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  • From: Paul KIHWELO <paulkih AT yahoo.com>
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  • Subject: [ccAfrica] Wikimedia Foundation / Wikipedia - Executive Director search...
  • Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 10:24:50 +0300


This may be of interest to some of you please don't hesitate to consult the Lisa if need be or share with your wider network.
Paul.


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From: mOppenheim Associates <info AT moppenheim.com>
Date: 30 May 2013 03:52:04 GMT+03:00
To: Paul Kihwelo <paulkih AT yahoo.com>
Subject: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikipedia - Executive Director search...

Paul,

 

m/Oppenheim Associates is assisting the San Francisco-based Wikimedia Foundation (which hosts Wikipedia) in the search for an Executive Director to guide this unique nonprofit through its next phase of innovation and growth.  A full position description is attached for your review.

 

Over half a billion people use Wikipedia and its sister projects every month. As a top five web property and the only donor-supported site in the top 100, the Wikimedia Foundation enables a global community of volunteers to collect, develop and make freely available the sum of humanity's knowledge.  This is truly one of the treasures of our time and a monument to the capacity of people who contribute to and learn from others.  We have all benefited from the community’s work on Wikipedia, and so we ask you take a few moments to think of who in your circle might guide this unique organization through its next phase of innovation and growth. 

 

Reporting to the Board of Trustees and acting in partnership with the global volunteer community, the Executive Director will provide the leadership and set the strategy for the Wikimedia Foundation while managing its day-to-day operations and activities.  The Executive Director's priority is to modernize Wikimedia's user experience and nurture, grow and diversify the community of Wikimedia contributors.  The Executive Director will also ensure that the Wikimedia Foundation's grantmaking program supports innovation across the movement, and enables contributor growth in underrepresented demographics and geographic areas.

 

Key to the Executive Director’s success is a commitment to Wikimedia's core values, along with the technology management and product development skills to effectively lead a high traffic website.  The Executive Director must possess exceptional communication skills, the drive to achieve transformative results, and a deep respect for collaborative processes.

 

The Wikimedia Foundation Search Committee wishes to consider the broadest possible range of ideas and leaders for this position.  There are few pre-conceptions about who the new Executive Director might be - it might be an experienced nonprofit leader, a person on a board who understands high-traffic websites, or someone who has led a technology company but who has little nonprofit staff management experience. 

 

Some of the values and experiences of the Wikimedia Community are best described directly by those who have been intimately involved in the organization’s dramatic expansion.  The following interviews are available for viewing though mOppenheim.TV:

 

Your suggestions and nominations are most welcome, and please feel free to forward this note as you deem appropriate.  We thank you for your support, and please call us directly any time.


All the best,

Lisa Grossman

+1(650)323-3565 or LisaG AT mOppenheim.com

 

Mark Oppenheim

+1(415) 762-2640 or MarkO AT mOppenheim.com

 

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