From: abartov(a)wikimedia.org Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:20:20 -0700 To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Grant Advisory Committee Expanded Hello, everyone. I'm pleased to announce that we have significantly expanded the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC)[1] as of today, and it now numbers 30 volunteers, following an open process and public calls for volunteers. The updated list of members is here[2]. With this expansion, we hope to achieve a higher degree of community participation in the Foundation's evaluation of grant proposals for its Wikimedia Grants program[3], as well as more diverse feedback and advice for grant applicants on how to refine their proposals for best impact. The GAC was set up almost exactly one year ago, and has been quietly doing what is frankly a thankless job. I applaud and thank the volunteers who have done this work so far, and look forward to easing their load a little now that the GAC is larger, considering an expected rise in the number of grant proposals they would be called upon to review. Welcome to the new volunteers, and may we all have much success in fostering innovation and impactful mission-aligned activities through the grants program. Asaf [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee#Membership [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l

Hello, everyone. I'm pleased to announce that we have significantly expanded the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC)[1] as of today, and it now numbers 30 volunteers, following an open process and public calls for volunteers. The updated list of members is here[2]. With this expansion, we hope to achieve a higher degree of community participation in the Foundation's evaluation of grant proposals for its Wikimedia Grants program[3], as well as more diverse feedback and advice for grant applicants on how to refine their proposals for best impact. The GAC was set up almost exactly one year ago, and has been quietly doing what is frankly a thankless job. I applaud and thank the volunteers who have done this work so far, and look forward to easing their load a little now that the GAC is larger, considering an expected rise in the number of grant proposals they would be called upon to review. Welcome to the new volunteers, and may we all have much success in fostering innovation and impactful mission-aligned activities through the grants program. Asaf [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee#Membership [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l