Hello everyone,
Hope this email finds you well. Crossposting this notification from
Wikimedia L. This is a gentle reminder about the Project Grants Program
open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of
February 10, 2021. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>. This
first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A
second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled
from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021.
For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that
fall under community development and organizing (offline and online)
categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals,
groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas,
from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or
editathon series to providing other support for community building. We
offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a
grant proposal:
Weekly proposals clinics via Hangouts during the Open Call
Join us for real-time discussions with Program Officers and select thematic
experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll
answer questions and help you make your proposal better. <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics
<https://meet.google.com/linkredirect?authuser=6&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fmeta.wik…>
> You can join the different proposal clinics on the following dates:
General Proposal Clinics
- Monday, February 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM UTC - Videoconference link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/2195984855>
- Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 3:00 PM UTC - Videoconference link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/2195984855>
GLAM-themed Proposal Clinics
- Monday, January 25, 2021 at 4:30 PM UTC - Videoconference link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99588568064>
- Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 9:30 AM UTC - Videoconference link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91745569202>
Campaign-themed Proposal Clinics
- Tuesday, January 26, 3:00 PM UTC - Videoconference link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99588568064>
- Thursday, February 4, 8:30 PM UTC - Videoconference link
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99588568064>
We also offer these support pages to help you build your proposal:
* Video 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 February 10, 2021! <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply>
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. Please check more about the
changes introduced in the Project Grants program in the forwarded email
below.
Best regards,
Rupika
*Rupika Sharma*
Junior Program Officer
Wikimedia Foundation Grants
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn
>
> On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 09:54, Marti Johnson <mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Wikimedians,
>>
>> I’m writing to announce the next opportunity for funding through the
>> Project Grants program, and to share changes in how review will happen in
>> the coming year and beyond.
>>
>> Background context:
>>
>> Over the past few months, the Wikimedia Foundation has begun work on a
>> new strategy for how we will structure our grants programs in the future,
>> with the goal of aligning more closely with the Wikimedia Movement’s 2030
>> Strategic Direction [1]. We’ve been having conversations with many
>> stakeholders in the Wikimedia community and we’re in the process of
>> brainstorming about possible frameworks to improve how we make grants. This
>> coming year, 2021, will be an experimental year in which we will pilot some
>> smaller changes as we move toward a larger redesign process later in the
>> year and beyond.
>>
>> How do I learn more about applying for project funding through Project
>> Grants?
>>
>> -
>>
>> You can learn more about the guidelines for the Project Grants
>> program here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn
>> -
>>
>> You can learn more about how to plan for a project proposal here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan
>> -
>>
>> You can learn about how to apply here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply
>>
>>
>> What will change in the grant review process for Project Grants in 2021?
>>
>> -
>>
>> In previous rounds, all Project Grant proposals have been reviewed in
>> one round, inclusive of proposals related to four themes: research,
>> software, and online and offline community organizing. In 2021, we will
>> experiment with offering two separate and dedicated rounds. One will be
>> focused on online and offline community organizing. A second round will
>> focus on review of research and software grant proposals.
>> -
>>
>> By offering separate, dedicated rounds, we hope to offer more
>> tailored support for applicants, with better integration with staff in the
>> Wikimedia Foundation who have relevant expertise, and with more focused
>> Committee recruitment to improve the quality of proposal review. We also
>> hope it will reduce the burden on volunteer committee reviewers in any
>> given round.
>>
>>
>> When will community organizing grant proposals be accepted?
>>
>> -
>>
>> The open call will launch January 11, and the submission deadline is
>> February 10, 2021.
>> -
>>
>> The full schedule is posted here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project
>>
>>
>> When will software and research grant proposals be accepted in 2021?
>>
>> -
>>
>> The open call will launch February 15, and the submission deadline is
>> March 16, 2021.
>> -
>>
>> The full schedule is posted here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project
>>
>>
>> How will this affect currently funded Project Grants?
>>
>> -
>>
>> Our intention is to make sure that current projects will not be
>> interrupted by this change, both with regard to current or planned work.
>>
>>
>> Will there be other changes coming in the future?
>>
>> -
>>
>> After these rounds, we expect bigger changes for Project Grants.
>> -
>>
>> We are currently in a strategic design process and have been actively
>> engaging many stakeholders from around the world to help us think about
>> what these changes should look like.
>> -
>>
>> Once we have draft frameworks ready, there will be opportunities for
>> feedback from Wikimedia community members before any decisions are
>> finalized. We will keep you updated!
>>
>>
>> Please let us know if you have any questions about these changes or if
>> you would like to learn more about how to get involved in the strategic
>> redesign process for Project Grants.
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Marti
>>
>> [1] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030>
>>
>> *Marti Johnson*
>>
>> *Pronouns: she/her/hersProgram Officer*
>> *Individual Grants*
>> *Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>*
>> *1 Montgomery, Ste. 1600*
>> *San Francisco, CA 94104*
>> +1 415-839-6885
>> Skype: Mjohnson_WMF
>>
>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
>> sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
>> Support Wikimedia
>> <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>
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>
Hello everyone,
Applications for the WikiLearn: Online learning pilot
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn> are
officially closed. Applicants will receive acceptance emails by January 18,
2021 with onboarding information. The launch date for the Online learning
pilot is February 1, 2021. For those who were not able to apply or were not
selected this time for an online learning pilot, you will still be able to
access all curriculum outlines and knowledge after the pilot has been
completed.
