Thanks Garfield for the examples. - Sent from my mobile device. On Jul 20, 2013 3:37 AM, "Garfield Byrd" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Itzik: > > There are no new requirements in this process, the reports requested > reflect the reports needed by the chapter agreement and the FDC process. > As for format of the 2012 activity report, I suggest you look at chapter > reports <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports> to see what presentation > and format may work best for your chapter. As for the financial report, > you always have the option of using the short form financial > report<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012_ShortFinancialReport.pdf > >for > the FDC process as WM France did, to reduce the impact of translating > a > larger document. > > Regards, > > Garfield > > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 6:12 AM, 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. 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