Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2014-15 Wikimedia Fundraising Report

[Rodrigo Padula]

Excellent report!

I'm really impressed with the low level of donations from Latina America.

We need to do something to stimulate people to contribute a little bit more
to our mission.

During the first two weeks of the campaign in Brasil, I received a lot of
messages from friends requesting information about the Wikipedia banners
asking for donations, a lot of people thought that it was spam, spyware or
something fake. So, I guess the low level of donations from Brasil
(specially) can be linked with that issue.

In August I started a local effort talking to some journalists regarding
the importance of the donations to our movement.

I contacted some of our contacts to spread it, and many posts was published
here regarding the fund-raising campaign, with a really good impact.

http://bit.blog.br/wikipedia-pede-doacoes-para-ajudar-a-manter-site-no-ar/
( interview replicated on twitter and facebook of
http://diariodepernambuco.com.br/ to more than 800.000 followers)

http://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-e-cidadania/wikipedia-comeca-nova-campanha-de-doacoes-para-manter-site-funcionando-cdlzioae60haolfoz3l6ohm1c

http://www.tecmundo.com.br/wikipedia/84931-wikipedia-volta-pedir-doacoes-leitores-manter-ar.htm

http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/tec/2015/08/1670681-wikipedia-comeca-nova-campanha-de-doacoes-para-manter-site-funcionando.shtml

http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/2015/08/wikipedia-pede-doacoes-para-se-manter-independente.html

What we can do to help to improve the local level of donations? I'm really
interested to help with that problem here and our user group can spend some
time on it, for sure it is something that need some attention.

How can I get more information about the donations from Brasil, mainly to
identify if after the news published by the local media it improved(or not)
the level of donations?

There are any way to track it?

Best regards

Rodrigo Padula
Project Manager / User Group Coordinator
Wikimedia Brazilian Community User Group of Education and Research
http://www.wikimedia.org.br

2015-09-30 22:36 GMT-03:00 Megan Hernandez :

> Hi everyone,
>
> The fundraising team is happy to share the report on the 2014-15 fiscal
> year fundraising.  Please take a look at the report
>  and we
> look forward to your feedback on the report talk page
> .
>
> Thank you to Wikimedia volunteers, readers, donors, staff and fundraising
> team for making this the most successful year yet.
>
> Megan Hernandez
>
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>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2014-15 Wikimedia Fundraising Report

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
Actually no. As you might know, the WMF wants an endowment fund for leaner
times.
Thanks,
 GerardM

On 1 October 2015 at 08:00, Steinsplitter Wiki 
wrote:

> 75 million. WMF has now enough money for how much years? So we don't need
> Fundraising next year?
>
> > Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 03:36:16 +0200
> > From: mhernan...@wikimedia.org
> > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] 2014-15 Wikimedia Fundraising Report
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > The fundraising team is happy to share the report on the 2014-15 fiscal
> > year fundraising.  Please take a look at the report
> >  and
> we
> > look forward to your feedback on the report talk page
> > .
> >
> > Thank you to Wikimedia volunteers, readers, donors, staff and fundraising
> > team for making this the most successful year yet.
> >
> > Megan Hernandez
> >
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> >
> > Director of Online Fundraising
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2014-15 Wikimedia Fundraising Report

[Steinsplitter Wiki]

75 million. WMF has now enough money for how much years? So we don't need 
Fundraising next year?

> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 03:36:16 +0200
> From: mhernan...@wikimedia.org
> To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] 2014-15 Wikimedia Fundraising Report
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> The fundraising team is happy to share the report on the 2014-15 fiscal
> year fundraising.  Please take a look at the report
>  and we
> look forward to your feedback on the report talk page
> .
> 
> Thank you to Wikimedia volunteers, readers, donors, staff and fundraising
> team for making this the most successful year yet.
> 
> Megan Hernandez
> 
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> 
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2017

[Filip Maljkovic]

On 10/01/2015 03:26 AM, Ellie Young wrote:

The Wikimania Steering Committee is in the process of discussing and making
a proposal about our changing the process of how hosts are selected for
future Wikimanias.  We will be asking for the community's input.  I didn't
update the wiki pages to reflect this.   There will be an announcement soon
about this.   We haven't forgotton about 2017!

