Re: [Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations - Round 2 of 2016-17

2017-05-18 Thread Pine W
Thanks for clarifying. I was thinking that you were referring to both the request column and the recommendation column. Perhaps WMF, affiliate, and community finances will be discussed as a part of the strategy process, probably not so much during the goal-setting phase but more during the follow-

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations - Round 2 of 2016-17

2017-05-17 Thread rupert THURNER
To be clear I did only suggest to list a number for the activities the fdc gives a comment. I e. Fill out the first column and put a not applicable in the recommended money column. On May 17, 2017 04:25, "Pine W" wrote: > For what it's worth, there has been previous discussions of having externa

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations - Round 2 of 2016-17

2017-05-16 Thread Pine W
For what it's worth, there has been previous discussions of having external reviews of WMF spending, such as a peer review from a similar institution. I think that this is a good idea. This also fits in with my long-standing hope that WMF will become more transparent with its financial expenditures

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations - Round 2 of 2016-17

2017-05-16 Thread Risker
On 16 May 2017 at 11:52, rupert THURNER wrote: > Why the amount is missing for the WMF? > > Rupert > > > Hello Rupert - The Funds Dissemination Committee is not tasked with recommending funding for the Wikimedia Foundation; the committee only reviews and provides feedback on the draft annual pla

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations - Round 2 of 2016-17

2017-05-16 Thread rupert THURNER
Why the amount is missing for the WMF? Rupert On May 15, 2017 12:21 PM, "Risker" wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > > The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets twice a year to make > recommendations about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve > the Wikimedia movement's mission,

[Wikimedia-l] Funds Dissemination Committee Recommendations - Round 2 of 2016-17

2017-05-15 Thread Risker
Dear Wikimedians, The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets twice a year to make recommendations about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. This is now the 9th round of allocations made by the FDC, and we met in person