Not entirely serious/thought through, but i'd like to but an electric bike, cover it with OSM branding, and camera kit for making Mapillary/OpenStreetCam video. The bike then gets taken round various cities in the UK as a focal point for increasing the public's knowledge and contribution to OSM in the UK.
On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 11:58 AM Rob Nickerson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Just wanted to follow up on this to see if anyone had ideas for the OSMF > microgrant scheme. > > Thanks > Rob > > On Sun, 19 Apr 2020, 17:49 Rob Nickerson, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Here are some ideas to get us started. Happy for anyone to pick these up >> and run with them. If you do, please let me know otherwise I may raise some >> myself: >> >> *Design and production of a series of leaflets. * >> I really liked the Wikimedia leaflets that were handed out at the OSM UK >> AGM in London. We borrowed the style to create a leaflet in advance of the >> MOVE 2020 conference. This one is corporate focused and hence we could do >> with a series of leaflets targeting different audiences (Wikimedia had 2 >> leaflets at our AGM). >> >> *Costs related to hosting.* >> I'm pretty sure quite a few people would appreciate this. >> >> *Software projects.* >> I'm hoping we can come up with a few ideas here too. Personally I am >> finding myself using my laptop less and less and doing a lot more on my >> phone. A few of the OSM websites I use don't work that well on mobile so it >> may be nice to see some changes here. I'm expecting others to have much >> better ideas than me here though! :-D >> >> >> - *Merchandise (swag) to recognize exceptional volunteer >> contributions, or low-cost swag.* >> - Subsidizing the cost of the hi-vis jacket scheme run by OSM UK. >> >> >> >> - *Funding for shared mapping equipment.* >> - What about a drone? Some bike and car mounts to help us collect >> more Mapillary / OpenStreetCam imagery? >> >> >> That's my starter for ten. Looking forward to seeing your ideas. >> >> Thank you, >> *Rob* >> >> >> On Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 17:17, Rob Nickerson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> The OSMF launched their microgrant scheme today. Value is up to EUR 5000 >>> (GBP 4,300) and projects can last up to 12 months. >>> >>> >>> https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/04/19/announcing-the-osm-foundations-call-for-microgrant-applications/ >>> >>> Anyone wishing to submit a proposal "should discuss with the relevant >>> local communities" and apparently "must consult with your Local Chapter if >>> applicable". >>> >>> I'm not sure what that last point means. If it means the board then you >>> can reach us on [email protected]. If it means the wider membership then >>> I suggest posting here or to our Loomio group. We are happy to collate and >>> send a mailchimp newsletter to all our OSM UK members to ensure they get >>> the messages (as not sure if all read this list or Loomio). >>> >>> Moving on from the admin, what ideas do you have? :-) >>> >>> Best wishes >>> *Rob* >>> >> _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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