Grant/Wikimedia/Programs(2013)

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Basic information

Grant details

Official project name

Programs 2013

Project start date (include month, day, and year)

1 April 2013

Project completion date (include month, day, and year)

31 December 2013

Please describe this project in 1 - 2 sentences

Over the course of 9 months Wikimedia Canada will participate in Wiki Loves Monuments, organize contribution days at local libraries and execute a Wikipedia in the classroom program. Our theme for 2013 is to focus on a higher conversion ratio from participant to long term contributor to the movement.

Financial details

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Project start date (include month, day, and year)

Grantee details

See the eligibility requirements for more information.

Are you an organization, an individual, or an individual submitting on behalf of a group?

Answer ORGANIZATION, INDIVIDUAL, or GROUP.

Organization

Are you a for-profit entity?

Answer YES or NO.

No

Are you able to provide local proof of nonprofit status within your country?

Answer YES or NO.

Yes, previously provided to the WMF

Does your organization currently employ any fulltime or part-time staff or contractors?

Answer YES or NO.

No

If you answered YES, please indicate how many. You may use fractions or percentages for part-time staff if appropriate.

EX: 4 fulltime staff and 2 part-time contractors (50% each).

n/a

If yes, please provide a list of their job functions, or a link to your organization's staff page, if it lists all employees and contractors employed or engaged by your organization.

EX: A complete list of staff and contractors is available at http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors.

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Contact information

Primary contact name

Linda Chew

Primary contact username or email

nighthawks

Primary contact title (position within the organization)

Treasurer, Wikimedia Canada

If this project will be executed by someone other than the primary contact for your organization, please list that person's details here:

Project lead name

Same as primary contact

Project lead username or email

Same as primary contact

Project lead title (position), if any

Same as primary contact

Goals and measures of success

Project goal

This statement describes what will be accomplished if the project is successful.

The goal of this project is to engage the Canadian public and convert participants to movement contributors. To further strengthen the relationship with existing editors and encourage them to maintain interest in the movement.

Measures of success

Provide a list of measurable criteria will you use to determine if your project was successful. You will need to report on the success of your project according to these measures after your project is completed.

We will consider this project a success if we are able to establish a volunteer base in more than one Canadian city, interested in hosting open door contribution workshops. These workshops may take the form of classroom activities or drop in days at the local library.

Project scope and activities

This section describes what will happen if this project is funded.

List of activites

What will happen if this project is funded? Who will do what, and when?

Wikimedia Canada already has accumulated more than one member who works in a public school. These teachers have integrated Wikimedia content into their classrooms in the past and are seeking some support from other members who do not reside locally. Members of Wikimedia Canada have been developing relationships with local libraries as a direct result of media attention attracted from past outreach events. As the organization has been building credibility, these facilities have become interested in hosting our volunteers for outreach activities. We will seek to rally any interested party in taking advantage of these opportunities. Through our participation in Wiki Loves monuments, we will promote the movement in Canada and gain the opportunity to reach potential volunteers across Canada with the goal of conversion from contest participant to movement contributor.

Budget breakdown

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Note that grantees are subject to line-item scrutiny of expenses. Changes to the approved budget beyond 10% in any category must be approved in advance.

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Resources

This section is optional. It may be used to highlight the grantee's potential for successfully executing this project.

Consider including the following information:

• List of team members (names or usernames)::
• Onwiki evidence of community support (such as a project about this discussion):
• Endorsements from community members or movement groups:
• Special skills or qualifications this grantee or the project lead brings to this project:
• Evidence of past success in executing similar projects:

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Impact

This section will describe how the proposed project is related to the Wikimedia mission and Wikimedia's strategic priorities. It will also provide information about other benefits to Wikimedia communities.

Fit to strategy

How will this project support the key organizational objectives of,

• increasing reach (more people being able to access or contribute to Wikipedia or our other projects),
• participation (more people actually contributing),
• quality (more useful content or higher quality existing content),
• credibility (more trust in our projects),
• organizational maturity and effectiveness (how it will move your chapter or the Wikimedia community as a whole forward),
• or financial sustainability (how it will help your chapter achieve more in the long run)?

This statement should address at least one of the strategic priorities listed here specifically. See WMF Grants Program criteria for decisionmaking.

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Benefits

If your project will benefit a specific online community, please list that here. For example, English Wiktionary.

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Provide a brief statement (about 1 paragraph) about how your project is related to other work in the Wikimedia movement. Does your project fit into a work area such as GLAM, Education, Organization Development, Editor Retention, or Outreach?

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If successful, does your project have the potential to be replicated successfully by other individuals, groups, or organizations? Please explain how in 1 - 2 sentences.

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Please list any other benefits that this project will produce.

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