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" <asengupta(a)wikimedia.org> 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 FDCsupport(a)wikimedia.org.
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…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Fr…
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