Hi Isla, Peter, thank you for your feedback! I have had similar comments on the talk page of WRC [1], and I am looking into including a link to the WRC on Meta home page or on the sidebar, even. This will require a conversation with community members; I will reach out to you again when we actually start working on that (maybe around July this year), in case you would like to and are able to support.
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Resource_Center#Link_to_the_W...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:07 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Hi Maria, I was referring to the Wikimedia projects, but it really applies anywhere that someone may need the information.
It makes a lot of difference if it is easy to find for anyone who may need it.
Cheers,
Peter
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Friday, 10 February 2017 8:21 PM
*To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.
*Subject:* Re: [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi Peter,
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by projects? The Wikimedia projects? The projects addressing the gender gap?
Please let me know so I can best respond.
Cheers,
María
On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
Are there easy to find links from the projects?
P
*From:* Gendergap [mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Cruz *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 January 2017 5:56 PM *To:* Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects. *Subject:* [Gendergap] Introducing the Wikimedia Resource Center
Hi all,
As we have stated in our annual plan [1], “currently, community members must search many pages and places to stay informed about Foundation activities and resources.” We have worked in the past two quarters to create a single point of entry. We call it the Wikimedia Resource Center, and its alpha version is now live on Meta Wikimedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Resource_Center
As the movement expands to include more affiliates and more programmatic activities every year, newer Wikimedians are faced with lack of experience in the movement and its various channels for requesting support. In order to expand Wikimedia communities’ efforts, we want to provide easy access to resources that support their very important work. The [[m:Wikimedia Resource Center]] is a hub designed in response to this issue: it is intended to evolve into a single point of entry for Wikimedians all over the world to the variety of resources and types of staff support they may need to develop new initiatives or also expand existing ones.
This version of the Resource Center is only the beginning. For phase two of the project, we will enable volunteer Wikimedians to add resources developed by other individuals or organizations to the Wikimedia Resource Center, and in phase three, the Wikimedia Resource Center will include features to better connect Wikimedians to other Wikimedians that can support them.
We want to hear what you think about this prototype and our plans for it! If you have comments about the Wikimedia Resource Center, you can submit your feedback publicly, on the Talk Page, or privately, via a survey hosted by a third party, that shouldn’t take you more than 4 minutes to complete. A feedback button is on the top right corner on every page of the hub.
Looking forward to more collaborations!
Best,
María
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2016-2017/d...
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