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The Art of
Community
Review
Rohini Lakshané
CIS-A2K Train The Trainer
Mysore
26 January, 2018
CC-BY-SA 4.0
What this talk is about:
Best practices for the
Wikimedia community to write
and review grant proposals.
What this talk is not:
Commentary on specific grant
proposals, grantors, grantees,
individuals, communities,
groups, or their motivations.
Differences between
Centralised, non-partisan,
uninvolved and opaque
reviewer/ auditor
Review by the public/
community
● E.g., Right To
Information requests
A system of checks and balance
Stages where you, the reviewer, can participate
● Proposal stage: The resources being invested in the project or activity are being used for a
good and necessary cause that benefits the community.
● Mid-point report or similar update: The resources are indeed being used for the cause they
were allotted for. There are strong explanations for (significant) deviations or changes that
may have occurred from the proposal stage.
● End: Same as the “mid-point” stage.
○ Next level of end review: Was previous community feedback implemented? Has it
worked? Why or why not?
● Check for profligacy.
○ A high expense when a lower one would have sufficed. E.g., stay in luxury hotels at a
non-discounted cost when cheaper options were available.
○ Exercise caution when evaluating this. Assume good faith unless/ until there is
evidence to the contrary.
Tips for writing grant applications
● When you write a grants proposal, consider the steps in the previous slide but
from the lens of a potential grantee.
Of devils and details
● If you believe an expense is unnecessary or exaggerated, refer to the specific item in
the budget.
○ State why you believe it is overpriced and what you believe would be a
reasonable cost for it. Back it up with reliable sources. “[Citation needed]”
■ E.g., price quotations from different and competing vendors; websites that
provide estimates and quotations.
■ “Rate of subsistence allowance”, a.k.a, per diem costs as stated in
documents that can be treated as an irrefutable yardstick. E.g., rates as
defined by the European Commission and the UN.
○ Share useful contacts and leads if you know they would do the job better or at a
lower expense.
Comparisons are odious*
● Refer to an up-to-date cost-of-living index for the location of the project.
● Refer to up-to-date wage rates for the same or similar position(s) in the industry/
domain at the location where the project will be executed.
○ This will work for lower-rung positions, clerical positions, and some freelance
jobs. This usually cannot be used to evaluate compensation for specialised skill
sets and/ or expertise.
● Evaluate cost-to-benefit ratio: How do the expenses for paying contractors and/ or
contractual services offset the increase in project time?
● When you write a grant proposal, this is your groundwork to make it bulletproof.
Retain all price quotations, bids etc. until the final project review is over.
*
-- The language barrier for
communities that do not speak
English
-- Issues that need a change in
process
Slide 9
Apples: Wikimedia Commons/ Anish.rocsta
CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported
An Orange basket: Wikimedia Commons/ Lehava Activity 2013 Pikiwiki Israel
CC-BY 2.5 Generic
Cover photo: Community Health Collaborative Mural 26/ Wikimedia Commons/ MCruz_WMF
CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported

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The art of community review

  • 1. The Art of Community Review Rohini Lakshané CIS-A2K Train The Trainer Mysore 26 January, 2018 CC-BY-SA 4.0
  • 2. What this talk is about: Best practices for the Wikimedia community to write and review grant proposals.
  • 3. What this talk is not: Commentary on specific grant proposals, grantors, grantees, individuals, communities, groups, or their motivations.
  • 4. Differences between Centralised, non-partisan, uninvolved and opaque reviewer/ auditor Review by the public/ community ● E.g., Right To Information requests
  • 5. A system of checks and balance
  • 6. Stages where you, the reviewer, can participate ● Proposal stage: The resources being invested in the project or activity are being used for a good and necessary cause that benefits the community. ● Mid-point report or similar update: The resources are indeed being used for the cause they were allotted for. There are strong explanations for (significant) deviations or changes that may have occurred from the proposal stage. ● End: Same as the “mid-point” stage. ○ Next level of end review: Was previous community feedback implemented? Has it worked? Why or why not? ● Check for profligacy. ○ A high expense when a lower one would have sufficed. E.g., stay in luxury hotels at a non-discounted cost when cheaper options were available. ○ Exercise caution when evaluating this. Assume good faith unless/ until there is evidence to the contrary.
  • 7. Tips for writing grant applications ● When you write a grants proposal, consider the steps in the previous slide but from the lens of a potential grantee.
  • 8. Of devils and details ● If you believe an expense is unnecessary or exaggerated, refer to the specific item in the budget. ○ State why you believe it is overpriced and what you believe would be a reasonable cost for it. Back it up with reliable sources. “[Citation needed]” ■ E.g., price quotations from different and competing vendors; websites that provide estimates and quotations. ■ “Rate of subsistence allowance”, a.k.a, per diem costs as stated in documents that can be treated as an irrefutable yardstick. E.g., rates as defined by the European Commission and the UN. ○ Share useful contacts and leads if you know they would do the job better or at a lower expense.
  • 9. Comparisons are odious* ● Refer to an up-to-date cost-of-living index for the location of the project. ● Refer to up-to-date wage rates for the same or similar position(s) in the industry/ domain at the location where the project will be executed. ○ This will work for lower-rung positions, clerical positions, and some freelance jobs. This usually cannot be used to evaluate compensation for specialised skill sets and/ or expertise. ● Evaluate cost-to-benefit ratio: How do the expenses for paying contractors and/ or contractual services offset the increase in project time? ● When you write a grant proposal, this is your groundwork to make it bulletproof. Retain all price quotations, bids etc. until the final project review is over.
  • 10. *
  • 11. -- The language barrier for communities that do not speak English -- Issues that need a change in process
  • 12. Slide 9 Apples: Wikimedia Commons/ Anish.rocsta CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported An Orange basket: Wikimedia Commons/ Lehava Activity 2013 Pikiwiki Israel CC-BY 2.5 Generic Cover photo: Community Health Collaborative Mural 26/ Wikimedia Commons/ MCruz_WMF CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported