[Wikimedia-l] Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Julia Brungs]

Dear all,

We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with
everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes
currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add
more work to anyone's plate.

We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for Grants
though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in the
future of our Movement!

 So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for Grants!


We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the new
Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up as
part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic
thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide
knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement
activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.

Find out more on meta [2].

Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:

   - Middle East and Africa
   - SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the
   Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
   - East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
   - Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
   - United States and Canada
   - Northern and Western Europe
   - Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta
[4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!

If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion page
[5].

Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
Best wishes,
Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team

[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees
[3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Florence Devouard]

Hello Julia


I apology if I missed a step at some point.
In this application, I read that

"All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease 
to function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the 
Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly 
encourage current and former committee members to apply to be part of 
the regional committees."


So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the 
Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?


Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address 
their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? 
(september in some cases)


To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups 
who are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a 
region of their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will 
they be appointed a region by default ?


Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current 
situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the 
shoulders of those new regional committee members



Best


Florence


Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :

Dear all,

We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation 
continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are 
with everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several 
processes currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do 
not want to add more work to anyone's plate.


We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for 
Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say 
in the future of our Movement!


 So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for 
Grants! 


We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of 
the new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is 
setting up as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a 
key strategic thought partner to help understand the complexities of 
any region, provide knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support 
successful movement activities, and make funding decisions for grant 
applications in the region.


Find out more on meta [2].

Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:

  * Middle East and Africa
  * SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
  * East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
  * Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
  * United States and Canada
  * Northern and Western Europe
  * Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on 
meta [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!


If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion 
page [5].


Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
Best wishes,
Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team

[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021 

[2] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees 

[3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc 

[4] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply 

[5] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021 



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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Tanveer Hasan]

Hi Florence,

I am responding on behalf of the Community Resources Team. Thank you very
much for your questions. Please allow us a little time to respond to these
questions. In the meanwhile, I want to assure you that the CR team would be
providing all kinds of support to the grantees during this period of
transition.

Regards,

ಶುಕ್ರ, ಮೇ 21, 2021 ರಂದು 06:03 ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ರಂದು Florence Devouard <
fdevou...@gmail.com> ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ:

> Hello Julia
>
>
> I apology if I missed a step at some point.
> In this application, I read that
>
> "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease to
> function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the
> Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage
> current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional
> committees."
>
> So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the
> Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?
>
> Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address
> their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september
> in some cases)
>
> To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups who
> are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region of
> their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be
> appointed a region by default ?
>
> Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
> 1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current
> situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
> 2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the
> shoulders of those new regional committee members
>
>
> Best
>
>
> Florence
>
>
> Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :
>
> Dear all,
>
> We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
> continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with
> everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes
> currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add
> more work to anyone's plate.
>
> We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for
> Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in
> the future of our Movement!
>
>  So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for Grants!
> 
>
> We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the
> new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up
> as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic
> thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide
> knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement
> activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.
>
> Find out more on meta [2].
>
> Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:
>
>- Middle East and Africa
>- SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
>the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
>- East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
>- Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
>- United States and Canada
>- Northern and Western Europe
>- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
>
> All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta
> [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!
>
> If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion page
> [5].
>
> Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
> Best wishes,
> Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees
> [3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc
> [4]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply
> [5]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
>
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> Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Bodhisattwa Mandal]

Hi,

I am concerned about the exclusion of affiliate board members in the
regional committees. This decision would exclude a large portion of
experienced volunteers who are there in different user group decision
making committees. For global south countries, that would diminish the pool
of volunteers who are experienced and suitable for this kind of work.

Regards,
Bodhisattwa

On Fri, May 21, 2021, 19:27 Risker  wrote:

> I am very concerned that you think you're going to get about 80 qualified
> and committed volunteers to do this work within the next few weeks.  This
> is unrealistic. I also agree with Florence's concerns.
>
> Risker/Anne
>
> On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 08:33, Florence Devouard 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Julia
>>
>>
>> I apology if I missed a step at some point.
>> In this application, I read that
>>
>> "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease
>> to function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the
>> Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage
>> current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional
>> committees."
>>
>> So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the
>> Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?
>>
>> Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address
>> their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september
>> in some cases)
>>
>> To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups who
>> are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region of
>> their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be
>> appointed a region by default ?
>>
>> Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
>> 1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current
>> situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
>> 2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the
>> shoulders of those new regional committee members
>>
>>
>> Best
>>
>>
>> Florence
>>
>>
>> Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
>> continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with
>> everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes
>> currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add
>> more work to anyone's plate.
>>
>> We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for
>> Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in
>> the future of our Movement!
>>
>>  So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for
>> Grants! 
>>
>> We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the
>> new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up
>> as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic
>> thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide
>> knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement
>> activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.
>>
>> Find out more on meta [2].
>>
>> Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:
>>
>>- Middle East and Africa
>>- SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
>>the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
>>- East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
>>- Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
>>- United States and Canada
>>- Northern and Western Europe
>>- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
>>
>> All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta
>> [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!
>>
>> If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion
>> page [5].
>>
>> Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
>> Best wishes,
>> Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team
>>
>> [1]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
>> [2]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees
>> [3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc
>> [4]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply
>> [5]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
>>
>> --
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>> Senior Community Relations Specialist
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Risker]

