Greetings Program Leaders and Evaluators!

Important updates from the PE&D team:

== New Social Media ==

Follow our New Twitter Account!

In order to further spread all the knowledge around evaluation and add more voices in this global dialogue, we launched a twitter account. Feel free to follow and tag @WikiEval [1] on anything related to program evaluation and learning.

== New Resource==

Program Evaluation Tips and Links

Alex (Program Officer, Project & Event Grants) has recently created a handful of useful pages for helping you plan, implement, and evaluate key programs. These initial pages will continue to grow and develop into full-fledged program toolkits, but already Alex has gathered some really important tips and links for Edit-a-thons [2], On-Wiki writing contests [3], Image upload events [4], GLAM Content release partnerships [5], and the Wikipedia Education Program [6]. If you are planning one of these events, please visit and be sure to share your experience or additional resources and links via the talk page.

== New Workshop Sessions ==

Grantmaking sessions at WikiConference USA

WikiConference USA will be held in New York, May 30 to June 1st [7]. The conference will be the scene for two important workshops: a program evaluation workshop on program tracking and reporting tools and Wikimetrics, and a grantmaking workshop on IdeaLab. For those who will be in attendance, please join the grantmaking teams for these special sessions!

* Program Evaluation and Design workshop [8] - Saturday, May 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. We will look into the core points for program tracking and reporting and explore related resources, as well as overview the functionality of, and explore using, Wikimetrics. We encourage you to bring a your laptop and list of usernames from a program or event you have held.

* IdeaLab workshop [9] - Sunday, June 1 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Grantmaking team members will facilitate an interactive session working together to learn how to use the IdeaLab to write-up new ideas for projects and turn them into project plans or grant proposals. Come ready to bring your ideas to life!

== Next Virtual Meet-up ==

Let’s talk about surveys: Join the next virtual meet-up on June 12

Tuesday, June 12 you can find us on a virtual meetup to review survey tools and resources. This will be an occasion for program leaders to share experiences in piloting survey strategies. The program evaluation and design team will be joined by Daria Cybulska (WMUK) and James Hare (WMDC), who will share their experiences piloting online surveys for program evaluation. Join the event [10]!

As always, stay up-to-date by watching the news page [11] on our portal or reach out to us in the parlor [12] or privately at eval@wikimedia.org

On behalf of the Program Evaluation and Design team, thank you for your time and attention.

Best,

María

References:

[1] Twitter link: http://twitter.com/WikiEval

[2] Edit-a-thons tips and links: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Program_Resources/Edit-a-thons

[3] Writing contest tips and links: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Program_Resources/Writing_Competitions

[4] Photo event tips and links: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Program_Resources/Photo_Events

[5] GLAM Content release tips and links: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Program_Resources/GLAM

[6] WEP tips and links: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Program_Resources/Education

[7] WikiConferenceUSA portal: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_USA