<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7c1d7582-167d-73ae-1b42-e66216d19b65"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">TL;DR: </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Learning and Evaluation team at Wikimedia Foundation has released the first Programs Reports for Wiki Loves Monuments </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">[1] </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">and Other Photo Events </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">[2]</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. Learn more about how these programs deliver against the set goals and comment on what next steps should be! Join the event on Wed May 6 <b>[3]</b></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Hi all, </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Learning and Evaluation team at Wikimedia Foundation is happy to launch the first two Wikimedia programs reports 2015: Wiki Loves Monuments </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">[1]</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> and Other Photo Events </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">[2]</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. As many of you know, the reports are the result of a collaborative effort that brings together program leaders across the movement and the L&E team, to better understand the impact Wikimedia programs have online and offline. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Highlights of the first reports include that media uploaded to Wikimedia Commons as part of the Wiki Loves Monuments and other photo events (from September 2013 to September 2014) </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">represent 14% of the media uploaded to Commons</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and media uploaded are </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">used in articles at five times the rate of</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> other media uploaded during the same time period.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Read the reports to understand </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">how many new users are introduced to wiki projects through these programs</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, to learn about </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">user retention</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and to see how effective photo events are at </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">expanding and improving content</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Wikimedia projects. Unlike the beta reports, these new deliveries includes a new section: </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">«How this info can apply to program planning»</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, in the section «Key Findings», to help program leaders make the most of these reports. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition to these two reports, we've published an overview report on the state of program evaluation and reporting. Specifically, the section Evaluation Initiative</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> [4]</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will give readers a snapshot on the state of learning and evaluation in the movement. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have come a long way, and we want to thank everyone who has been involved in different parts of this initiative and especially those who shared data with us! We still have a lot of work to approach together.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> We need program leaders ideas and views to explore possible next steps.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Some potential areas for further investigation of Other Photo Events and Wiki Loves Monuments are:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do different types of photo events attract different types of users?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How can we apply the successes of low-cost, low-scale events to other contexts?</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join the conversation on the Talk Page of both reports. Additionally, we will host an event to present the reports and discuss them on <b>Wednesday, May 6, at 1500 UTC.</b> We have heard back from some program leaders that will not be able to make it, but as many of you know, it is hard to find a time that works across the movement. We are unable to move this virtual event, but<b> it will be recorded and available for the public and commenting afterwards. </b>Join the event here:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#252525" face="Arial"><span style="line-height:23.3999996185303px;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://plus.google.com/events/cvc3orpmngdoac8019dvei1tcu8">https://plus.google.com/events/cvc3orpmngdoac8019dvei1tcu8</a> </span></font><br></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Watch for the next Wikimedia Programs Reports, including:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On-wiki Writing Contest</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">GLAM Content donations</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Editathons</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Editing Workshops</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wikipedia Education Program</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conferences</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hackathons</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wikipedians in Residence</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to your questions, comments and suggestions. See you on the Talk Page! </span></p><div><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></span><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><br><div><div style="font-family:garamond,serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">María Cruz </b><font color="#999999"> </font><font color="#000000">\\</font><font color="#999999">  </font><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">Community Coordinator, PE&D Team</font><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"> </font><font color="#000000">\\</font><font color="#999999"> </font><font color="#999999">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.               <br></font></font></div><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font color="#999999" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="mailto:mcruz@wikimedia.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">mcruz@wikimedia.org</a>  </font><font color="#999999" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#999999" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">| </font> <img src="http://cl.ly/OWj3/twitter.png">:  <a href="https://twitter.com/marianarra_" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">@marianarra_</a></font></div></div><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7c1d7582-1683-1af4-b1fc-5584ab07afe9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>[1] Wiki Loves Monuments Evaluation Report:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Wiki_Loves_Monuments" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Wiki_Loves_Monuments</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>[2] Other Photo Events Evaluation Report:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Other_Photo_Events" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Other_Photo_Events</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>[3] Virtual event about the reports:</b></span></p><p style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="line-height:23.3999996185303px"><a href="https://plus.google.com/events/cvc3orpmngdoac8019dvei1tcu8">https://plus.google.com/events/cvc3orpmngdoac8019dvei1tcu8</a>   </span><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>[4] Evaluation Initiative:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Evaluation_initiative" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/Evaluation_initiative</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>[5] Program Reports (beta):</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2013" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2013</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><div><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></span></div></div></div></div>
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