Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need to improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and actively edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a member of WMDC or edit English projects.
Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4. We expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant request has been funded.
More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
[1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
Thanks,
Emily Temple-Wood Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia
Excellent. :)
Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first pilot? Is that assessment documented somewhere?
A.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana keilanawiki@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need to improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and actively edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a member of WMDC or edit English projects.
Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4. We expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant request has been funded.
More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
[1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
Thanks,
Emily Temple-Wood Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
We did a preliminary assessment of the first pilot's outcomes in December, with very promising results (50+ new articles created, 10+ articles promoted to GA, and solid plans for continuing work). Our plan is to conduct a more detailed evaluation in August/September and include those results in our annual report.
Kirill
-- Kirill Lokshin President Wikimedia District of Columbia kirill.lokshin@wikimediadc.org https://wikimediadc.org
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Excellent. :)
Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first pilot? Is that assessment documented somewhere?
A.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana keilanawiki@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need
to
improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and actively edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a member of WMDC or edit English projects.
Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4.
We
expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant request has been funded.
More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
[1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
Thanks,
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Great, I'm glad to hear!
(not sure why we're cross-posting to the gender gap list.)
A.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Kirill Lokshin < kirill.lokshin@wikimediadc.org> wrote:
We did a preliminary assessment of the first pilot's outcomes in December, with very promising results (50+ new articles created, 10+ articles promoted to GA, and solid plans for continuing work). Our plan is to conduct a more detailed evaluation in August/September and include those results in our annual report.
Kirill
-- Kirill Lokshin President Wikimedia District of Columbia kirill.lokshin@wikimediadc.org https://wikimediadc.org
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Excellent. :)
Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first pilot? Is that assessment documented somewhere?
A.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana keilanawiki@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need
to
improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and
actively
edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a
member
of WMDC or edit English projects.
Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4.
We
expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant
request
has been funded.
More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
[1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
Thanks,
Emily Temple-Wood Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
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Systemic bias issues on Wikipedia are often exacerbated by the lack of digital resources in certain subject areas. (Another reason for this librarian to get annoyed when people say everything is online.....) The book grant program is a great way to help address this.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Great, I'm glad to hear!
(not sure why we're cross-posting to the gender gap list.)
A.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Kirill Lokshin < kirill.lokshin@wikimediadc.org> wrote:
We did a preliminary assessment of the first pilot's outcomes in
December,
with very promising results (50+ new articles created, 10+ articles promoted to GA, and solid plans for continuing work). Our plan is to conduct a more detailed evaluation in August/September and include those results in our annual report.
Kirill
-- Kirill Lokshin President Wikimedia District of Columbia kirill.lokshin@wikimediadc.org https://wikimediadc.org
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Excellent. :)
Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first pilot? Is that assessment documented somewhere?
A.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana keilanawiki@gmail.com
wrote:
Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book
Grants, a
pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they
need
to
improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and
actively
edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a
member
of WMDC or edit English projects.
Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April
We
expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant
request
has been funded.
More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
[1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
Thanks,
Emily Temple-Wood Vice President, Wikimedia District of Columbia _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
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Wonderful!
I still think Erik's suggestion long ago that there should just be an Amazon bot that automatically approves & logs book orders from long-time editors, was a great one. There might still be a need for these higher-overhead programs (possibly e.g. for people who want more privacy about their request?) but this would be a lovely service in many regions.
SJ
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Kirill Lokshin < kirill.lokshin@wikimediadc.org> wrote:
We did a preliminary assessment of the first pilot's outcomes in December, with very promising results (50+ new articles created, 10+ articles promoted to GA, and solid plans for continuing work). Our plan is to conduct a more detailed evaluation in August/September and include those results in our annual report.
Kirill
-- Kirill Lokshin President Wikimedia District of Columbia kirill.lokshin@wikimediadc.org https://wikimediadc.org
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Excellent. :)
Does that mean there have been (positive?) conclusions from the first pilot? Is that assessment documented somewhere?
A.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Keilana keilanawiki@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all! (Apologies for cross-posting!)
I’m pleased to announce the second round of Wikimedia DC Book Grants, a pilot program in which we help provide editors with resources they need
to
improve Wikimedia projects. If you live in the United States and
actively
edit Wikimedia projects, you are eligible; you do not have to be a
member
of WMDC or edit English projects.
Applications are open for one week, from today through Monday, April 4.
We
expect to let people know by April 10 whether or not their grant
request
has been funded.
More information is available on the Wikimedia DC website [1].
Apply for a grant here: https://podio.com/webforms/14722557/986696
[1] https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Book_grants
Thanks,
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