Hi everyone, We are announcing the opening of Movement Strategy Rapid Grants [1]. The grants are intended to support organizations and project communities in organizing local, regional or thematic discussions on Movement Strategy. The purpose of the grant is to encourage community participation, provide the necessary online tools and software, enable facilitation and documentation for the discussions, and share translated information. Rapid Grants can support your event plans with a budget up to 2,000 USD, with no minimum requirement. We are accepting grants between October 26 and November 12. In our global discussions, we often have more participation from established affiliates and online project communities, and in general from those who are relatively financially secure to take the time to organize and participate in events. We hope that this grant program will enable and support a wider range of organizations and communities to take part in strategy discussions. Grant details Scope: For organizing Movement Strategy discussions, for example: - to discuss local, thematic, and regional priorities for implementation - to prepare for global discussions Examples of items supported by the budget: - Translating materials into local languages and back - Contracting someone to facilitate the calls - Contracting someone to take excellent notes during the call - Mobile data packages for a reliable connection Reporting requirements: - A simple report from the meeting or the list of prioritized initiatives for implementation. - Receipts or contracts will be needed for reimbursement. Apply by November 12! I look forward to reading your applications! We are available for any follow-up questions or clarifications via strategy2030{{at}} wikimedia.org. Kind regards, Kaarel [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Apply#Movement_Strateg… -- Kaarel Vaidla (he/him) Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Hi everyone, @Stella - Thank you for reaching out and asking the question! As it is rather specific, I will respond and continue this conversation in a private thread. For everyone to note - providing data packages is indeed something we can do to support participation in the movement strategy online discussions: - We are happy to process your request for the group as part of your Rapid Grant application [1], and - We will follow-up with you if you have stated the need in the registration form for global events [2]. Thank you for your kind attention! Kaarel [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Apply#Movement_Strateg… [2] https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclZkiCaqBDZ-BPEDw0CWOU_mv95MDUa2l… On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 12:04 AM Stella Agbley &lt;stellaagbley(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Hello Kaarel, > Please i need your advice, in other to encourage more women > participation, we were thinking of giving data scholarships/packages of > $20-$25 to at least Twenty five women(25) who might need it, but the > problem here is since most of our participants are in different countries, > i do not know how to go about it, because if i make the request on their > behalf i do not know how they will receive it. been racking my brains on it > before applying for the grant, and this might be the situation for > subsequent events, since our membership spans across different countries, > please can you propose a solution to this for me before the scholarship > window closes. > sorry i know this is coming late. > > Best Regards > Stella > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 6:17 PM Kaarel Vaidla &lt;kvaidla(a)wikimedia.org&gt; > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> We are announcing the opening of Movement Strategy Rapid Grants [1]. >> The grants are intended to support organizations and project communities in >> organizing local, regional or thematic discussions on Movement Strategy. >> >> The purpose of the grant is to encourage community participation, >> provide the necessary online tools and software, enable facilitation and >> documentation for the discussions, and share translated information. Rapid >> Grants can support your event plans with a budget up to 2,000 USD, with no >> minimum requirement. We are accepting grants between October 26 and >> November 12. >> >> In our global discussions, we often have more participation from >> established affiliates and online project communities, and in general from >> those who are relatively financially secure to take the time to organize >> and participate in events. We hope that this grant program will enable and >> support a wider range of organizations and communities to take part in >> strategy discussions. >> >> Grant details >> >> Scope: For organizing Movement Strategy discussions, for example: >> >> - >> >> to discuss local, thematic, and regional priorities for >> implementation >> - >> >> to prepare for global discussions >> >> >> Examples of items supported by the budget: >> >> - >> >> Translating materials into local languages and back >> - >> >> Contracting someone to facilitate the calls >> - >> >> Contracting someone to take excellent notes during the call >> - >> >> Mobile data packages for a reliable connection >> >> >> Reporting requirements: >> >> - >> >> A simple report from the meeting or the list of prioritized >> initiatives for implementation. >> - >> >> Receipts or contracts will be needed for reimbursement. >> >> >> Apply by November 12! >> >> I look forward to reading your applications! We are available for any >> follow-up questions or clarifications via strategy2030{{at}} >> wikimedia.org. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Kaarel >> >> [1] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Apply#Movement_Strateg… >> -- >> >> Kaarel Vaidla (he/him) >> >> Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030> >> >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Kaarel Vaidla (he/him) Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>