[Wikimedia-l] FDC Nominations are open

[Asaf Bartov]

Hi, everyone.

As you probably know, we have been discussing the creation of a new Funds
Dissemination Committee (FDC)[1] across the movement for several months
now, following the board resolution[2].

Now is a good time to start collecting potential nominees to serve on the
future FDC, as we hope to select members by late August, and to have a
working committee some time in September.  Following the second Advisory
Group meeting[3], the draft proposal[4] is coming along, and you can read
it to get an idea of what the FDC will be tasked with, and what kind of
work and background are expected of its volunteer members.

==Why you'd want to volunteer with the FDC==

* you will be reviewing proposals and making recommendations about the
effective spending of millions of dollars, shaping the direction of impact
of a significant portion of our movement's financial resources.
* your decision-making will be supported by professional staff tasked with
a lot of the decision-supporting information gathering, summarizing, etc.
* you will gain valuable experience in grant-making, project evaluation,
and planning on a global and multi-cultural level.
* you will be working with 8 other great and dedicated individuals from
across the movement.

==Why you might not want to volunteer with the FDC==

* The FDC will commit to, and enforce, a high standard of participation,
and you may not be ready to seriously commit to a high level of
participation for at least two years.
* The FDC's work will be conducted in English, and even with maximal
support and summarization from staff, you will be required to read a lot of
text in English, and to make your contributions in English.
* You don't meet the membership criteria[5], or you're confident other
candidates are better qualified or positioned to serve on the committee.

If you're interested in serving on the future FDC, please add your name to
the nominations page[6].  You will be contacted shortly and asked to make a
statement.

Thanks,

   Asaf

[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee
[2]
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Funds_Dissemination_Committee
[4]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/FDC_Advisory_Group_meeting_June_9-10,_2012
[4]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Draft_FDC_Proposal_for_the_Board
[5]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Draft_FDC_Proposal_for_the_Board#Membership
[6] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Nominations
-- 
    Asaf Bartov
    Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>

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