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

[Anasuya Sengupta]

Hi Lodewijk,

Thanks for asking. The FDC and WMF are currently in conversation about
exactly what this looks like - so stay tuned for the details :-) - but yes,
in principle, WMF will be submitting its proposal to the FDC in Round 2 of
the process (for the annual plan 2014-15).

Anasuya


On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk at effeietsanders.org>wrote:

> 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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