助成金:委員会
地域基金委員会(RFC※、地域基金委員会、地域助成金委員会)の主な役割は、申請者に知識と専門知識を提供する戦略的思考パートナーであり、ウィキメディア財団の資金調達地域の複雑さを理解し(※=Regional Fund Committees)、地域ごとの助成金申請において資金調達を決定し、運動活動の成功を支援するための存在です。
ウィキメディア財団の助成金プログラムの要点とはボランティア委員会類が占める役割にあり、資金配分の決定に加えて申請者に指導と支援の両方を提供する点にあります。委員会の継続は運動戦略の勧告に基づき、特定の種別の取り組みに対する優先順位の設定と資金配分を担当する委員会を整備し、これには各地域のコミュニティとテーマ別の専門家が中心となります。これらのプロセスはいずれも、ローカルのコミュニティにおける既存の専門知識や新しいアイデア、必要な技能や状況の認識から、大きなメリットを得ています。
Current members
参加型プロセスを主導する7つの地域委員会を設立しました。
Username | Regional Fund Committee | Term started | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
FocalPoint | CEECA | 2021年10月 | |
MikyM | CEECA | 2021年10月 | |
Reda Kerbouche | CEECA | 2021年10月 | |
Красный | CEECA | 2021年8月 | |
Nataev | CEECA | 2022年2月 | |
Justine.toms | CEECA | 2022年6月 | |
Nina1009 | CEECA | 2023年4月 | |
BKlen-CEEhub | CEECA | 2024年5月 | non-voting member, CEE Hub |
Aotfs2013 | ESEAP | 2021年8月 | |
Chipmunkdavis | ESEAP | 2021年8月 | |
Exec8 | ESEAP | 2021年8月 | |
Kunokuno | ESEAP | 2021年8月 | |
Alphama | ESEAP | 2022年10月 | |
22Kartika | ESEAP | 2022年9月 | |
GhoziSeptiandri | ESEAP | 2022年9月 | |
Kunirasem | ESEAP | 2022年9月 | |
taweetham | ESEAP | 2022年9月 | |
IvomarDos | LAC | 2023年1月 | |
marsebu | LAC | 2023年1月 | |
Superzerocool | LAC | 2023年1月 | |
Onica aguilar | LAC | 2023年9月 | |
PilarSaenz | LAC | 2023年9月 | |
Vanett Graneros | LAC | 2023年9月 | |
Fjmustak | MEA (MENA) | 2021年8月 | |
NANöR | MEA (MENA) | 2021年9月 | |
Ibrahim.ID | MEA (MENA) | 2023年9月 | |
Nehaoua | MEA (MENA) | 2023年9月 | |
Reda benkhadra | MEA (MENA) | 2023年9月 | |
Aristidek5maya | MEA (SSA) | 2021年8月 | |
Azogbonon | MEA (SSA) | 2021年8月 | |
Aimeabibis | MEA (SSA) | 2023年9月 | |
capitainAfrika | MEA (SSA) | 2023年9月 | |
Dnshitobu | MEA (SSA) | 2023年9月 | |
Gilbert Ndihokubwayo | MEA (SSA) | 2023年9月 | |
Iwuala Lucy | MEA (SSA) | 2023年9月 | |
Pellagia Njau | MEA (SSA) | 2023年9月 | |
Effeietsanders | NA | 2021年8月 | |
Emjackson42 | NA | 2021年8月 | |
AbhiSuryawanshi | NA | 2021年8月 | |
Matthewvetter | NA | 2021年8月 | |
Redwidgeon | NA | 2021年8月 | |
Wugapodes | NA | 2021年8月 | |
Antiqueight | NWE | 2021年8月 | |
mmo | NWE | 2021年8月 | |
NickK | NWE | 2021年8月 | |
Camelia.boban | NWE | 2022年10月 | |
trondtr | NWE | 2022年10月 | |
Yger | NWE | 2022年10月 | |
Josiefraser | NWE | 2023年10月 | |
Abraham Taherivand | NWE | October 2024 | |
Astrid Carlsen | NWE | October 2024 | |
Quelet | NWE | October 2024 | |
Balajijagadesh | SA | 2021年8月 | |
medhavigandhi | SA | 2021年8月 | |
Nawaraj Ghimire | SA | 2021年8月 | |
Tarunno | SA | 2021年8月 | |
आर्या जोशी | SA | 2023年12月 | |
Nabin K. Sapkota | SA | 2024年8月 | |
Ravidreams | SA | 2024年8月 |
Roles and responsibilities
- Contribute and provide feedback on the regional budget distribution across regions – how much goes into each regional budget.
- Review proposals and make decisions on the funding amount grantees receive based on proposal evaluation. Committees are responsible for the decision-making process of the General Support Fund. Some committees, based on their capacity, are also involved in the decision-making of the Rapid Fund program.
- Support the committee work by sharing knowledge, expertise and regional context with Community Resources and within committees to build needed capacities around resourcing, representation, and power sharing.
- Other roles committee members may take:
- Offer mentorship to grantees and support to newcomers in Wikimedia Foundation Funds.
- Play a role in conflict resolution.
- Support the Program Officer in communication with grantees, different movement bodies, and the Wikimedia community. Write Diff posts about projects funded by the committee.
