Hello Wikimedians,
Twice a year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets to help make decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. For this round, we met in person from May 13-15 to deliberate on five plans and proposals, which were submitted by Wikimedia Armenia, Wikimedia Norge, Wikimedia France, the Centre for Internet and Society, as well as the draft annual plan of the Wikimedia Foundation. We would like to thank all the organizations this round for submitting these proposals.
We have posted our Round 2 2015-2016 recommendations on the annual plan grants to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. [1] The Board will review our deliberations and make a decision by July 1, 2016.
This round, we received grant requests of roughly $1.25 million USD, and we have recommended roughly $1.14 million in annual plan grants (though grants are made in local currency). Before we met in May, we reviewed all of the proposals and additional documents submitted. We were assisted in this review with some input from the FDC staff assessments and analysis on impact, finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the proposals.
There is a formal process to submit complaints or appeals about these recommendations. Here are the steps for both:
Any organization that would like to submit an appeal on the FDC’s Round 2 recommendation should submit it to the Board representatives to the FDC by 23:59 UTC on 8 June 2016 in accordance with the appeal process outlined in the FDC Framework. A formal appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in the form of a 500-or-fewer word summary directed to the two non-voting WMF Board representative to the FDC, Dariusz Jemielniak. The appeal should be submitted on-wiki, [4] and must be submitted by the Board Chair of a funding-seeking applicant. The Board will publish its decision on this and all recommendations by 1 July 2016.
Complaints to the ombudsperson about the FDC process can be filed by anyone with the Ombudsperson and can be made any time. The complaint should be submitted on wiki, as well. The ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and investigate as needed.
On a side note, all FDC members are flying back to their home countries, so we might be able to respond only in a day or two,
On behalf of the FDC,
Matanya [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2015-2016_rou...
Thanks, for once, again a very thorough work done by FDC.
I find it very encouraging to see that this committee is able to continue with its good quality in its assessments and also to see it growing as a role model in integrity and also truly representing the community in values and experience gained from activities from our affiliates/chapters.
I do hope that you, both as a role model and in your hand fast recommendations, can help both the Board and WMF to also evolve into role models and fully taking in the learning from all parts of the movement. And that you will continue guide and follow up on the work in the chapters having employees.
Anders
Now having read through all text twice, and enjoyed it a lot
Den 2016-05-15 kl. 19:29, skrev matanya moses:
Hello Wikimedians,
Twice a year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets to help make decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. For this round, we met in person from May 13-15 to deliberate on five plans and proposals, which were submitted by Wikimedia Armenia, Wikimedia Norge, Wikimedia France, the Centre for Internet and Society, as well as the draft annual plan of the Wikimedia Foundation. We would like to thank all the organizations this round for submitting these proposals.
We have posted our Round 2 2015-2016 recommendations on the annual plan grants to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. [1] The Board will review our deliberations and make a decision by July 1, 2016.
This round, we received grant requests of roughly $1.25 million USD, and we have recommended roughly $1.14 million in annual plan grants (though grants are made in local currency). Before we met in May, we reviewed all of the proposals and additional documents submitted. We were assisted in this review with some input from the FDC staff assessments and analysis on impact, finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the proposals.
There is a formal process to submit complaints or appeals about these recommendations. Here are the steps for both:
Any organization that would like to submit an appeal on the FDC’s Round 2 recommendation should submit it to the Board representatives to the FDC by 23:59 UTC on 8 June 2016 in accordance with the appeal process outlined in the FDC Framework. A formal appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in the form of a 500-or-fewer word summary directed to the two non-voting WMF Board representative to the FDC, Dariusz Jemielniak. The appeal should be submitted on-wiki, [4] and must be submitted by the Board Chair of a funding-seeking applicant. The Board will publish its decision on this and all recommendations by 1 July 2016.
Complaints to the ombudsperson about the FDC process can be filed by anyone with the Ombudsperson and can be made any time. The complaint should be submitted on wiki, as well. The ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and investigate as needed.
On a side note, all FDC members are flying back to their home countries, so we might be able to respond only in a day or two,
On behalf of the FDC,
Matanya [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2015-2016_rou...
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For the ones who do not read the complete text, i see the key sentences to be (for WMF and the Board)
*WMF to view its actions as leveraging a /network effect/ utilising the resources of the global movement.
