Hey Milos, I am sorry I don't understand the remarks completely… can you tell me a little bit more about what you are referring to?
Jan-Bart On Apr 18, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Milos Rancic <mill...@gmail.com> wrote: > It would be very useful to express the current state of the FDC in emails > like this one -- at the top of email. > > For a couple of months I was mislead that FDC is actually working and that > Wikimedia entities should do a kind of action toward FDC if they want to > get funds. > > Contrary to that, just if emails like this one have been carefully read, > one can conclude that all of them present lists of non-binding wishes for > informational purpose, although it's explicitly stated that Wikimedia > entities should do an action. > > Wikimedians will treat FDC as seriously as its members treat their own > work. So, at least, please take care about the accuracy of your language to > avoid misleading Wikimedians reading your emails. > On Apr 18, 2013 9:01 AM, "Patricio Lorente" <patricio.lore...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear friends and colleagues, >> >> We want to share with you information about the Letter of Intent process >> and the FDC schedule for next year (July 2013 - June 2014). As you may >> remember, the *Letter of Intent (LoI)* is the first step towards applying >> for funds from the FDC, as discussed in the FDC framework [1]. This was not >> part of the first year's process, but is meant to be an integral part of >> the FDC calendar from this next round (Round 1, 2013-14) onwards. *The >> Letter of Intent asks all entities who intend to apply for Round 1 (or >> Round 2) to formally state their intention to do so.* In addition, the LoI >> now asks applying entities to include a notional dollar figure (or local >> currency figure) in the Letter of Intent. Applying entities will be able to >> update this amount in their final FDC proposals. The updated Letter of >> Intent template will be available on the FDC portal [2] by May 1, but the >> sample is here for reference [3]. >> >> With the Letter of Intent, the FDC staff can support applying entities in >> their proposal process well before the deadline for proposals. We hope this >> will remove some of the challenges faced by applicants in the first year of >> the FDC process. The FDC can also plan better with a clear understanding of >> who intends to apply, and an estimation of the funds requested. >> >> The FDC framework originally stated that the deadlines for the LoI were >> June 1 for Round 1 and November 1 for Round 2. However, we are pushing back >> the deadline *by one week*, since the community review period was also >> extended by two weeks. *The LOI deadline will now be June 8 for Round 1, >> and November 8 for Round 2. * >> >> For your reference, here is the updated 2013-2014 Round 1 proposal process >> schedule: >> >> >> - *Letter of Intent deadline for Round 1: 8 June 2013* >> - Deadline for WMF Staff to post eligibility: 15 July 2013 >> - Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 September >> 2013 >> - Proposal submission deadline: 1 October 2013 >> - Community review period: 1 October - 31 October 2013 >> - Staff assessment deadline: 8 November 2013 >> - FDC recommendation due: 1 December 2013 >> - Board decision due: 1 January 2014 >> >> >> The schedule for the 2013-14 Round 2 proposal process: >> >> - *Letter of Intent deadline for Round 1: 8 November 2013* >> - Deadline for WMF Staff to post eligibility: 15 December 2013 >> - Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 February >> 2014 >> - Proposal submission deadline: 1 March 2014 >> - Community review period: 1 March - 31 March 2014 >> - Staff assessment deadline: 8 April 2014 >> - FDC recommendation due: 1 May 2014 >> - Board decision due: 1 June 2014 >> >> >> It is our hope that the Letter of Intent process will help in planning for >> both the entities and the FDC, and ensure that the FDC and FDC staff are >> supporting the applying entities significantly ahead of the proposal >> deadlines. >> >> As always, do not hesitate to let us or the FDC support staff ( >> fdcsupp...@wikimedia.org) know if you have any questions or concerns about >> this important process. >> >> Warm regards, >> Patricio and Jan-Bart >> (Board representatives to the FDC) >> >> [1] >> >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Process_overview >> [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal >> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Sample_letter_of_intent >> >> >> -- >> Patricio Lorente >> Blog: http://www.patriciolorente.com.ar >> Identi.ca // Twitter: @patriciolorente >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
