I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too?
KS Rolph
Hi Karen,
I think "outreach tool kit" could mean a lot of things, but maybe of use are the print materials listed at http://bookshelf.wikimedia.org(especially the "Welcome to Wikipedia" guide); and things like the latest annual report and the strategic plan. You could also probably get stickers, buttons, and other swaggy bits from the Wikimedia mothership.
Hope this helps -- if you want specific thoughts about how to make a request, maybe contact me offline. I may be out of town on the 8th, but if I'm back by then I'd love to pitch in for some kind of event.
-Pete
On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Karen Sue Rolph karenrolph@hotmail.comwrote:
I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too?
KS Rolph
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Hi KS and Pete (and everyone else!),
Thanks Pete for sharing the Bookshelf. I know we still have a room to improve in regards to outreach "tips" about women, and I'm hoping we can develop something like that, very soon. While the event(s) don't have to be about GLAM, the GLAM WIKI outreach group (the group of Wikipedians who work with galleries, libraries, archives and museums) have developed a lot of great content:
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Model_projects/GLAM_events
If you scroll down there is a section about edit-a-thons. Sadly, general parties and major events aren't really covered anywhere, but you might find some help from this page in general, depending on the level of an event you wish to put together.
I'd love to see more traction in the bay area, while I know things go on, it seems like not /enough/ goes on for the region and Wikipedia (there wasn't even a Wikipedia Day event!). KS - I also posted this to the SF Bay Area Wikimedian list, so perhaps that can provide a resource for getting people motivated. I'm probably going to send you a message off list to see how I can help :)
Thanks for volunteering, I can't wait to see something happen!
-Sarah
On 1/31/12 10:10 AM, Pete Forsyth wrote:
I think "outreach tool kit" could mean a lot of things, but maybe of use are the print materials listed at http://bookshelf.wikimedia.org (especially the "Welcome to Wikipedia" guide); and things like the latest annual report and the strategic plan. You could also probably get stickers, buttons, and other swaggy bits from the Wikimedia mothership.
Hope this helps -- if you want specific thoughts about how to make a request, maybe contact me offline. I may be out of town on the 8th, but if I'm back by then I'd love to pitch in for some kind of event.
-Pete
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I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too? KS Rolph _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
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On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Karen Sue Rolph <karenrolph@hotmail.com mailto:karenrolph@hotmail.com> wrote:
I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too? KS Rolph
I put together a list of various outreach projects and training resources at our local outreach page that might be helpful. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia/Local_outreach
I forgot to mention that I did my first wikipedia workshop a couple weeks ago, courtesy of the DC Wikipedia Chapter Library Lab. It was for members of a national group interested in civil liberties issues. It was 2/3 women and most newbies.
Unfortunately, I spent too much time on theory and policy and too little on just getting them editing, and I can see that is the number one thing you have to do to build confidence. It's probably a good thing to get people to go through the tutorial before coming to a workshop, if at all possible. I did warn them about using a neutral sounding user name if they wanted to start an account, and most of them did. (And outline of the one day workshop is at link above, but I can see it needs exercises integrated throughout. )
I want to try it again, advertising on Craigslist, personal lists, etc, and especially trying to get retired people who already are computer savvy (there are lots in dc area) since they may have more time, not to mention expertise, etc.
I'm thinking a good place to add training module subpages - with special mention of how to attract and keep women - is on the various local Meetup pages, assuming they like the idea.
So that's that, for today.
Carol