Fd-advisorygroup May 2012

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FDC Draft proposal on meta: please participate
by Sue Gardner 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Draft_FDC_Prop… Hey folks, This is just a quick note aimed at drawing your attention to the draft proposal to the Board on the construction of the FDC. Bridgespan has been doing some very good work at the URL above: it's worth you reading the draft-in-progress if you haven't been. The discussion is happening mostly on that talk page, although there are a few bits and pieces of discussion happening elsewhere -- for example, on the talk page of the notes related to my interview with Bridgespan. I think the discusssion is good. A hald-dozen advisory group members have been active there, as well as some community members who aren't on the advisory group. What I've read has been very constructive and thoughtful, and really useful in helping shape my own thinking. To recap: I'm expected to send the Board the final proposal on or before 30 June. The proposal will be a version of what's currently on the meta page, accompanied by draft documents that will be used to support the FDC process --- documents such as the "letter of intent" form fund-seekers will be asked to fill out, the criteria Wikimedia Foundation staff will use to determine whether an entity is eligible for FDC funding, a draft funds request template, the criteria Wikimedia Foundation staff will use to determine whether a funding request is eligible for consideration by the FDC, the evaluation grid the FDC will use to assess funding requests, a commitment pledge FDC members will be asked to make before agreeing to serve on the FDC, an "annual calendar" of deadlines and milestones for the FDC process, a plan for assessing and course-correcting as the first 18 months of FDC work plays out, and so forth. All the materials will be posted and refined on meta throughout the next six weeks as they are developed, and will be presented to you for your discussion and feedback at our meeting in San Francisco in June. That F2F meeting, and your discussions on-wiki between now and 30 June, will be your major initial contribution as advisory group members: my expectation is that after that point, your role will shift more towards observing the process as it plays out, and giving feedback throughout the 18-month evaluation cycle. Here's what you can do to help the process: * Please read the talk pages and contribute to the discussions there are you see fit. There are currently some particularly interesting conversations happening around how FDC membership should be determined, what the annual cycle should look like (particularly, how two funding periods can be supported), and how community member feedback could be incorporated into the funding request evaluation process. There are probably other interesting discussions happening, but those are the ones I remember off the top of my head. There are probably also areas that aren't currently being discussed, that should be. * I've put out an informal request on the meta page for people to nominate candidates for the inaugural FDC, which I am expecting will likely be appointed by the Board, perhaps with special support from this Advisory Group. My guess is that the Board will vote on the proposal sometime around mid-July, and we will want to have the FDC fully up-and-running by 1 October. That leaves only about 10 weeks for the Board to determine FDC membership: that may sound like a lot, but it isn't really. I am assuming that many people will be approached and need to decline, either because they're not interested or are too busy. I am also guessing that some desired characteristics will be easy to recruit for, and others more difficult. Plus, potential members may have other entanglements, including potential conflict-of-issue or perception-of-conflict, that will take time to sort out. That's why I'm asking for nominations now: so that we don't start from zero in mid-July. So, if you can help brainstorm potential names on that wiki page, I think that would be useful for the Board. * You have probably seen that a week ago, Bridgespan started a survey of chapters that will potentially be requesting funds, here. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Chapter_Financ…. It's been publicized on meta, mailing lists, and I believe also by individual e-mails to chapter heads. Bridgespan is hoping that chapters will be able to fill out the survey by 25 May. To date, I think nobody has filled it out yet. That's fine: obviously it'll take time for chapters to gather the relevant information. But, if you are involved with a chapter, or in close communication with a chapter regardless of personal involvement, it might help if you could encourage people to get the survey filled out. That'll give us information that'll help us design a process in a way that meets the needs of fund-seekers. I don't know if the archives of this list are yet public. On the assumption they may not be, and in a spirit of transparency, I will likely post this note to meta sometime this weekend -- or anybody else should feel free to do it, if they're on meta before I am. And a heads-up for you all: I'll be travelling (WikiGenero, in Buenos Aires) for six days, starting Tuesday this week. That normally makes it harder for me to edit the wikis, since I tend to be more e-mail active and less wiki-active when I'm travelling. So, I'll aim to do some editing before I leave San Francisco Tuesday afternoon, but my editing will likely be pretty light for the week following Last thing: thanks for all your help in this process thus far, and thanks in advance for the meetings we'll be having in June. The construction of the FDC is a heavy lift, and we are definitely not going to get it right at launch: it will need lots of fine-tuning as we go. But I'm excited by its potential, and I'm happy with the shape it's taking so far. CCing Asaf so he's in the loop: I'm not actually sure if he's on this list, or not. Thanks, Sue

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This list will become public soon
by Asaf Bartov 17 May '12