I am very concerned that you think you're going to get about 80 qualified
and committed volunteers to do this work within the next few weeks.  This
is unrealistic. I also agree with Florence's concerns.

Risker/Anne

On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 08:33, Florence Devouard  wrote:

> Hello Julia
>
>
> I apology if I missed a step at some point.
> In this application, I read that
>
> "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease to
> function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the
> Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage
> current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional
> committees."
>
> So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the
> Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?
>
> Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address
> their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september
> in some cases)
>
> To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups who
> are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region of
> their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be
> appointed a region by default ?
>
> Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
> 1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current
> situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
> 2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the
> shoulders of those new regional committee members
>
>
> Best
>
>
> Florence
>
>
> Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :
>
> Dear all,
>
> We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
> continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with
> everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes
> currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add
> more work to anyone's plate.
>
> We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for
> Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in
> the future of our Movement!
>
>  So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for Grants!
> 
>
> We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the
> new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up
> as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic
> thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide
> knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement
> activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.
>
> Find out more on meta [2].
>
> Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:
>
>- Middle East and Africa
>- SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
>the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
>- East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
>- Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
>- United States and Canada
>- Northern and Western Europe
>- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
>
> All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta
> [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!
>
> If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion page
> [5].
>
> Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
> Best wishes,
> Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees
> [3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc
> [4]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply
> [5]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
>
> --
> *Julia Brungs*
> Senior Community Relations Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Risker]

Thank you for doing that, Tanveer and the rest of the team.  I was just
thinking that it would be good to centralize the discussion.

Risker/Anne

On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 13:12, Tanveer Hasan 
wrote:

> Hi Florence,
>
> I wanted to bring to your attention that the CR team has responded to your
> questions on the discussion page of the Community Resources/Grants
> Strategy Relaunch 2020-2021
> .
> We are doing this (responding on discussion page) because of the importance
> of the questions that you have raised and hope that the questions and
> responses would be of help to other community members as well. We request
> community members to post their questions directly on the discussion page.
>
> Regards,
>
> P.S: CR team is going to be copy pasting all the questions raised here on
> the mailing list on the discussion page of the Grants Strategy Relaunch for
> the sake of continuity and having the option to translate questions and
> responses in multiple languages for the benefit of other community members.
> Please allow us a little time to respond to the questions that have
> already been raised in this email thread.
>
> ಶುಕ್ರ, ಮೇ 21, 2021 ರಂದು 06:03 ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ರಂದು Florence Devouard <
> fdevou...@gmail.com> ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ:
>
>> Hello Julia
>>
>>
>> I apology if I missed a step at some point.
>> In this application, I read that
>>
>> "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease
>> to function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the
>> Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage
>> current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional
>> committees."
>>
>> So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the
>> Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?
>>
>> Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address
>> their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september
>> in some cases)
>>
>> To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups who
>> are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region of
>> their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be
>> appointed a region by default ?
>>
>> Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
>> 1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current
>> situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
>> 2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the
>> shoulders of those new regional committee members
>>
>>
>> Best
>>
>>
>> Florence
>>
>>
>> Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
>> continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with
>> everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes
>> currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add
>> more work to anyone's plate.
>>
>> We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for
>> Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in
>> the future of our Movement!
>>
>>  So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for
>> Grants! 
>>
>> We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the
>> new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up
>> as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic
>> thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide
>> knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement
>> activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.
>>
>> Find out more on meta [2].
>>
>> Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:
>>
>>- Middle East and Africa
>>- SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
>>the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
>>- East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
>>- Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
>>- United States and Canada
>>- Northern and Western Europe
>>- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
>>
>> All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta
>> [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!
>>
>> If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion
>> page [5].
>>
>> Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
>> Best wishes,
>> Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team
>>
>> [1]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
>> [2]
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees
>> [3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc
>> [4]
>> 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Florence Devouard]

Well, Isla and I were also discussing precisely this point this 
afternoon Bodhisattwa.