Thanks for your patience and we expect to make an announcement in the next
few weeks.

Ellie Young
Events Manager, WMF


Thanks Ellie,

Glad to hear that something's going on. :)

Cheers,
Filip

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[Wikimedia-l] 2014-15 Wikimedia Fundraising Report

[Megan Hernandez]

Hi everyone,

The fundraising team is happy to share the report on the 2014-15 fiscal
year fundraising.  Please take a look at the report
 and we
look forward to your feedback on the report talk page
.

Thank you to Wikimedia volunteers, readers, donors, staff and fundraising
team for making this the most successful year yet.

Megan Hernandez

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2017

[Ellie Young]

The Wikimania Steering Committee is in the process of discussing and making
a proposal about our changing the process of how hosts are selected for
future Wikimanias.  We will be asking for the community's input.  I didn't
update the wiki pages to reflect this.   There will be an announcement soon
about this.   We haven't forgotton about 2017!

Thanks for your patience and we expect to make an announcement in the next
few weeks.

Ellie Young
Events Manager, WMF


On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> Hi Filip,
>
> I would recommend directing these inquiries to Ellie Young (cc'd here). I
> have heard talk of process changes for future Wikimanias but have yet to
> hear of final decisions, or even of a public consultation, so it may be
> that the process changes are a work in progress.
>
> Pine
> On Sep 30, 2015 2:02 PM, "Filip Maljkovic"  wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I noticed on [1] that we're a bit behind schedule when it comes to
>> Wikimania 2017.
>>
>> The Wikimania 2017 jury call for volunteers should have gone in August,
>> but I don't think one was sent (or at least I missed it). September 2015 is
>> the time when jury selection should be announced (which can hardly be done
>> if there was no public call for jury members), and also the bidding is
>> supposed to open. I see two unofficial bids so far: Bali and Perth. The
>> former is filled with "Lorem ipsum" text and the latter is just plain empty.
>>
>> Did we forget about Wikimania 2017? Do we still want it? Who is in charge
>> of this process? Is this timeline accurate (since the only edit on that
>> page was done by a non-WMF person; however, the process corresponds to the
>> one from 2014 in terms of the timeline)? Is there an underlying problem
>> that is causing bidding fatigue (since there are no valid bids so far)? Is
>> it too early to go into this process altogether (and am I just being too
>> dramatic)?
>>
>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2017
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Filip Maljković
>>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2017

[Pine W]

Hi Filip,

I would recommend directing these inquiries to Ellie Young (cc'd here). I
have heard talk of process changes for future Wikimanias but have yet to
hear of final decisions, or even of a public consultation, so it may be
that the process changes are a work in progress.

Pine
On Sep 30, 2015 2:02 PM, "Filip Maljkovic"  wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I noticed on [1] that we're a bit behind schedule when it comes to
> Wikimania 2017.
>
> The Wikimania 2017 jury call for volunteers should have gone in August,
> but I don't think one was sent (or at least I missed it). September 2015 is
> the time when jury selection should be announced (which can hardly be done
> if there was no public call for jury members), and also the bidding is
> supposed to open. I see two unofficial bids so far: Bali and Perth. The
> former is filled with "Lorem ipsum" text and the latter is just plain empty.
>
> Did we forget about Wikimania 2017? Do we still want it? Who is in charge
> of this process? Is this timeline accurate (since the only edit on that
> page was done by a non-WMF person; however, the process corresponds to the
> one from 2014 in terms of the timeline)? Is there an underlying problem
> that is causing bidding fatigue (since there are no valid bids so far)? Is
> it too early to go into this process altogether (and am I just being too
> dramatic)?
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2017
>
> Cheers,
> Filip Maljković
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2017

[Filip Maljkovic]

Hello everyone,

I noticed on [1] that we're a bit behind schedule when it comes to 
Wikimania 2017.


