Hi everyone,
I am pleased to announce the launch of the fourth Inspire Campaign for IdeaLab, focused on outreach to outside knowledge networks:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire
There is tremendous potential in cooperative work between Wikimedia contributors and entities such as libraries (and other GLAM institutions[1]), cultural centers, content experts, and other sources of information. Such outreach can lead to rewarding collaborative efforts that, among many benefits, helps us create and offer better quality content to readers.
All types of proposals are welcome - research projects, software development, and naturally for this campaign, community organizing and outreach. Wikimedia Foundation staff are also invited to advise on ideas they can offer support and guidance on. Project Grants[2] and Rapid Grants[3] are available for projects developed during this campaign that need financial support. For ideas that do not require funding, I am happy to provide general guidance on projects on how to bring your idea to action. The campaign runs until 28 February.
If you're interested in doing some outreach work to an institution, organization, or group in your area, or want to help with an existing outreach project, I encourage you to check out the submissions of this campaign!
With thanks,
Jethro
[1] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid
Chris "Jethro" Schilling I JethroBT (WMF) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF) Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home