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(a)wikimedia.org>
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing Rapid Grants
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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(a)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/Impleā¦
Cheers,
Alex
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Program Officer
Community Resources
Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
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