year planning; updating OKR dashboard with final team H2 OKRs
- Fellowships & Awards: Prepping for Hanan’s onboarding; Outreach for Trustworthy AI and Climate Justice EU policy workshop; Reviewing submissions for Sustainable Internet for All magazine; Setting up first interviews w/MENA Tech + Society fellowship candidates; Finalizing Tech + Society fellow contract template + MOU templates for Tech + Society host orgs; Working on program design questions for ProtoLab/Infrastructure Fund; Finalizing CMA Application Guide and Fluxx app/testing; Getting our program evaluation RFP out the door (<<-- if you’ve worked with a program evaluator before and would recommend them, please let Lindsey know); Working with Kevin on upcoming D&D focused on alternative business models; Grant for the Web application review; Publishing July F&A updates.
- Finance & Ops: Complete 990 and work on GreenHouse Gas emissions project, evaluate UK/Dutch VAT requirements, close June financial statements, complete RSM contract
- HR: Finalizing harassment training for rollout; preparing for mid-year performance check-ins in August; collecting data for D&I disclosure
- Partnerships: Finalizing major donor benefits design, campaign prep, and drafting the long-term fundraising plan
- Engagement: Content/Campaigns planning, PNI Scoping, Homepage IA refresh
Minutes From the Last Executive Team Weekly Meeting
Job Openings
- Hiring manager interviews started for Marketing Coordinator
- Hiring manager interviews in progress for Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications
- Phone screening and team interview stages for Data Lead
- Final interviews are underway for Digital Project Manager
- Continuing phone screens for Web Manager and moving to team interviews
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