Thanks for putting this out here, Risker. I've been waiting for my blood
pressure to drop a bit before posting a happy announcement of the plan to
this list :) Glad to hear that folks are excited. I'm really looking
forward to what comes next!
We're going to need some help to make this first campaign happen, so next
week I'll be back with a bit of a more formal ask and some further details
about ways to get involved in the pre-campaign planning we're doing in
January and February.
One thing to think about: we'll want some extra volunteers with gender-gap
experience to serve on the committee helping select these grants. If you
aren't planning to execute a project yourself, but would like to help
others develop ideas into proposals and proposals into grants, please be in
touch with me, or join on the project page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire_Grants_%E2%80%93_Gen…
On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Yes! Thank you Risker for the positive energy. This is
what I want in
2015!!
This is GREAT news!! I can't wait to see what happens.
-Sarah
On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
(Changing the perspective on the previous thread
a bit)
Well, it's official - the Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) and Project
& Event Grants (PEG) will be focused almost exclusively for a 3-month
period on providing financial support and mentorship for requests focused
specifically at addressing the gender gap. The funding allocated -
$250,000, roughly equivalent to the annual budget of many large chapters -
is very significant and should help to promote good experimentation
throughout this area.
If you've been thinking about a project you'd like to organize that is
specifically gender-gap related, now's the time to start drafting your
ideas and asking for support from the broader grants and GG community.
You'll need to describe your idea, set some targets, and collaborate with
others as a team for the best chance of success.
In particular, IEGs are intended to be experiments, and there's a
recognition that some are going to be successful, while others (even if
they look good on paper) are not going to produce results. The key is
ensuring that there is some learning derived from the experiments. Don't
be afraid to try something!
Risker/Anne
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