The Wikimania 2017 jury call for volunteers should have gone in August, 
but I don't think one was sent (or at least I missed it). September 2015 
is the time when jury selection should be announced (which can hardly be 
done if there was no public call for jury members), and also the bidding 
is supposed to open. I see two unofficial bids so far: Bali and Perth. 
The former is filled with "Lorem ipsum" text and the latter is just 
plain empty.


Did we forget about Wikimania 2017? Do we still want it? Who is in 
charge of this process? Is this timeline accurate (since the only edit 
on that page was done by a non-WMF person; however, the process 
corresponds to the one from 2014 in terms of the timeline)? Is there an 
underlying problem that is causing bidding fatigue (since there are no 
valid bids so far)? Is it too early to go into this process altogether 
(and am I just being too dramatic)?


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2017

Cheers,
Filip Maljković

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

[Pine W]

Got it. I am hoping to see a net increase in the capacity of the grants
committees as a part of this process change.

Eventually, I'd also like to see more peer review among affiliates for all
sizes of affiliate grant applications.

Pine
On Sep 30, 2015 12:54 PM, "Bence Damokos"  wrote:

> Hi Pine,
>
> There is a new committee proposed for these grants (see the second point of
> the summary). FDC members are not eligible for the new committee, but I
> guess GAC members could join and volunteer some more of their time :)
>
> Best regards,
> Bence
>
> 2015-09-30 21:48 GMT+02:00 Pine W :
>
> > Hi Winifred,
> >
> > Thanks for the info.
> >
> > Which grants committee is reviewing these applications? My understanding
> > from CR is that the grants committees have more work than capacity, so
> I'm
> > curious as to who is involved in reviewing the simplified APGs and what
> the
> > impacts will be on the capacities of the FDC and GAC to review proposals
> in
> > their domains other than the new simplified APG proposals.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Pine
> > On Sep 30, 2015 11:52 AM, "Winifred Olliff" 
> wrote:
> >
> > > *Summary: *
> > > *1. Groups and organizations, a
> > > **pply
> > >  by 1 November for
> > > funding by 1 January! *
> > > *2. Volunteers, join the committee
> > >  today!*
> > > *4. Help us out with translation, please (see list of pages below).*
> > >
> > > Dear Wikimedia colleagues:
> > >
> > > We are piloting the *Simple Annual Plan Grants option, for groups and
> > > organizations* that choose to include program and operating expenses as
> > > part of one application each year. We are excited to move forward with
> > this
> > > new option after making some changes to this idea based on what we
> > learned
> > > from the recent consultation about Reimagining WMF Grants
> > > <
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outcomes
> > > >
> > > .
> > >
> > > *Amazing benefits!*
> > > 1. *One application*. Funding for programs, operating expenses, and
> staff
> > > all in one application for the year, to enable organizations to plan
> with
> > > better, and to show how their programs are leading to impact.
> > > 2. *Simple process.* Simpler and speedier application, review, and
> > > reporting processes than grants through the FDC, with more flexible
> > > eligibility requirements, and open to informal groups as well as
> > > organizations.
> > > 3. *Targeted support*. WMF will be developing more guidelines and
> online
> > > resources specifically for groups and organizations, this option will
> > > include more support from WMF program staff during the application
> > process
> > > and during each grant, and participants will be part of a learning
> > > community with other groups and organizations doing similar work.
> > >
> > > *Join us, in creating something new together!*
> > >
> > >1. *Applications from groups and organizations that need funding by
> 1
> > >January will be due 1 November. *More applications will also be
> > accepted
> > >throughout the year. You can learn more about the program and how to
> > > apply
> > >here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple. If you are
> > >interested, but have questions about the timing of your application,
> > > please
> > >contact us.
> > >2. If you want to review annual plan grants, we need you to join the
> > >committee! Add your name here if you want to help:
> > >https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee.
> > >3. We need your help translating the pages about the pilot,
> > especially:
> > >   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple
> > >   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About
> > >   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility
> > > (top)
> > >
> > > Groups and organizations with annual plans will still have the option
> to
> > > request funding through the Project and Event Grants program during the
> > > pilot. The pilot phase will be a time to learn together, and will be
> > > evaluated in several stages (at least one in early 2016, and one in
> early
> > > 2017), to discover if this program benefits applicants and grantees.
> > > Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome on Meta! We've already
> > > received some helpful suggestions, and we hope to make improvements as
> we
> > > learn.
> > >
> > > Please contact me at woll...@wikimedia.org with questions specific to
> > your
> > > group or organization.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Winifred
> > >
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> > > Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

