[Wiki Loves Monuments] important: deadline for WMF rapid grants is on July 1

[effe iets anders]

Hi organizers,

it looks like the deadline for WMF rapid grants this edition is July 1.
This is the program that is most relevant to most of you, and the deadline
is a little more than a week from now!

In case you were thinking to use the September 1 deadline:  this deadline
will be too late to organize (it comes with an earliest project start of
October 28).

If you are interested and need help with applying, please contact the WMF
liaison listed here
 for your
region. They are generally helpful. The WLM international team is usually
happy to provide some feedback on your proposal, and you can also send it
to the international mailing list if you're looking for help from peer
organizers in other countries.

Best,
Lodewijk
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[Wiki Loves Monuments] Re: Additional funding opportunities for organising WLM?

[effe iets anders]

HI Michelle,

Excellent question that may be relevant for many potential organizers!

There is three categories of funding I would suggest they could consider:
1. relevant local funding: this is usually very advisable to consider.
Whenever you can find local funds from governments etc, it will help the
group develop also more long term relationships. Think about heritage
organizations, tourist boards or even companies willing to sponsor a prize.
2. WMF funding. This will depend on their affiliate status within the
Wikimedia movement. See this page
 for a full overview. The rapid
fund  is
probably what you're looking for, with relatively low requirements and a
maximum funding amount of $5000. I see there's a new timeline and this
means that the deadline to submit grants is July 1 (the September 1
deadline will be too late for WLM).
3. WLM minigrants. Up to a few hundred dollars, the WLM international team
has limited ability to fund local organizers with basic prizes, events. The
idea behind this is to have even faster turnaround times, and also help
groups that want to apply below the minimum amount of $500 that the WMF has
set. Sending a quick email with a brief description of what you're looking
for and want to do, is the way to go.

Hopefully this is helpful. I'm sure a member of the international team
would be able to give more information in the group 3.

Lodewijk

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 12:06 AM Michelle van Lanschot <
vanlansc...@wikimedia.nl> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> We are starting up preparations to organise Wiki Loves Monuments in
> Suriname this year, and the organising team would like to expand the
> activities this year, so we were wondering what funding opportunities we
> might reach out to to make that happen?
>
> Thanks so much for pointing us in the right direction!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Michelle van Lanschot
> Projectleider
>
> (ma, di, wo, do)
>
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[Wiki Loves Monuments] Additional funding opportunities for organising WLM?

[Michelle van Lanschot]

Dear all,

We are starting up preparations to organise Wiki Loves Monuments in
Suriname this year, and the organising team would like to expand the
activities this year, so we were wondering what funding opportunities we
might reach out to to make that happen?

Thanks so much for pointing us in the right direction!

Best wishes,

Michelle van Lanschot
Projectleider

(ma, di, wo, do)

*Post- en bezoekadres:*
Wikimedia Nederland
Mariaplaats 3
3511 LH Utrecht
tel.(+31) (0)30 3200238 <(+31)%2030%203200238>
mob. (+31) (0)6 42154479
www.wikimedia.nl
Facebook , Twitter
 en Linkedin


*Overtuigd van het belang van vrije kennis? *
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