[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Letters of Intent for FDC Round 2 due Nov 8, and community review right now!

2013-10-15 Thread Katy Love
Dear members of the Wikimedia community,

I write to remind Wikimedia-affiliated entities interested in
submitting an annual plan grant proposal to the Funds Dissemination
Committee (FDC) in Round 2 2013-2014 that they must first submit a
Letter of Intent (LOI). The Letter of Intent is the first step in
applying for funds from the FDC, as outlined in the FDC Framework. [1]
This step has been implemented as part of the improvements for
2013-2014. In Round 1 of this year, it helped the FDC staff to work
closely with interested applicants ahead of eligibility and proposal
deadlines.

Entities interested in applying for funding in Round 2 must submit an
Letter of Intent before submitting a proposal. For Round 2 of
2013-2014, the LOI is due on November 8. The LOI asks potential FDC
applicants to state their intentions to apply and to include a
notional dollar figure (or local currency figure). The LOI can be
created on the FDC portal [2], and a sample is here for your
reference. [3] The LOI is non-binding, but it is required.

Milestones from Round 2 can be found on the portal [4] and below:

* Letter of Intent deadline: 8 November 2013
* Deadline for WMF Staff to post eligibility: 15 December 2013
* Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 February 2014
* Proposal submission deadline: 1 March 2014
* Community review period: 1 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
* Staff assessment deadline: 8 April 2014
* FDC recommendation due: 1 May 2014
* Board decision due: 1 June 2014

Also, I want to bring to your attention the current Round 1 community
review process for the eleven Round 1 proposals just submitted to the
FDC. We ask you, members of the community, to share your thoughts and
questions on the Discussion pages of the submitted proposals!  [5]

Have any questions or comments? Reach out to us at:
fdcsupp...@wikimedia.org. The FDC staff is here to help you understand
and navigate the process!

Cheers,
Katy Love and the FDC support team

[1]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Process_overview
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal#fdc-portal-start
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Sample_letter_of_intent
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Timeline#2013-2014_Round_2
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/Community/Review

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Letters of Intent for FDC Round 2 due Nov 8, and community review right now!

2013-10-15 Thread Lodewijk
Thanks for the update!

Just to be clear - after ducking the FDC process for 2013/2014, this will
be the round where the WMF will apply for funding of what it considers
'non-core' programs, correct? (There was some confusion over that in the
round earlier this year, so trying to make sure I'm still up to date on the
latest state of affairs)

Thanks,
Lodewijk


2013/10/15 Katy Love kl...@wikimedia.org

 Dear members of the Wikimedia community,

 I write to remind Wikimedia-affiliated entities interested in
 submitting an annual plan grant proposal to the Funds Dissemination
 Committee (FDC) in Round 2 2013-2014 that they must first submit a
 Letter of Intent (LOI). The Letter of Intent is the first step in
 applying for funds from the FDC, as outlined in the FDC Framework. [1]
 This step has been implemented as part of the improvements for
 2013-2014. In Round 1 of this year, it helped the FDC staff to work
 closely with interested applicants ahead of eligibility and proposal
 deadlines.

 Entities interested in applying for funding in Round 2 must submit an
 Letter of Intent before submitting a proposal. For Round 2 of
 2013-2014, the LOI is due on November 8. The LOI asks potential FDC
 applicants to state their intentions to apply and to include a
 notional dollar figure (or local currency figure). The LOI can be
 created on the FDC portal [2], and a sample is here for your
 reference. [3] The LOI is non-binding, but it is required.

 Milestones from Round 2 can be found on the portal [4] and below:

 * Letter of Intent deadline: 8 November 2013
 * Deadline for WMF Staff to post eligibility: 15 December 2013
 * Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 February 2014
 * Proposal submission deadline: 1 March 2014
 * Community review period: 1 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
 * Staff assessment deadline: 8 April 2014
 * FDC recommendation due: 1 May 2014
 * Board decision due: 1 June 2014

 Also, I want to bring to your attention the current Round 1 community
 review process for the eleven Round 1 proposals just submitted to the
 FDC. We ask you, members of the community, to share your thoughts and
 questions on the Discussion pages of the submitted proposals!  [5]

 Have any questions or comments? Reach out to us at:
 fdcsupp...@wikimedia.org. The FDC staff is here to help you understand
 and navigate the process!

 Cheers,
 Katy Love and the FDC support team

 [1]

 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Process_overview
 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal#fdc-portal-start
 [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Sample_letter_of_intent
 [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Timeline#2013-2014_Round_2
 [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/Community/Review

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Letters of Intent for FDC Round 2 due Nov 8, and community review right now!

2013-10-15 Thread Anasuya Sengupta
Hi Lodewijk,

Thanks for asking. The FDC and WMF are currently in conversation about
exactly what this looks like - so stay tuned for the details :-) - but yes,
in principle, WMF will be submitting its proposal to the FDC in Round 2 of
the process (for the annual plan 2014-15).

Anasuya


On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.orgwrote:

 Thanks for the update!

 Just to be clear - after ducking the FDC process for 2013/2014, this will
 be the round where the WMF will apply for funding of what it considers
 'non-core' programs, correct? (There was some confusion over that in the
 round earlier this year, so trying to make sure I'm still up to date on the
 latest state of affairs)

 Thanks,
 Lodewijk


 2013/10/15 Katy Love kl...@wikimedia.org

  Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
 
  I write to remind Wikimedia-affiliated entities interested in
  submitting an annual plan grant proposal to the Funds Dissemination
  Committee (FDC) in Round 2 2013-2014 that they must first submit a
  Letter of Intent (LOI). The Letter of Intent is the first step in
  applying for funds from the FDC, as outlined in the FDC Framework. [1]
  This step has been implemented as part of the improvements for
  2013-2014. In Round 1 of this year, it helped the FDC staff to work
  closely with interested applicants ahead of eligibility and proposal
  deadlines.
 
  Entities interested in applying for funding in Round 2 must submit an
  Letter of Intent before submitting a proposal. For Round 2 of
  2013-2014, the LOI is due on November 8. The LOI asks potential FDC
  applicants to state their intentions to apply and to include a
  notional dollar figure (or local currency figure). The LOI can be
  created on the FDC portal [2], and a sample is here for your
  reference. [3] The LOI is non-binding, but it is required.
 
  Milestones from Round 2 can be found on the portal [4] and below:
 
  * Letter of Intent deadline: 8 November 2013
  * Deadline for WMF Staff to post eligibility: 15 December 2013
  * Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 February
 2014
  * Proposal submission deadline: 1 March 2014
  * Community review period: 1 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
  * Staff assessment deadline: 8 April 2014
  * FDC recommendation due: 1 May 2014
  * Board decision due: 1 June 2014
 
  Also, I want to bring to your attention the current Round 1 community
  review process for the eleven Round 1 proposals just submitted to the
  FDC. We ask you, members of the community, to share your thoughts and
  questions on the Discussion pages of the submitted proposals!  [5]
 
  Have any questions or comments? Reach out to us at:
  fdcsupp...@wikimedia.org. The FDC staff is here to help you understand
  and navigate the process!
 
  Cheers,
  Katy Love and the FDC support team
 
  [1]
 
 
 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Process_overview
  [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal#fdc-portal-start
  [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Sample_letter_of_intent
  [4]
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Timeline#2013-2014_Round_2
  [5]
 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/Community/Review
 
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