[Bence Damokos]

Hi Pine,

There is a new committee proposed for these grants (see the second point of
the summary). FDC members are not eligible for the new committee, but I
guess GAC members could join and volunteer some more of their time :)

Best regards,
Bence

2015-09-30 21:48 GMT+02:00 Pine W :

> Hi Winifred,
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Which grants committee is reviewing these applications? My understanding
> from CR is that the grants committees have more work than capacity, so I'm
> curious as to who is involved in reviewing the simplified APGs and what the
> impacts will be on the capacities of the FDC and GAC to review proposals in
> their domains other than the new simplified APG proposals.
>
> Thanks,
> Pine
> On Sep 30, 2015 11:52 AM, "Winifred Olliff"  wrote:
>
> > *Summary: *
> > *1. Groups and organizations, a
> > **pply
> >  by 1 November for
> > funding by 1 January! *
> > *2. Volunteers, join the committee
> >  today!*
> > *4. Help us out with translation, please (see list of pages below).*
> >
> > Dear Wikimedia colleagues:
> >
> > We are piloting the *Simple Annual Plan Grants option, for groups and
> > organizations* that choose to include program and operating expenses as
> > part of one application each year. We are excited to move forward with
> this
> > new option after making some changes to this idea based on what we
> learned
> > from the recent consultation about Reimagining WMF Grants
> > <
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outcomes
> > >
> > .
> >
> > *Amazing benefits!*
> > 1. *One application*. Funding for programs, operating expenses, and staff
> > all in one application for the year, to enable organizations to plan with
> > better, and to show how their programs are leading to impact.
> > 2. *Simple process.* Simpler and speedier application, review, and
> > reporting processes than grants through the FDC, with more flexible
> > eligibility requirements, and open to informal groups as well as
> > organizations.
> > 3. *Targeted support*. WMF will be developing more guidelines and online
> > resources specifically for groups and organizations, this option will
> > include more support from WMF program staff during the application
> process
> > and during each grant, and participants will be part of a learning
> > community with other groups and organizations doing similar work.
> >
> > *Join us, in creating something new together!*
> >
> >1. *Applications from groups and organizations that need funding by 1
> >January will be due 1 November. *More applications will also be
> accepted
> >throughout the year. You can learn more about the program and how to
> > apply
> >here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple. If you are
> >interested, but have questions about the timing of your application,
> > please
> >contact us.
> >2. If you want to review annual plan grants, we need you to join the
> >committee! Add your name here if you want to help:
> >https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee.
> >3. We need your help translating the pages about the pilot,
> especially:
> >   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple
> >   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About
> >   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility
> > (top)
> >
> > Groups and organizations with annual plans will still have the option to
> > request funding through the Project and Event Grants program during the
> > pilot. The pilot phase will be a time to learn together, and will be
> > evaluated in several stages (at least one in early 2016, and one in early
> > 2017), to discover if this program benefits applicants and grantees.
> > Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome on Meta! We've already
> > received some helpful suggestions, and we hope to make improvements as we
> > learn.
> >
> > Please contact me at woll...@wikimedia.org with questions specific to
> your
> > group or organization.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Winifred
> >
> > --
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> > Program Officer
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

[Pine W]

Ok, so this is what I get for multitasking on mobile and missing the part
of the email about a new grants committee. I hope that recruiting goes well.

