Fwd: Following up about Simple Annual Plan Grants - Wikipedia-SQ

26 Dec 2017

Pershendetje,

Po i kthehem emailit me poshte te Winifredit te WMF-se prej prillit dhe
idese qe e kam ngrite me ju ne raste te mehershme. Ka qene synim i
kahmotshem i imi me e angazhu dikend me orar te plote ne menaxhimin e
projekteve Wiki. Besoj qe kjo na mundeson me i shtu aktivitetet, me promovu
ne media me shume, dhe me u marr sidomos me shkolla ku une e shoh
potencialin ma t'madh.

Tash qe e kam identifiku dikend qe ka me u marr me te, mundemi me apliku.
Donika Gjigolli ka qene aktive ne FLOSSK deri me 2016, ka kry shkenca
kompjuterike. Ka ndihmu ne organizimin e konferences SFK.

Aplikimi duhet me u ba prej nje entiteti ligjor, per momentin kjo le t'jete
FLOSSK, e me vone nese na ka sukses e meriton zgjerim, mundemi me mendu nje
OJQ te dedikume.

Eshte mire qe kjo ide me e pas mbeshtetjen e komunitetit.

Cfare mendime keni?

Arianiti

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Winifred Olliff &lt;wolliff(a)wikimedia.org&gt;
Date: Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 7:09 PM
Subject: Following up about Simple Annual Plan Grants
To: arianit(a)gmail.com, gretadoci(a)gmail.com
Cc: Alex Wang &lt;awang(a)wikimedia.org&gt;

Pershendetje, Greta & Arianit!

Arianit, I wanted to follow up with you since I remember from our session
on grants during the Wikimedia Conference that you were interested in
learning more about Annual Plan Grants. I understand that your group has
some experience making successful Rapid Grant applications already. It's
good for your group to be in touch with the grants program officers right
away to discuss your plans. That way we can make sure that you're on the
right track to reach your goals. Now you know who I am, so you can Email me
if you ever want to talk more about APG :)

Running an Annual Plan Grant is a bit different from running a successful
project or rapid grant. It requires you to plan your activities in advance
for the entire grant period, and to consult with your community in advance.
You will also need to be able to juggle several projects simultaneously,
which means that your group will need to have solid project management
skills. You will want to make sure your leadership team is stable and able
to commit to work throughout the entire grant period. More effort may be
needed to monitor your finances, manage your group, and do the reporting
required. This decision will require a lot of discussion within your group,
to make sure you can make these commitments. It's important to know that
you can't apply for any other grants if you receive an APG. The APG needs
to include all of your expenses for the grant period.

If you want to grow your group and your activities, you have several
different options.
1. *Rapid Grants.* Sticking with Rapid Grants will allow you the most
flexibility and require the least commitment.
2. *Project Grants. *A Project Grant might be a good option if you prefer
to focus on developing one of your programs in depth an build your groups
skills in project management. The Project Grants team can offer you
coaching in how to implement your project. You would have the option to
pursue multiple project grants or rapid grants at the same time, so you
have some flexibility.
3. *APG. *Your first APG would probably be 6 months long and include basic
operating expenses as well as funding for 1-2 programs. You would have to
stick to your 6-month plan and couldn't apply for any additional grants
during the grant term. In APG, we focus less on project management and more
on helping groups develop their long term plans and keep their
organizations running smoothly. This means that you will already need to
have enough experience to manage several projects on your own.

We are happy to talk with you more about the best options for your group,
and your plans for the future.

Te gjithe mirat!

Winifred

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Winifred Olliff
Senior Program Officer
Wikimedia Foundation

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*Arianit Dobroshi*

President of Executive Board - Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova (
FLOSSK)

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