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

Thu Nov 15 20:35:24 UTC 2012

Hi everyone,

I send this mail as a representative of Wikimedia France.

Wikimedia France acknowledges and agrees with the FDC decision.

The arguments provided with the decision makes sense to us.
Wikimedia France will submit, if possible, a request for the round 2.

On behalf of Wikiemdia France board,

Christophe HENNER | Membre du Conseil d'Administration
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On 15 November 2012 21:29, Lodewijk <lodewijk at effeietsanders.org> wrote:
> Hi Dariusz,
>
> it would probably be helpful if it were indicated when the 120% cap was
> used as the sole reason to reduce the amount. Could you still add that to
> the arguments? That would make it much more insightful. I was personally
> under the impression the maximum was 150% by the way, but that information
> might have been outdated. Then it is at least clear that a technicality is
> the sole cause for your rejection of part of their budget (and could
> potentially form ground for the chapter to ask the board to make an
> exception - it would be quite different if the reasons were because you
> didn't trust them with the money etc).
>
> But for example in the case of Wikimedia France I guess the 120% cap was
> not the reason you only allocated 10% of the amount they requested. I find
> the reasoning in their case quite poor for such a major decision which
> could potentially mean that people get fired and the organization has to
> scale down significantly. I'm confident that you had very good and in depth
> discussions about this, but this is not reflected in the recommendation in
> their specific case. I guess this might be the case for a few more
> applications.
>
> I don't want to go to a specific case here, but just want to illustrate why
> I feel the arguments are poorly presented. Since you did go into such great
> discussion, I feel it would be a waste of your efforts if the arguments are
> so shallow.
>
> I am still hopeful you will change your mind, and add more reasoning to the
> cases.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Lodewijk
>
> 2012/11/15 Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj at alk.edu.pl>
>
>> hi Lodewijk,
>>
>> first, this is basically a recommendation for the Board, not the final
>> allocation. However, regarding your specific question: We are not planning
>> on providing further detailed responses - we have already offered a great
>> many details in our overall recommendations in terms of process and
>> methodology.
>>
>> Per the fact that some organizations "got so much less than they
>> requested": please, keep in mind that there was a suggested 120% maximum
>> budget growth capping, and also that WCA membership fees have been deducted
>> for everyone (but not other WCA-related costs), as WCA may apply for FDC
>> funding directly (or choose a different model, once it is decided, and the
>> organization incorporated).
>>
>> Also, our recommendations make it very clear that smaller entities, which
>> were making significant leaps in maturity tended to get most of what they
>> asked for, while entities which are medium to large, staffed and already on
>> a clear growth path, were looked at with even greater rigor in terms of
>> sustainable and appropriate plans (also because of the budget sizes). Small
>> entities are often going from no/part-time staff to a full-staff position,
>> which can increase the budget (as compared to the previous year)
>> significantly, but cannot be avoided. Larger entities can grow more
>> harmoniously.
>>
>> best,
>>
>> dariusz
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk at effeietsanders.org>wrote:
>>
>>> 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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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> __________________________
>> 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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