Thank you Winifred - very good to see this has taken off. SJ On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Winifred Olliff <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Wikimedia colleagues: > > In response to feedback about the grants process > < > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outcomes > > > that identified a gap in support for organizations and groups with annual > plans that are not part of the FDC process > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG>, we on the WMF's Community > Resources Team created a new pilot process for Simple Annual Plan Grants > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple>. These grants are for > groups and organizations that need funds for operating and program expenses > up to US$100K (or its equivalent in another currency). > > This process has been developed in partnership with a committee of eight > volunteers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee>, > who make recommendations about each grant application, which are then > approved by WMF staff. I would like to recognize the outstanding work of > our inaugural committee: Addis Wang, Anders Wennersten, Kiril Simeonovski, > Kirill Lokshin, Ido Ivri, Nataliia Tymkiv, Pete Ekman, and Sydney Poore. > Besides producing four quality recommendations this month (found on the > discussion pages of the four applications > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About#applications>), > they've done invaluable work to define how this new funding option will > work, and offered constructive and supportive feedback to the applicants. > > I also want to recognize and congratulate our first four grantees: > Wikimedia Czech Republic, Wikimedia Eesti, Wikimedia Espana, and Shared > Knowledge (user group in Macedonia). Each grantee did an outstanding job > engaging during every phase of the grants process, and we are confident > that each is preparing for an amazing year in 2016. Many thanks to all of > the dedicated volunteers and staff at each organization that made these > quality applications happen, including Bojan Jankuloski, Jan Loužek, Kiril > Simeonevski, Kaarel Vaidla, Luis Ulzurrun, Santiago Navarro, Vojtěch Dostál > and the volunteer boards and supportive community members at each of these > organizations. > > Finally, thank you to our colleagues Janice Tud, Siko Bouterse, Stephen > LaPorte, and the WMF finance team, for supporting these grantees behind the > scenes. Thanks to Katy Love, Kacie Harold, and the entire Community > Resources Team, past and current Funds Dissemination Committee members, > current and past APG applicants, and particularly Ravishankar > Ayyakkannu, for sharing their ideas and experiences leading up to this > idea. Special thanks also to Tony Souter and Bence Damokos for their > substantial feedback during the early phases of the pilot's development. > > Are you interested in learning more about how the new funding option could > work for your group or organization? Please Email me to start a discussion > about your organization's application, and read more about how to apply > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility>. > Applications will be accepted throughout 2016. > > Best wishes and congratulations to all our colleagues who received grants > in 2015, or helped to improve the grants process! > > Winifred > > Helpful links for Simple Annual Plan Grants: > *Apply here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility > *About the program: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About > *Committee: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee > > -- > Winifred Olliff > Program Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
