Grant Advisory Committee/Call For Volunteers

(archived here)

Call for Volunteers

Serving on the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC) is on a voluntary basis. We expect this to be a 2-4 hour per week commitment throughout the year. Ideally, a GAC member should:

• have considerable experience doing Wikimedian work (not necessarily within a chapter)
• have experience designing and implementing programs that are mostly volunteer-driven
• have some experience handling money and working with and within budgets, preferably in a non-profit context
• take an active interest in supporting the wider movement -- e.g. regularly reading at least some of the international mailing lists (Foundation-l, Internal, etc.), chapter reports, Wikimedia blog posts, etc.
• not be a member of another Wikimedia committee (e.g. Chapters Committee)

Note: GAC Members may request grants on behalf of organizations they are involved with or for themselves.

Timeline

We hope the Committee can start operating by June 1st, 2011. To that end, we ask that volunteers who would like to serve on the Grant Advisory Committee apply below no later than May 20th. The Foundation will announce the creation of the GAC toward June 1st.

Interested Volunteers

Note: Please include your name here, using the format # (your username here) - (some ''brief'' description of your relevant background).

1. Polimerek - Active Wikipedian from 2001 (Wikipedia-pl, Commons, Wikibooks, meta). Long experience in various Wikimedia Polska projects both as a volunteer doing "real work", and a person evaluating projects, including Wikiekspedycja, Wikigrants etc. As a scientist I was a leader of several grants from Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as well as grants from industry (GE Silicones, 3M Polska) [1]. I am also member of the board of KOED (Polish Coalition for Open Education). I read regualarly internal-l and foundation-l lists.
2. Harel - Active since 2004 (he-wp mostly), one of the founders of Wikimedia Israel in 2007, experience with various chapter projects, involved with the planning and execution of Wikimania 2011, most importantly as member and communication lead of the scholarship review team and as program chair. I follow internal-l, foundation-l and a few others.
3. Abbas - Spearheading the formation of Wikimedia Kenya. I contribute to the Swahili Wikipedia & Swahili Wiktionary, albeit infrequently. More concentrated on offline Wikipedia, and most recently, launched & completed the Wikipedia for Schools pilot project. On internal-l.
4. marctaltor- Active in Wikipedia since 2007, one of the founders of Wikimedia Spain and actualy Secretary to the Board of Wikimedia Spain. I´m lawyer and actually works as Court clerk and as it, one of my duties is to managing the Bank account for deposits and consignations.
5. Lankiveil - Treasurer of Wikimedia Australia, supervising the WMAU small grants programme, and generally handling and managing the chapter's money. Active on Wikipedia since 2004.
6. Bduke - Involved with Wikimedia Australia since it started as Public Officer (our official link to the government), now an observer on the WMAU committee, and have been Treasurer twice. I have experience as a retired academic of grants within the university system. I have had experience with a variety of volunteer organisations over 60 years. I have been active on the English wikipedia for several years and have a minor involvement in other WMF projects .
7. Isha - I have been an editor and a "librarian" (bureaucrat+sysop) in es.wikipedia since 2006. I am a founding member of Wikimedia Argentina and I am a member of its board since its inception, on September 2007. As such, I'm subscribed to both internal-l and chapters-l mailing lists, so I think I am in touch with all of the context surrounding grants requests and the formation of this new committee. I have been WMAR’s secretary since 2009 and a member of the organizing teams of Wikimania 2009, Wikipedia Academy 2008, Ibero-American Wikimedia Summit 2011 and several other events (and involved in several other proyects). I also have a Management degree and extended experiencience working with budgets and deadlines as part of my everyday work as a business consultant.
8. Mstislavl (Victoria) - an editor (since 2006), admin and a former Arbcom member in ru.wikipedia and a Community Fellow of Wikimedia Foundation (2010). I am contributing to Foundation-l, WM.Russia and (currently in the registration process) of WM.Belarus. During my work as a Research Fellow in British Universities I took part in writing and reviewing of grant proposals and organization of scientific conferences. I am also a professional translator, which will be valuable in communications with wikipedians from former Soviet Union.--Victoria 08:35, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
9. Kiril Simeonovskil - Active Wikimedian since 2008, and one of the founders of Wikimedia Macedonia. After the chapter was established I've used to be a Board member and Vice President for Finance. During the following period I've participated in the implementation of several projects related to the movement. Outside Wikimedia I'm usually involved in other projects, mainly in creating a financial frame and obtaining funds.
10. Solstag - I am mainly a Portuguese language Wikiversity contributor, very active from early 2009 on and where I was sysop, and an active contributor to the Brazilian unchapter since about the same time. I have organized several Wikimedia related events, seminars and lectures with universities, culture centers and associations. I wrote the greater part of Wikimedia Brazil's chapter reports for the times we were invited to the Chapter's meeting, and was present in those gatherings twice, as well as two Wikimanias. I have over 6 years of hands-on experience with NGOs in South America that deal with education, participatory democracy and public policy in general, as well as close collaboration with academic groups that study and evaluate such work.
