(Apologies for cross-posting!)
The Community Resources team is inviting you to an exciting opportunity to
be a committee member as part of the grants programs' participatory
grantmaking practice.
Participatory grantmaking ensures that resourcing community efforts in the
movement is diverse, equal and inclusive. This practice aligns with
movement strategy recommendation 4. Ensure Equity in Decision-making:
Establishing shared responsibility and accountability for decision-making
and distribution of resources.
Serving committee members will have the opportunity to inform and advise
funding decisions and proactively share recommendations and mentorship to
support grantees worldwide in their development, growth, and sustainability
strategies; that contribute to a world in which every single human being
can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
You will also strengthen your capacity in participatory decision-making
processes while learning about our community's incredible work and the
different contexts that influence their work.
Here is statement by a current committee member, Thepwnco, on their
experience;
My experiences with Wikimedia Foundation grant programs have been very
rewarding, and I feel fortunate to have served as a volunteer committee
member since 2014. Grant programs contribute to equity and sustainability
in our movement through funding unmet and under-resourced needs. Under our
participatory approach to grantmaking, volunteers play a key role in
decision-making. Volunteers also help support and strengthen community-led
initiatives by reviewing grant proposals for impact and providing feedback
and other support to prospective grantees. But being a volunteer committee
member is much more than just a way to share your knowledge and insights,
it’s also an incredible opportunity to learn and be inspired by the breadth
of amazing and innovative work taking place across the movement and in
diverse communities and regions.
Here are the committees that are currently soliciting new members:
* Project Grants:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project
** Project Grants Committee reviewing Community Organizing proposals: This
committee reviews proposals for projects that inspire and coordinate
volunteers, via campaigns, training, contests and other forms of community
organizing. You can learn more about Project Grants here:
** Project Grants Committee reviewing Research and Software proposals: This
committee reviews proposals for projects that create or maintain software
that supports the Wikimedia movement, or that conduct research to answer
questions important for Wikimedia communities and projects. *Simple Annual
Plan Grants: *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/About
** Simple APG Committee: This committee reviews proposals to fund a group
or organization's programs and operating expenses for 12 months. The groups
and organizations need to have experience managing programs and grant
funding already.
Orientation and training is provided for new members, and you don’t have to
have previous experience to sign up.
Committee responsibilities include:
- Providing review and constructive feedback to help support applicants
and strengthen grant proposals
- Evaluating and recommending promising proposals for funding
- Helping recruit and spread the word about grants
- Optional: Becoming a project advisor for proposals that interest you
Eligibility requirements for committee members can be found here:
* Project Grants:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Committee/Eligibility#commit…
* Simple APG: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Committee
You can sign up as a candidate for a committee here:
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Committee/Candidates
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Committee/Candidates
Deadlines for submitting committee candidacy:
- Project Grants Committee reviewing Community Organizing proposals
--February 5, 2020
- Project Grants Committee reviewing Research and Software proposals --
March 5, 2020
- Simple APG Committee -- February 5, 2020
Please reach out to projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org for questions on the
Project Grants Committee and simple(a)wikimedia.org for questions on the
Simple APG Committee.
Warm regards,
Veronica Thamaini, Program Officer for Simple APG
Marti Johnson, Program Officer for Project Grants
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<https://wikimediafoundation.org/> *Veronica Thamaini *(She/Her)
Senior Program Officer, Community Resources
Wikim <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>edia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
*Happy New Year everyone!*
*Wiki Loves Folklore*
Wiki Loves Folklore
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2021> is a
photography, video and audio recording competition that runs throughout
February that celebrates the rich cultural diversity of people all across
the world from music and dance to food and dress. This year, alongside the
international competition we will be awarding prizes for the best Irish
entries. Find all the details here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2021/Ireland…>,
and upload from 1 February to win! All entries from Ireland will be
automatically included in both competitions.
There is also a writing competition, Feminism and Folklore
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2021>, which runs
all February and March on English language Wikipedia, and is open to all to
contribute. We are running a local competition on Vicipéid during the same
period, with prizes for those who write the best or most interesting
articles relating to the topics of *An Feimineachas agus an Béaloideas*, all
the details can be found here
<https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicip%C3%A9id:An_Feimineachas_agus_an_B%C3%A9…>
.
*Virtual events*
We have moved our monthly editing events in TOG Hackerspace online to
Discord, so join us on Wednesday 27 January
<https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/events/gpzkcsycccbkc/> from
7-9pm when we will be celebrating Wikipedia's 20th birthday! Not only can
you learn about Wikipedia, but also Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata and all the
other sister projects. RSVP on Meetup to get the link to the TOG Discord
server.
