Glossary/Grants

This glossary is specific to the grants and their management in the Wikimedia movement.

annual plan

description of the activites which should happen in the next year; it is generally created under the supervision of the board of directors of an entity in collaboration with the members and the staff; there could exist an associated budget

Annual Plan Grant

grant distributed by the Funds Dissemination Committee aimed at providing eligible entities unrestricted grants for their annual plan

APG

abbreviation of Annual Plan Grant

bridge funding

transitional funding

entity

incorporated or non-inorporated organisation or individual involved in a grant request

FDC

abbreviation of Funds Dissemination Committee

FDC process

process in which the FDC distributes the Annual Plan Grants with roughly the following steps: letter of intent, proposal, recommandations by the FDC, resolution by the WMF Board of Trustees

FDC staff

Wikimedia Foundation staff supporting the Funds Dissemintation Committee

funding period

period that a specific funding covers

Funds Dissemination Committee

committee composed of 9 volunteers, which distributes Annual Plan Grants to eligible entities of the Wikimedia movement

fund-seeking entity

entity which seeks funds from one of the various organisations or committees which provide grants

GAC

abbreviation of Grant Advisory Committee

grant

large donation given by one entity to another in order to achieve a program (restricted grant) or let the receiving entity achieve its mission (unrestricted grant)

Grant Advisory Committee

advisory committee of the Wikimedia Foundation composed of 27 volunteers, which distributes WMF Project & Event Grants

IEG

abbreviation of Individual Engagement Grant

IEG committee

abbreviation of Individual Engagement Grants committee

impact report

report written by an entity at the end of the funding period for Annual Plan Grants

Individual Engagement Grant

grant distributed by the Wikimedia Foundation aimed at engaging individuals or small teams for the benefit of the online Wikimedia movement

Individual Engagement Grants committee

committee of the Wikimedia Foundation composed of 17 volunteers, which distributes Individual Engagement Grants

letter of intent

first step of the FDC process in which the fund-seeking entities submit a letter where they state they will seek funds from the FDC in the next round (some months after)

metrics

indicators which gives quantitative or qualitative informations about the progress of a program

microgrants

grants whose the value is very small; various chapters distribute such grants (the maximum value of these grants depends of the chapter)

program

set of activities which aims at improving a specific thematic area in, around, or related to the Wikimedia projects

progress report

report written by an entity to state their advancement in its programs, particularly the ones covered by a grant; the FDC requests one report by quarter during the three first quarter after a funding

(FDC) proposal

proposal submitted to the FDC by the fund-seeking entities; a proposal includes a description of the planned programs and the associated budget

(FDC) round

round of the current fiscal year (of the WMF, i.e. from July to the next June) in which the FDC distributes Annual Plan Grants (two rounds by year)

strategic plan

description of the long-term vision of an entity to achieve its mission; the time period covered by a strategic plan is generally greater or equal to 5 years

TPS

abbreviation of Travel and Participation Support

Travel and Participation Support

grant provided by a collaboration between three Wikimedia entities (WMF, WMDE, WMCH) aimed at support participation to non-Wikimedia events