Mike, thank you for your reply and your questions. I've shared more
information about how we'll be sharing the recommendations and making
decisions about the grantees on Meta in response to your comment there:
.
Best,
Nadee
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On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 12:28 PM Mike Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
Hi Nadee,
I remain very concerned by this funding process. The last round of
grantees was quite a surprise announcement, and there was no way to
follow up on the announcement since the grant details weren't shared -
it was basically 'we've given $X of movement funds to this org' and that
was about it.
Hopefully lessons have been learnt since the last round - and things
have also changed at WMF, since we now have the regional grant
committees. So please, make the information about the potential grants
available on meta *before* they take place, and invite community input
on the candidates at the review stage, not just the suggestion stage.
And please ensure that you involve the WMF's regional committees in the
review process.
I've also posted this on-wiki at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Knowledge_Equity_Fund#Concerns
Thanks,
Mike
On 20/1/22 20:40:57, Nadee Gunasena wrote:
Hi all,
I’m writing to share the latest update on the Equity Fund, a pilot
program created by the Wikimedia Foundation to address the barriers to
free knowledge experienced by Black, Indigenous, and communities of
color around the world.
As we've shared on Diff today [1], based on feedback from the first
round of Equity Fund grants we are continuing to iterate on our process
for choosing grantees and increasing community participation. Today, we
are opening up the second round of Equity Fund grantees and are seeking
community recommendations. We know that many of you work closely with
and are aware of external organizations that can help advance the
movement’s goals and address equity gaps. We invite recommendations from
current Wikimedia volunteers and communities through an intake form
available onGoogle survey [2] and LimeSurvey [3]. We’ll be taking your
suggestions for Round 2 through February 18. Thank you to those that
have already submitted recommendations!
You can read more about the current status of the Equity Fund, criteria
for grantees, as well as other updates around community participation
with the Equity Fund on Diff [1]. We invite your questions and feedback
on Meta [4].
Thank you,
Nadee Gunasena, on behalf of the Equity Fund Committee
[1]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/20/next-steps-for-the-equity-fund-and-ho…
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https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/20/next-steps-for-the-equity-fund-and-ho…
[2]
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctHahuVnJQQNG2eo_3F7aB1Z2jQi1JxhN…
<
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctHahuVnJQQNG2eo_3F7aB1Z2jQi1JxhN…
[3]
https://equity-fund.limesurvey.net/162641
<https://equity-fund.limesurvey.net/162641>
[
4]https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund>
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Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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