Pine
On Sep 30, 2015 12:48 PM, "Pine W"  wrote:

> Hi Winifred,
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Which grants committee is reviewing these applications? My understanding
> from CR is that the grants committees have more work than capacity, so I'm
> curious as to who is involved in reviewing the simplified APGs and what the
> impacts will be on the capacities of the FDC and GAC to review proposals in
> their domains other than the new simplified APG proposals.
>
> Thanks,
> Pine
> On Sep 30, 2015 11:52 AM, "Winifred Olliff"  wrote:
>
>> *Summary: *
>> *1. Groups and organizations, a
>> **pply
>>  by 1 November for
>> funding by 1 January! *
>> *2. Volunteers, join the committee
>>  today!*
>> *4. Help us out with translation, please (see list of pages below).*
>>
>> Dear Wikimedia colleagues:
>>
>> We are piloting the *Simple Annual Plan Grants option, for groups and
>> organizations* that choose to include program and operating expenses as
>> part of one application each year. We are excited to move forward with
>> this
>> new option after making some changes to this idea based on what we learned
>> from the recent consultation about Reimagining WMF Grants
>> <
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outcomes
>> >
>> .
>>
>> *Amazing benefits!*
>> 1. *One application*. Funding for programs, operating expenses, and staff
>> all in one application for the year, to enable organizations to plan with
>> better, and to show how their programs are leading to impact.
>> 2. *Simple process.* Simpler and speedier application, review, and
>> reporting processes than grants through the FDC, with more flexible
>> eligibility requirements, and open to informal groups as well as
>> organizations.
>> 3. *Targeted support*. WMF will be developing more guidelines and online
>> resources specifically for groups and organizations, this option will
>> include more support from WMF program staff during the application process
>> and during each grant, and participants will be part of a learning
>> community with other groups and organizations doing similar work.
>>
>> *Join us, in creating something new together!*
>>
>>1. *Applications from groups and organizations that need funding by 1
>>January will be due 1 November. *More applications will also be
>> accepted
>>throughout the year. You can learn more about the program and how to
>> apply
>>here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple. If you are
>>interested, but have questions about the timing of your application,
>> please
>>contact us.
>>2. If you want to review annual plan grants, we need you to join the
>>committee! Add your name here if you want to help:
>>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee.
>>3. We need your help translating the pages about the pilot, especially:
>>   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple
>>   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About
>>   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility
>> (top)
>>
>> Groups and organizations with annual plans will still have the option to
>> request funding through the Project and Event Grants program during the
>> pilot. The pilot phase will be a time to learn together, and will be
>> evaluated in several stages (at least one in early 2016, and one in early
>> 2017), to discover if this program benefits applicants and grantees.
>> Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome on Meta! We've already
>> received some helpful suggestions, and we hope to make improvements as we
>> learn.
>>
>> Please contact me at woll...@wikimedia.org with questions specific to
>> your
>> group or organization.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Winifred
>>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

[Pine W]

Hi Winifred,

Thanks for the info.

Which grants committee is reviewing these applications? My understanding
from CR is that the grants committees have more work than capacity, so I'm
curious as to who is involved in reviewing the simplified APGs and what the
impacts will be on the capacities of the FDC and GAC to review proposals in
their domains other than the new simplified APG proposals.

Thanks,
Pine
On Sep 30, 2015 11:52 AM, "Winifred Olliff"  wrote:

> *Summary: *
> *1. Groups and organizations, a
> **pply
>  by 1 November for
> funding by 1 January! *
> *2. Volunteers, join the committee
>  today!*
> *4. Help us out with translation, please (see list of pages below).*
>
> Dear Wikimedia colleagues:
>
> We are piloting the *Simple Annual Plan Grants option, for groups and
> organizations* that choose to include program and operating expenses as
> part of one application each year. We are excited to move forward with this
> new option after making some changes to this idea based on what we learned
> from the recent consultation about Reimagining WMF Grants
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outcomes
> >
> .
>
> *Amazing benefits!*
> 1. *One application*. Funding for programs, operating expenses, and staff
> all in one application for the year, to enable organizations to plan with
> better, and to show how their programs are leading to impact.
> 2. *Simple process.* Simpler and speedier application, review, and
> reporting processes than grants through the FDC, with more flexible
> eligibility requirements, and open to informal groups as well as
> organizations.
> 3. *Targeted support*. WMF will be developing more guidelines and online
> resources specifically for groups and organizations, this option will
> include more support from WMF program staff during the application process
> and during each grant, and participants will be part of a learning
> community with other groups and organizations doing similar work.
>
> *Join us, in creating something new together!*
>
>1. *Applications from groups and organizations that need funding by 1
>January will be due 1 November. *More applications will also be accepted
>throughout the year. You can learn more about the program and how to
> apply
>here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple. If you are
>interested, but have questions about the timing of your application,
> please
>contact us.
>2. If you want to review annual plan grants, we need you to join the
>committee! Add your name here if you want to help:
>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee.
>3. We need your help translating the pages about the pilot, especially:
>   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple
>   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About
>   - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility
> (top)
>
> Groups and organizations with annual plans will still have the option to
> request funding through the Project and Event Grants program during the
> pilot. The pilot phase will be a time to learn together, and will be
> evaluated in several stages (at least one in early 2016, and one in early
> 2017), to discover if this program benefits applicants and grantees.
> Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome on Meta! We've already
> received some helpful suggestions, and we hope to make improvements as we
> learn.
>
> Please contact me at woll...@wikimedia.org with questions specific to your
> group or organization.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Winifred
>
> --
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia websites is not accessible almost everywhere in Iran

