Awesome news, Alex!
The rapid grants site is very welcoming and the information is very clear. I especially appreciated the "learn" page with the guidelines, and I do think the forum is a good idea that should definitely be explored.
Going forward, it'll be a good idea to translate guidelines, etc. to our local communities. I wonder if the Rapid Grants pages could be opened for translation, perhaps after the initial Rapid Grants pilot phase.
Again, this is awesome!
Ido
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Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 20:11:10 -0700 From: Alex Wang awang@wikimedia.org To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing Rapid Grants Message-ID: <CANQ+xGnMbdzRuZ370-Unct4RJW43fBXz=f_OmBtO_= a_G-DzMA@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hello Wikimedians,
We are excited to announce the launch of a new Wikimedia Foundation grants program, Rapid Grants!
Rapid grants fund Wikimedia community members -- individuals, groups, or organizations contributing to Wikimedia projects -- to organize projects throughout the year for up to USD 2,000. Projects can include experiments or standard needs that don't need broad review to get started. Applications are reviewed weekly by WMF staff.
Read more about the new program and apply here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid
Questions? Email rapidgrants@wikimedia.org
For more information about next steps and important dates for the grants program redesign, please visit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Implem...
Cheers,
Alex
-- Alexandra Wang Program Officer Community Resources Wikimedia Foundation http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang