Hi Monika,

If you and Amanda would like to manage this event independently of CWUG, which is 100% ok, then I think you might do best to request funding in a way that isn't dependent on Cascadia Wikimedians User Group having our budget approved and funded. While I hope that we can get at least an initial budget approved and funded by the end of January, there are no guarantees, and I would want this event to happen regardless of whether CWUG's budget has been funded yet. CWUG members can still individually provide in-kind support for the event, such as volunteering to help organize the event or to help run it, and I personally would be happy to advertise the existence of the event through SeaFOSS. CWUG might also like to do some outreach to expand CWUG membership at the event, if you would let us do that. My suggestion for getting funding in a relatively quick manner is that you contact Wikimedia DC, because they have indicated that they are looking for projects to fund, and because unlike WMF's GAC program which has a $500 minimum for grant requests, DC has no minimum listed in their grants policy: http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Grants_policy. The place to request a grant application from DC is http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Grants.

I hope that in the future CWUG will have an internal grantmaking capacity so that we can easily fund small grant requests like you proposed for this edit-a-thon. We are likely to have this capacity sometime in 2015, probably after we get our program-oriented budget approved and funded.

Other CWUG board members may have their own thoughts to share.

Thanks for working on this, and happy holidays,

Pine

This is an Encyclopedia
One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies
The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve
The well of our future,
The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,
The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,
And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.
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On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Monika Sengul-Jones <jones.monika@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Amanda, 

I crafted an email to the Cascadia listserv with a few details and responses to talk about the editing event. I also wanted to introduce you and reaffirm autonomy about the event motivation as a Feminism+Wikipedia edit-a-thon. I'd like to send this out to Cascadia listserv and hoped I could run it by you first regarding the introduction and tone. Thanks for your quick read through!

All the best, Monika.

--

Dear Cascadians --

We probably should coordinate with Portland / Another Believer. He has proposed a March: ArtAndFeminism, Portland
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cascadia_Wikimedians#Possible_calendar

A Portland event on ArtAndFeminism in March sounds great. 

The Feminism+Wikipedia Edit-a-thon could be understood as a complementary event to ArtAndFeminism. If there is a desire among this group to have the UW edit-a-thon folded into a more established initiative, I would propose GLAM, but with the focus as Feminism+WIkipedia GLAM edit-a-thon. The UW Commons librarians have been incredibly eager to collaborate as a part of their outreach effort. A Special Collections librarian is likely to speak at the opening, highlighting what's unique to their collections as is relevant for feminist research for a public knowledge project. Three members of Commons team have also volunteered to staff the event. This could give the event some visibility/traction as a part of bigger campaign.

The event will be in February, either Feb. 14or the 21, as this is when the UW Commons team is available. If there is not significant opposition by this group, I suggest the 14th for symbolic purposes ~ <3 ~ (and have preliminarily penciled this in):

You can find more details on the Cascadia Meta page:


I'm also very pleased to share that Amanda Menking will be a part of the organizing team. For those of you who haven't met her, Amanda (mssemantics) is a doctoral student at the UW Information School researching gender and social computing. She is also a Wikimedia Individual Engagement Project grant recipient.

Thanks again all so far for your continued enthusiasm. Please let me know if you have further questions or concerns. I look forward to being in touch in the coming weeks via email/wikipedia pages as plans solidify.

On a personal note, I will be away during the 2nd & possibly the 4th weekend in March. I would love to help with either edit-a-thon if they fall in February, the 1st or 3rd weekends in March, or April (pending my oncall schedule).

Would be glad to have you be a part of  Feminism+Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in February, Peaceray. :)

All the best for the holiday season, Cascadia! 

Best,
Monika 



On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Monika Sengul-Jones <jones.monika@gmail.com> wrote:
The art+feminism campaign is fantastic and this could understood as related project, absolutely. 

Monika 

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On Dec 15, 2014, at 10:58 AM, Pharos <pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote:

FYI, one possible option is to align it with the ArtAndFeminism wiki-campaign, which is running in March (though February woild work as well):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism

Thanks,
Pharos

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones <jones.monika@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Cascadia Wikipedians, 

Earlier this fall we discussed a feminism and Wikipedia editathon at UW. I'd like to nail down a date for this so I've created a doodle with a few time and two different Saturday options that work for the UW commons team. If you could take a minute to respond here, it would be great to have your participation as seasoned editors.


See you soon, 
Thanks!
Monika 

Sent from my mobile phone 

On Dec 13, 2014, at 11:52 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Cascadians (especially Board members):

The only person who has commented on the initial draft budget request on Meta is Bluerasberry. Based on his comments, I have made a few modifications. If I hear no objections within the next several days, I'll proceed with making a budget request to GAC.

Peaceray and I made progress today on bylaws. Hopefully we will have a draft set of bylaws ready soon for public comment.

Thanks,

Pine

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One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies 
The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve 
The well of our future,
The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,
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And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.
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On Dec 15, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Raymond Leonard <raymond.f.leonard.jr@gmail.com> wrote:

We probably should coordinate with Portland / Another Believer. He has proposed a March: ArtAndFeminism, Portland
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cascadia_Wikimedians#Possible_calendar

On a personal note, I will be away during the 2nd & possibly the 4th weekend in March. I would love to help with either edit-a-thon if they fall in February, the 1st or 3rd weekends in March, or April (pending my oncall schedule).

Yours,
Peaceray


On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Monika Sengul-Jones <jones.monika@gmail.com> wrote:
The art+feminism campaign is fantastic and this could understood as related project, absolutely. 

Monika 

Sent from my mobile phone 

On Dec 15, 2014, at 10:58 AM, Pharos <pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote:

FYI, one possible option is to align it with the ArtAndFeminism wiki-campaign, which is running in March (though February woild work as well):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism

Thanks,
Pharos

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones <jones.monika@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Cascadia Wikipedians, 

Earlier this fall we discussed a feminism and Wikipedia editathon at UW. I'd like to nail down a date for this so I've created a doodle with a few time and two different Saturday options that work for the UW commons team. If you could take a minute to respond here, it would be great to have your participation as seasoned editors.


See you soon, 
Thanks!
Monika 

Sent from my mobile phone 

On Dec 13, 2014, at 11:52 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Cascadians (especially Board members):

The only person who has commented on the initial draft budget request on Meta is Bluerasberry. Based on his comments, I have made a few modifications. If I hear no objections within the next several days, I'll proceed with making a budget request to GAC.

Peaceray and I made progress today on bylaws. Hopefully we will have a draft set of bylaws ready soon for public comment.

Thanks,

Pine

This is an Encyclopedia
One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies
The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve
The well of our future,
The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,
The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,
And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.
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