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" <srik.ramk(a)wikimedia.in
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
<asengupta(a)wikimedia.org>wrote;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
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