Wikimedia Endowment/Meetings/July 11, 2018
Agenda
[edit]9:00 – 9:10 am -Welcome and Introductions
- Approve January meeting minutes
- Reappoint Annette Campbell White and Jimmy Wales
9:10 - 9:30 am - Wikimedia Endowment Governance Update (Eileen Hershenov)
9:30 - 9:50 am - Fundraising Update (Kaitlin Thaney and Marc Brent)
9:50 - 10:00 am - Investment Update (Lisa Gruwell)
10:00 - 10:15 am - Next Meeting Scheduling & Topic Confirmation
Minutes
[edit]Location: Remote
Meeting Attendees:
Endowment Advisory Board Members: Annette Campbell-White, Peter Baldwin, and Jimmy
Wales
Wikimedia Foundation Staff: Lisa Gruwell, Kaitlin Thaney, Marc Brent, Guillaume Paumier,
Megan Hernandez, Caitlin Virtue and Eileen Hershenov
Absent: Niels Christian Nielsen and Michael Kim
Summary of Action Items:
1) Approved minutes from January 2018 meeting.
● Voting in Favor: Jimmy Wales, Annette Campbell-White and Peter Baldwin.
● Voting Against: None
2) Approved Jimmy Wales Endowment Board Reappointment.
● Voting in Favor: Annette Campbell-White and Peter Baldwin.
● Voting Against: None
3) Approved Annette Campbell White Endowment Board Reappointment
● Voting in Favor: Jimmy Wales and Peter Baldwin.
● Voting Against: None
4) Wikimedia Endowment Governance Presentation Outcomes
● Lisa & Eileen recommend to keep the Endowment longer at the Tides
Foundation.
3) Fundraising Update
● Kaitlin Thaney presented a Fundraising update to the Board; asked for
participation with introductions, cultivation, and solicitations.
● Goal: Close $10M by June 30, 2019.
5) Financial Update:
● Annette Campbell White presented an update on the Endowment’s investment
performance.
6) Next Board Meeting Agenda Discussion
● January 15, 2019 9 am -12 pm: San Francisco
● Next Meeting Topic: Marketing & Communications strategy for the Endowment.