If you have previously applied, please submit or resubmit an email address
due to an error on the application to comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org or complete
this quick form.
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLqWM6YHAu4ihGCTAnarD-QPkJsKJjgda…>
Best,
The Community Development Team
Cassie Casares
Project Coordinator
Community Development
Wikimedia Foundation
ccasares(a)wikimedia.org
To commemorate Wikipedia's birthday, we will once again be adding citations
to improve the reliability of the platform. This year's 1Lib1Ref campaign
however is very different as Wikipedia turns 20; we are celebrating the
humans that make Wikipedia possible, highlighting their contributions and
commitment to the platform. In view of this we are asking every human out
there to join us in the celebration by gifting Wikipedia a citation to make
it more reliable, starting from the 15th Jan to 5th Feb 2021!
We are adding a new layer of contribution to celebrate the humans that
contribute to the success of the platform as part of the Wikipedia20
celebrations. Join the #1Lib1Ref Human Challenge by contributing citations
to improve the quality of articles around human rights on Wikipedia and
with top contributors receiving swags from the Wikimedia Store.[1]
How can I contribute?
Add a citation
1.
Let the tool suggest a citation needed statements for you, or use the
search menu at the bottom to choose a category (Wikipedia's version of a
tag) of an article that you have a special expertise in (for example,
British novels or Provinces of Afghanistan ).
2.
Go to the article, find the statement
3.
Click edit in the section header
4.
Add the source following the source guidelines
5.
Remove the "Citation needed" template (highlight and backspace in Visual
Editor, or remove the template which adds that tag (it looks like
{{citation needed}} ))
6.
Add the hashtag #1lib1ref to your edit summary
7.
Save the page.
Visit the participate page to learn more.[2]
Communicate
-
Share a post from our communicate and share page.[3]
-
We will be sharing a post on diff on Friday, as part of the Wikipedia
birthday communication, keep an eye out for that.
Help organize?
If you are from the CEE don’t miss out on the 1Lib1Ref CEE regional
competition, contact Gorana Gomirac WMRS (gorana.gomirac(a)vikimedija.org )
and Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska WMPL (natalia.szafran(a)wikimedia.pl ) for
more information.[4] You can also find an activity around you as some
countries and institutions such as Canada, Israel, France, Spain, AfLIA,
etc. are organizing their own activities.[5]
If you are organizing, add your event to the 1lib1ref Event Dashboard or
your virtual event to digital events list to enable people across the world
participate in your activity.[6][7]
It is not too late to schedule an event -- the campaign runs through
February 5th and in past years organizers have run #1lib1ref events year
round or scheduled activities for #1lib1ref May during the January
campaign.
Remember to add #1Lib1Ref in the edit summary of your contribution to help
us track your activity!
Happy 20th Birthday!
Felix Nartey
[1] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#…
!
[2] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate
[3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share
[4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/1Lib1RefCEE_campaign
[5] -
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_january_2021/overv…
[6] -
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_january_2021/overv…
[7] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coff…
--
Felix Nartey
Community and Partnerships Coordinator, Campaigns
*Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>*
Good day colleagues and a happy new year,
The *Wikipedia in African Libraries* course which is an adaptation of the *OCLC
Libraries + Wikipedia Better Together* curriculum is meant to equip African
librarians with the requisite skills to evaluate the quality and
reliability of individual articles, edit and create content of local and
personal interest on Wikipedia and sister projects with laid down
benchmarks for quality and relevance. The course will also assist
librarians to better understand how and why Wikipedia is a current resource
for dissemination of information as well as a teaching tool that promotes
quality education thereby increasing access to knowledge for sustainable
development in Africa.
*Course Benefits*
- The course will teach African librarians how they can better assist
their user communities to use Wikipedia as they will be encouraged and
supported to physically (or online because of COVID-19 safety protocols)
run Wikipedia programmes in their libraries as community projects or
assignments.
- This would present great opportunities for communities all over the
continent to tell their stories by themselves on a very visible global
platform thus increasing the volume of information about Africa – our
heroes and heroines, our meanings and philosophies that is integrated into
the global body of knowledge.
- The course will also nurture relationships between Wikipedia
communities in Africa with libraries. This is expected to lead to
collaborations with librarians during and after the life-cycle of the
project.
*Registration*
The course is *open and free* for all African library educators and
Librarians in all library types. It is structured in such a way that there
is something for everyone irrespective of the library type or library
training institution. Participants in Cohort 1 will be trained from *1st
February – 24th April, 2021.* To know more about this project and register,
follow the link below:
https://web.aflia.net/wikipedia-in-african-libraries-course-cohort-1-regist…
Please note, *the call for the Cohort 1 is open until 14th January, 2021
(12 midnight GMT*). Successful applicants will be notified on or before 15
th January, 2021.
Regards and thanks in advance,
*Alice Kibombo*
*Wikipedian-in-Residence,AfLIA*
*WhatsApp : +256-758-975650*
*Twitter: @owakakalamu *