To get a reminder about this and other upcoming events sign up on the TOG
Meetup page <https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/>, or follow us
on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland> or Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>.
*Want to get involved in 2021?*
If you, your group, or organistion want to run a virtual Wikimedia
workshop, we can provide a Zoom space in which we can hold an editing or
other workshop for you and your colleagues. Get in touch at
wikimediaireland[at]gmail.com
*Twitch Wikipedia editing at lunchtime*
Rebecca is continuing her twice weekly Twitch Wikipedia editing live stream
<https://www.twitch.tv/smirkybec> every Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime,
exploring the wider world of Wikipedia. As always, if you have anything
you'd like covered during the streams, or have any questions or queries,
let her know!
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
Dear all,
Over the course of November 2020, the committee of Wikimedia Community
Ireland held 4 meetings dedicated to the development of the group's first 3
year strategic plan. It was formally adopted by the committee on 11 January
2021, and can be found on Commons here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Community_Ireland_Strateg…>
.
We are very excited by many of the elements of the new plan, and would love
to hear from anyone interested in working with us to achieve the goals set
out.
Hope everyone is enjoying Wikipedia's big day
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20>!
(Next January Vicipéid, the Irish language Wikipedia, turns 18 so watch
this space!)
Kind Regards,
Rebecca O'Neill on behalf of Wikimedia Community Ireland
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
*Wiki Loves Monuments 2020*
Congratulations to all our winners in this year's Wiki Loves Monuments
Ireland. We have submitted the top ten images to the international round.
We also awarded 5 extra prizes this year to celebrate those who went above
and beyond to take photographs of structures that had no image on Wikimedia
Commons until now! You can see the top ten Irish images here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_winners#Ireland>
(alongside all the other national winners), and our special prize winners
here.
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_winners#Irelan…>
*Virtual events*
We have moved our monthly editing events in TOG Hackerspace online to
Discord, with our next virtual meetup will be in 2021! Join us on Wednesday
27 January
<https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/events/gpzkcsycccbkc/> from
7-9pm when we will be celebrating Wikipedia's 20th birthday! Not only can
you learn about Wikipedia, but also Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata and all the
other sister projects. RSVP on Meetup to get the link to the TOG Discord
server.
To get a reminder about this and other upcoming events sign up on the TOG
Meetup page <https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/>, or follow us
on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland> or Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>.
*Want to get involved in 2021?*
If you, your group, or organistion want to run a virtual Wikimedia
workshop, we can provide a Zoom space in which we can hold an editing or
other workshop for you and your colleagues. Do get in touch at
wikimediaireland[at]gmail.com
*Twitch Wikipedia editing at lunchtime*
Rebecca is continuing her twice weekly Twitch Wikipedia editing live stream
<https://www.twitch.tv/smirkybec> every Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime
(with a break for Christmas!), exploring the wider world of Wikipedia. As
always, if you have anything you'd like covered during the streams, or have
any questions or queries, do get in touch!
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
*Wiki Loves Monuments 2020*
Thank you to everyone who uploaded their photographs to Wiki Loves Monuments
<http://wikimedia.ie/programme/wiki-loves-monuments-2017/> 2020 in Ireland.
Our team of three judges are beginning the process of judging this week. We
look forward to announcing those winners soon - watch this space!
*Virtual events*
We have moved our monthly editing events in TOG Hackerspace online to
Discord, with our first virtual meetup on Wednesday 28 October
<https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/events/vfzv…>
from 7-9pm. Not only can you learn about Wikipedia, but also Wikimedia
Commons, Wikidata and all the other sister projects. RSVP to get the link
to the TOG Discord server.
To get a reminder about this and other upcoming events sign up on the TOG
Meetup page <https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/>, or follow us
on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland> or Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>.
If you, your group, or organistion want to run a virtual Wikimedia
workshop, we can provide a Zoom space in which we can hold an editing or
other workshop for you and your colleagues. Do get in touch at
wikimediaireland[at]gmail.com
*Twitch Wikipedia editing at lunchtime*
Rebecca is continuing her twice weekly Twitch Wikipedia editing live stream
<https://www.twitch.tv/smirkybec> every Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime,
exploring the wider world of Wikipedia. As always, if you have anything
you'd like covered during the streams, or have any questions or queries, do
get in touch!
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
*Wiki Loves Monuments 2020*
Wiki Loves Monuments
<http://wikimedia.ie/programme/wiki-loves-monuments-2017/> 2020 in Ireland
is now open for uploads! Why not use our interactive map
<https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/> to find all those very special
buildings off the beaten track in your local area? Every red marker is a
site waiting for an image - and 60% of our listed structures are still
waiting to have a photo uploaded for the very first time. You can be a
pioneer and help piece together a full open source photography archive of
Ireland's built heritage, and win prizes!
