User:AWang (WMF)/GAC Revamp

GAC Revamp

The GAC is an important mechanism for ensuring community evaluation of Project and Event Grants (PEG). The GAC supports grantees by identifying strengths and weaknesses in individual proposals and provides experience and perspective in areas of strategic planning, measurement and evaluation, and project and financial management. Over the last 3 years, the GAC has strengthened the PEG program and provided invaluable input to the WMF grants team decision-making process.

However, there are aspects of the GAC process that hinder the effectiveness of grant evaluation and efficiency of the grants process. We have been gathering input from GAC members through discussion pages, email, and in person, and feel it is the appropriate time to revisit the process as it currently works. We hope to identify the main challenges, discuss them collectively, and implement concrete changes in the coming months. Below is our proposed process and timeline for the GAC revamp.

1. Send survey to all GAC members on current process - end of April
2. GAC members complete survey - mid May
3. WMF provides analysis of survey on meta with a set of recommendations and options for moving forward - end of May
4. Discussion on meta by GAC members and any other interested volunteers - June
5. Execute decisions - end of June

Please feel free to comment on the above. Looking forward to a productive discussion and an improved GAC. Alex Wang (WMF) (talk) 18:23, 23 April 2014 (UTC)