[Foundation-l] Fwd: [Wikipedia-l] LocalWiki project needs your support

[Pharos]

LocalWiki looks like a great project.

In a similar vein, Wikimedia NYC has been engaged with local free
culture and community groups on our joint 'NYCwiki' initiative:

http://nycwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://nycwiki.org/wiki/NYCwiki:Community_portal

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Wikimedia NYC
http://www.wikimedianyc.org

On 9/7/10, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is spammy and OT -- but still may be of interest to people on
> this list. I can vouch for the awesomeness of the localwiki project,
> which is trying to make local and city wikis (like the amazing Davis
> Wiki, which serves my hometown) for the world. Free, local, open and
> nonprofit -- and they're raising money, and need to raise a bunch more
> in the next week to get their kickstarter grant funded. If this
> project is successful, they will help grow an essential part of the
> free content/collaborative landscape that Wikimedia by and large
> doesn't serve at all.
>
> -- phoebe
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Michael Ivanov <mivanov at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 3:57 PM
> Subject: [Wikipedia-l] LocalWiki project needs your support
> To: wikipedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
>
>
> Hi folks, my name is Mike Ivanov, I am one of the co-founders of the
> Davis Wiki, currently the largest local community wiki in the world,
> where nearly every local resident uses the wiki and 1 in 7 contribute
> content.
>
> LocalWiki (http://localwiki.org) is our new non-profit project to
> create the next generation of wiki software designed specifically for
> local communities and promote the use of community wikis as a new kind
> of collaborative, community-owned local media.  We want to apply the
> lessons we learned building the Davis Wiki to help as many communities
> as possible create the same kind of useful, engaging local resource.
>
> The technical costs of this project are covered by a grant from the
> Knight Foundation, but in order to reach more communities and have
> more of an impact, we are raising an additional $25,000 for community
> outreach and education.  If you support this project, please make a
> pledge on our Kickstarter page at http://kck.st/a5vx43 and help us
> spread the word.  We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your donation is
> tax-deductible.  Nearly 300 people have already donated over $17,000
> as of today, and we only have 5 days left in this all-or-nothing
> pledge drive.  We cannot do this without your support.
>
> You can read more about LocalWiki at http://www.localwiki.org
> (@localwiki on Twitter) or about the Knight Foundation grant at
> http://www.newschallenge.org/winner/2010/local-wiki and I would be
> happy to answer any questions or comments.
>
> Thank you,
> Mike
>
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