Forwarding the email below with permission. Program leaders might want to look at the "further resources" sections in particular, on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News/Pre-conference_worksh... .

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org Date: Thu, May 21, 2015 at 7:16 AM Subject: [Wmcon15] What happened at pre-conference sessions? To: WMCON15 Mailing List wmcon15@wikimedia.de

Hi all, It was really nice to meet so many of you at WMCON last week! =) As facilitators of sessions in the pre conference agenda, we wanted to share with the conference audience at large what happened in the sessions that took place on Wednesday May 13, and Thursday May 14, co-hosted by WMDE and Learning and Evaluation team at WMF.

Both days focused on evaluation and program design and the main goal was to give participants tools and resources to better think through Wikimedia programs and what we want to achieve with these awesome activities. One of the most common topics of conversation was how to make better use of volunteer time and avoid burnout, a common concern across communities.

We worked together to better understand how to use a Logic Model as an evaluation tool, and work in groups to create some examples. We reviewed data sources and tools best suited to capture program outcomes. On Thursday, sessions focused on how to design an annual proposal and SMART plan, program toolkits and storytelling toolkit, effective question design for surveys, and Wikimetrics training.

You can find all participants' input and the presentations shared on the event page on Meta [1].

We want to thank every person who took part. We were excited to hear how many were keen on taking back to local communities the tools and resources shared.

And also: don't be a stranger! If you want to receive Learning and Evaluation announcements, subscribe to our email list and follow our profiles [2] =)

Remember we are here to help. Don't forget to have fun and be creative in evaluating and telling your program story!

Happy editing,

*María Cruz * \ Community Coordinator, PE&D Team \ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz@wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ https://twitter.com/marianarra_

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[2] Email list: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-ped Twitter: @WikiEval Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/programevaluation/