*For an international organization [Board&WMF], there is an apparent overall lack of global diversity
I do hope that these key needs will be reflected not only in operative actions but also in the recruitment of a new ED.
A resource centre in SF*combined* with the people, local organisations and learnings from all over our movement will be a formula for success that will enable us to reach our vision
Anders
Den 2016-05-15 kl. 21:55, skrev Anders Wennersten:
Thanks, for once, again a very thorough work done by FDC.
I find it very encouraging to see that this committee is able to continue with its good quality in its assessments and also to see it growing as a role model in integrity and also truly representing the community in values and experience gained from activities from our affiliates/chapters.
I do hope that you, both as a role model and in your hand fast recommendations, can help both the Board and WMF to also evolve into role models and fully taking in the learning from all parts of the movement. And that you will continue guide and follow up on the work in the chapters having employees.
Anders
Now having read through all text twice, and enjoyed it a lot
Den 2016-05-15 kl. 19:29, skrev matanya moses:
Hello Wikimedians,
Twice a year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets to help make decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. For this round, we met in person from May 13-15 to deliberate on five plans and proposals, which were submitted by Wikimedia Armenia, Wikimedia Norge, Wikimedia France, the Centre for Internet and Society, as well as the draft annual plan of the Wikimedia Foundation. We would like to thank all the organizations this round for submitting these proposals.
We have posted our Round 2 2015-2016 recommendations on the annual plan grants to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. [1] The Board will review our deliberations and make a decision by July 1, 2016.
This round, we received grant requests of roughly $1.25 million USD, and we have recommended roughly $1.14 million in annual plan grants (though grants are made in local currency). Before we met in May, we reviewed all of the proposals and additional documents submitted. We were assisted in this review with some input from the FDC staff assessments and analysis on impact, finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the proposals.
There is a formal process to submit complaints or appeals about these recommendations. Here are the steps for both:
Any organization that would like to submit an appeal on the FDC’s Round 2 recommendation should submit it to the Board representatives to the FDC by 23:59 UTC on 8 June 2016 in accordance with the appeal process outlined in the FDC Framework. A formal appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in the form of a 500-or-fewer word summary directed to the two non-voting WMF Board representative to the FDC, Dariusz Jemielniak. The appeal should be submitted on-wiki, [4] and must be submitted by the Board Chair of a funding-seeking applicant. The Board will publish its decision on this and all recommendations by 1 July 2016.
Complaints to the ombudsperson about the FDC process can be filed by anyone with the Ombudsperson and can be made any time. The complaint should be submitted on wiki, as well. The ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and investigate as needed.
On a side note, all FDC members are flying back to their home countries, so we might be able to respond only in a day or two,
On behalf of the FDC,
Matanya [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2015-2016_rou...
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As one of the former board liaisons to the FDC, this is one of the threads I regularly follow on wikimedia-l.
Am so happy to see the FDC going from strength to strength. It remains a radical exercise in volunteer-led funding allocation, a model that is unusual to begin with, and that I've rarely seen operate with such rigour.
Come to think of it, I can't think of any other volunteer-led funding models. Are there others?
Congratulations to all of you who make it happen, Bishakha
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 5:31 PM, Anders Wennersten <mail@anderswennersten.se
wrote:
For the ones who do not read the complete text, i see the key sentences to be (for WMF and the Board)
*WMF to view its actions as leveraging a /network effect/ utilising the resources of the global movement.
*For an international organization [Board&WMF], there is an apparent overall lack of global diversity
I do hope that these key needs will be reflected not only in operative actions but also in the recruitment of a new ED.
A resource centre in SF*combined* with the people, local organisations and learnings from all over our movement will be a formula for success that will enable us to reach our vision
Anders
Den 2016-05-15 kl. 21:55, skrev Anders Wennersten:
Thanks, for once, again a very thorough work done by FDC.
I find it very encouraging to see that this committee is able to continue with its good quality in its assessments and also to see it growing as a role model in integrity and also truly representing the community in values and experience gained from activities from our affiliates/chapters.
I do hope that you, both as a role model and in your hand fast recommendations, can help both the Board and WMF to also evolve into role models and fully taking in the learning from all parts of the movement. And that you will continue guide and follow up on the work in the chapters having employees.
