Reminder: The Grant Advisory Committee is expanding. If you'd like to help grantees and the Foundation in its grantmaking, consider submitting your candidacy here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Candidates Cheers, Asaf On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Asaf Bartov <abar...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > The Wikimedia Foundation would like to expand its Grant Advisory > Committee[1], and we would like you to consider whether you might be > interested in volunteering in that capacity. > > The GAC (as it is affectionately known) is an advisory body performing a > double function in relation to the Wikimedia Foundation's Grants Program[3] > -- > > 1. The GAC advises grant applicants on how to improve and clarify their > proposals and their plans. This often extends to advice not just about how > to secure the funds, but how to improve the planning of the project/event > or what precedents to look at, for positive or negative examples. > 2. The GAC advises the Foundation on the mission fit, frugality, and > expected impact of grant proposals, expressing support or concerns about > open grant proposals. > > If this sounds like something you might want to help with, please review > the description of the GAC[1] and the membership criteria[2]. If you think > you meet the criteria, add your name to the candidates page[4] with a brief > statement demonstrating your meeting the criteria. This is to be an open > process, and the number of seats on the GAC is not predetermined; we expect > all qualifying candidates to be admitted into the GAC. > > Please help us reach potential volunteers by sharing/forwarding this > announcement in appropriate community mailing lists. > > Finally, I'd like to thank the incumbent members of the GAC (founded > exactly one year ago), who are putting in their time and experience and > have been making a real difference in our grantmaking this past year. > > Thank you, > > Asaf > > [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee > [2] > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Membership_criteria > [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index > [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Candidates > -- > Asaf Bartov > Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> > > -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l