Beques:Programes/Fons de la Comunitat Wikimedia/Fons de suport general
Fons de suport general
El Fons de suport general (Fons de la Comunitat Wikimedia) ofereix suport operatiu general flexible per a persones, grups o afiliats que hagin desenvolupat projectes o programes més grans. També està disponible pels que tinguin un pla estratègic que requereixi una inversió sostinguda en el temps per poder assolir els seus objectius. Es disposa de beques plurianuals si s'adequa als propòsits i objectius del sol·licitant. Aquest programa és comparable als programes anteriors de beques del pla anual simple, beques del pla anual i programes de beques de projectes.
- 3 months processing time from application to decision and payment. 2 months for grant review (application process, review, and funding decisions) and 1 month for grant administration (collection of documents, signing agreements, and payment).
- Average annual grant size varies on application proposal 10,000 - 300,000 USD.
- Unrestricted funding[1].
- Renewal process possible and under development. Details to be added soon.
- Multi-year funding optionally available for 2- to 3-year grant period. A multi-year strategic plan is required for multi-year funding requests.
Individuals, groups, organizations, and affiliates interested in applying can do so at anytime of the year. They need to contact their regional Program Officer who will support in their application interest and process. The Program Officer will also support in understanding what round of funding would be suitable to apply for.
Si tens qualsevol pregunta, si us plau, sent-te lliure de posar-te en contacte amb nosaltres.
Exemples del que financem
Here are some examples of what we fund in terms of General Support Fund.
- Strategic and annual plans from Wikimedia Movement Affiliates. Common expenses supported such as (but not limited to):
- Operating expenses - working space, services, and other common costs needed for an affiliate to opereate.
- Programmatic expenses - data costs to support access to online events, prizes, outreach, and other common costs needed to support programs.
- Staff expenses - compensation for well-defined roles that do not replace volunteer activities, including (but not limited to) graphic design, training, childcare services, translation, project or organization management, and Wikimedian-in-Residence roles.
- Learning or training expenses - costs related to learning or training for community members or affiliate staff.
- Travel and participation expenses for staff and organizers.
- Cultural and heritage projects that support contribution of content, curation of the content and promote accessibility of that content.
- Coordination of global campaigns.
- Public policy advocacy projects that aim to influence legal and regulatory environments (at the national, regional or international level) in order to protect the people, model and the values of the free knowledge movement. These projects could target national legislation, trade agreements, human rights frameworks, and any other regulations and norms set by governments and lawmakers.
Regional Fund Committees have flexibility to fund projects and expenses that applicants identify based on their specific context and situational needs, and may support additional requests not described here.
Criteris d'elegibilitat
For further information, see Eligibility requirements of Wikimedia Foundation.
Els criteris bàsics que han de complir tots els sol·licitants del Fons de la Comunitat Wikimedia per tal que una proposta sigui revisada, són els següents:
- Proposed programs and activities are aligned with the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation.
- El sol·licitant ha de seguir el Codi Universal de Conducta i les polítiques d'espai amigable
- Ha d'existir una política de seguretat juvenil per a qualsevol activitat que inclogui membres de la comunitat menors d'edat
- El sol·licitant es troba a un país que legalment pot rebre finançament per a les activitats i despeses descrites d'acord amb les lleis sobre l'enviament i la recepció de fons als Estats Units i al seu país
- El sol·licitant no apareix a la Llista de nacionals i persones bloquejades especialment designades (SDN) del Departament del Tresor dels Estats Units
- Els sol·licitants han de complir amb tots els requisits i estar en bon estat per a qualsevol activitat actual finançada a través de la Fundació Wikimedia
- Les obres i les contribucions s'han de poder publicar sota acords ètics i d'accés obert
- Les sol·licituds han de ser per a treballs futurs i planificats
- Els sol·licitants que rebin finançament no han de ser membres del personal de la Fundació Wikimedia ni contractistes que treballin més de temps parcial (més de 20 hores setmanals).
- Les propostes que s'ajusten a determinats criteris no són elegibles per ser revisades al Fons de la Comunitat Wikimedia:
- Les propostes que se centrin principalment en activitats de recerca s'han de presentar al Fons de Recerca de Wikimedia.
- Les propostes que se centren principalment en el desenvolupament de programari a gran escala no són elegibles per a la revisió. Els projectes de desenvolupament de programari a més petita escala poden ser elegibles per ser revisats al Fons Ràpid pendents de revisió per part del personal de Recursos comunitaris i del Departament de tecnologia.
