Collaborative Funding Project: Collaborative Funding Project
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Collaborative Funding Project Workspace
IMPORTANT LINKS
- FAQ Page Answers to common questions posed by the omidyar.net community.
- Funding Teams List your team name and all discussion/workspace links here.
- Proposal Template All proposals must follow this template.
- Poll Creation Rules Step-by-step guide to creating your poll on June 11th.
OVERVIEW
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TIMING/FUNDING CYCLES
The Collaborative Funding Project is broken down into two separate funding cycles:
- June 1 - June 30, 2006 and
- August 1 - August 30, 2006
Each funding cycle runs for 30 days and is divided into two important stages:
| Proposal Preparation Stage (1st - 10th): | |
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| During this stage, teams use the discussions and wikis of omidyar.net to craft their proposal. Other omidyar.net members may exchange comments, ideas, questions, etc. Each team is encouraged to set up a discussion area and a workspace for FAQ's, comments, questions, etc. | |
| Proposal Voting Stage (11th - 30th): | |
| At no later than 10am PDT on 11th of the month (first cycle: 06/11/06; second cycle: 08/11/06), the proposals must be put to a vote using the omidyar.net polling tool and following the project polling protocol. | |
Any member of the omidyar.net community (as of the first day of the voting stage) is eligible to vote on a proposal. Proposals must receive at least thirty (30) votes to be eligible for funding.
All funds not allocated by the end of the second cycle will remain with Omidyar Network.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
- Teams must utilize the Proposal Template.
- While a team's proposal can fund more than a single non-profit organization, the proposal can be for no more than $5,000 total. (i.e., a proposal can be to fund 2 organizations @ $2,500 each.)
- In order to be eligible to receive funding, an organization must meet the following guidelines:
- The funded organization must be a 501(c)(3), or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal agent, in order to receive funding.
- Pursuant to Executive Order 13224, all funded organizations must pass the "Patriot Act check." Refer to the Updated SDN list (PDF file). Please review Patriot Act Check Guidelines for step-by-step instructions on how to complete the Patriot Act check.
INELIGIBILITY: Proposals to fund organizations that fail to meet the above two criteria (non-profit status and Patriot Act check) will be disqualified and will be ineligible for funding.
CRITICAL STEPS
Each team must follow these important steps:
- Teams consist of no fewer than five omidyar.net members each, although they can be bigger. An omidyar.net member may only be a member of one (1) proposal team.
- List your team's name (including relevant links to workspaces/discussions) on the Funding Teams workspace.
- While a proposal can be to fund more than a single non-profit organization, the proposal can be for no more than $5,000 total. (i.e., a proposal can be to fund 2 organizations @ $2,500 each).
STEP 1: CREATE A FUNDING PROPOSAL
| when?: | June 1 - June 10, 2006 |
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- To create your proposal, copy and paste the Proposal Template into your own workspace.
- Create a discussion linked to your proposal, where other omidyar.net members may ask questions, provide comments, etc.
- Link your team's proposal and all related workspaces/discussion pages on the Funding Teams workspace. IMPORTANT: All proposals must be housed in the the Collaborative Funding Project Group and all teams must be listed on the "Funding Teams" workspace.
- Your team's proposal will be voted on by the omidyar.net community-at-large, so make sure it's compelling and meets the following guidelines:
- The funded organization must be a 501(c)(3), or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal agent in order to receive funding.
- Pursuant to Executive Order 13224, all funded organizations must pass the Patriot Act check. For Patriot Act check please refer to the Updated SDN list (PDF file).
STEP 2: CREATE POLLS/PUT IT TO A VOTE
| when?: | June 11, 2006 |
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- On the 11th (first cycle: June 11; second cycle: August 11), create a poll in the Collaborative Funding Project Group. Be sure to follow the Poll Creation Rules for a step-by-step guide to setting up your poll.
- Proposals need a minimum of 30 votes to be considered eligible for funding, and at least 75% of the votes cast for your proposal need to be in favor of the proposal in order for it to be funded. If more than $50,000 worth of proposals are funded, the guidelines for funding are outlined in Step 4 below.
- Polls close at 11:59 PM PDT on the 30th and the votes are tallied on the 1st with the winners announced in the Collaborative Funding Project Group.
- Once a poll has started the proposal can not be changed.
STEP 3: VOTE
| when: | June 11 - June 30, 2006 |
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- All omidyar.net members are encouraged to vote in support of other proposals. Any members who join omidyar.net after the polls begin are not eligible to vote.
- Team members may NOT vote on their own team's proposal.
- Votes are "Approve" or "Disapprove."
- Votes are NOT anonymous.
- Votes, once cast, can be changed up until the polls close.
- Results of the vote will not be seen until the end of the poll.
- A proposal is considered approved by the community if it receives a minimum of 30 votes with at least 75% of the votes as "YES" votes (at least 23 votes in favor).
- The final results of all polls will be available for viewing by anyone in the omidyar.net community.
STEP 4: FUND THE WINNING PROPOSALS
| when?: | After June 30, 2006 |
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- If more than $50,000 in proposals are approved by the community, the proposals will be ranked by highest number of approving votes cast for the proposal and paid out in that order until no more money remains.
- Omidyar Network will send the funds directly to the organizations identified in the winning proposals.
Page name: Collaborative Funding Project
Last editor: Thomas Kriese (CCAL30) (2314)
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:53:52 PDT
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