Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

2015-09-30 Thread Bence Damokos
Hi Pine, There is a new committee proposed for these grants (see the second point of the summary). FDC members are not eligible for the new committee, but I guess GAC members could join and volunteer some more of their time :) Best regards, Bence 2015-09-30 21:48 GMT+02:00 Pine W

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

2015-09-30 Thread Pine W
Got it. I am hoping to see a net increase in the capacity of the grants committees as a part of this process change. Eventually, I'd also like to see more peer review among affiliates for all sizes of affiliate grant applications. Pine On Sep 30, 2015 12:54 PM, "Bence Damokos"

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

2015-09-30 Thread Pine W
Hi Winifred, Thanks for the info. Which grants committee is reviewing these applications? My understanding from CR is that the grants committees have more work than capacity, so I'm curious as to who is involved in reviewing the simplified APGs and what the impacts will be on the capacities of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

2015-09-30 Thread Pine W
Ok, so this is what I get for multitasking on mobile and missing the part of the email about a new grants committee. I hope that recruiting goes well. Pine On Sep 30, 2015 12:48 PM, "Pine W" wrote: > Hi Winifred, > > Thanks for the info. > > Which grants committee is