I am late to this, but I also want to add my congratulations to the Simple APG grantees, the committee, and to Winifred! Well done!
Cheers, Katy On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Sam Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > 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> > _______________________________________________ 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>
