Hello all,

I wanted to highlight to those of you that missed it that the WMF has put a call out for volunteers to act as a part of the grants advisory committee - the deadline is the 30th December.

This is a really interesting role within the movement, scrutinizing applications for project funding. You would get to review everything from engagement events, to research proposals to software projects - you might end up approving a pilot that turns into the next Wikidata or WikiLovesMonuments.

I would be happy to talk to and encourage any UK based wikimedian volunteer who is interested and would like to chat more about this type of movement role as it would be great to get more members of our community involved who could perhaps help engage more UK contributors in grant applications. Its also fantastic stuff to have on a CV as a volunteer.

The criteria for candidates are as follows:

*Mandatory*:

1. Experience with the Wikimedia movement and at least one Wikimedia project https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_projects. 2. Ability to edit basic wiki-markup (grant proposal discussions are largely conducted on Meta). 3. Understanding of diversity, including cultural, linguistic, and gender differences. Reasonable facility with English, for reviewing and discussing grant proposals. 4. Experience with programmatic or project-based work, e.g. editor engagement, outreach, events, partnerships, research, education. 5. Have a track record of constructive engagement in community discussions and an orientation toward collaborative problem solving. 6. Ability to actively engage in the review process at least once every 2 months. Members who have not engaged for at least two months will be asked privately if they're still interested in serving on the GAC. GAC membership of those who do not step down but who remain inactive for another month will expire.

*Preferable*:

1. Experience leading, coordinating, or managing projects with an intended on-wiki impact. 2. Experience applying for grants or working in grants programs (in the Wikimedia, academic, or wider non-profit world). 3. Experience handling externally provided money and working with and within budgets, preferably in a non-profit context. 4. Experience with organizational issues, including governance, due diligence, accountability processes, auditing, and finance. 5. Ability to read and write in multiple languages.

*Katherine Bavage * *Fundraising Manager * *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0752

Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).

*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Wang awang@wikimedia.org Date: 18 November 2014 22:28 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Join the Grant Advisory Committee! To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Hello Everyone!

We're sending out another call for new Grant Advisory Committee (GAC) members!

The GAC are community volunteers who are explicitly invited[1] to review and evaluate grant proposals made in the Wikimedia Foundation Project and Event Grants Program[2], and offer advice to both grant applicants and the Foundation.

Read all about it on the Candidates page[3]. The deadline for signing up for this round is December 30, 2014, so be sure to step forward before then. New members will be inducted by the middle of January 2015.

Please help this message reach as many people as possible, by relaying it to appropriate lists and village pumps.

And many thanks to our current and former GAC members[4]!

Cheers,

Alex

[1] _everyone_ is implicitly invited! [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Candidat... [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Grant_Advisory_Committee

-- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe