I am happy to announce Samantha Erickson as our new Outreach Manager. Samantha joined the Wiki Education Foundation in mid-November to take the lead in the design and implementation of our pilot program, which aims to reach high-achieving university students and encourage them to contribute to Wikipedia. We believe that there are ways of engaging … Continued
The Wiki Education Foundation values transparency as a means of encouraging evaluation and reflection on our work. Our Quarterly Review meetings are an opportunity for every team member to discuss accomplishments and goals every three months. To be certain that our stakeholders are also aware of these goals and achievements, we have shared the notes … Continued
I’m happy to announce three new staff members to the Wiki Education Foundation this week. Renée LeVesque joined us as the Executive Assistant to the ED, and Adam Hyland and Ian Ramjohn are our new Wikipedia Content Experts. Renée has been working in arts and non-profit settings for more than ten years, and she’s excited … Continued
It is with pleasure I announce the hire of Bill Gong as Director of Finance and Administration. Bill will play a leadership role in building a stable infrastructure for all financial and administrative matters and in ensuring that Wiki Education Foundation’s operations are running smoothly. He will report to me. Bill comes to us with … Continued
A very warm welcome to Lorraine Hariton, the newest board member of the Wiki Education Foundation. I’m thrilled about Lorraine joining the Wiki Education Foundation board and bringing her expertise with technology and board service to our organization. I’m pleased to see the Wiki Education Foundation board shaping up so well with strong members like … Continued
We are terribly sad to accept the resignation of Mike Christie from the Wiki Education Foundation board. As Mike wrote on his on-wiki notice announcing his decision, he has been part of the Wiki Education Foundation’s leadership since we were a working group of volunteers trying to determine the best way to support the Wikipedia … Continued
The Wiki Education Foundation is a programs-focused organization: Our primary mission is to support the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada. In recognition of the importance of the programmatic work to our organization, we’ve decided to reorganize our staff and create a formal Programs Department. Within the Programs Department, we have two … Continued
The Wiki Education Foundation values transparency in our work. As a spin-off of the Wikimedia Foundation, we’ve kept several of the practices of the Wikimedia Foundation to encourage evaluation and reflection about our work. One of these practices is the Quarterly Review system, in which every team in the organization has an opportunity every quarter … Continued
The Wiki Education Foundation board of directors elected another member at their meeting last night: Karen George, who brings experience working with non-profits and start-ups to the Wiki Education Foundation board. To read more about Karen, please see our press release. I look forward to working with her. Welcome, Karen! Frank Schulenburg Executive Director … Continued
