As one of the former board liaisons to the FDC, this is one of the threads I regularly follow on wikimedia-l.
Am so happy to see the FDC going from strength to strength. It remains a radical exercise in volunteer-led funding allocation, a model that is unusual to begin with, and that I've rarely seen operate with such rigour. Come to think of it, I can't think of any other volunteer-led funding models. Are there others? Congratulations to all of you who make it happen, Bishakha On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 5:31 PM, Anders Wennersten <[email protected] > wrote: > For the ones who do not read the complete text, i see the key sentences to > be (for WMF and the Board) > > *WMF to view its actions as leveraging a /network effect/ utilising the > resources of the global movement. > > *For an international organization [Board&WMF], there is an apparent > overall lack of global diversity > > I do hope that these key needs will be reflected not only in operative > actions but also in the recruitment of a new ED. > > A resource centre in SF*combined* with the people, local organisations and > learnings from all over our movement will be a formula for success that > will enable us to reach our vision > > > Anders > > > > > > Den 2016-05-15 kl. 21:55, skrev Anders Wennersten: > >> Thanks, for once, again a very thorough work done by FDC. >> >> I find it very encouraging to see that this committee is able to continue >> with its good quality in its assessments and also to see it growing as a >> role model in integrity and also truly representing the community in values >> and experience gained from activities from our affiliates/chapters. >> >> I do hope that you, both as a role model and in your hand fast >> recommendations, can help both the Board and WMF to also evolve into role >> models and fully taking in the learning from all parts of the movement. And >> that you will continue guide and follow up on the work in the chapters >> having employees. >> >> Anders >> >> Now having read through all text twice, and enjoyed it a lot >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Den 2016-05-15 kl. 19:29, skrev matanya moses: >> >>> Hello Wikimedians, >>> >>> Twice a year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets to help make >>> decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the >>> Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. For this round, we met >>> in person from May 13-15 to deliberate on five plans and proposals, which >>> were submitted by Wikimedia Armenia, Wikimedia Norge, Wikimedia France, the >>> Centre for Internet and Society, as well as the draft annual plan of the >>> Wikimedia Foundation. We would like to thank all the organizations this >>> round for submitting these proposals. >>> >>> We have posted our Round 2 2015-2016 recommendations on the annual plan >>> grants to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. [1] The Board will >>> review our deliberations and make a decision by July 1, 2016. >>> >>> This round, we received grant requests of roughly $1.25 million USD, and >>> we have recommended roughly $1.14 million in annual plan grants (though >>> grants are made in local currency). Before we met in May, we reviewed all >>> of the proposals and additional documents submitted. We were assisted in >>> this review with some input from the FDC staff assessments and analysis on >>> impact, finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the >>> proposals. >>> >>> There is a formal process to submit complaints or appeals about these >>> recommendations. Here are the steps for both: >>> >>> 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 23:59 UTC on 8 June 2016 in accordance with the appeal process outlined >>> in the FDC Framework. 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 representative to the FDC, Dariusz Jemielniak. The >>> appeal should be submitted on-wiki, [4] and must be submitted by the Board >>> Chair of a funding-seeking applicant. The Board will publish its decision >>> on this and all recommendations by 1 July 2016. >>> >>> Complaints to the ombudsperson about the FDC process can be filed by >>> anyone with the Ombudsperson and can be made any time. The complaint should >>> be submitted on wiki, as well. The ombudsperson will publicly document the >>> complaint, and investigate as needed. >>> >>> On a side note, all FDC members are flying back to their home countries, >>> so we might be able to respond only in a day or two, >>> >>> On behalf of the FDC, >>> >>> Matanya [1] >>> >>> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2015-2016_round_2 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >>> New messages to: [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 >> New messages to: [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 > New messages to: [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 New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
