We have been working with the volunteer organization translators without
borders since 2012. They have been an amazing group and it has been a very
fruitful collaboration.
J
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 9:03 PM, Chris "Jethro" Schilling <
cschilling(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I agree. Working with other volunteer organizations
would certainly be
useful as well. If you have some examples of volunteer organizations that
I could provide as examples, I think it'd be helpful to add them on the
landing page for the campaign so folks are aware of who they can consider
reaching out to.
- Chris
Chris "Jethro" Schilling
I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)>
Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 5:46 AM, Gerard Meijssen <
gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hoi,
There are all kinds of organisation like the WMF working on their own
little niche. This proposal firmly concentrates on the "official"
knowledge
organisations. My experience is that they are as
committed as we are to
bring quality information to the world.
So far we absolutely refuse to acknowledge them for the work that they
do.
There are plenty of examples where we do not
connect. Would connecting to
other volunteer organisations with the goal to mutually bring our content
to a higher level of quality be considered?
Thanks,
GerardM
On 31 January 2017 at 12:20, Chris "Jethro" Schilling <
cschilling(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> 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>
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