Ok, so this is what I get for multitasking on mobile and missing the part of the email about a new grants committee. I hope that recruiting goes well.
Pine On Sep 30, 2015 12:48 PM, "Pine W" <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Winifred, > > Thanks for the info. > > Which grants committee is reviewing these applications? My understanding > from CR is that the grants committees have more work than capacity, so I'm > curious as to who is involved in reviewing the simplified APGs and what the > impacts will be on the capacities of the FDC and GAC to review proposals in > their domains other than the new simplified APG proposals. > > Thanks, > Pine > On Sep 30, 2015 11:52 AM, "Winifred Olliff" <woll...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> *Summary: * >> *1. Groups and organizations, a >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple>**pply >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple> by 1 November for >> funding by 1 January! * >> *2. Volunteers, join the committee >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee> today!* >> *4. Help us out with translation, please (see list of pages below).* >> >> Dear Wikimedia colleagues: >> >> We are piloting the *Simple Annual Plan Grants option, for groups and >> organizations* that choose to include program and operating expenses as >> part of one application each year. We are excited to move forward with >> this >> new option after making some changes to this idea based on what we learned >> from the recent consultation about Reimagining WMF Grants >> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outcomes >> > >> . >> >> *Amazing benefits!* >> 1. *One application*. Funding for programs, operating expenses, and staff >> all in one application for the year, to enable organizations to plan with >> better, and to show how their programs are leading to impact. >> 2. *Simple process.* Simpler and speedier application, review, and >> reporting processes than grants through the FDC, with more flexible >> eligibility requirements, and open to informal groups as well as >> organizations. >> 3. *Targeted support*. WMF will be developing more guidelines and online >> resources specifically for groups and organizations, this option will >> include more support from WMF program staff during the application process >> and during each grant, and participants will be part of a learning >> community with other groups and organizations doing similar work. >> >> *Join us, in creating something new together!* >> >> 1. *Applications from groups and organizations that need funding by 1 >> January will be due 1 November. *More applications will also be >> accepted >> throughout the year. You can learn more about the program and how to >> apply >> here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple. If you are >> interested, but have questions about the timing of your application, >> please >> contact us. >> 2. If you want to review annual plan grants, we need you to join the >> committee! Add your name here if you want to help: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee. >> 3. We need your help translating the pages about the pilot, especially: >> - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple >> - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About >> - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility >> (top) >> >> Groups and organizations with annual plans will still have the option to >> request funding through the Project and Event Grants program during the >> pilot. The pilot phase will be a time to learn together, and will be >> evaluated in several stages (at least one in early 2016, and one in early >> 2017), to discover if this program benefits applicants and grantees. >> Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome on Meta! We've already >> received some helpful suggestions, and we hope to make improvements as we >> learn. >> >> Please contact me at woll...@wikimedia.org with questions specific to >> your >> group or organization. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Winifred >> >> -- >> Winifred Olliff >> Program Officer >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately >> directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia >> community. 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