Well, Isla and I were also discussing precisely this point this
afternoon Bodhisattwa.
The fact board members+staff members+beneficiaries of grants are to be
non-eligible can be very well understood from a conflict of interest
point of view.
But practically speaking... if those are not eligible... setting up a
regional committee in Africa for example, with knowledgeable,
experienced and trusted individuals will be a challenge.
The system suggest that most of the current committee members should try
to apply to be on a regional committee, but I am fairly sure that most
of those would be ineligible.
Which actually brought another question to my mind... do candidates have
to propose themselves only in the region where they live, or are they
allowed to candidate to be on the commitee for other regions ?
Might it actually not be beneficial to see cross candidacies ? It would
at the same time reduce the risk of conflict of interest and bring more
opportunities for sharing experiences.
Florence
Le 21/05/2021 à 16:18, Bodhisattwa Mandal a écrit :
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
<mailto: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 <mailto: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
<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
<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
<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
<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
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021>
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*Julia Brungs*
Senior Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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