- Any General Support Fund applicant must be in contact with their Program Officer at least one month before the deadline for application. If you have not had a conversation with your Program Officer about applying for General Support Funding, you will need to apply in the subsequent rounds of funding.
- Seguretat juvenil
- If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, it also outlines compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provides documentation of the local laws in the annex.
- The proposal demonstrates how they will ensure the safe engagement of young people in all of the project’s activities.
- The proposal demonstrates that any adults who will be working in close contact with young people have been properly vetted and trained.
- The proposal outlines an action protocol in the case that incidents occur relating to the physical and psychological safety of young people.
Procés de sol·licitud
For further information, see Application and review process.
Application process involves applicants, Regional Program Officers (staff at Wikimedia Foundation), Regional Fund Committees (volunteer committees consisting of Wikimedia community members), and Grant Administrators (staff at Wikimedia Foundation).
We work together to be strategic thought partners with applicants. The funding decisions are based on eligibility and committee deliberation.
We encourage all applicants to reach out to their Regional Program Officer as they are developing their proposal and before submitting a final application. This is especially recommended for first time applicants. We want to ensure everyone understands and is supported throughout the process.
Here's the summary of the application and review process:
- Applicant submission: Applicants submit their proposal through the new grantee portal, these are available on Meta for general community review and comments.
- Due diligence: The Community Resources team organises the proposals and supporting documents for committee review.
- Regional Committee review: Committee members take some time to review these proposals and supporting documents individually based on a series of criteria and questions. The categories and questions that can be reviewed below.
- Initial feedback : During this phase, committees may publish questions on meta so that applicants can clarify any aspects of their proposal. Community members in general may also be posting comments, questions or feedback that applicants should respond to via meta.
- Structured feedback from Regional Committee: The whole committee meets to discuss each project to consolidate a unified feedback document that will be sent to applicants.
- Staff feedback shared with committee: Program Officers also share their Staff review of each proposal with Committee members.
- Committee/Applicant meetings: In certain cases, committee members may request a live session with the applicants to discuss this feedback and ask questions. Program Officers may also organise these spaces to provide applicants with support to review this feedback.
- Applicant responses and revisions: Applicants have a set time to make necessary adjustments or clarifications. These should be done directly on Fluxx as the final proposal.
- Deliberations: Committee members hold a second round of formal deliberation sessions to make their final decisions on the funding. In this stage they take into consideration all the recommendations and adjustments, as well as the overall budget for the region.
- Committee funding decision and remarks: The applicants are informed of the funding decision via email, Fluxx and Meta-Wiki and, if approved, begin the grant administration process.
Cronologia
General Support timeline is different based on the applicant's funding region. See your regional page for a more detailed regional calendar. If you don't know your funding region, look for it at find your region page.
Cronologia de l'any fiscal 2023-24
| Funding region | Round | Submission deadline | Decision announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle East & North Africa, Àfrica subsahariana | 1 | 8 setembre 2023 | 10 novembre 2023 |
| 2 | 1 març 2024 | 3 maig 2024 | |
| Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 1 | 8 setembre 2023 | 21 novembre 2023 |
| 2 | 8 març 2024 | 10 maig 2024 | |
| Amèrica del Nord | 1 | 15 setembre 2023 | 21 novembre 2023 |
| 2 | 8 març 2024 | 10 maig 2024 | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1 | 29 setembre 2023 | 1 desembre 2023 |
| 2 | 8 març 2024 | 10 maig 2024 | |
| Northern & Western Europe | 1 | 29 setembre 2023 | 24 novembre 2023 |
| 2 | 15 març 2024 | 31 maig 2024 | |
| East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific | 1 | 8 setembre 2023 | 10 novembre 2023 |
| 2 | 1 març 2024 | 3 maig 2024 | |
| Àsia Meridional | 1 | 8 setembre 2023 | 10 novembre 2023 |
| 2 | 1 març 2024 | 3 maig 2024 |
Detailed timeline: Round 1 (2023-24)
| SSA and MENA | SA | ESEAP | LATAM | CEECA | NA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant proposal support starts | 11 agost 2023 | 11 agost 2023 | 11 agost 2023 | 25 agost 2023 | 18 agost 2023 | 25 agost 2023 | 1 setembre 2023 |