[Denny Vrandecic]

Oh, thanks for the report. IP blocks suck more than DNS meddling...

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Amir Ladsgroup 
wrote:

> It seems IP of WMF wikis is being blocked so AFAIK it doesn't really depend
> on domain name.
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 9:32 PM Denny Vrandecic 
> wrote:
>
> > IIRC we used to have the alternative URL
> >
> > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikinews/fa/wiki/
> >
> > in order to access
> >
> > https://fa.wikinews.org/wiki
> >
> > but it seems that these were turned into redirects, probably when the
> https
> > switch happened.
> >
> > Would it be an idea to not make them redirects but return the content on
> > the wikimedia domain, or, even better, on the wikipedia domain (and maybe
> > any of our domains) as well?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Denny
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Mardetanha 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Not all WMF websites are blocked in Iran, Till now commons is blocked
> and
> > > Fawikinews (starting this evening), as far as I contacted local
> > > authorities, they didn't confirm the block, they only said it might
> > > technical issue, I am still try to get more information to see what is
> > > happening
> > >
> > >
> > > Mardetanha
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Amir Ladsgroup 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > It had started with Wikimedia Commons and then upload.wikimedia.org
> > (so
> > > no
> > > > images) and now Persian Wikinews and I just realized except a few
> > number
> > > of
> > > > ISPs all WM websites are blocked everywhere. Obviously analytics can
> > give
> > > > more details.
> > > >
> > > > I talked with legal team in Wikimania and asked them for a direct
> talk
> > or
> > > > any kind of negotiation with Iranian government to make things easier
> > but
> > > > It's going worse. they lifted block on CNN once Rouhani had interview
> > > with
> > > > them two years ago.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Let's celebrate Wikidata's birthday next month!

[Nicole Ebber]

Hey Wikidata friends,

Wikidata is turning 3 years old on October 29th. This is a reason to
celebrate for all of us. We'll be having a big party in Berlin and we
would love to see as many of you there as possible.

The Wikidata team also has a few more things planned where they'd love
to have videos, images and other input from you.

Find all information including a draft schedule for the event with
exhibition, editathon, award ceremony, party and more on:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Third_Birthday/Party

Here's the event on fb: https://www.facebook.com/events/1487210038273348/
And here's a tweet for you to share:
https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/649227676528545792

Cheers,
Nicole



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Adviser to the ED, International Relations

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 | http://wikimedia.de

Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!

Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts
Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] New WMF funding option for groups and organizations with annual plans

[Winifred Olliff]

*Summary: *
*1. Groups and organizations, a
**pply
 by 1 November for
funding by 1 January! *
*2. Volunteers, join the committee
 today!*
*4. Help us out with translation, please (see list of pages below).*

Dear Wikimedia colleagues:

We are piloting the *Simple Annual Plan Grants option, for groups and
organizations* that choose to include program and operating expenses as
part of one application each year. We are excited to move forward with this
new option after making some changes to this idea based on what we learned
from the recent consultation about Reimagining WMF Grants

.

