[Wikimedia-l] Fwd: FDC recommendations on funds allocation, Round 1, 2012-13

Thu Nov 15 19:05:41 UTC 2012

Hi,

>From the arguments, I had a hard time to understand why some organizations
got so much less than they requested, and some got every single dollar. I
assume more detailed arguments will follow?

Kind regards,
Lodewijk

2012/11/15 Jan-Bart de Vreede <jdevreede at wikimedia.org>

> Hi Everyone
>
> Rather than repeat everything I would like to point you to a blog post
> created earlier today.
>
>
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/11/15/fdc-process-milestone-sharing-wikimedia-movement-funds/
>
> I do want to take the opportunity to once again thank all those involved
> in this first round, including all the participating chapters. As expressed
> earlier: this is the future of our funds dissemination and we will refine
> the process, but this first round has exceeded my expectations on all
> levels. Thanks everyone!
>
> Jan-Bart
> (who now goes digging in the attic for some barn stars....)
>
>
> On 15 Nov 2012, at 19:38, Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj at alk.edu.pl> wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj at alk.edu.pl>
> > Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 7:25 PM
> > Subject: FDC recommendations on funds allocation, Round 1, 2012-13
> > To: wikimediaannounce-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> >
> >
> > The inaugural Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) is pleased to announce
> > recommendations [1] on Round 1 of funds allocations for the year 2012-13.
> > The WMF Board of Trustees will make a decision on these recommendations
> by
> > December 15, 2012.
> >
> > The FDC received proposals from 12 movement entities for Round 1 for a
> > total requested amount of 10.4 million USD. These proposals were from 11
> > Wikimedia chapters and the Wikimedia Foundation. Three proposals were
> > received after the deadline of 1 October had passed, but the FDC decided
> > that since it was the first time for the process, the late proposals
> would
> > be accepted and discussed. Since the proposal deadline, the FDC and FDC
> > support staff have spent many hours reviewing and assessing these
> proposals
> > to determine a set of allocations that would best support movement goals.
> > This assessment included a 4-day in-person deliberation session in San
> > Francisco over the period October 28-31, where the FDC members discussed
> > the proposals in depth and determined allocation amounts for each
> applying
> > entity.
> >
> > The FDC recognizes that this is not a perfect process, and that the
> process
> > and the outcome will improve over time as we learn more about what works
> in
> > the movement and what drives impact. We invite the community to provide
> > overall feedback on these recommendations on the talk page for these
> > recommendations [2] and to provide feedback about the FDC process on-wiki
> > to the Ombudsperson [3], who will collect this feedback and use it in our
> > continuous improvement process. For formal complaints about the
> > recommendations, there is a separate process, outlined below.
> >
> > If any entity has a complaint about the FDC's recommendation, it should
> be
> > submitted by 23:59 UTC on 22 November 2012 in accordance with the
> complaint
> > process outlined in the Framework for the Creation and Initial Operation
> of
> > the FDC [4]:
> >
> >   - The complaint should be in the form of a 500-or-fewer word summary
> >   directed to the two non-voting WMF Board representatives on the FDC
> >   (Jan-Bart and Patricio)
> >   - The complaint should be submitted on-wiki, through the FDC portal
> page
> >   designated for this purpose [5]
> >   - These board representatives will present the complaint to the WMF
> >   Board at the same time it considers the FDC recommendation.
> >   - Formal complaints can be submitted only by the Board Chair of a
> >   funding-seeking entity.
> >   - Formal complaints must be filed within seven days of the submission
> of
> >   the FDC slate of recommendations to the WMF Board (by end of day UTC
> >   November 22)
> >   - Any planned or approved disbursements to the organization filing a
> >   complaint will be put on hold until the complaint is resolved.
> >   - If the WMF Board's consideration of the complaint results in an
> >   amendment of the FDC's recommendations (which is expected only in
> >   extraordinary circumstances), the WMF Board may choose to release extra
> >   funds from the WMF reserves to provide additional funds not allocated
> by
> >   the FDC's initial recommendation.
> >   - Other members of the WMF Board may participate in the investigation
> if
> >   approved by the Chair of the WMF Board.
> >
> >
> >
> > on behalf of the FDC
> >
> > Dariusz Jemielniak (Chair)
> >
> > [1]
> >
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2012-2013_round1
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [2]
> >
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:FDC_portal/FDC_recommendations/2012-2013_round1
> >
> >
> >
> > [3]
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Appeals_regarding_FDC_process
> >
> >
> >
> > [4]
> >
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Complaint_submission_process
> >
> >
> >
> > [5]
> >
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Complaints_regarding_FDC_recommendations_to_the_board
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > __________________________
> > dr hab. Dariusz Jemielniak
> > profesor zarządzania
> > kierownik katedry Zarządzania Międzynarodowego
> > i centrum badawczego CROW
> > Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
> > http://www.crow.alk.edu.pl
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