11. Itzike) - Spokesperson (since the establish) and board member of Wikimedia Israel and part of Wikimania 2011 planning team. I'm mostly active on the Com-Com list, but also member on the internal, and fundraising mailings lists. I was active on he-wp mostly, this days less active due the other actives I'm taking part on the Wikimedia movement.
12. Pavel Hrdlička – I am a founding member of Wikimedia CZ; I worked here as a treasurer. I was a project lead of two grants: Photo Workshop and Photo Workshops and a member of a committee of Czech Municipalities Photographs grant. I am using nick Packa for Wikipedia and other projects. This committee should be operational and a little smaller (approx. 6-8 members). After my experience it should also help the applicants (with examples, diagram etc.), not “only” correct theirs requests.
13. Ilario - Wikipedian since 2005, sysop of Italian wikipedia, founder and board member of Wikimedia CH since its foundation. In the real life I am IT manager of an airline company and I manage projects, the technical investiments of my company, the budget of these projects and the measurement of their results. Active in different international mailing lists (internal, foundation, chapters, communications committee ML ad so on).
14. Bemdelatorre - With 14 combined years as a grant seeker and a grant giver, I have successfully written and edited grants, and pored over and evaluated countless ones in terms of their effectiveness as to strategies and the program priorities of a grant giving organization. I have a keen sense of what proposals succeed, which ones show promise, and how they can be improved. Although new to the community, I have worked and have been a leader of non-profit groups for almost 20 years. These jobs entailed conceptualization of projects, drawing up and working within budgets, keeping a motivated pool of volunteers, and the ability to learn fast and adapt even faster. I would love to be part of Wikimedia.
15. Josepnogue - I am economist and contribute to Wikipedia improving articles about economy. I am founding member and treasurer of Amical Viquipèdia where i am in charge of administration of funds, small grants to viquipedians, and financial administration of the projects according to the budgets. Now I am retired. My professional experience was in team management and organizing programs related to internal training in one of the main savings banks in Spain. I also volunteer in other non profit activities like collaborating with the ombudsman of the municipality of Cornellà and coaching of new entrepreneurs.
16. FT2 - An editor for almost 7 years, and heavily involved in the broader growth of the movement since around 2007. I contributed to the strategy taskforce and continue to provide input and review on a range of Wikimedia project proposals and innovations, as well as assisting researchers in refining their understanding and focus. In 2010 I visited WMF for the purpose of reviewing activities there and making suggestions for their improvement. This included contributing to existing projects and proposals. Outside Wikimedia I am a business consultant and entrepreneur with regular involvement in project assessment and over 15 years experience of ensuring effective use of project funds. I'm on the list at ComCom but not otherwise involved in any other committee or chapter.
17. Beria - I'm an active editor since 2007, founding and board member of WMPT (since Oct 2009), one of the participants in WMBR chapter proposal, OTRS member, sysop in br.wikimedia.org, wikimedia.pt (chapters wikis), Commons and test wiki. I'm also involved in Iberocoop. As part of my work in WMPT i helped organize a Wikipedia Academy in Porto and coordinate Portuguese Fundraising campaign in 2010, coordinated the 10th Anniversary celebrations in Lisbon and now I'm also coordinating the Wiki Loves Monuments 2011. I did also participate in the request of the WMPT startup grant and took part of its reporting. I'm on the lists Foundation-l, Internal-l, Chapters-l and Fundraising-l.
18. Yuyu - active Wikipedian since 2004, organizing team for Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2006 & Wikimania 2007, founding member and 1st elected president of WM Hong Kong (terms terminate in this June), current ChapCom member. Managed HK Chapter's project funded by Foundation grant, also tried to help out in the community building process in the nearby regions (ie Macau), and also the key focus of my work in ChapCom is the reliability of the groups applied to be chapters. On internal-l.
19. Mayur - Active wikipedian since 2010, I am also bureaucrat and sysop of Hindi Wikipedia & Hindi Wiktionary. I Shall happy to help as volunteer in this Advisory committee. I am also participating in Wikimania 2011 to present the "People are knowledge", a project regarding Oral Citations. I have also worked to Organize some advocacy programs for hi Wikipedia.
20. Vibhijain - I am a sysop on Sanskrit Wikipedia. I am a active user and can easily provide the time required.
21. sudhanwa - (Marathi )I am Sudhanwa Jogalekar from Pune,India.Active in the wikipedia/wikimedia community. Also worked for FOSS community for about 12 years. I do have relevant experience for funds allocation, utilisation. From community point of view, (apart from the wikipedia meetups) I have been organsing various FOSS conferences in Pune and managing funds and other resources for the same. Been treasurer of Pune District Table Tennis Association in the past. Currently secretary of PLUG (www.plug.org.in) About 26 years of IT industry experience that includes budgeting, allocating and utilising of funds. And I can spare the required time!!. You may also refer to Barry, Danese, Bishakha, Alolita, Richard, Tomasz, Hisham etc. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by 117.195.34.153 (talk) 19:25, 21 May 2011 (UTC)