[Wikimedia-l] The Grant Advisory Committee is expanding!

[Asaf Bartov]

Reminder: The Grant Advisory Committee is expanding.  If you'd like to help
grantees and the Foundation in its grantmaking, consider submitting your
candidacy here:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Candidates

Cheers,

   Asaf

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Asaf Bartov <abartov at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation would like to expand its Grant Advisory
> Committee[1], and we would like you to consider whether you might be
> interested in volunteering in that capacity.
>
> The GAC (as it is affectionately known) is an advisory body performing a
> double function in relation to the Wikimedia Foundation's Grants Program[3]
> --
>
> 1. The GAC advises grant applicants on how to improve and clarify their
> proposals and their plans.  This often extends to advice not just about how
> to secure the funds, but how to improve the planning of the project/event
> or what precedents to look at, for positive or negative examples.
> 2. The GAC advises the Foundation on the mission fit, frugality, and
> expected impact of grant proposals, expressing support or concerns about
> open grant proposals.
>
> If this sounds like something you might want to help with, please review
> the description of the GAC[1] and the membership criteria[2].  If you think
> you meet the criteria, add your name to the candidates page[4] with a brief
> statement demonstrating your meeting the criteria.  This is to be an open
> process, and the number of seats on the GAC is not predetermined; we expect
> all qualifying candidates to be admitted into the GAC.
>
> Please help us reach potential volunteers by sharing/forwarding this
> announcement in appropriate community mailing lists.
>
> Finally, I'd like to thank the incumbent members of the GAC (founded
> exactly one year ago), who are putting in their time and experience and
> have been making a real difference in our grantmaking this past year.
>
> Thank you,
>
>    Asaf
>
> [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee
> [2]
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Membership_criteria
> [3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index
> [4] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee/Candidates
> --
>     Asaf Bartov
>     Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>
>
>


-- 
    Asaf Bartov
    Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>

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