[Wikimedia-l] Updates from the WMF Grantmaking department

[Anasuya Sengupta]

> > As for the FDC/annual plan grants, that would require for them to be
> > recognised Wikimedia partner orgs in the new affiliation model, right?
> >
> > Nemo
> >
> >
> Unless I am mistaken, it would, yeah.  I'm assuming that Anasuya is hoping
> that they would be able to achieve affcom recognition in their partnership
> grant funded period of operation so that they could apply for FDC funding
> going forward.
>

Thanks for the question, Nemo (and for the response, Kevin). I think this
is one of the issues I hope to work out with AffCom and others in the
months to come - whether local organisations like CIS (in India) become
recognised as Wikimedia partner organisations. My understanding was that
the original premise in the affiliation model may have been to consider
global organisations as partner organisations in this fashion, but we need
to confirm how the model will work now that we have some real life
examples. In any case, we'll make sure to figure out the appropriate way to
establish the legitimacy and eligibility of orgaisations such as these so
that they can apply to the FDC for annual plan funding going forward. Stay
tuned. :-)

Anasuya
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