Greetings,
Thanks for announcing this. I like the decentralisation attempt. For better
understanding, I have the following questions. Thanks for your attention.
A. Decision Making procedure
# Who will be in the decision-making position? Does the committee
recommend, and the Wikimedia Foundation team decide? Or is the committee
going to make a decision with inputs from Wikimedia Foundation?
# Is the process going to be the same for a) all types of grant support?
and b) across all regions such as Europe, Africa etc?
B. Selection of committee members
# How are the committee members going to be selected? "Following initial
nominations, there will be a review process to confirm the members of the
committees." — who will be in the review committee?
# What is the importance of voting/discussion around a nomination? (however
as nominations can be sent over email also, I don't think we are going to
focus on voting/community discussion. Please confirm.)
C. Eligibility
"Anyone receiving compensation through a Wikimedia affiliate or current
grant project."
Kindly explain what is a "compensation"?
# Is it a remuneration/salary component received from a grant?
# Does it include grants with "project expense only" (eg, a $2,000 rapid
grant where 100% was project expense, and no salary and other component)?
# Does it include support received from an affiliate program?
# Does it include short-term past/recent past involvement?
# Can a WMF contractor (not staff) apply to become a member?
# Can a user group senior member, who is not a user group contact person or
a grant signatory, apply to become a committee member?
D. Conflict of Interest policy
# Conflict of Interest guidelines is not linked in the current version
https://w.wiki/3MtG It would be good to know about the Conflict of Interest
policy applicable here.
E. Financial support
" Committee members will have all costs related to participation covered,
including data costs, transportation, caregiving / childcare, and meals.
Additional stipends are to be determined"
# Is it going to be similar to a staff/contractor position?
# Will there be any contract?
F. Question on Exclusion
I agree with the sentiment expressed already.
# Affiliate chairs, individuals or groups receiving grants, have been in
the ecosystem, proving their eligibility. By completely excluding all such
community leaders, possibly we are losing out a lot of experience from the
nominations and the committee.
Thanks for your kind attention.
Regards.
User:Titodutta
ইতি,
টিটো দত্ত
(মাতৃভাষা থাক জীবন জুড়ে)
শুক্র, ২১ মে, ২০২১ তারিখে ৭:৪৯ PM টায় এ Bodhisattwa Mandal <
bodhisattwa.rgkmc(a)gmail.com> লিখেছেন:
Hi,
I am concerned about the exclusion of affiliate board members in the
regional committees. This decision would exclude a large portion of
experienced volunteers who are there in different user group decision
making committees. For global south countries, that would diminish the pool
of volunteers who are experienced and suitable for this kind of work.
Regards,
Bodhisattwa
On Fri, May 21, 2021, 19:27 Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I am very concerned that you think you're
going to get about 80 qualified
and committed volunteers to do this work within the next few weeks. This
is unrealistic. I also agree with Florence's concerns.
Risker/Anne
On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 08:33, Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hello Julia
I apology if I missed a step at some point.
In this application, I read that
"All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease
to function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the
Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage
current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional
committees."
So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the
Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ?
Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address
their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september
in some cases)
To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups
who are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region
of their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be
appointed a region by default ?
Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but...
1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current
situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate...
2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the
shoulders of those new regional committee members
Best
Florence
Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit :
Dear all,
We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation
continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with
everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes
currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add
more work to anyone's plate.
We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for
Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in
the future of our Movement!
📣 So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for
Grants! 📣
We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the
new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up
as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic
thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide
knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement
activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region.
👉Find out more on meta [2].
Regional Committees will be established for the following regions:
- Middle East and Africa
- SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
- East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region
- Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
- United States and Canada
- Northern and Western Europe
- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
👉All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta
[4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*!
If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion
page [5].
Please do share this announcement widely with your Network.
Best wishes,
Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunc…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunc…
[3]
https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunc…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Re…
--
*Julia Brungs*
Senior Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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