Hi Lucy,
Apologies if this is answered somewhere. Is tyere a particular type of event they had in mind?
For example, I've been looking at WikiShootMe and noticing lots of red circles where we do have photos on Commons but nobody has connected them. An organised drive could be fun and useful for Wiki Loves Monuments but I'm not sure how well that translates into an in-person event.
Harry
On Wed, 28 Aug 2024, 13:18 Lucy Crompton-Reid, < lucy.crompton-reid@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Wikidata folks
With Wikidata's 12th birthday coming up at the end of October, Wikimedia Deutschland is running a microgrant programme to support birthday events, with a deadline of this Sunday. Grants will be for 100 - 1000 Euros and details of how to apply etc are here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Funding .
As you are hopefully aware, Wikimedia UK has a small grants programme https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Project_grants#:~:text=Wikimedia%20UK's%20project%20grants%20(typically,Literacy%2C%20and%20Climate%20%26%20Environment. for volunteers, with project grants of up to £250. So you could apply to us instead OR use us as 'match funding' for the WMDE Wikidata birthday pot (which seems to be encouraged), particularly if a larger budget is required.
All best Lucy
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