| Eligibility check | 11 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 11 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 11 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 25 agost - 29 setembre 2023 | 18 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 25 agost - 15 setembre 2023 | 1 setembre - 29 setembre 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 setembre 2023 | 8 setembre 2023 | 8 setembre 2023 | 29 setembre 2023 | 8 setembre 2023 | 15 setembre 2023 | 29 setembre 2023 |
| Application translation support | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 2 octubre - 6 octubre 2023 | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 19 setembre - 23 setembre 2023 | 2 octubre - 6 octubre 2023 |
| Review starts | 18 setembre 2023 | 18 setembre 2023 | 18 setembre 2023 | 9 octubre 2023 | 18 setembre 2023 | 25 setembre 2023 | 9 octubre 2023 |
| Feedback received | 6 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre 2023 | 27 octubre 2023 | 20 octubre 2023 | 20 octubre 2023 | 27 octubre 2023 |
| Engaging with feedback | 6 octubre - 27 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre - 27 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre - 27 octubre 2023 | 27 octubre - 10 novembre 2023 | 20 octubre - 10 novembre 2023 | 20 octubre - 10 novembre 2023 | 27 octubre 2023 - 10 novembre 2023 |
| Decision announced | 10 novembre 2023 | 10 novembre 2023 | 10 novembre 2023 | 1 desembre 2023 | 21 novembre 2023 | 21 novembre 2023 | 24 novembre 2023 |
| Agreement signed | 1 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre 2023 | 15 desembre 2023 | 8 desembre 2023 | 8 desembre 2023 | 15 desembre 2023 |
| First payment sent | 1 desembre - 19 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre - 19 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre - 19 desembre 2023 | 15 desembre 2023 - 19 gener 2024 | 8 desembre 2023 - 12 gener 2024 | 8 desembre 2023 - 12 gener 2024 | 15 desembre 2023 - 19 gener 2024 |
| Midpoint learning conversation | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 12 agost 2024 |
| Final report due | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 |
| Yearly report due for multi-year funds | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 |
Detailed timeline: Round 2 (2023-24)
| SSA and MENA | SA | ESEAP | LATAM | CEECA | NA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant proposal support starts | 9 febrer 2024 | 9 febrer 2024 | 9 febrer 2024 | 16 febrer 2024 | 16 febrer 2024 | 16 febrer 2024 | 23 febrer 2024 |
| Eligibility check | 9 febrer - 1 març 2024 | 9 febrer - 1 març 2024 | 9 febrer - 1 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 8 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 8 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 8 març 2024 | 23 febrer - 15 març 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 1 març 2024 | 1 març 2024 | 1 març 2024 | 8 març 2024 | 8 març 2024 | 8 març 2024 | 15 març 2024 |
| Application translation support | 4 març - 8 març 2024 | 4 març - 8 març 2024 | 4 març - 8 març 2024 | 8 març - 12 març 2024 | 8 març - 12 març 2024 | 8 març - 12 març 2024 | 18 març - 22 març 2024 |
| Review starts | 11 març 2024 | 11 març 2024 | 11 març 2024 | 18 març 2024 | 18 març 2024 | 18 març 2024 | 25 març 2024 |
| Feedback received | 29 març 2024 | 29 març 2024 | 29 març 2024 | 5 abril 2024 | 5 abril 2024 | 5 abril 2024 | 19 abril 2024 |
| Engaging with feedback | 29 març - 19 abril 2024 | 29 març - 19 abril 2024 | 29 març - 19 abril 2024 | 5 abril - 26 abril 2024 | 5 abril - 26 abril 2024 | 5 abril - 26 abril 2024 | 19 abril - 17 maig 2024 |
| Decision announced | 3 maig 2024 | 3 maig 2024 | 3 maig 2024 | 10 maig 2024 | 10 maig 2024 | 10 maig 2024 | 31 maig 2024 |
| Agreement signed | 17 maig 2024 | 17 maig 2024 | 17 maig 2024 | 24 maig 2024 | 24 maig 2024 | 24 maig 2024 | 14 juny 2024 |
| First payment sent | 17 maig - 31 maig 2024 | 17 maig - 31 maig 2024 | 17 maig - 31 maig 2024 | 24 maig - 1 juny 2024 | 24 maig - 1 juny 2024 | 24 maig - 1 juny 2024 | 14 juny - 30 juny 2024 |
| Midpoint learning conversation | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 3 febrer 2025 |
| Final report due | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 29 agost 2025 |
| Yearly report due for multi-year funds | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 29 agost 2025 |
Principles and values
The principles that are foundational and underline the Wikimedia Foundation Funds' strategy are based directly on the Movement Strategy Principles:
- Subsidiarity & Self Management
- Equity & Empowerment
- Collaboration & Cooperation
- People Centeredness - listening and reflection
- Efficient Data & Iterative Practices - promoting innovation and learning
Renewal process
Details about renewal process and other upcoming changes are published at: Wikimedia Community Fund/Proposed changes to General Support Fund in 2023-24.