The fact board members+staff members+beneficiaries of grants are to be 
non-eligible can be very well understood from a conflict of interest 
point of view.
But practically speaking... if those are not eligible... setting up a 
regional committee in Africa for example, with knowledgeable, 
experienced and trusted individuals will be a challenge.
The system suggest that most of the current committee members should try 
to apply to be on a regional committee, but I am fairly sure that most 
of those would be ineligible.


Which actually brought another question to my mind... do candidates have 
to propose themselves only in the region where they live, or are they 
allowed to candidate to be on the commitee for other regions ?


Might it actually not be beneficial to see cross candidacies ? It would 
at the same time reduce the risk of conflict of interest and bring more 
opportunities for sharing experiences.


Florence

Le 21/05/2021 à 16:18, Bodhisattwa Mandal a écrit :

Hi,

I am concerned about the exclusion of affiliate board members in the 
regional committees. This decision would exclude a large portion of 
experienced volunteers who are there in different user group decision 
making committees. For global south countries, that would diminish the 
pool of volunteers who are experienced and suitable for this kind of 
work.


Regards,
Bodhisattwa

On Fri, May 21, 2021, 19:27 Risker > wrote:


I am very concerned that you think you're going to get about 80
qualified and committed volunteers to do this work within the next
few weeks.  This is unrealistic. I also agree with Florence's
concerns.

Risker/Anne

On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 08:33, Florence Devouard
mailto:fdevou...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hello Julia


I apology if I missed a step at some point.
In this application, I read that

"All the current grant committees (both active and inactive)
will cease to function with the implementation of the new
grants strategy of the Community Resources Team effective from
1 July 2021. We strongly encourage current and former
committee members to apply to be part of the regional committees."

So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided
by the Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet
uncreated committees ?

Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have
to address their annual request to those yet unknown teams in
the future ? (september in some cases)

To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those
groups who are not related to a specific region ? Do they have
to pick up a region of their choice and consider themselves
attached to it, or will they be appointed a region by default ?

Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our
current situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be
on the shoulders of those new regional committee members


Best


Florence


Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :

Dear all,

We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19
situation continues to affect many of us across the globe and
our thoughts are with everyone affected. We are also aware
that there are several processes currently in progress that
demand volunteer time and we do not want to add more work to
anyone's plate.

We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional
Committees for Grants though as they are an opportunity for
you to have an active say in the future of our Movement!

 So today, we invite you to join our new Regional
Committees for Grants! 

We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be
part of the new Regional Committees that the WMF Community
Resources team is setting up as part of the grants strategy
relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic thought partner to
help understand the complexities of any region, provide
knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful
movement activities, and make funding decisions for grant
applications in the region.

Find out more on meta [2].

Regional Committees will be established for the following
regions:

  * Middle East and Africa
  * SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
  * East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
  * Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
  * 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[টিটো দত্ত Tito Dutta]

Greetings,
Thanks for announcing this. I like the decentralisation attempt. For better
understanding, I have the following questions. Thanks for your attention.

A. Decision Making procedure
# Who will be in the decision-making position? Does the committee
recommend, and the Wikimedia Foundation team decide? Or is the committee
going to make a decision with inputs from Wikimedia Foundation?
# Is the process going to be the same for  a) all types of grant support?
and b) across all regions such as Europe, Africa etc?

B. Selection of committee members
# How are the committee members going to be selected? "Following initial
nominations, there will be a review process to confirm the members of the
committees." — who will be in the review committee?
# What is the importance of voting/discussion around a nomination? (however
as nominations can be sent over email also, I don't think we are going to
focus on voting/community discussion. Please confirm.)

C. Eligibility
"Anyone receiving compensation through a Wikimedia affiliate or current
grant project."
Kindly explain what is a "compensation"?
# Is it a remuneration/salary component received from a grant?
# Does it include grants with "project expense only" (eg, a $2,000 rapid
grant where 100% was project expense, and no salary and other component)?
# Does it include support received from an affiliate program?
# Does it include short-term past/recent past involvement?
# Can a WMF contractor (not staff) apply to become a member?
# Can a user group senior member, who is not a user group contact person or
a grant signatory, apply to become a committee member?

D. Conflict of Interest policy
# Conflict of Interest guidelines is not linked in the current version
https://w.wiki/3MtG It would be good to know about the Conflict of Interest
policy applicable here.

E. Financial support
" Committee members will have all costs related to participation covered,
including data costs, transportation, caregiving / childcare, and meals.
Additional stipends are to be determined"
# Is it going to be similar to a staff/contractor position?
# Will there be any contract?

F. Question on Exclusion
I agree with the sentiment expressed already.
# Affiliate chairs, individuals or groups receiving grants, have been in
the ecosystem, proving their eligibility. By completely excluding all such
community leaders, possibly we are losing out a lot of experience from the
nominations and the committee.

