Thanks for the much more detailed reasoning and feedback! This actually gives a good insight why decisions were taken as they were and a major improvement compared to previous rounds.
Lodewijk 2014-05-25 0:12 GMT+02:00 Tonmoy Khan <tonmoy...@gmail.com>: > Hello everyone, > > I thank you all for your encouraging comments on behalf of the FDC. We will > be very happy to see our recommendations materialise for the benefit of the > Wikimedia movement as a whole. We are grateful to everyone who has been a > part of this process so far. > > Regards > > Ali Haidar Khan > On May 24, 2014 9:06 PM, "Lila Tretikov" <l...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > Thank you FDC for completing this work and providing valuable feedback. > As > > we continue to improve our planning process and our funding programs we > > hope to make your work easier as well. > > > > Thanks everyone else who has participated with comments and > > recommendations. > > > > Lila > > > > > > On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Samuel Klein <s...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > > Dear Dariusz and FDC, > > > > > > Thank you for this fine recommendation. I just read through it for > > > the first time (of many, I expect), and the analyses are clearly > > > getting crisper over time. There are many constructive details packed > > > into each review, and the results are relevant both to the applying > > > organizations, and to how we plan for the future. > > > > > > > > > I am glad to see the analysis of the excellent Wikimedia France > > > proposal. And both the CIS and the Wikimedia Norge proposals seem to > > > have been complicated in their own way, but were handled smoothly. > > > > > > The analysis of WMF's own proposal is clear and rewardingly thorough. > > > (Other organizations may be jealous and ask for a more detailed report > > > next time) > > > A few points I found particularly useful: the focus on areas where we > > > need clearer goals + measures, the detailed feedback on technical > > > changes, and the observation that legal work is a significant part of > > > our budget and work, and central to our mission, but here was lumped > > > in with administration. The last point is indicative of a larger > > > blind spot, I think. > > > > > > I also appreciate the emphasis on regular checks of our work against a > > > strategy, and the need to organize an effective transition to new > > > strategic goals. The suggestions for a community-led strategy advisory > > > group, and for a pool of global metrics for [cross-]evaluation, are > > > well considered. Both could also make the FDC's work easier in the > > > future... > > > > > > Congratulations on this work. And good luck to those FDC advisors > > > meeting over the coming days. > > > > > > Sam. > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak <dar...@alk.edu.pl > > > > > wrote: > > > > Hello friends, > > > > > > > > The Funds Dissemination Committee meets twice annually to help make > > > > decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve > > the > > > > Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. [1] > > > > > > > > On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to announce that Round 2 > > > 2013-2014 > > > > recommendations to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees have > now > > > been > > > > posted on Meta [2]: > > > > > > > > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2013-2014_round2 > > > > > > > > The WMF Board will make their decision on these recommendations by 1 > > July > > > > 2014. > > > > > > > > For the second round of this fiscal year, the committee received four > > > > proposals. [3] These four proposals came from two chapters, WMF and > > one > > > > non-Wikimedia organization, totaling requests of '''$1.56''' million > > USD. > > > > Prior to our face-to-face deliberations in Frankfurt from 21st-24th > > May, > > > > the FDC reviewed the proposals in careful detail, aided by staff > > > > assessments and analysis on programs, finances, grant compliance and > > > > history, as well as community comments on the proposals. Staff > > presented > > > an > > > > overview of these findings to the FDC during the deliberations. The > FDC > > > and > > > > FDC staff also asked clarifying questions to the entities on the > > proposal > > > > form discussion pages during the four-week community review period > (and > > > > prior to the publishing of staff assessments), and observed the > > > discussions > > > > about the proposals. > > > > > > > > The committee thanks all organizations that submitted proposals, as > it > > > > required significant effort to both create the proposal and to > respond > > to > > > > the questions and feedback from the community, FDC, and FDC staff. > We > > > > sincerely appreciate them all for this work. > > > > > > > > For formal complaints or appeals about the recommendations, there is > a > > > > separate process that entities should follow. Note that at the > request > > of > > > > many stakeholders, we are clarifying the complaints and appeals > > > terminology > > > > so that complaints are made about the process to the ombudsperson and > > > > appeals on the recommendations are made to the WMF Board > > representatives. > > > > These are further explained below: > > > > > > > > Any organization that would like to submit an appeal on the FDC’s > > Round 2 > > > > recommendation should submit it to the Board representatives to the > FDC > > > by > > > > '''end of day UTC 8 June 2014''' in accordance with the appeal > process > > > > outlined in the FDC Framework. The process is as follows: > > > > > > > > Appeals to the WMF Board on the recommendations of the FDC (formerly > > > called > > > > complaints, terminology changed to avoid further confusion): > > > > > > > > * A formal appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in > > the > > > > form of a 500-or-fewer word summary directed to the two non-voting > WMF > > > > Board representatives to the FDC (Patricio Lorente and Bishakha > Datta). > > > > > > > > * The appeal should be submitted on-wiki through the FDC portal page > > > > designated for this purpose. [4] > > > > > > > > * Formal appeals can be submitted only by the Board Chair of a > > > > funding-seeking organization. > > > > > > > > * Formal appeals must be filed within seven days of the deadline for > > > > submission of the FDC slate of recommendations to the WMF Board, even > > if > > > > the recommendations are published before the deadline for the > > > > recommendations i.e. end-of-day '''1 June 2014'''. The deadline for > > > appeals > > > > is the end-of-day UTC on '''8 June 2014'''. > > > > > > > > * These board representatives will present the appeal to the WMF > Board > > at > > > > the same time as the Board considers the FDC recommendation. > Responses > > to > > > > an appeal will be made alongside the overall decision on the FDC > > > > recommendations, i.e. by end-of-day UTC '''1 July 2014'''. > > > > > > > > * Any planned or approved disbursements to the organization filing an > > > > appeal will be put on hold until the appeal is resolved. > > > > > > > > * If the WMF Board's consideration of the appeal results in an > > amendment > > > of > > > > the FDC's recommendations (which is expected only in extraordinary > > > > circumstances), the WMF Board may choose to release extra funds from > > the > > > > WMF reserves to provide additional funds not allocated by the FDC's > > > initial > > > > recommendation. > > > > > > > > * The Ombudsperson, as well as members of the WMF Board other than > the > > > > Board representatives, may participate in the investigation if > approved > > > by > > > > the Chair of the WMF Board. > > > > > > > > Complaints to the ombudsperson about the FDC process (formerly called > > > > appeals): > > > > > > > > * A complaint about the FDC process can be filed by anyone with the > > > > Ombudsperson and can be made any time during a particular round of > the > > > FDC > > > > process (e.g. in this instance, from start '''1 April 2014'''). > > > > > > > > * The complaint should be submitted on wiki, through the FDC portal > > page > > > > designated for this purpose [5] > > > > > > > > * The ombudsperson will receive and publicly document the complaint, > > and > > > > investigate the complaint, as needed. > > > > > > > > On behalf of the FDC, > > > > > > > > "pundit" Dariusz Jemielniak (FDC Chair) > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC > > > > > > > > [2] > > > > > > > > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2013-2014_round2 > > > > > > > > [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals > > > > > > > > [4] > > > > > > > > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Appeals_to_the_Board_on_the_recommendations_of_the_FDC > > > > > > > > [5] > > > > > > > > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Complaints_about_the_FDC_process > > > > > > > > [[Category:2013-2014 Round 2]] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > > > Samuel Klein w:user:sj @metasj +1 617 529 > > 4266 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
