Wikimedia Endowment/Meetings/January 19, 2023

Agenda

5:00 - 5:05 pm UTC: Welcome (Board Chair, Jimmy Wales)

• Approval of Minutes (Stephen LaPorte)

5:05 - 5:25 pm UTC: Wikimedia Foundation Update (Maryana Iskander)

5:25 - 6:25 pm UTC: Committee Updates and Actions

• Finance Committee (Chair, Annette Campbell-White). Action: Approve 2022-23 Budget
  • Action: Approve cost-sharing agreement
  • WMF Staff: CFO, Jaime Villagomez
• Community & Grantmaking Committee (Chair, Phoebe Ayers). Action: Approve the Grants Strategy
  • Action: Approve grants strategy and list of grants
  • WMF Staff: Guillaume Paumier
• Governance Committee (Chair, Peter Baldwin).
  • WMF Staff: Stephen LaPorte

6:25 - 6:55 pm UTC: Fundraising Update (Board Chair, Jimmy Wales and Endowment Director, Amy Parker)

• FY22-23 year to date update
• Campaign strategy

6:55 - 7:00 pm UTC: Wrap-up and Q&A (Lisa Seitz Gruwell)

• Confirm Next Meetings (Jayde Antonio)

Minutes

Endowment Board Meeting Minutes

Thursday, January 19, 2022 – 17:00 - 19:00 UTC

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wikimedia Endowment, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, was held at the Wikimedia Foundation Headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA and virtually (via web conference) on January 19, 2023 at 17:00 UTC.

The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the meeting: Phoebe Ayers, Peter Baldwin, Annette Campbell-White, Alex Farman-Farmaian (joining during the meeting), Michael Kim, Lisa Lewin, Patricio Lorente, Jimmy Wales, and Doron Weber. Maryana Iskander, James Baldwin, and Jaime Villagomez were present for part of the meeting.

Also present at the meeting were: Lisa Gruwell, Jayde Antonio, Stephen LaPorte, Amy Parker, Guillaume Paumier, and Caitlin Virtue.

Jayde Antonio, James Baldwin, Peter Baldwin, Annette Campbell-White, Lisa Gruwell, Maryana Iskander, Michael Kim, Patricio Lorente, Amy Parker, Jaime Villagomez, and Caitlin Virtue were in-person at the WMF headquarters in San Francisco. All others attended virtually.

Jimmy Wales acted as Chair of the meeting. Stephen LaPorte acted as Secretary of the meeting. The meeting was called to order, and based on the number of directors in attendance at the meeting, the Secretary determined that a quorum was present and determined that the meeting could proceed.

Summary of Actions

1) Welcome (Jimmy Wales)

• Greeting of in-person and virtual attendees

2) Approved minutes from July 21, 2022 (Stephen LaPorte)

• Based on a motion by Jimmy Wales, seconded by Michael Kim, the Board unanimously approved the following resolution:
  • Resolved, that the Board of Directors approves the minutes from the July 21, 2022 meeting.

3) Wikimedia Foundation Update (Maryana Iskander)

• Alex Farman-Farmaian joined at this point in the meeting
• Overview of annual planning progress

4) Committee Updates and Actions

• Finance Committee (Annette Campbell-White)
  • Review and discussion of cost-sharing agreement and Scope of Services (Jaime Villagomez)
  • Based on a motion by Jimmy Wales, seconded by Annette Campbell-White, the Board unanimously approved the following resolution:
    • Resolved, that the Board approves the proposed Scope of Services and Cost Sharing Agreement between the Wikimedia Endowment and the Wikimedia Foundation.

• Community & Grantmaking Committee (Phoebe Ayers)
  • Review and discussion of grants strategy proposed in 2022
  • Presentation of funding proposal
  • Based on a motion by Jimmy Wales, seconded by Patricio Lorente, the Board unanimously approved the following resolution:
    • Whereas, the Board has considered a recommendation from the Community and Grantmaking Committee to fund the Wikimedia Foundation's work and support four projects: Abstract Wikipedia, Kiwix, Machine Learning, and Wikidata, for a total of $3.2 million.
    • Resolved, the Board approves the funding allocations in this recommendation.

• Governance Committee (Peter Baldwin)
  • Update on board member recruitment

• Fundraising Update (Amy Parker)
  • FY22-23 year to date update
  • Presentation of campaign strategy

6) Wrap-up and Q&A (Lisa Seitz Gruwell)

There being no other business to consider, the meeting was adjourned at 11:22 San Francisco local time.