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Comités

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.

Un aspecto importante de los programas de financiamiento de la Fundación Wikimedia es la función que tienen los comités de voluntarios al brindar orientación y apoyo a los solicitantes, así como en la toma de decisiones sobre cómo deben distribuirse los fondos del movimiento. Nos basamos en las recomendaciones de la estrategia del movimiento tenemos comités que permiten a las comunidades de cada región y a los expertos temáticos tener un papel central en el establecimiento de prioridades y la asignación de fondos para determinados tipos de iniciativas. Cada uno de estos procesos se beneficia en gran medida de la experiencia existente, las nuevas ideas y el conocimiento de las habilidades y circunstancias necesarias para las comunidades locales.

Current members

Comenzaremos con 7 comités regionales para liderar nuestros procesos participativos. Para obtener más información sobre los comités, ingresa aquí. Para obtener más información sobre cada comité regional, consulta los siguientes enlaces

Username Regional Fund Committee Term started Notes
FocalPoint CEECA October de 2021
MikyM CEECA October de 2021
Reda Kerbouche CEECA October de 2021
Красный CEECA August de 2021
Nataev CEECA February de 2022
Justine.toms CEECA June de 2022
Nina1009 CEECA April de 2023
BKlen-CEEhub CEECA May de 2024 non-voting member, CEE Hub
Aotfs2013 ESEAP August de 2021
Chipmunkdavis ESEAP August de 2021
Exec8 ESEAP August de 2021
Kunokuno ESEAP August de 2021
Alphama ESEAP October de 2022
22Kartika ESEAP September de 2022
GhoziSeptiandri ESEAP September de 2022
Kunirasem ESEAP September de 2022
taweetham ESEAP September de 2022
IvomarDos LAC January de 2023
marsebu LAC January de 2023
Superzerocool LAC January de 2023
Onica aguilar LAC September de 2023
PilarSaenz LAC September de 2023
Vanett Graneros LAC September de 2023
Fjmustak MEA (MENA) August de 2021
NANöR MEA (MENA) September de 2021
Ibrahim.ID MEA (MENA) September de 2023
Nehaoua MEA (MENA) September de 2023
Reda benkhadra MEA (MENA) September de 2023
Aristidek5maya MEA (SSA) August de 2021
Azogbonon MEA (SSA) August de 2021
Aimeabibis MEA (SSA) September de 2023
capitainAfrika MEA (SSA) September de 2023
Dnshitobu MEA (SSA) September de 2023
Gilbert Ndihokubwayo MEA (SSA) September de 2023
Iwuala Lucy MEA (SSA) September de 2023
Pellagia Njau MEA (SSA) September de 2023
Effeietsanders NA August de 2021
Emjackson42 NA August de 2021
AbhiSuryawanshi NA August de 2021
Matthewvetter NA August de 2021
Redwidgeon NA August de 2021
Wugapodes NA August de 2021
Antiqueight NWE August de 2021
mmo NWE August de 2021
NickK NWE August de 2021
Camelia.boban NWE October de 2022
trondtr NWE October de 2022
Yger NWE October de 2022
Josiefraser NWE October de 2023
Abraham Taherivand NWE October 2024
Astrid Carlsen NWE October 2024
Quelet NWE October 2024
Balajijagadesh SA August de 2021
medhavigandhi SA August de 2021
Nawaraj Ghimire SA August de 2021
Tarunno SA August de 2021
आर्या जोशी SA December de 2023
Nabin K. Sapkota SA August de 2024
Ravidreams SA August de 2024

Miembros inactivos y antiguos miembros del Comité

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: ¿Cómo se revisan las propuestas del Fondo de Apoyo General para el Fondo de la comunidad Wikimedia?

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

  • Estipendio: Los miembros del comité regional pueden recibir un estipendio de 100 dólares cada dos meses para compensar los costes de participación. Los estipendios pueden utilizarse para pagar la guardería, Internet, el transporte y otros gastos que hacen posible el voluntariado.
  • Oportunidades de desarrollo de habilidades: Los miembros del comité regional tendrán acceso a oportunidades de desarrollo de habilidades, incluida la formación en temas como la transformación de conflictos y la comunicación no violenta. A través de su trabajo en las tareas, los miembros también aprenderán haciendo.

Otros comités

Ver también