[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals and committee members

Dear Wikimedians, Individual Engagement Grants Committee is receiving proposals. Do share and encourage applicants with interesting ideas to improve Wikimedia projects. Best, Vishnu -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals and committee members Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:04:47 -0800 From: Siko Bouterse &lt;sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org&gt; Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List &lt;wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hi all, The Wikimedia Foundation and the Individual Engagement Grants Committee invite you to submit and review proposals for community-led experiments to improve Wikimedia! Individual Engagement Grants support individuals and small teams to organize projects for 6 months. You can get funding to turn your idea for improving Wikimedia projects into action, with a grant for online community organizing, outreach and partnerships, tool-building, or research. Funding is available for a few hundred dollars up to $30,000. Proposals for this round are due 31 March 2014: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG We're also seeking new committee members to help review and recommend proposals for funding. Candidates are invited to sign up by 9 March 2014: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Committee Some examples of projects we've funded in the past: *Organizing social media for Chinese Wikipedia ($350 for materials)[1] *Improving gadgets for Visual Editor ($4500 for developers)[2] *Coordinating free access to reliable sources for Wikipedians ($7500 for project management, consultants and materials)[3] *Building community and strategy for Wikisource (EURO 10000 for organizing and travel)[4] You can read more on the WMF blog: https://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/individual-engagement-grants/ Hope to have your participation in this round! Best wishes, Siko [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Build_an_effective_method_of_pub… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Visual_editor-_gadgets_compatibi… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/The_Wikipedia_Library [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Elaborate_Wikisource_strategic_v… -- Siko Bouterse Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. sbouterse(a)wikimedia.org *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, and help us make it a reality!* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>