I'm also concerned about the implementation of these new rules - especially
in the context of the upcoming Wiki Loves Monuments round. If implemented
without change or exceptions, the implications could be tricky.
The combination of dates and timelines effectively reduces the time window
to apply
On mar, 2018-05-01 at 15:51 -0700, Woubzena Jifar wrote:
> 2. Regarding having a minimum of $500 for the rapid grants program,
> this is something we’re experimenting with while we’re aligning to
> the new strategic direction. Our preliminary data is showing that
> this change will improve our abil
Hello Fae,
Thank you for sharing your experience with micro-grants and offering an
experimental and responsive procedure. It's definitely a good model to
consider. As we enter our planning year for the strategic direction our
team will be soliciting ideas from the community and looking at differen
Hello Strainu,
Thank you for bringing the wording on our meta page to my attention. I will
be updating the page with the new changes effective July 1st. Yes, we are
instituting the application window of 1st - 15th of the month to facilitate
a quicker response time. As I mentioned in my previous em
Hi Woubzena,
Thank you for your comments.
I agree that it is a good idea for staff to reflect on the Rapid Grants
program and how it might evolve to better serve the needs of grantees.
Also, I understand that WMF might have a backlog of grants in process and
that WMF may wants to pause accepting
On 2 May 2018 at 17:53, Strainu wrote:
> 2018-05-02 1:51 GMT+03:00 Woubzena Jifar :
>> 3. On your third point of having the 1st - 15th of the month be an open
>> application time, this is also an experiment. We hope that this focused,
>> clear timeline will allow us to respond more quickly and hel
2018-05-02 1:51 GMT+03:00 Woubzena Jifar :
> 3. On your third point of having the 1st - 15th of the month be an open
> application time, this is also an experiment. We hope that this focused,
> clear timeline will allow us to respond more quickly and help community
> members understand the state of
Hello Pine,
Many Wikimedians have been thinking a lot about the strategic direction and
how we might best position ourselves to move towards it. We in the
Foundation’s Community Resources team are planning some temporary changes
that will allow us some space and time to be part of building towards
Hello Woubzena,
I would like to remind you that I am waiting for a response to the email
that I sent on April 19.
Thank you,
Pine
( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 6:52 PM, Pine W wrote:
> Hello Woubzena,
>
> I am glad to hear that the WMF Rapid Grants prog
Hello Woubzena,
I am glad to hear that the WMF Rapid Grants program has been so popular
that its original budget for the year is near exhaustion. I trust that
these funds are being spent wisely, and that community members and
affiliates are achieving valuable outcomes with these funds.
I have som
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