Grants:Simple/Applications/Global Voices 2021

Application or grant stage: draft
Applicant or grantee: applicant
Amount requested: US$00,000.00
Amount granted: TBD (to be added by WMF)
Funding period: X MONTH YEAR - Y MONTH YEAR
Midpoint report due: Half YEAR + 15 days
Final report due: YEAR + 30 days

Application

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Background

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Annual Plan

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  • Required. Link to any outside relevant document around your annual plan.
    • For returning grantees, the annual plan should focus on what is being done differently compared to last year.
    • New summaries or explanations are not required for any continuing programs from the previous grant that have no or minimal changes, and can be linked to a previous proposal for reference.
    • 2000-word limit recommended. If you have an annual plan already prepared for other purposes that is over 2000 words, this is satisfactory, and it is not necessary to prepare a separate one for your Simple APG application. Please clearly indicate any new programs or changes from last year.


Budget Plan

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  • Required. Link to your budget plan.
    • Total budget for each program overall
      • Overall budget for each major activity in a program, but not necessary to provide budget for specific activity-level expenses (such as travel, food, equipment, swag, etc.)
    • Staffing / compensation costs for each funded role
    • Operational expenses with some detail, especially around larger expenses such as office space, rent, and accounting / bookkeeping services.


Staffing Plan

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  • May be required. Link to your staffing plan if you are requesting staff. If you're asking for staff for the first time, please give a rationale (and talk to your program officer). Staffing Plan should only include:
    • Name of staff roles
    • Names of individuals filling those roles (if known)
    • Brief description of responsibilities. 2-3 sentences or a list of primary responsibilities is satisfactory. A full job description can be linked, but is not necessary.
    • Indication of FTE (full-time equivalent hours) and duration of employment / contract.
    • Focus on newer roles only. Existing roles that are unchanged can be copied verbatim from past applications.

Strategic plan

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  • May be required. Link to your strategic plan, if you have one. This is not required for new applicants or affiliates developing their strategic plan.

Introduction

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  • Required. Introduce your organization, give some context about it, highlight your strategic plan and some activities to give an overview.

Programs

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  • Required. Each program should contain only the following information:
    • Name of program
    • Brief description of overall program (about 100-500 words)
      • A comprehensive list of activities for a program is optional, and no extensive description of these activities is required.
    • Description of SMART objectives or goals for that program
    • Target metrics at the overall program level (not the activity level)
    • Brief explanation of why this program is important in relation to your organizational strategy or movement strategy (2-3 sentences).

PROGRAM TITLE

Grant Metrics Reporting

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Required. Metrics, targets and results: grants metrics worksheet here.

Needs Request

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Optional. The Community Resources team would like understand the best way to support the success of your programs and organization in general. If you have any requests or needs you have related to your programs, organizational operations, or other needs below under the appropriate section, please describe them here. You may instead e-mail simple wikimedia.org to reach your program officer if you prefer.

Suggestions for Simple APG Application process

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Requests for programmatic support

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For example, requesting guidance or expertise from Wikimedia Foundation staff on GLAM- or Education-related areas.

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Requests for operational support

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For example, requesting guidance or expertise from Wikimedia Foundation staff on public communications, financial practices, or hiring procedures.

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Other requests

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No requests needed

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If you have no specific requests, please confirm this here.

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Midterm report

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Program story

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Optional. Please tell or link to one program story that showcases your organization's achievements during the reporting period. This can be another meta page, a blog post or any other source that tells your program story.

Program Progress

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PROGRAM TITLE

Spending update Midterm

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Please link to a detailed financial report for your spending during the first half of your grant period. This should be in the same format as your detailed budget from your Simple APG application.

Please include the total amount of Simple APG funds you spent during the grant period:

  • XXXXXX.XX USD/Local currency

Grant Metrics Reporting Midterm

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Metrics, targets and results: grants metrics worksheet here.

Final report

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Program story

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Optional. Please tell or link to one program story that showcases your organization's achievements during the reporting period. This can be another meta page, a blog post or any other source that tells your program story.

Learning story

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Optional. Please link to one learning story that shows how your organization documents lessons learned and adapts its programs accordingly.

Programs Impact

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PROGRAM TITLE

Spending update Final

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Please link to a detailed financial report for your spending during the grant period. This should be in the same format as your detailed budget from your Simple APG application.

Please include the total amount of Simple APG funds you spent during the grant period:

  • XXXXXX.XX USD/Local currency

Grant Metrics Reporting Final

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Metrics, targets and results: grants metrics worksheet here.