Requisits de presentació d'informes
General Support grantee partners who are not multi-year applicants have the following reporting requirements:
- Midterm conversation between PO and grantee partners (reporting form)
- Final learning report (reporting form)
- Final conversation between PO-grantee partners (reporting form)
Multi-year grantee partners have the following reporting requirements:
- Yearly learning report[2] (reporting form)
- Yearly conversation between PO-grantee partners (reporting form)
| General information | Midterm conversation between Program Officers and Grantee Partners | Final or yearly learning report |
Final or yearly conversation between Program Officers and Grantee Partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is it required? | Obligatory for grantee partners required to present this report. | Obligatory for grantee partners required to present this report. Multi-year grantee partners will use this format for their yearly learning reports. They should report one year at a time, rather than the cumulative multi-year period. Non-multi-year grantee partners (with funding for 1 year or less) will use this template to report on the final learning and results. |
Obligatory for grantee partners required to present this learning report |
| Who is responsible? | Program Officers (POs) schedule the call and register the conversation. grantee partners will have access to the conversation report on Fluxx and will be able to edit the conversation registration. | Grantee partners | Program Officers (POs) schedule the call and register the conversation. grantee partners will have access to the conversation report on Fluxx and will be able to edit the conversation registration. |
| When?[3] | Once the report has been analysed by the Program Officer. Between 2-4 weeks after submission. | One month after the end of the grant implementation. | Once the final (or yearly) report has been analysed by the Program Officer. Between 2-4 weeks after submission. |
| How will it be used? | This conversation is aimed at a deeper reflection based on the analysis of the report. It is also used to give the Foundation feedback on ways to better support grantee partner's work. | This learning report is aimed at:
|
This conversation is aimed at a deeper reflection based on the analysis of the report. It is also used to give the Foundation feedback on ways to better support grantee partner's work in the future. |
| Where will it be filled out? | On Fluxx | On Fluxx | On Fluxx |
| Will it be published on Meta? | No | Yes | No |
Recursos i formularis
For further information, see Knowledge Sharing.
- Reviseu Formularis i guies de sol·licitud i informes abans de sol·licitar-ho.
- Recomanacions per desenvolupar propostes de fons
Review submissions and reports
Updates
 | • 22 setembre 2023: Wikimedia Alliances Fund updates are published. Due to the reduced funding, the application process is by invitation for non-profits from Sub-Saharan Africa and East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific regions.
• 21 setembre 2023: The updated review framework for the General Support Fund is published. • 8 agost 2023: New application form is published for General Support Fund (Wikimedia Community Fund). How to apply? • 19 juliol 2023: Thematic topics of General Support Fund now include public policy advocacy. |
Contacta'ns
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to your Regional Program Officer via email:
| Regió | Adreça de correu electrònic |
|---|---|
| Middle East & North Africa | mena_fund wikimedia.org
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| Àfrica subsahariana | ssa_fund wikimedia.org
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| Àsia Meridional | sa_fund wikimedia.org
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| East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific | eseap_fund wikimedia.org
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| Latin America & Caribbean | lac_fund wikimedia.org
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| Amèrica del Nord | na_fund wikimedia.org
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| Northern & Western Europe | nwe_fund wikimedia.org
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| Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia | ceeca_fund wikimedia.org
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Notes
- ↑ Unrestricted funding means that grantees are able to reallocate funding in their budget to new or existing mission-aligned activities or expenses at their own discretion during the funding period. You do not need to obtain permission from the Foundation for reallocation for these changes in your budget. For the General Support Fund and Conference & Event Fund, when reallocations exceed 20% of your total budget from the funding program, please notify your program officer of these changes. This notification would not be to request approval, but to generally inform the Community Resources team what circumstances or opportunities are prompting more significant changes in your budget.
- ↑ a b Multiyear funding: If you have a multi-year grant agreement and will request more than a 20% increase from the pre-approved amount, the regional fund committee will need to review the request. Therefore you will need to submit a short explanation and budget for your expected increase. This can be done as early as possible yet should be completed no later than your reporting deadline.
- ↑ Note: Reporting dates will be adapted to each grantee partner according to their project timelines. Grantee partners will be able to see their proposed reporting dates on the portal on Fluxx. If you have any doubts or concerns about these dates please reach out to your Program Officer. Likewise, if you have any doubts about how to submit these reports or how they will be used.