17 May '12

Hi. As we discussed in our recent meetings, there is a desire to make this mailing list a public mailing list. This is consistent with everyone's interest to make these important discussions transparent and visible to our wider community. In order to make that change, we would like to inform you that all previous communications on this mailing list and your email addresses will become part of the newly-public mailing list archive. As a result, your data and those communications will not be confidential and will be shared publicly. If you do not agree to this, please notify Winifred Olliff via email at wolliff(a)wikimedia.org, of your desire to opt-out and your name and information will be removed from the mailing list prior to making it public, after which we shall have to figure out a way to support your participation without exposing your e-mail address. If you don't mind the discussions being public but would like your e-mail address to remain protected, please consider writing to Winifred with an alternate e-mail address we can subscribe you with, and we will unsubscribe your existing one and re-subscribe you with the new one. Please opt-out by May 15, 2012; after that date, the list and its contents will be made public. Cheers, Asaf -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>

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First message :-)
by Richard Ames 09 May '12

09 May '12

'Gday' to you all - Thought I would jump in and test the new list. I presume it is for our use..... I would prefer to use it as a central copy (archive) of all messages is kept for all see. Can be referenced, etc. Maybe a short bio from each of us would be in order? Regards, Richard Sydney, Oz.

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Comments please on Sue's interview
by Barry Newstead (WMF) 09 May '12

09 May '12

Hi FDC Advisory Group: I just saw that Bridgespan has posted interviews with board members and with Sue. Sue, in particular, laid out a rather specific set of recommendations for the FDC[2]. It would be great if you would review them and comment in the talk page[3]. I think they are a good basis for discussion. Note: Bridgespan interviewed me too and the notes should be up soon. Best, Barry [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Additional_Inf… [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Additional_Inf… [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Additiona… -- Barry Newstead Chief Global Development Officer Wikimedia Foundation

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List archives are not public
by Richard Ames 02 May '12

02 May '12

I have delayed adding the link to Meta because the list archives are private; please change tham to public. R/R

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FD-advisory group list usage
by Richard Ames 02 May '12

02 May '12

I suggest this list be used for conversations and temporary communications and the Meta wiki be used for more permanent collaborative document / policy / process creation. I think both should be public so our community can see it.... I will add a link on Meta to the list archives. Regards, Richard.

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Recent teleconference thoughts
by Richard Ames 02 May '12

02 May '12

Hi all - I think the recent teleconference went very well .... suggestions: If we do it again I would ask people to identify themselves as they start speaking. I had trouble distinguishing between speakers (sometimes). I would also suggest only one meeting is necessary and would insure all hear the same information. Two meetings was considerate of the organizers but very expensive in terms of those who did it twice. I think pick a time that is OK for the majority and those living on the other side of the sphere will lose some sleep. Thanks and regards, Richard.

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not so Short bio
by Richard Ames 02 May '12

02 May '12

Here is the promised bio: Born London, UK; late 1946; Australian mother, American (USA) father. School years in Los Angeles, except for two years in England. Joined US Navy in 1967, retired in 1987. Electronics Technician trained in Radar but spent entire career in the submarine service. Initial speciality was inertial navigation (first computer was a Verdan see: http://www.tendertale.com/tttj/tttj2-5.html and scan down to middle of page). Next did ocean floor searching. Lastly at a command running the Transit satellite system (precursor to GPS, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_(satellite) where I introduced the command to the DDN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Data_Network Managed to advance from Seaman Recruit to Lieutenant (Limited Duty Officer, Electronics). Along the way married a lovely young Australian lady - Susan. (1976) My first Internet account was in about 1981 on a computer named trout at NOSC in San Diego. I still have found memories of using rtfm.mit.edu to look up all kinds for useful data: see http://rtfm.mit.edu/ . You might be amazed or annoyed the MIT allows this, [see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM ] and has for almost 30 years to my knowledge. Along the way did a CS in computer science and a MS in Management. Migrated to Australia in 1987 (see mother and wife above). Worked for DEC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation 1987 - 1992. Then consulting / contracting computer support (mostly for small businesses) for 15 years. Retired in 2010. Was in Rotary Club of St. Ives for 14 years resigned in 2008; see: http://xr.com/t65 (PDF, page 3 upper right). Hosted seven exchange students in this period; attending the wedding on one in Belgium on 21 July. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/RichardAmes and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ariconte (My edit history on Wikipedia) Recently decided to take up 'amateur radio' as a hobby. Member of WIA, ARRL, MWRS, HADARC..... Cheers, Richard.

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Still moderated????
by Richard Ames 02 May '12

02 May '12

I wonder if this is still moderated???? I think it is a better place to but email communication because it can be made open to the public to read... and only members can post. Private emails don't satisfy our goal to be open to the community at large. Regards, Richard.

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