*Amazing benefits!*
1. *One application*. Funding for programs, operating expenses, and staff
all in one application for the year, to enable organizations to plan with
better, and to show how their programs are leading to impact.
2. *Simple process.* Simpler and speedier application, review, and
reporting processes than grants through the FDC, with more flexible
eligibility requirements, and open to informal groups as well as
organizations.
3. *Targeted support*. WMF will be developing more guidelines and online
resources specifically for groups and organizations, this option will
include more support from WMF program staff during the application process
and during each grant, and participants will be part of a learning
community with other groups and organizations doing similar work.

*Join us, in creating something new together!*

   1. *Applications from groups and organizations that need funding by 1
   January will be due 1 November. *More applications will also be accepted
   throughout the year. You can learn more about the program and how to apply
   here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple. If you are
   interested, but have questions about the timing of your application, please
   contact us.
   2. If you want to review annual plan grants, we need you to join the
   committee! Add your name here if you want to help:
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Committee.
   3. We need your help translating the pages about the pilot, especially:
  - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple
  - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/About
  - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Simple/Eligibility (top)

Groups and organizations with annual plans will still have the option to
request funding through the Project and Event Grants program during the
pilot. The pilot phase will be a time to learn together, and will be
evaluated in several stages (at least one in early 2016, and one in early
2017), to discover if this program benefits applicants and grantees.
Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome on Meta! We've already
received some helpful suggestions, and we hope to make improvements as we
learn.

Please contact me at woll...@wikimedia.org with questions specific to your
group or organization.

Best regards,

Winifred

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Wikimedia Foundation
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia websites is not accessible almost everywhere in Iran

[Amir Ladsgroup]

It seems IP of WMF wikis is being blocked so AFAIK it doesn't really depend
on domain name.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 9:32 PM Denny Vrandecic 
wrote:

> IIRC we used to have the alternative URL
>
> https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikinews/fa/wiki/
>
> in order to access
>
> https://fa.wikinews.org/wiki
>
> but it seems that these were turned into redirects, probably when the https
> switch happened.
>
> Would it be an idea to not make them redirects but return the content on
> the wikimedia domain, or, even better, on the wikipedia domain (and maybe
> any of our domains) as well?
>
> Cheers,
> Denny
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Mardetanha 
> wrote:
>
> > Not all WMF websites are blocked in Iran, Till now commons is blocked and
> > Fawikinews (starting this evening), as far as I contacted local
> > authorities, they didn't confirm the block, they only said it might
> > technical issue, I am still try to get more information to see what is
> > happening
> >
> >
> > Mardetanha
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Amir Ladsgroup 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > It had started with Wikimedia Commons and then upload.wikimedia.org
> (so
> > no
> > > images) and now Persian Wikinews and I just realized except a few
> number
> > of
> > > ISPs all WM websites are blocked everywhere. Obviously analytics can
> give
> > > more details.
> > >
> > > I talked with legal team in Wikimania and asked them for a direct talk
> or
> > > any kind of negotiation with Iranian government to make things easier
> but
> > > It's going worse. they lifted block on CNN once Rouhani had interview
> > with
> > > them two years ago.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Best
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia websites is not accessible almost everywhere in Iran

[Amir Ladsgroup]

Block depends on so many factors, depends on ISP you can see wide range of
behavior, for me nothing is blocked since my ISP is IPM. This behavior is
changing and that's worrying to me. Wikipedia was accessible using Irancell
in Tehran but right now it's not. More worrying, upload.wikimedia.org is
blocked so without proxy there is no image (except images in cache)
anywhere in any wiki. People in Shiraz don't have access to any WMF wiki at
all but as I said we need to check more deeply into this matter and start
talking to the government or anyone useful ASAP. I will talk to some people
tomorrow in a conference I will attend.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 9:27 PM Mardetanha 
wrote:

