Субвенције:Комитети

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Регионални комитети за фондове

For Global Resource Distribution Committee (GRDC), see Global Resource Distribution Committee/Proposal

The primary role of the Regional Fund Committees (RFC, also Regional Funds Committees, Regional Grants Committees) is strategic thought partnership to help understand the complexities of Wikimedia Foundation Funding regions and to make funding decisions for grant applications in the regions, providing knowledge and expertise to applicants to support successful movement activities.

Важан аспект програма финансирања Задужбине Викимедије је улога коју имају волонтерски комитети у пружању смерница и подршке подносиоцима пријава, као и у доношењу одлука о томе како треба расподелити средства. На основу препорука Стратегије, успостављамо комитете који омогућавају заједницама у сваком региону и тематским стручњацима да имају централну улогу у постављању приоритета и расподели средстава за одређене врсте иницијатива. Сваки од ових процеса има велику корист од постојеће експертизе, нових идеја и свести о потребним вештинама и околностима за локалне заједнице.

Current members

Имамо седам регионалних комисија који воде наше процесе учествовања.

Username	Regional Fund Committee	Term started	Notes
FocalPoint	CEECA	октобар 2021.
Красный	CEECA	август 2021.
Nataev	CEECA	фебруар 2022.
Justine.toms	CEECA	јун 2022.
Nina1009	CEECA	април 2023.
BKlen-CEEhub	CEECA	мај 2024.	non-voting advisor, CEE Hub
OkutS	CEECA	May 2025
Anerka	CEECA	May 2025
Aotfs2013	ESEAP	август 2021.
Chipmunkdavis	ESEAP	август 2021.
Exec8	ESEAP	август 2021.
Kunokuno	ESEAP	август 2021.
Alphama	ESEAP	октобар 2022.
22Kartika	ESEAP	септембар 2022.
GhoziSeptiandri	ESEAP	септембар 2022.
Kunirasem	ESEAP	септембар 2022.
taweetham	ESEAP	септембар 2022.
IvomarDos	LAC	јануар 2023.
marsebu	LAC	јануар 2023.
Superzerocool	LAC	јануар 2023.
Onica aguilar	LAC	септембар 2023.
PilarSaenz	LAC	септембар 2023.
Vanett Graneros	LAC	септембар 2023.
Fjmustak	MENA	август 2021.
Ibrahim.ID	MENA	септембар 2023.
Nehaoua	MENA	септембар 2023.
Reda benkhadra	MENA	септембар 2023.
روتانا	MENA	March 2025
Ravan	MENA	March 2025
Duaa Khidir	MENA	March 2025
Aristidek5maya	SSA	август 2021.
Azogbonon	SSA	август 2021.
Aimeabibis	SSA	септембар 2023.
capitainAfrika	SSA	септембар 2023.
Dnshitobu	SSA	септембар 2023.
Gilbert Ndihokubwayo	SSA	септембар 2023.
Iwuala Lucy	SSA	септембар 2023.
Pellagia Njau	SSA	септембар 2023.
Bile rene	SSA	May 2025
AdjoEsse	SSA	May 2025
Husseyn Issa	SSA	May 2025
Chikeme Chizurum	SSA	May 2025
Effeietsanders	NA	август 2021.
Emjackson42	NA	август 2021.
AbhiSuryawanshi	NA	август 2021.
Matthewvetter	NA	август 2021.
Redwidgeon	NA	август 2021.
Wugapodes	NA	август 2021.
Antiqueight	NWE	август 2021.
mmo	NWE	август 2021.
NickK	NWE	август 2021.
Camelia.boban	NWE	октобар 2022.	Refrained from Committee Work in FY25 Round 2.
trondtr	NWE	октобар 2022.
Yger	NWE	октобар 2022.
Josiefraser	NWE	октобар 2023.
Abraham Taherivand	NWE	October 2024
Astrid Carlsen	NWE	October 2024
Quelet	NWE	October 2024
Balajijagadesh	SA	август 2021.
medhavigandhi	SA	август 2021.
Nawaraj Ghimire	SA	август 2021.
Tarunno	SA	август 2021.
आर्या जोशी	SA	децембар 2023.
Nabin K. Sapkota	SA	август 2024.
Ravidreams	SA	август 2024.

Inactive and past committee members

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.

Conference Fund Support Committee

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.

Committee Open Calls

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: How are General Support Fund proposals reviewed for Wikimedia Community Fund?

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.

Policies and transparency

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.

Committee surveys and feedback

Support and resources

Stipend: The regional committee members may receive a stipend of 100 USD every 2 months to offset costs of participation. Stipends can be used to pay for childcare, internet, transportation and other costs that make volunteering possible
Skill development opportunities: Training is provided to the committee members to support DEI, review, discussion, and decision-making. Committee members have access to skill building opportunities, including training on topics such as conflict transformation and nonviolent communication. Through their work on the tasks, members also learn by doing.

Остали комитети за фондове

Conference Fund Support Committee