This year we are awarding a special prize for a photograph of the most
challenging, remote, or obscure structure uploaded to the competition. We
will also be awarding an extra prize for each province of the best photo
uploaded for a site that had no photo before.
*Upload from 1 to 30 September to win prizes!*
<http://www.wikilovesmonuments.ie>
*Wiki Loves Earth*
We are delighted to announce the winners from Ireland's first Wiki Loves
Earth, which you can see here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2020/Winners#Ir…>.
These images have been submitted to the international competition and we
wish them good luck!
*Virtual events*
With current guidelines from the Irish government, we will not be hosting
any in-person workshops for the foreseeable future. If you, your group or
organistion want to run a virtual Wikimedia workshop, we can provide a Zoom
space in which we can hold an editing or other workshop for you and your
colleagues. Do get in touch at wikimediaireland[at]gmail.com
*Twitch Wikipedia editing at lunchtime*
Rebecca will be restarting her twice weekly Twitch Wikipedia editing live
stream <https://www.twitch.tv/smirkybec> from Tuesday 8 September, at the
new time of 1pm! She will be online every Tuesday and Thursday at
lunchtime, exploring the wider world of Wikipedia. As always, if you have
anything you'd like covered during the streams, or have any questions or
queries, do get in touch!
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
*Wiki Loves Monuments 2020*
It's that time of year again - time to show your local built environment
some extra love by photographing them and uploading them to one of the
world's largest photo competitions, Wiki Loves Monuments
<http://wikimedia.ie/programme/wiki-loves-monuments-2017/>! If you are
taking a staycation, why not use our interactive map
<https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/> to find all those very special
buildings off the beaten track?
*Upload from 1 to 30 September to win prizes!*
*Universal Code of Conduct*
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking opinions from Wikimedians all around
the world on the new Universal Code of Conduct that is currently being
developed. The aim of the Code is to create a safe environment across
Wikimedia projects and platforms. If you are interested in taking part, follow
this link to the survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd36dNdU3C5shXEkKp9itJOhuCTx9hZE5A…>
.
*Wiki Loves Earth*
Ireland's first edition of Wiki Loves Earth
<http://wikimedia.ie/programme/wiki-loves-earth-2020/> closed on 31 July
seeing over 300 images uploaded. Our judges are currently working away
selecting the top 10 winning Irish images to win prizes, and be sent
forward to the international competition!
*Virtual events*
With current guidelines from the Irish government, we will not be hosting
any in-person workshops for the foreseeable future. If you, your group or
organistion want to run a virtual Wikimedia workshop, we can provide a Zoom
space in which we can hold an editing or other workshop for you and your
colleagues. Do get in touch at wikimediaireland[at]gmail.com
*Celtic Knot 2020*
If you missed out on attending this year's virtual Celtic Knot conference,
you can catch up on all the live and pre-recorded talks through the conference
page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2020>.
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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill
Online: Wikimedia Community Ireland <http://wikimedia.ie>
On Twitter: @WikimediaIE <https://twitter.com/WikimediaIE>
On Facebook: Wikimedia Ireland <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIreland>
On Instagram: wikimediaie <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediaie/>
On Meetup: Wikimedia Community Ireland Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-Community-Ireland-Meetup/>
Hello,
Today the Wikimedia Foundation would like to introduce a new community
blog. It's called "Diff" (diff.wikimedia.org) and is a blog by – and
for – the Wikimedia volunteer community to connect and share
learnings, stories, and ideas from across our movement. We'd like to
encourage you to learn more about Diff and how it can help you in
sharing and learning from your fellow Wikimedians.
Everyone is invited to contribute!
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/07/14/welcome-to-diff-a-community-blog-for-…
The name “Diff” is in reference to the wiki interface that displays
the difference between one version and another of a Wikipedia page. It
also reflects the “difference” our communities and movement make in
the world every day.
For some background, Diff builds on lessons and experiences from the
Wikimedia Blog, the Wikimedia Foundation News, and Wikimedia Space;
previous posts from these channels are archived on Diff. The channel
is primarily intended for community-authored posts, in which
volunteers can share their stories, learnings, and ideas with each
other.
Diff offers a simple and accessible editorial process, moderated by
Foundation communications staff and open to volunteers, to encourage
participation from all — especially emerging and under-represented
communities. Additionally, content on Diff can be written and
translated into languages to reach a wide audience. Diff also has a
code of conduct and comments can be flagged and moderated.
Still curious to learn more?
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/07/14/welcome-to-diff-a-community-blog-for-…
Yours,
Chris Koerner (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation