On 18 April 2014 12:03, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
This is in response to WMIN not being granted the full
amount it has
requested via the Annual Plan Grants process[1]. Since funds are available
relatively plentifully at the movement level, and since WMF is strategically
interested in promoting the mission in India, I would argue a better (and
easier!) solution would be to address the likely sources of misalignment
between WMIN's expectations and thinking and those of WMF and the FDC[2].
In general, are Chapters expected to focus on what the goals of the
WMF and FDC are? Or are they free to chart their own course about
things that they believe are important to the geographies they serve?
And if they don't toe the WMF/FDC policy/strategy line then they don't
get money? How does this foster any sort of independence?