[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Letters of Intent for FDC Round 2 due Nov 8, and community review right now!

[Lodewijk]

Thanks for the update!

Just to be clear - after ducking the FDC process for 2013/2014, this will
be the round where the WMF will apply for funding of what it considers
'non-core' programs, correct? (There was some confusion over that in the
round earlier this year, so trying to make sure I'm still up to date on the
latest state of affairs)

Thanks,
Lodewijk


2013/10/15 Katy Love <klove at wikimedia.org>

> Dear members of the Wikimedia community,
>
> I write to remind Wikimedia-affiliated entities interested in
> submitting an annual plan grant proposal to the Funds Dissemination
> Committee (FDC) in Round 2 2013-2014 that they must first submit a
> Letter of Intent (LOI). The Letter of Intent is the first step in
> applying for funds from the FDC, as outlined in the FDC Framework. [1]
> This step has been implemented as part of the improvements for
> 2013-2014. In Round 1 of this year, it helped the FDC staff to work
> closely with interested applicants ahead of eligibility and proposal
> deadlines.
>
> Entities interested in applying for funding in Round 2 must submit an
> Letter of Intent before submitting a proposal. For Round 2 of
> 2013-2014, the LOI is due on November 8. The LOI asks potential FDC
> applicants to state their intentions to apply and to include a
> notional dollar figure (or local currency figure). The LOI can be
> created on the FDC portal [2], and a sample is here for your
> reference. [3] The LOI is non-binding, but it is required.
>
> Milestones from Round 2 can be found on the portal [4] and below:
>
> * Letter of Intent deadline: 8 November 2013
> * Deadline for WMF Staff to post eligibility: 15 December 2013
> * Deadline for entities to meet eligibility requirements: 15 February 2014
> * Proposal submission deadline: 1 March 2014
> * Community review period: 1 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
> * Staff assessment deadline: 8 April 2014
> * FDC recommendation due: 1 May 2014
> * Board decision due: 1 June 2014
>
> Also, I want to bring to your attention the current Round 1 community
> review process for the eleven Round 1 proposals just submitted to the
> FDC. We ask you, members of the community, to share your thoughts and
> questions on the Discussion pages of the submitted proposals!  [5]
>
> Have any questions or comments? Reach out to us at:
> FDCsupport at wikimedia.org. The FDC staff is here to help you understand
> and navigate the process!
>
> Cheers,
> Katy Love and the FDC support team
>
> [1]
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Process_overview
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal#fdc-portal-start
> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Sample_letter_of_intent
> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Timeline#2013-2014_Round_2
> [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Proposals/Community/Review
>
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