Dear friends in the Wikimedia community,
After meeting face-to-face in May to deliberate on the four proposals they received for the 2013-2014 Round 2 annual plan grants, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) posted their funding recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees. [1]
Four proposals were submitted in this round, and one of them (the Wikimedia Foundation) did not receive a dollar allocation. Funding requests from the three other organizations (Centre for Internet and Society, Wikimédia France and Wikimedia Norge) this round totaled US$1,555,953.
The funds available for movement entities through the FDC process in 2013–2014 was US$6,000,000. Of this, $4,432,000 was allocated in Round 1, leaving $1,568,000 for Round 2. In this round, the FDC has recommended funding allocations totaling approximately $1,235,062. The remaining approximately $332,938 will be returned to the Wikimedia Foundation's reserves. The recommended allocation for the WMF is excluded from this, as it includes the next year's budget for the Wikimedia movement as a whole.
I am pleased to share with you the news that the Board of Trustees has made the decision to approve the FDC's 2013-2014 Round 2 funding recommendations in full. [2] These funding recommendations will now be implemented by the Foundation.
Many people have put in significant work to make this process a success. As the Board Representatives to the FDC, we would like to thank the Round 2 applicants themselves, the Funds Dissemination Committee members and staff, and the members of the community who participated in the community review period. We congratulate the applicants and look forward to learning more about how their annual plans progress.
Best,
Patricio Lorente and Bishakha Datta, Board Representatives to the FDC
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/20...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/Board_decisions/2013-2...
Has the board considered and or replied to the other recommendations of the FDC, in particular the process recommendations around the submission of the WMF proposal and the criticism offered by the FDC of the proposal submitted in this round?
~Nathan
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lorente@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear friends in the Wikimedia community,
After meeting face-to-face in May to deliberate on the four proposals they received for the 2013-2014 Round 2 annual plan grants, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) posted their funding recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees. [1]
Four proposals were submitted in this round, and one of them (the Wikimedia Foundation) did not receive a dollar allocation. Funding requests from the three other organizations (Centre for Internet and Society, Wikimédia France and Wikimedia Norge) this round totaled US$1,555,953.
The funds available for movement entities through the FDC process in 2013–2014 was US$6,000,000. Of this, $4,432,000 was allocated in Round 1, leaving $1,568,000 for Round 2. In this round, the FDC has recommended funding allocations totaling approximately $1,235,062. The remaining approximately $332,938 will be returned to the Wikimedia Foundation's reserves. The recommended allocation for the WMF is excluded from this, as it includes the next year's budget for the Wikimedia movement as a whole.
I am pleased to share with you the news that the Board of Trustees has made the decision to approve the FDC's 2013-2014 Round 2 funding recommendations in full. [2] These funding recommendations will now be implemented by the Foundation.
Many people have put in significant work to make this process a success. As the Board Representatives to the FDC, we would like to thank the Round 2 applicants themselves, the Funds Dissemination Committee members and staff, and the members of the community who participated in the community review period. We congratulate the applicants and look forward to learning more about how their annual plans progress.
Best,
Patricio Lorente and Bishakha Datta, Board Representatives to the FDC
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/20...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/Board_decisions/2013-2...
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On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lorente@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear friends in the Wikimedia community,
After meeting face-to-face in May to deliberate on the four proposals they received for the 2013-2014 Round 2 annual plan grants, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) posted their funding recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees. [1]
Four proposals were submitted in this round, and one of them (the Wikimedia Foundation) did not receive a dollar allocation. Funding requests from the three other organizations (Centre for Internet and Society, Wikimédia France and Wikimedia Norge) this round totaled US$1,555,953.
The funds available for movement entities through the FDC process in 2013–2014 was US$6,000,000. Of this, $4,432,000 was allocated in Round 1, leaving $1,568,000 for Round 2. In this round, the FDC has recommended funding allocations totaling approximately $1,235,062. The remaining approximately $332,938 will be returned to the Wikimedia Foundation's reserves. The recommended allocation for the WMF is excluded from this, as it includes the next year's budget for the Wikimedia movement as a whole.
I am pleased to share with you the news that the Board of Trustees has made the decision to approve the FDC's 2013-2014 Round 2 funding recommendations in full. [2] These funding recommendations will now be implemented by the Foundation.
Many people have put in significant work to make this process a success. As the Board Representatives to the FDC, we would like to thank the Round 2 applicants themselves, the Funds Dissemination Committee members and staff, and the members of the community who participated in the community review period. We congratulate the applicants and look forward to learning more about how their annual plans progress.
Best,
Patricio Lorente and Bishakha Datta, Board Representatives to the FDC
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/20...
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_portal/Board_decisions/2013-2...
-- Patricio Lorente
Hi Patricio,
I have a question about something in the "software development" portion of the FDC recommendations regarding the Wikimedia Foundation proposal.
In that, it says "The effectiveness of persona-based strategy for the identification of user needs and prioritization is not clear, as no evaluation of this has been done after the roll-out of Mobile apps. It is suggested that the software team assesses the effectiveness of its processes, tools, team by an appropriate mix of surveys, and use of experts in the field and take corrective action to address the gaps."
Which mobile apps are you referring to?
This passage seemed to lack sufficient detail to explain what was being commented on, and why. Many teams have used user-centered design tools like personas, user stories, and usability testing. Not all of them are used in the same way, and we don't use a single "one size fits all" approach to gathering user needs since every product tends to target different kinds of users (mobile vs desktop, readers vs new editors vs existing editors, and so on). In this regard, the feedback is somewhat confusing and not very actionable.
Steven
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On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Steven Walling steven.walling@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Patricio,
I have a question about something in the "software development" portion of the FDC recommendations regarding the Wikimedia Foundation proposal.
In that, it says "The effectiveness of persona-based strategy for the identification of user needs and prioritization is not clear, as no evaluation of this has been done after the roll-out of Mobile apps. It is suggested that the software team assesses the effectiveness of its processes, tools, team by an appropriate mix of surveys, and use of experts in the field and take corrective action to address the gaps."
Which mobile apps are you referring to?
This passage seemed to lack sufficient detail to explain what was being commented on, and why. Many teams have used user-centered design tools like personas, user stories, and usability testing. Not all of them are used in the same way, and we don't use a single "one size fits all" approach to gathering user needs since every product tends to target different kinds of users (mobile vs desktop, readers vs new editors vs existing editors, and so on). In this regard, the feedback is somewhat confusing and not very actionable.
Phoebe reminded me off list (thanks!) that the FDC recommendation link has actually been posted before, and as the Board liason Patricio can't necessarily answer this question. I'll just post this on the Talk page. Sorry for any confusion. :)
Steven
Hi Steven!
2014-06-30 19:33 GMT-03:00 Steven Walling steven.walling@gmail.com:
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Steven Walling steven.walling@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Patricio,
I have a question about something in the "software development" portion of the FDC recommendations regarding the Wikimedia Foundation proposal.
[...]
Phoebe reminded me off list (thanks!) that the FDC recommendation link has actually been posted before, and as the Board liason Patricio can't necessarily answer this question. I'll just post this on the Talk page. Sorry for any confusion. :)
Phoebe is right: for questions regarding the FDC recommendation you should ask the FDC members, and the Talk page of the recommendation seems a good place to have that conversation. Thanks,
Patricio
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