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From: Chris "Jethro" Schilling <cschilling(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 3:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] November 30 deadline for new Project Grant
proposals
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi folks,
The open call for Project Grants is officially underway! As you prepare
your proposals this month, please keep in mind that the final deadline is
November 30th, and that this will be only the only open call for Project
Grants during this fiscal year, which ends on June 30th, 2019. To learn
more about this grant program and how to prepare an application, please
visit our landing page on Meta. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>
In addition to the resources mentioned in the prior announcement, we have
scheduled some proposal clinics where applicants will be able to discuss
their proposals or ask questions with Wikimedia Foundation staff using
Google Meet or using IRC. Some of these will be themed toward specific
topics (such as proposals involving a GLAM-related project), and others
will be more general. For a list of scheduled proposal clinics, please
review the Project Grants landing page on Meta. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events>. Additional
clinics may be added throughout the month.
Thanks,
Chris
Chris "Jethro" Schilling
I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)>
He/His/Their
Program Officer, Wikimedia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 8:08 PM Chris "Jethro" Schilling <
cschilling(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> The open call for the Wikimedia Foundation Project Grants program will
> begin on November 1, when we begin public review of new proposals. The
> final deadline is November 30th for all submissions. <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>. Importantly, this will
> be the only open call for Project Grants in the current fiscal year, which
> ends on June 30th 2019.
>
> We are also seeking additional volunteer candidates to expand the Project
> Grants Committee. More information is provided at the end of this email.
>
> Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups and
> organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, whether
> focused on building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on
> your wiki, researching an important issue, coordinating an editathon
series
> or providing other support for community building.
>
> We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and
> complete a grant proposal:
> * Tutorials for writing a strong application: <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial>
> * General planning page for Project Grants: <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan>
> * Program guidelines and criteria: <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn>
>
> Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal
> support upon request. Contact us at projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org if you
> would like feedback or more information.
>
> We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and
> make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into
> motion, and submit your proposal by November 30th! <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply>
>
> Volunteering for the Project Grants Committee
> We are also seeking candidates to participate in the Project Grants
> Committee, the volunteer decision-making body that reviews all Project
> Grant proposals and decides which projects to fund. Committee members
have
> diverse backgrounds with skill sets like:
> * On-wiki editing and experience
> * Experience leading, coordinating, or managing projects with an intended
> on-wiki or online impact.
> * Background in handling externally provided money and working within
> budgets, preferably in a non-profit context.
> * Any grants you've applied for or worked in grant programs (in the
> Wikimedia, academic, or wider non-profit world).
> * Expertise in areas like knowledge equity or knowledge as a service, that
> will help us move toward our movement strategic direction
> * Software or research expertise
> If you are interested in serving as a committee member, you cand find more
> information and submit your candidacy here by November 15th: <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Committee/Candidates>
>
> Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with
> your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee.
> Contact us at projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org.
>
> Take care,
>
> Chris
>
> Chris "Jethro" Schilling
> I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)>
> He/His/Their
> Program Officer, Wikimedia Foundation
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
>
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Hi all,
Due personal circumstances I sadly can't be present at the GLAMwiki
Conference in Tel Aviv this year.
My question for everyone going there is to help promote the newsletter *This
Month in GLAM* is more people share there stories, best practices and
initiatives so we all can learn from it.
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter
Thanks!
Romaine
Calling all event organizers interested in the coming Event Metrics tool: As the Community Tech team has started working on the first two of six new reports planned for the tool, we’ve learned a lot about what numbers we can and can’t get at scale from our databases. In response, our plans have had to evolve.
In this post [1], I lay out details on which of the metrics we’d planned to include we’re now either adapting, delaying or dropping. We’re interested in your feedback, so please have a look and let us hear from you!
Yours,
Joe
[1] Oct. 26: Metrics changed, delayed or dropped
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Event_Metrics#Metrics_droppe…
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Product Manager, Community Tech
Wikimedia Foundation
Hey all,
Has anyone tried Wikimedia activities with Prison Libraries? Seems like a
really cool opportunity to highlight offline Wikipedia etc?
Cheers,
Alex
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From: Krolak, Lisa <l.krolak(a)unesco.org>
Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 4:58 AM
Subject: [IFLA-L] Prison Libraries
To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr <ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr>
Dear IFLA community,
For an upcoming *publication on prison libraries*, I am currently looking
for people (for example prison librarians) who can share experiences from
their countries, including different approaches and policy environments for
prison education and prison libraries. I am also looking for articles,
photos, existing case studies, etc.
The publication will be the first international, comparative publication on
the role and potential of prison libraries. It will provide an overview of
the contribution that books and libraries in prison can make in supporting
a reading culture, increasing literacy skills and preparing inmates for
their socio-professional integration after their release.
The international policy environment for prison libraries will be
described, particularly the IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to
Prisoners. It is foreseen to launch the publication at the IFLA conference
in 2019.
I very much look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Lisa Krolak
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*Lisa Krolak*
Head, UIL Library
Feldbrunnenstr. 58
20148 Hamburg
Germany
Tel. ++49 (0)40 44 80 41 33
Fax ++49 (0) 40 4107723
www.unesco.org/uil
l.krolak(a)unesco.org
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Alex Stinson
GLAM-Wiki Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations:
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