Reminder that this meeting begins in 15 minutes. ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Garfield Byrd gbyrd@wikimedia.org Date: Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:58 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Subject: IRC office hours to discuss FDC eligibility criteria and next steps To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Dear Wikimedia Community,
As you may have seen, last week the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees passed a resolution to establish the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) [1]. Full details about the planned structure and processes of the FDC can be found in the framework proposed to the Board [2]. This framework was developed over the past few months with input from a variety of people across the movement.
We will be holding two sets of *IRC office hours* on *Wednesday 25 July*, to answer any questions community members may have about the FDC process; in particular the first step of establishing the eligibility to apply to the FDC. Office hours will be held:
· 16:00-17:00 UTC/09:00 PDT Wednesday, July 25th
· 23:00-23:59 UTC/16:00 PDT Wednesday, July 25th
On *Monday 23 July 2012*, the Foundation will publish a list of eligible entities based on the eligibility criteria established in the framework [3]. Please let me know if you believe there are any corrections to be made to this list. Entities who are interested in applying for funds through the FDC but are ineligible due to compliance issues should work with the Foundation to develop a plan to correct compliance issues.
Entities who are ineligible for other reasons - or who would prefer not to go through the FDC process in this round -may seek funding through the Wikimedia Foundation Grants Program.
I will be sending out a more detailed email on Monday to inform you of this list and next steps in the process. I look forward to speaking with you on Wednesday.
Sincerely,
Garfield Byrd
(WMF Chief of Finance and Administration)
[1] http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Funds_Dissemination_Committee...
[2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Draft_FDC_Propo...
[3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Sample_letter_o...
-- Garfield Byrd Chief of Finance and Administration Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext 6787 415.882.0495 (fax) www.wikimediafoundation.org
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