As you're sending this announcement email on June 1 (well, in my timezone) and as that is a Sunday (in my timezone, a day off), I guess June 8 would definitely be more reasonable, even though I expect most FDC-chapters will have been working on the letter already.
I'm guessing the email got delayed a bit :) Lodewijk 2014-05-31 17:17 GMT+02:00 Anasuya Sengupta <[email protected]>: > Hi all, > > It's been pointed out to us that the deadline for the Letter of Intent in > one place on the FDC portal (undergoing redesign) was June 8 rather than > June 1, and that caused some confusion. Our apologies. We're more than > happy to accommodate any organisations affected by this. Please let us know > if this is the case for you. We'll continue to keep the default option as > June 1, but leave time for organisations that have been working to a June 8 > schedule. > > Indeed, some of you have already reached out and asked for a little > flexibility; based on this, we'll confirm the final list on June 8. > > Thanks, > Anasuya > On 13 May 2014 17:30, "Anasuya Sengupta" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear members of the Wikimedia community, > > > > I’d like to share a few upcoming milestones with you. > > > > The deadline for the Letter of Intent for the next round of proposals in > > 2014-2015 Round 1 is June 1, 2014. The Letter of Intent[1] is the first > > step required for eligible Wikimedia organizations[2] to submit an annual > > plan grant proposal to the FDC. The Letter of Intent is a simple letter > > that indicates interest in applying for funds in the upcoming round. It > is > > non-binding, but is a required first step. The one exception to this > > deadline will be for any current applicants in the current 2013-2014 > Round > > 2 cycle: if any current applicants choose to submit a proposal in Round 1 > > as a result of the decision in the current round, they will have an > > extension through July 8 to declare this intent. > > > > In July 2014, four new members of the Wikimedia community will be > > appointed to the Funds Dissemination Committee by the WMF Board of > > Trustees. In 2013, two members were elected by the community to join the > > inaugural seven members, bringing the total to nine members. This year, > > four current members will be replaced by four new members who will be > > appointed by the WMF. These four newly appointed members will join > current > > members Cristian Consonni (CristianCantoro), Dariusz Jemielniak (Pundit), > > Ali Haidar Khan (Tonmoy), Delphine Menard (notafish), and Sydney Poore > > (FloNight). We will be sending out more information shortly about how and > > where you can express interest in joining the committee. You can read > more > > about the committee’s roles, requirements, and expectations on Meta[3] . > In > > 2015, five new members of the FDC will be elected by the community. > > > > Finally, the Funds Dissemination Advisory Group[4] will be meeting at the > > end of May to review the first two years of the FDC process. As per the > FDC > > framework,[5] they will be advising WMF’s Executive Director on whether > to > > proceed with this grantmaking program and what improvements to make to > the > > process. > > > > As always, if you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me > > and my colleagues at [email protected]. > > > > Warmly, > > > > Anasuya > > > > [1] > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/Sample_letter_of_intent > > > > > > [2] > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/Eligibility_criteria > > > > [3] > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee > > > > [4] > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/FDC_Advisory_Group > > > > [5] > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC > > > > > > -- > > > > > > *Anasuya SenguptaSenior Director of Grantmaking Wikimedia 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/> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
