Dear members of the Wikimedia community:
Today, July 15, the Wikimedia Foundation published a list of Funds
Dissemination Committee (FDC) eligible entities [1] based the
eligibility
criteria [2] established in the FDC framework. Entities that
submitted
Letters of Intent [3] are categorized in 'Yes', 'Yes, If', and 'No'
categories based the eligibility criteria. Please let us know if you
believe there are any corrections to be made to this list.
A more detailed eligibility checklist document has also been created.
[4]
This document outlines eligibility gaps that need to be closed by
September
15, 2013. Any entity in the "Yes, If" category must post all missing
documents on Meta by September 15 to be eligible for FDC funding.
Entities in the “No” column who are currently ineligible for FDC
funding or
those who decide not to proceed with an FDC application are
welcome to
consider applying to the WMF Grants program. [5]
On September 15, WMF will post the final list of the entities
eligible
to apply for FDC funding if they are eligible. Please note that
entities
will need to remain in compliance with all Chapter Agreements and
Grant
Agreements until funds are sent in order to receive a grant
through the FDC
process, even if eligibility is confirmed as "Yes" on 15 September.
The detailed eligibility checklist has improved since the last round.
You’ll now note that the final column now outlines upcoming
requirements
(e.g. per chapter or grant agreements or current grant
requirements) to
maintain FDC eligibility status. These are noted as “potential
gaps,” and
as those deadlines come up, entities will need to fill those gaps
(for
example, by posting their documents and linking to them from the
Reports
page on Meta) in order to maintain their eligibility status with the
FDC. We hope this change allows entities, the FDC, and the FDC
staff to
track eligibility better and ensure that everyone is informed of
potential
as well as current issues that may affect eligibility.
All entities that apply for FDC funding will be required to maintain
eligibility throughout the duration of the proposal review process
until
funds are sent (or until the decision on whether to send funds is
made). We
encourage you to get in touch with us if you have any questions
about your
entity's gaps or potential gaps.
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index>
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index>
As a reminder, all applications for FDC funding from eligible
entities
must be submitted by October 1, 2013 via the FDC portal. [6] The FDC
proposal form will be posted by August 15, 2013 on the FDC portal.
Please contact us if you have any questions about submitting your
proposal.
WMF staff will reach out to all the of the entities that submitted
Letters of Intent individually to discuss their eligibility.
In addition, the FDC support staff has scheduled two IRC office
hours to
provide more explanation about the eligibility status. [7] We look
forward
to meeting with you on Thursday, July 18 at 0:00 UTC or at 16:00
UTCthat same day. Please feel free to submit any questions in
advance.
Do let me know if you have any questions, clarifications or concerns
about the eligibility process, or if you need clarifications. We
are here
to support you.
Sincerely,
Garfield Byrd
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_status/2013-2014_round1
[2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_criteria
[3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:FDC_2013-2014_Round_1
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal/Eligibility_checklist/2013-2014_round1
[5] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index
[6] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FDC_portal
[7]
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours
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Chief of Finance and Administration
Wikimedia Foundation
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415.882.0495 (fax)
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