Hi Garfield, Please could you explain why was this message only sent to Internal-l, given the discussions on this list in April about shutting down Internal-l?
To everyone else on the list: I wasn't sure if any progress had been made towards re-purposing the internal wiki, so started a discussion on Meta, please add your thoughts there: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_wikis#Are_we_re-purposing_Internal.3F . Thehelpfulone On 16 July 2013 14:12, Itzik Edri <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Garfield, > > I must say I'm surprised from the new requirements. Eligible entities of > last year now need to send by 15 September documents about 2012 - a year > that is totally unrelated to the FDC process that started only this year? > Why it been decided only now? > We are not hiding a thing, but not only by 30th July we need to send FDC > Q2 report, by 1st October annual plan budget for 2014, and by 31 October > FDC Q3 report.. Hey, not everyone are big chapters, and we are really need > time also to *work* and execute the program we asked the money for... > > So financial report can be translated from the financial report we sent to > the Israeli authority (again, more money spends on translation as probably > our employees don't have time for that and have other paper work, and this > is also going to work if there is no special format and different numbers > and metrics requsted by the FDC and not different from what we already have > on the report we made..). But about the 2012 activity report? What format? > what information need to be there? this is totally something we need to > collect from start and mean more administrative work. > > > Itzik > > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:06 AM, Garfield Byrd <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear members of the Wikimedia community: > > > > Today, July 15, the Wikimedia Foundation published a list of Funds > > Dissemination Committee (FDC) eligible entities [1] based the eligibility > > criteria [2] established in the FDC framework. Entities that submitted > > Letters of Intent [3] are categorized in 'Yes', 'Yes, If', and 'No' > > categories based the eligibility criteria. Please let us know if you > > believe there are any corrections to be made to this list. > > > > A more detailed eligibility checklist document has also been created. > > > > [4] > > > > This document outlines eligibility gaps that need to be closed by > September > > 15, 2013. Any entity in the "Yes, If" category must post all missing > > documents on Meta by September 15 to be eligible for FDC funding. > > Entities in the “No” column who are currently ineligible for FDC funding > or > > those who decide not to proceed with an FDC application are welcome to > > consider applying to the WMF Grants program. [5] > > > > On September 15, WMF will post the final list of the entities eligible to > > apply for FDC funding if they are eligible. Please note that entities > will > > need to remain in compliance with all Chapter Agreements and Grant > > Agreements until funds are sent in order to receive a grant through the > FDC > > process, even if eligibility is confirmed as "Yes" on 15 September. > > > > The detailed eligibility checklist has improved since the last round. > > You’ll now note that the final column now outlines upcoming requirements > > (e.g. per chapter or grant agreements or current grant requirements) to > > maintain FDC eligibility status. These are noted as “potential gaps,” and > > as those deadlines come up, entities will need to fill those gaps (for > > example, by posting their documents and linking to them from the Reports > > page on Meta) in order to maintain their eligibility status with the > FDC. We > > hope this change allows entities, the FDC, and the FDC staff to track > > eligibility better and ensure that everyone is informed of potential as > > well as current issues that may affect eligibility. > > > > All entities that apply for FDC funding will be required to maintain > > eligibility throughout the duration of the proposal review process until > > funds are sent (or until the decision on whether to send funds is made). > We > > encourage you to get in touch with us if you have any questions about > your > > entity's gaps or potential gaps. > > <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index> > > > > <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index> > > > > As a reminder, all applications for FDC funding from eligible entities > > must be submitted by October 1, 2013 via the FDC portal. [6] The FDC > > proposal form will be posted by August 15, 2013 on the FDC portal. Please > > contact us if you have any questions about submitting your proposal. > > > > WMF staff will reach out to all the of the entities that submitted > Letters > > of Intent individually to discuss their eligibility. > > > > In addition, the FDC support staff has scheduled two IRC office hours to > > provide more explanation about the eligibility status. [7] We look > forward > > to meeting with you on Thursday, July 18 at 0:00 UTC or at 16:00 UTC that > > same day. Please feel free to submit any questions in advance. > > > > Do let me know if you have any questions, clarifications or concerns > about > > the eligibility process, or if you need clarifications. We are here to > > support you. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Garfield Byrd > > > > [1] > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_status/2013-2014_round1 > > > > [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_criteria > > > > [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:FDC_2013-2014_Round_1 > > > > [4] > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_checklist/2013-2014_round1 > > > > [5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index > > > > [6] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal > > [7] > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours > > > > -- > > Garfield Byrd > > Chief of Finance and Administration > > Wikimedia Foundation > > 415.839.6885 ext 6787 > > 415.882.0495 (fax) > > 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* > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Internal-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/internal-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Thehelpfulone https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thehelpfulone _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
