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









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শুক্র, ২১ মে, ২০২১ তারিখে ৭:৪৯ PM টায় এ Bodhisattwa Mandal <bodhisattwa.rgkmc@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@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@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


--
Julia Brungs
Senior Community Relations Specialist 
Wikimedia Foundation		 

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