Greetings, Thanks for announcing this. I like the decentralisation attempt. For better understanding, I have the following questions. Thanks for your attention.
A. Decision Making procedure # Who will be in the decision-making position? Does the committee recommend, and the Wikimedia Foundation team decide? Or is the committee going to make a decision with inputs from Wikimedia Foundation? # Is the process going to be the same for a) all types of grant support? and b) across all regions such as Europe, Africa etc? B. Selection of committee members # How are the committee members going to be selected? "Following initial nominations, there will be a review process to confirm the members of the committees." — who will be in the review committee? # What is the importance of voting/discussion around a nomination? (however as nominations can be sent over email also, I don't think we are going to focus on voting/community discussion. Please confirm.) C. Eligibility "Anyone receiving compensation through a Wikimedia affiliate or current grant project." Kindly explain what is a "compensation"? # Is it a remuneration/salary component received from a grant? # Does it include grants with "project expense only" (eg, a $2,000 rapid grant where 100% was project expense, and no salary and other component)? # Does it include support received from an affiliate program? # Does it include short-term past/recent past involvement? # Can a WMF contractor (not staff) apply to become a member? # Can a user group senior member, who is not a user group contact person or a grant signatory, apply to become a committee member? D. Conflict of Interest policy # Conflict of Interest guidelines is not linked in the current version https://w.wiki/3MtG It would be good to know about the Conflict of Interest policy applicable here. E. Financial support " Committee members will have all costs related to participation covered, including data costs, transportation, caregiving / childcare, and meals. Additional stipends are to be determined" # Is it going to be similar to a staff/contractor position? # Will there be any contract? F. Question on Exclusion I agree with the sentiment expressed already. # Affiliate chairs, individuals or groups receiving grants, have been in the ecosystem, proving their eligibility. By completely excluding all such community leaders, possibly we are losing out a lot of experience from the nominations and the committee. Thanks for your kind attention. Regards. User:Titodutta ইতি, টিটো দত্ত (মাতৃভাষা থাক জীবন জুড়ে) শুক্র, ২১ মে, ২০২১ তারিখে ৭:৪৯ PM টায় এ Bodhisattwa Mandal < bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> লিখেছেন: > Hi, > > I am concerned about the exclusion of affiliate board members in the > regional committees. This decision would exclude a large portion of > experienced volunteers who are there in different user group decision > making committees. For global south countries, that would diminish the pool > of volunteers who are experienced and suitable for this kind of work. > > Regards, > Bodhisattwa > > On Fri, May 21, 2021, 19:27 Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I am very concerned that you think you're going to get about 80 qualified >> and committed volunteers to do this work within the next few weeks. This >> is unrealistic. I also agree with Florence's concerns. >> >> Risker/Anne >> >> On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 08:33, Florence Devouard <fdevou...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello Julia >>> >>> >>> I apology if I missed a step at some point. >>> In this application, I read that >>> >>> "All the current grant committees (both active and inactive) will cease >>> to function with the implementation of the new grants strategy of the >>> Community Resources Team effective from 1 July 2021. We strongly encourage >>> current and former committee members to apply to be part of the regional >>> committees." >>> >>> So... is it to understand that absolutely ALL grants provided by the >>> Wikimedia Foundation will go through those yet uncreated committees ? >>> >>> Does that mean all current recipients of APG grants will have to address >>> their annual request to those yet unknown teams in the future ? (september >>> in some cases) >>> >>> To whom will grants requests have to be addressed to for those groups >>> who are not related to a specific region ? Do they have to pick up a region >>> of their choice and consider themselves attached to it, or will they be >>> appointed a region by default ? >>> >>> Sorry if the questions seem to be unrelated to your call but... >>> 1) I am trying to understand and measure how much unstable our current >>> situation is as grantees so that we can anticipate... >>> 2) I am trying to evaluate the responsibilities that will be on the >>> shoulders of those new regional committee members >>> >>> >>> Best >>> >>> >>> Florence >>> >>> >>> Le 21/05/2021 à 08:06, Julia Brungs a écrit : >>> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> We hope this email finds you well and safe. The COVID 19 situation >>> continues to affect many of us across the globe and our thoughts are with >>> everyone affected. We are also aware that there are several processes >>> currently in progress that demand volunteer time and we do not want to add >>> more work to anyone's plate. >>> >>> We do want to draw your attention to our new Regional Committees for >>> Grants though as they are an opportunity for you to have an active say in >>> the future of our Movement! >>> >>> 📣 So today, we invite you to join our new Regional Committees for >>> Grants! 📣 >>> >>> We encourage Wikimedians and Free Knowledge advocates to be part of the >>> new Regional Committees that the WMF Community Resources team is setting up >>> as part of the grants strategy relaunch [1]. You will be a key strategic >>> thought partner to help understand the complexities of any region, provide >>> knowledge and expertise to applicants, to support successful movement >>> activities, and make funding decisions for grant applications in the region. >>> >>> 👉Find out more on meta [2]. >>> >>> Regional Committees will be established for the following regions: >>> >>> - Middle East and Africa >>> - SAARC [3] region (Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, >>> the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) >>> - East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) region >>> - Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean >>> - United States and Canada >>> - Northern and Western Europe >>> - Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) >>> >>> 👉All details about the Committees and how to apply can be found on meta >>> [4]. Applications have to be submitted by *June 4, 2021*! >>> >>> If you have any questions or comments, please use the meta discussion >>> page [5]. >>> >>> Please do share this announcement widely with your Network. >>> Best wishes, >>> Julia on behalf of the Community Resources Team >>> >>> [1] >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021 >>> [2] >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees >>> [3] https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/about-saarc/about-saarc >>> [4] >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees#How_to_apply >>> [5] >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021 >>> >>> -- >>> *Julia Brungs* >>> Senior Community Relations Specialist >>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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