Hi srikant, while i fully understand that it was not practical for you last year, i highly appreciate that over time and with more input (yours as well) a better balance is found. Ie a round every 6 months which solves similar problems you had, and wmf beeing able to present its real budget according to the financial period they are in. I guess it takes some time until not only software gets deployed continuous, but also funding is available continuously.
Rupert Am 18.12.2013 14:21 schrieb "Srikanth Ramakrishnan" <[email protected] >: > I would like to note that this is highly irregular, biased, and unfair. > Last year, Wikimedia India had formally requested for similar concessions > during FDC Round 2 of 2012-13 and were denied the same and we had to wait > for Round 1 of FDC 2013-14 to make a request for FDC funding. WMF needs to > hold itself to the same requirements as it holds us to, at the very least. > > We do not understand why the date to meet eligibility requirements has been > moved to March 15th and for whose benefit that has been done. > > -- > Regards, > Srikanth Ramakrishnan > Treasurer > Wikimedia Chapter [India]. > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Anasuya Sengupta > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Dear friends and colleagues, > > > > The 2013-2014 Round 2 FDC timeline and all associated dates are being > > pushed back by one month. Here are the key date changes: > > > > * Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 March 2014 > > > > * Proposal submission deadline: 1 April 2014 > > > > * Community review period: 1 April 2014 - 30 April 2014 > > > > * Staff assessment deadline: 8 May 2014 > > > > * FDC recommendations due: 1 June 2014 > > > > * Board decision due: 1 July 2014 > > > > This change in dates has been made for a few reasons. First, it allows > for > > the FDC and community to review the annual plan and budget of the WMF. As > > you know, WMF participated in the first year of the FDC process in Round > 1 > > (October 2012). While this was important, the process ended up being > > complicated for both the FDC and WMF. WMF used a (no longer in use) > > distinction of ‘core’ and ‘non-core’ activities, and shared only the > > ‘non-core’ portion of its plan in the FDC proposal, rather than its > entire > > annual plan (as did all other entities). The timing of the WMF proposal > was > > also difficult; the allocation was made retroactively at a time when the > > annual plan was already six months into implementation. While the FDC and > > WMF agree that WMF should continue to participate in the process, they > also > > agree that participation in Round 1 is not a viable solution. > > > > The FDC and WMF have been discussing how the WMF can be part of the FDC > > process in a way that is meaningful and allows for a robust community > > review. While the exact details are still to be confirmed, both agree > that > > the best way forward is for the WMF to participate in Round 2 of the FDC > > process. This approach also allows for community review of the WMF plan > > through the FDC process, before the FDC recommendations and Board > approval > > of the WMF annual plan. > > > > However, given WMF’s size, the first version of the WMF plan and budget > is > > only ready by April (the planning process begins after a six month > > retrospective is analysed by the WMF Board in January/February, and > > strategies for the next year are approved). Therefore, pushing back the > FDC > > timeline by one month would allow for version 1 of the WMF annual budget > > and plan to be submitted for FDC and community review. > > > > In addition, we consulted with entities that were likely to apply in > Round > > 2, in order to check their preference: they informed us that pushing the > > dates back by one month was, in fact, more convenient to them as well. > > Overall, this timing will create an equal 6 month spacing between the two > > annual plan/FDC cycles as opposed to the current 7 month / 5 month > > timeframe. > > > > We will be updating all the FDC documentation with these new dates,[1] > but > > this is a heads up particularly for those intending to apply for Round 2. > > > > Do let us know if you have any questions or concerns about this shift in > > dates. > > > > Best wishes and warm holiday greetings to all of you. Here’s to a > > fulfilling 2014 for the entire movement! > > Anasuya and the FDC staff > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal > > -- > > > > > > *Anasuya SenguptaSenior Director of GrantmakingWikimedia Foundation* > > > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > > the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > > Support Wikimedia <https://donate.wikimedia.org/> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > > community. 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