Thanks for your kind attention.
Regards.
User:Titodutta









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শুক্র, ২১ মে, ২০২১ তারিখে ৭:৪৯ PM টায় এ Bodhisattwa Mandal <
bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> লিখেছেন:

> Hi,
>
> I am concerned about the exclusion of affiliate board members in the
> regional committees. This decision would exclude a large portion of
> experienced volunteers who are there in different user group decision
> making committees. For global south countries, that would diminish the pool
> of volunteers who are experienced and suitable for this kind of work.
>
> Regards,
> Bodhisattwa
>
> On Fri, May 21, 2021, 19:27 Risker  wrote:
>
>> I am very concerned that you think you're going to get about 80 qualified
>> and committed volunteers to do this work within the next few weeks.  This
>> is unrealistic. I also agree with Florence's concerns.
>>
>> Risker/Anne
>>
>> On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 08:33, Florence Devouard 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Julia
>>>
>>>
>>> I apology if I missed a step at some point.
>>> In this application, I read that
>>>
>>> "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease
>>> to function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the
>>> Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage
>>> current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional
>>> committees."
>>>
>>> So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the
>>> Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?
>>>
>>> Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address
>>> their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september
>>> in some cases)
>>>
>>> To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups
>>> who are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region
>>> of their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be
>>> appointed a region by default ?
>>>
>>> Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
>>> 1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current
>>> situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
>>> 2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the
>>> shoulders of those new regional committee members
>>>
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>>
>>> Florence
>>>
>>>
>>> Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
>>> continues to affect many 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Anders Wennersten]

Is it really necessary to start all seven at the same time, and now? 
Would it not be better to start with two or three, where it is possible 
to get a strong committee? And work with these six month or a year to 
learn of challenges and possible improvements, before setting up the rest.


Anders


Den 2021-05-21 kl. 08:06, skrev Julia Brungs:

Dear all,

We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation 
continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are 
with everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several 
processes currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do 
not want to add more work to anyone's plate.


We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for 
Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say 
in the future of our Movement!


 So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for 
Grants! 


We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of 
the new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is 
setting up as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a 
key strategic thought partner to help understand the complexities of 
any region, provide knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support 
successful movement activities, and make funding decisions for grant 
applications in the region.


Find out more on meta [2].

Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:

  * Middle East and Africa
  * SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
  * East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
  * Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
  * United States and Canada
  * Northern and Western Europe
  * Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on 
meta [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!


If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion 
page [5].


Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
Best wishes,
Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team

[1] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021 

[2] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees 

[3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc 

[4] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply 

[5] 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021 



--
*Julia Brungs*
Senior Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation 


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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join the new Regional Committees for Grants

[Tanveer Hasan]

Hi Florence,

I wanted to bring to your attention that the CR team has responded to your
questions on the discussion page of the Community Resources/Grants Strategy
Relaunch 2020-2021
.
We are doing this (responding on discussion page) because of the importance
of the questions that you have raised and hope that the questions and
responses would be of help to other community members as well. We request
community members to post their questions directly on the discussion page.

Regards,

P.S: CR team is going to be copy pasting all the questions raised here on
the mailing list on the discussion page of the Grants Strategy Relaunch for
the sake of continuity and having the option to translate questions and
responses in multiple languages for the benefit of other community members.
Please allow us a little time to respond to the questions that have
already been raised in this email thread.

ಶುಕ್ರ, ಮೇ 21, 2021 ರಂದು 06:03 ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ ಸಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ರಂದು Florence Devouard <
fdevou...@gmail.com> ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ:

> Hello Julia
>
>
> I apology if I missed a step at some point.
> In this application, I read that
>
> "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease to
> function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the
> Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage
> current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional
> committees."
>
> So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the
> Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?
>
> Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address
> their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september
> in some cases)
>
> To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups who
> are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region of
> their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be
> appointed a region by default ?
>
> Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
> 1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current
> situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
> 2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the
> shoulders of those new regional committee members
>
>
> Best
>
>
> Florence
>
>
> Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :
>
> Dear all,
>
> We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
> continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with
> everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes
> currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add
> more work to anyone's plate.
>
> We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for
> Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in
> the future of our Movement!
>
>  So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for Grants!
> 
>
> We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the
> new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up
> as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic
> thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide
> knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement
> activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.
>
> Find out more on meta [2].
>
> Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:
>
>- Middle East and Africa
>- SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
>the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
>- East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
>- Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
>- United States and Canada
>- Northern and Western Europe
>- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
>
> All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta
> [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!
>
> If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion page
> [5].
>
> Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
> Best wishes,
> Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team
>
> [1]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
> [2]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees
> [3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc
> [4]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply
> [5]
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021
>
> --
> *Julia Brungs*
> Senior Community Relations Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation