Hi Fae,
That is not the impression that I'm getting from the comments. At least some people have the expectation that the funding stream will be available whenever they decide to make a request.
Is it realistic to continue to have an ongoing open call for non - time sensitive grants when the wikimedia movement has identified needs that are not being addressed?
Remember, every day the wikimedia movement is creating more and more content with systemic bias because the movement is not addressing the issue of lack of diversity.
Everyone, including the WMF grants team, agrees that this round of the targeted campaign could have benefited from more lead up time and more human resources. But in the real world we have to work with the hand that we were dealt. The staff is juggling their regular work load from existing grants with creating this campaign.
It would be awesome if we gave the grant team the benefit of doubt that they considered the options and used their best judgement about the best way to implement targeted campaigns with the resources that they have available to them.
Frankly, the calls to sabotage the campaign are quite disturbing. I hope that the issue will soon settle down and people will give this project to address a serious flaw in the movement the respect that it deserves.
Sydney