<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Joost Schouppe</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:joost@osmfoundation.org">joost@osmfoundation.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 7:11 PM<br>Subject: [OSM-talk] Microgrants call for committee<br>To: <<a href="mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org">talk@openstreetmap.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">
Hi,<br><div><br>The Microgrants project is ready for launch! When we
first received the Pineapple fund donation, the money was quickly
earmarked as to be given back to the community. Now that's finally
happening, after a recent Board decision [1] (plenty of background
behind that link!). Any volunteer who thinks they can make an impact
with a small grant will soon be able to apply. <br><br>But first we need the help of a few volunteers to manage the project. What do we expect of you?<br><br>1) Running the call for projects<br>2) Making a selection of about ten projects<br>3) Following up with the selected projects<br><br>Anyone
can apply to be on the selection committee, and the Board will then
make a selection. We are looking for people who know how the OSM
community works, who have experience with making an impact for OSM - but
also people with practical experience running these kinds of projects.<br><br>The
policy document [2] offers a guideline to what the Board wants to see
happen with this project, but it leaves a lot of leeway for the
committee to implement as they see fit. For example, the committee is
expected to work out their own rules of order. During the entire
process, you will be able to rely on Dorothea for administrative
assistance.<br><br>The most impactful job of the Microgrants Committee
will be the selection itself. The decision is expected to be based on
deep community consultation. The Board did keep a veto right over the
selected applications. <br><br>The committee is also expected to guide
the projects to fruition. However, it is encouraged for the committee to
extend the group with more volunteers, so as to lighten the workload
and diversify points of view. For example, it would be really helpful to
have volunteers who speak the language or are culturally close to the
selected projects.<br><br>When the projects are finished and have
reported on their experience, the Committee is almost done. A final task
will be to make recommendations to the Board for the next phase of the
Microgrants project - we've only just begun!<br><br>Send your application to join the Microgrants Committee to <a href="mailto:microgrants@osmfoundation.org" target="_blank">microgrants@osmfoundation.org</a> by March 8th.<br><br>All relevant information will be accessible through the OSMF wiki at <a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Microgrants" target="_blank">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Microgrants</a></div><div><br></div><div>1.
<a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2020-01#Microgrants_policy_-_proposal_to_vote" target="_blank">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2020-01#Microgrants_policy_-_proposal_to_vote</a> <br></div><div>2:
<a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/1/1a/Microgrants_working_document_snapshot_2020-01-13.odt" target="_blank">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/1/1a/Microgrants_working_document_snapshot_2020-01-13.odt</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Joost</div><div>for the OSMF Board</div>
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