Anders
Now having read through all text twice, and enjoyed it a lot
Den 2016-05-15 kl. 19:29, skrev matanya moses:
Hello Wikimedians,
Twice a year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets to help make decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. For this round, we met in person from May 13-15 to deliberate on five plans and proposals, which were submitted by Wikimedia Armenia, Wikimedia Norge, Wikimedia France, the Centre for Internet and Society, as well as the draft annual plan of the Wikimedia Foundation. We would like to thank all the organizations this round for submitting these proposals.
We have posted our Round 2 2015-2016 recommendations on the annual plan grants to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. [1] The Board will review our deliberations and make a decision by July 1, 2016.
This round, we received grant requests of roughly $1.25 million USD, and we have recommended roughly $1.14 million in annual plan grants (though grants are made in local currency). Before we met in May, we reviewed all of the proposals and additional documents submitted. We were assisted in this review with some input from the FDC staff assessments and analysis on impact, finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the proposals.
There is a formal process to submit complaints or appeals about these recommendations. Here are the steps for both:
Any organization that would like to submit an appeal on the FDC’s Round 2 recommendation should submit it to the Board representatives to the FDC by 23:59 UTC on 8 June 2016 in accordance with the appeal process outlined in the FDC Framework. A formal appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in the form of a 500-or-fewer word summary directed to the two non-voting WMF Board representative to the FDC, Dariusz Jemielniak. The appeal should be submitted on-wiki, [4] and must be submitted by the Board Chair of a funding-seeking applicant. The Board will publish its decision on this and all recommendations by 1 July 2016.
Complaints to the ombudsperson about the FDC process can be filed by anyone with the Ombudsperson and can be made any time. The complaint should be submitted on wiki, as well. The ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and investigate as needed.
On a side note, all FDC members are flying back to their home countries, so we might be able to respond only in a day or two,
On behalf of the FDC,
Matanya [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2015-2016_rou...
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Many thanks for the hard work. As I've been an observer to this round, and as a former chair of the FDC for six rounds, I can attest that you have done a very good job, discussing the details of all proposals.
While people may disagree with your recommendations or opinions, the diligent approach and due care are, in my view, indisputable.
Best,
Dj 15.05.2016 7:30 PM "matanya moses" matanya@foss.co.il napisał(a):
Hello Wikimedians,
Twice a year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) meets to help make decisions about how to effectively allocate movement funds to achieve the Wikimedia movement's mission, vision, and strategy. For this round, we met in person from May 13-15 to deliberate on five plans and proposals, which were submitted by Wikimedia Armenia, Wikimedia Norge, Wikimedia France, the Centre for Internet and Society, as well as the draft annual plan of the Wikimedia Foundation. We would like to thank all the organizations this round for submitting these proposals.
We have posted our Round 2 2015-2016 recommendations on the annual plan grants to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. [1] The Board will review our deliberations and make a decision by July 1, 2016.
This round, we received grant requests of roughly $1.25 million USD, and we have recommended roughly $1.14 million in annual plan grants (though grants are made in local currency). Before we met in May, we reviewed all of the proposals and additional documents submitted. We were assisted in this review with some input from the FDC staff assessments and analysis on impact, finances, and programs, as well as community comments on the proposals.
There is a formal process to submit complaints or appeals about these recommendations. Here are the steps for both:
Any organization that would like to submit an appeal on the FDC’s Round 2 recommendation should submit it to the Board representatives to the FDC by 23:59 UTC on 8 June 2016 in accordance with the appeal process outlined in the FDC Framework. A formal appeal to challenge the FDC’s recommendation should be in the form of a 500-or-fewer word summary directed to the two non-voting WMF Board representative to the FDC, Dariusz Jemielniak. The appeal should be submitted on-wiki, [4] and must be submitted by the Board Chair of a funding-seeking applicant. The Board will publish its decision on this and all recommendations by 1 July 2016.
Complaints to the ombudsperson about the FDC process can be filed by anyone with the Ombudsperson and can be made any time. The complaint should be submitted on wiki, as well. The ombudsperson will publicly document the complaint, and investigate as needed.
On a side note, all FDC members are flying back to their home countries, so we might be able to respond only in a day or two,
On behalf of the FDC,
Matanya [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/FDC_recommendations/2015-2016_rou...
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