Pe joi, 8 august 2019, Mariel Garcia Montes <[email protected]> a scris:
> Thank you for your question (and to Nicolas for chiming in). The answer is *it > depends*. And here is what it depends on: > > If you are providing vouchers or large prizes as part of your competition > and T-shirts (or stationery) are a secondary prize for the same individuals > who would receive these large prizes, then we would ask you to remove them > from the budget. > However, if you are printing a small number of T-shirts (or stationery) as > the only prizes for a small number of people, then we would not take them > off your budget. > > The general rationale is that, in Rapid Grants experience, T-shirts and > stationery end up being high-cost items in most grant proposals, and, > unless they are given out strategically, they will add to a pile of things > that people don't use. We don't think the world needs more of that! > > Now, more specifically about T-shirts. Let's say that you are considering > T-shirts as the main prizes in your competition. We will not say no, but we > will encourage people to consider other gifts, such as notebooks or mugs, > for the following reasons: > > - When you are designing and printing T-shirts, you generally go with a > set shape or size that might not fit the people who will receive it in the > end. So T-shirts can end up excluding people who do not fit in this average > because they are too big or too small… You can read what others have said > about this issue (for example, on this blog post > <https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2018/05/no-more-conference-t-shirts-please/>). > Hmm, is that the general way to go? We always printed the t-shirts based on requests from the winners. > > - How many people do you know that actually wear all the T-shirts they > receive from similar initiatives? Wiki volunteers might be expected to wear > and re-wear these T-shirts in different events, but people with loose > affiliations to the movement most likely won't. A mug, a notebook, socks, > have more use potential than a T-shirt. > I do know quite a lot of people who wear the swag they receive, but I realize that this is dependent on local context and habits. Specifically, in Romania it is not uncommon for photographers to work in t-shirts (as opposed to shirts or a more formal attire). That being said, compared to the other stuff you mentioned, t-shirts have the advantage of lasting much longer AND being far more visible. Mugs and socks are mostly visible to their owners, while t-shirts visible to anyone who happens to be near the owner. > Again, if you decide that, in your context, T-shirts are the best possible > incentive and that's the prize you choose, we will accept it. But in the > meantime, please consider more inclusive and useful alternatives. > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 12:57 PM Nicolas VIGNERON < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Le jeu. 8 août 2019 à 18:49, Strainu <[email protected]> a écrit : >> >>> Hi Mariel, >>> >>> I understand from the guidelines that t-shirts can still be provided as >>> prizes. Is this correct? >>> >>> Strainu >>> >> >> Well... It's unclear but it's also what I understand from >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/ >> Learn#Facilities,_equipment_and_materials >> >> Cdlt, ~nicolas >> > > > -- > Mariel García-Montes > Junior Program Officer, Rapid Grants > Community Resources > Pronouns: she/her/hers > Wikimedia Foundation > User: MMontes (WMF) >
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