> Not all WMF websites are blocked in Iran, Till now commons is blocked and
> Fawikinews (starting this evening), as far as I contacted local
> authorities, they didn't confirm the block, they only said it might
> technical issue, I am still try to get more information to see what is
> happening
>
>
> Mardetanha
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Amir Ladsgroup 
> wrote:
>
> > It had started with Wikimedia Commons and then upload.wikimedia.org (so
> no
> > images) and now Persian Wikinews and I just realized except a few number
> of
> > ISPs all WM websites are blocked everywhere. Obviously analytics can give
> > more details.
> >
> > I talked with legal team in Wikimania and asked them for a direct talk or
> > any kind of negotiation with Iranian government to make things easier but
> > It's going worse. they lifted block on CNN once Rouhani had interview
> with
> > them two years ago.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Best
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia websites is not accessible almost everywhere in Iran

[Denny Vrandecic]

IIRC we used to have the alternative URL

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikinews/fa/wiki/

in order to access

https://fa.wikinews.org/wiki

but it seems that these were turned into redirects, probably when the https
switch happened.

Would it be an idea to not make them redirects but return the content on
the wikimedia domain, or, even better, on the wikipedia domain (and maybe
any of our domains) as well?

Cheers,
Denny




On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Mardetanha 
wrote:

> Not all WMF websites are blocked in Iran, Till now commons is blocked and
> Fawikinews (starting this evening), as far as I contacted local
> authorities, they didn't confirm the block, they only said it might
> technical issue, I am still try to get more information to see what is
> happening
>
>
> Mardetanha
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Amir Ladsgroup 
> wrote:
>
> > It had started with Wikimedia Commons and then upload.wikimedia.org (so
> no
> > images) and now Persian Wikinews and I just realized except a few number
> of
> > ISPs all WM websites are blocked everywhere. Obviously analytics can give
> > more details.
> >
> > I talked with legal team in Wikimania and asked them for a direct talk or
> > any kind of negotiation with Iranian government to make things easier but
> > It's going worse. they lifted block on CNN once Rouhani had interview
> with
> > them two years ago.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Best
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia websites is not accessible almost everywhere in Iran

[Leila Zia]

Hi Amir,

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Amir Ladsgroup 
wrote:

> It had started with Wikimedia Commons and then upload.wikimedia.org (so no
> images) and now Persian Wikinews


What error do you get when you try to upload a picture? If you share couple
of screen-shots, those can help, too.

Re Wikinews, can you get to Wikinews and the images inside articles don't
get uploaded or you cannot get to Wikinews at all? If the latter, what is
the error you're getting?


> and I just realized except a few number of
> ISPs all WM websites are blocked everywhere. Obviously analytics can give
> more details.
>

There is an effort to collect more information about which ISPs work and
which ones don't (note that in some ISPs, the bad_connection_error happens
only at certain times during the day so you may want to check the ISPs
you're checking in different times of the day if that is the error you
see.). If you have more information, you can add them in the corresponding
tea-house discussion
.
I have an eye on that page.

Best,
Leila


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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia websites is not accessible almost everywhere in Iran

[Mardetanha]

Not all WMF websites are blocked in Iran, Till now commons is blocked and
Fawikinews (starting this evening), as far as I contacted local
authorities, they didn't confirm the block, they only said it might
technical issue, I am still try to get more information to see what is
happening


Mardetanha

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Amir Ladsgroup  wrote:

> It had started with Wikimedia Commons and then upload.wikimedia.org (so no
> images) and now Persian Wikinews and I just realized except a few number of
> ISPs all WM websites are blocked everywhere. Obviously analytics can give
> more details.
>
> I talked with legal team in Wikimania and asked them for a direct talk or
> any kind of negotiation with Iranian government to make things easier but
> It's going worse. they lifted block on CNN once Rouhani had interview with
> them two years ago.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia websites is not accessible almost everywhere in Iran

[Amir Ladsgroup]

It had started with Wikimedia Commons and then upload.wikimedia.org (so no
images) and now Persian Wikinews and I just realized except a few number of
ISPs all WM websites are blocked everywhere. Obviously analytics can give
more details.

I talked with legal team in Wikimania and asked them for a direct talk or
any kind of negotiation with Iranian government to make things easier but
It's going worse. they lifted block on CNN once Rouhani had interview with
them two years ago.

Any ideas?

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