- Identifying regional opportunities and challenges and aligning them with the funding decisions.
- Make recommendations about funding practices to the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Recruitment of other RFC members.
For the Conference Fund program, there is a separate committee consisting of different regional representatives. This committee is engaged in the decision-making process for the Conference Funds proposals and provides support to Conference organizers.
Term and tenure
Committee members commit to a minimum two-year service period and a maximum term limit of four years (with an option to extend if there is a shortage of new or experienced committee members). A rolling membership system is implemented to ensure that some experienced people are always on the committee. An additional two-year extension is possible in case continuity is required.
Selection and expertise
New Regional Fund Committee members are co-selected by the existing Regional Fund Committee and the Community Resources Team.
Selection criteria
- Eligible:
- Members of the Wikimedia community
- Volunteer board members of Wikimedia affiliates. Previous Executive Directors and Board Members of Wikimedia affiliates.
- Members of mission-aligned organisations, partner institutions (EDU, Culture and Heritage, gender, etc.)
- Individuals working or having expertise in regions of interest
- Not eligible:
- Anyone receiving compensation as a staff through a Wikimedia affiliate or current General Support Fund, Wikimedia Alliances Fund, or Research Fund grant project. (This excludes grantee partners requesting Rapid Funds, Events and Conference Funds, and Movement Strategy Funds.)
- Staff connected to projects funded by the Wikimedia Foundation within allied organisations.
- Anyone receiving compensation for a paid role with the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Anyone who is not compliant with the behavioral requirements for applicants to our funding programs.
Expertise desired
- Understanding of Wikimedia programs, in addition to contributions to the online projects.
- Strong ability to contribute and participate effectively in collaborative decision-making.
- Effective communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Expertise and insights related to the region of the RFC.
- Alignment with the values of the 2030 strategic direction and the movement strategy recommendations.
- Understanding of or willingness to learn about participatory grantmaking.
- A demonstrated commitment to sharing skills and experience, and helping others grow.
- Professional and/or volunteer experience and skills related to funds committee review work, such as budget management and application review skills, experience with governance of non-governmental organizations, background in common programmatic areas like culture and heritage, education, etc.
- Expertise, including lived experience, related to diversity, equity and inclusion to help promote and support knowledge equity, and the increasing of geographic, gender, or age diversity.
Diversity criteria
Committee members understand and value diversity, including cultural, linguistic, and gender differences. We aim to support Regional Committees that represent and serve the needs of many communities in the movement, including those based on gender, language, ethnicity, age, and geography, amongst other characteristics.
委員の公募
Composition
Size: The size of the committees varies in different funding regions with 5-10 members as of 2024.
Stakeholder Representation: Regional stakeholders can also be involved in some committees. For example, the CEECA Regional Fund Committee has a non voting representative from the CEE Hub. The committees with Community Resources can involve other stakeholders to ensure inclusion and representation.
Deliberations and decision-making
- Frequency of deliberations or meetings
Committees communicate through online meetings, mailing lists, and Telegram groups. Some regional committee mailing lists also accept external communication. The work of the committee will vary from month to month. At the beginning, time for training will be required as well as during application review in the two rounds per year. Other moments would require less time focused on communication and mentorship.
- Working language
Working language varies across regions. For example, the working language for the North American Committee is English, the Latin American and Caribbean committee works in Spanish, Portuguese, and French with interpretation and translation services, and the ESEAP Committee works in English, Mandarin, Japanese, and Indonesian. If the submitted application is in another language, committees can receive translation support.
- Format of review and deliberations
For more details about the review process and review framework used, see: ウィキメディア・コミュニティ基金の一般的な支援資金に関する提案はどのように審査されるのですか?
- Quorum and consensus
Committees use the gradients of the agreement scale for consensus building towards making inclusive funding decisions. Some committees use the 1-2-4-All approach for proposals reviews and deliberations. This means that there are 3-4 stages that an application undergoes that includes proposal review and deliberations. During the deliberations, Program Officers act as facilitators and provide Committees with requested additional information.
- Program Officer's role
The Regional Program Officer from the Community Resources team support in administration, documentation, facilitation, coordination, communication, and serves in an advisory role.
方針と透明性
Committee members are committed to the following policies and principles to support constructive dialogue with applicants and grantees:
Committee decisions and recommendations are published on grant talk pages. After every funding round, Committees have a meeting with their Program Officer to evaluate the completed work and identify areas of improvement.
Inactivity in the committee or not following the eligibility criteria and behavioral expectations can result in removal from the committee.
- 委員会調査とフィードバック
資源と支援
- 報酬:地域単位委員会の委員には、参加経費に充当するため2ヵ月ごとに100アメリカドルずつ支給します。保育料、インターネット代、交通費その他ボランティア活動を可能にする経費に充当してください。
- 能力開発の機会:当委員会の委員には研修を実施してDEIと評価、協議と意思決定を補佐できるようにします。委員には能力開発の機会への参加が認められ、主題は紛争の転換※1や平和的手段による意思疎通※2
の研修などが含まれます。作業部会の活動を通して、参加者の協働の各種プロセスについても実地で学びます。(※:1=conflict transformation。2=nonviolent communication。)