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Andrew Cates

16 Feb 2009 16 Feb '09

9:01 p.m.

Is Wikipedia UK pitching for the HBOS social entrepreneur awards? I was kind of wondering about putting the Schools Wikipedia in as a pitch Andrew aka BozMo

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Thomas Dalton

16 Feb 16 Feb

9:12 p.m.

2009/2/16 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Is Wikipedia UK pitching for the HBOS social entrepreneur awards? I was kind of wondering about putting the Schools Wikipedia in as a pitch

I don't know of any plans to. Do you have a link to more information?

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AndrewRT

9:31 p.m.

Who's been leading the Wikipedia for Schools project in the UK? On Feb 16, 9:12 pm, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...(a)gmail.com> wrote:

2009/2/16 Andrew Cates <And...(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Is Wikipedia UK pitching for the HBOS social entrepreneur awards?

I was kind of wondering about putting the Schools Wikipedia in as a pitch

I don't know of any plans to. Do you have a link to more information? _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.orghttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UKhttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

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Andrew Cates

11:20 p.m.

Who's been leading the Wikipedia for Schools project in the UK?

That would be me I guess

Link

http://entrepreneurs.bankofscotland.co.uk/social/index.html

Deadline

Next Monday

Biggest challenge for Wikimedia

Got to be a completely UK project. Hence the Schools Wikipedia thought. Funny kind of thing which you could pitch lots of ways. Andrew aka BozMo On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:31 PM, AndrewRT <raturvey(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Who's been leading the Wikipedia for Schools project in the UK?

> > On Feb 16, 9:12 pm, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> 2009/2/16 Andrew Cates <And...(a)soschildren.org>rg>: >> >> > Is Wikipedia UK pitching for the HBOS social entrepreneur awards? >> >> > I was kind of wondering about putting the Schools Wikipedia in as a pitch >> >> I don't know of any plans to. Do you have a link to more information? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.orghttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UKhttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >

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Brian McNeil

11:34 p.m.

Does this help? http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/2008-09_Wikipedia_for_Schools_goes_online -----Original Message----- From: wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Cates Sent: 17 February 2009 00:21 To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Social Entrepreneur awards

Who's been leading the Wikipedia for Schools project in the UK?

That would be me I guess

Link

http://entrepreneurs.bankofscotland.co.uk/social/index.html

Deadline

Next Monday

Biggest challenge for Wikimedia

Got to be a completely UK project. Hence the Schools Wikipedia thought. Funny kind of thing which you could pitch lots of ways. Andrew aka BozMo On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:31 PM, AndrewRT <raturvey(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Who's been leading the Wikipedia for Schools project in the UK?

> > On Feb 16, 9:12 pm, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> 2009/2/16 Andrew Cates <And...(a)soschildren.org>rg>: >> >> > Is Wikipedia UK pitching for the HBOS social entrepreneur awards? >> >> > I was kind of wondering about putting the Schools Wikipedia in as a pitch

> > I don't know of any plans to. Do you have a link to more information? > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list >

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Thomas Dalton

17 Feb 17 Feb

11:22 a.m.

2009/2/16 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Who's been leading the Wikipedia for Schools project in the UK?

That would be me I guess

Link

http://entrepreneurs.bankofscotland.co.uk/social/index.html

Deadline

Next Monday

Biggest challenge for Wikimedia

Got to be a completely UK project. Hence the Schools Wikipedia thought. Funny kind of thing which you could pitch lots of ways.

It certainly looks interesting, and something we should look into in future years, but I'm not sure we're ready for it yet. Our business plan is very vague and we haven't really done much yet - I doubt they would want to give £100,000 (or an interest free loan, although I think we'd rather have the cash) to an unproven charity with no firm plans for what to spend it on.

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Andrew Cates

1:47 p.m.

Fair enough. Not sure if this will still exist in future years. I will stick something in for the charity then with a clean conscience that I am not competing with Wikimedia UK. Andrew On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:

2009/2/16 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Who's been leading the Wikipedia for Schools project in the UK?

That would be me I guess

Link

http://entrepreneurs.bankofscotland.co.uk/social/index.html

Deadline

Next Monday

Biggest challenge for Wikimedia

Got to be a completely UK project. Hence the Schools Wikipedia thought. Funny kind of thing which you could pitch lots of ways.

It certainly looks interesting, and something we should look into in future years, but I'm not sure we're ready for it yet. Our business plan is very vague and we haven't really done much yet - I doubt they would want to give £100,000 (or an interest free loan, although I think we'd rather have the cash) to an unproven charity with no firm plans for what to spend it on. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

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Thomas Dalton

1:50 p.m.

2009/2/17 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Fair enough. Not sure if this will still exist in future years. I will stick something in for the charity then with a clean conscience that I am not competing with Wikimedia UK.

Well, you may want to wait for a more official decision - I have no real say in whether we go for it or not, I'm not on the board.

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Andrew Cates

4:21 p.m.

Well, you may want to wait for a more official decision

>If the deadline is Monday and no one is working on it then I think it won't happen. It isn't a shoe-in for WMUK either, if it was a good fit I'd fill in the forms and forge your signatures (sorry, I mean post it to you to sign). I have only had one good read through of the form and will probably find time over the weekend. I would imagine there will be a short list and then more questions, that's how it works. At that stage if we have got anywhere and depending what we put in some more talk is in order.

Andrew On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:

2009/2/17 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Fair enough. Not sure if this will still exist in future years. I will stick something in for the charity then with a clean conscience that I am not competing with Wikimedia UK.

Well, you may want to wait for a more official decision - I have no real say in whether we go for it or not, I'm not on the board. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l

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Thomas Dalton

5:23 p.m.

2009/2/17 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Well, you may want to wait for a more official decision >>If the deadline is Monday and no one is working on it then I think it won't happen. It isn't a shoe-in for WMUK either, if it was a good fit I'd fill in the forms and forge your signatures (sorry, I mean post it to you to sign). I have only had one good read through of the form and will probably find time over the weekend. I would imagine there will be a short list and then more questions, that's how it works. At that stage if we have got anywhere and depending what we put in some more talk is in order.

The page you linked to says how it works - they put together a shortlist, they then meet with the shortlistees to discuss it and decide how much money is actually appropriate, and then you give a presentation and they decide who wins.

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David Gerard

2:28 p.m.

2009/2/17 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Fair enough. Not sure if this will still exist in future years. I will stick something in for the charity then with a clean conscience that I am not competing with Wikimedia UK.

Wikipedia for Schools getting somewhere with this would certainly advance the interests of WMUK, I'd think. Perhaps WMUK giving a kind word in a supporting statement would be useful? (not on board either, just suggesting) - d.

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Thomas Dalton

2:34 p.m.

2009/2/17 David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>om>:

2009/2/17 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:

Fair enough. Not sure if this will still exist in future years. I will stick something in for the charity then with a clean conscience that I am not competing with Wikimedia UK.

Wikipedia for Schools getting somewhere with this would certainly advance the interests of WMUK, I'd think. Perhaps WMUK giving a kind word in a supporting statement would be useful?

If such a thing is possible, then sure. I don't know if they ask for references.

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