Have there been any discussions within the WikiJournal UG about the Movement Strategy funding opportunities? Mehrdad posted this on our Discussion page
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Movement_Strategy_-_What_Are_Your_Choices_For_Implementation though I have am not sure there has been discussion about it, as nobody replied there (nor through this list, I believe). This is separate from the SAPG or Rapid Grant discussions.
One of my user groups met this past week and had a discussion about what we need, and Mehrdad in the Strategy Team was able to join us. One thing became very clear — there is a short timeframe remaining for affiliates to identify areas of need and interest
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transition/List_of_Initiatives and submit requests for funding next year. There are various regional efforts in process to help move this along, but we are thematic and non-regional, so may otherwise fall through the cracks so to speak if we do not somehow identify 2 or 3 needs we have, aligned with the Movement Strategy, that could benefit from funding over the next 12-18 months.
It seems if affiliates do not use this time to actively identify needs and request funds, we will miss out on them through this process.
Thoughts?