Hi everyone, As you may know, we recently funded 11 projects through Wikimedia Foundation Project Grants program, initiatives that span from software development, to online organizing, and offline outreach. In an effort to increase awareness about these projects, and foster collaboration and participation, we are hosting the first ever Wikimedia Project Showcase this coming Thursday, June 13, at 9 am PST (1600 UTC).
You can join the showcase in one of two ways: - Join the video conference room using BlueJeans: https://bluejeans.com/570420589 - watch the showcase online via Youtube following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw Each participant will have 5 minutes to present about their project, share why it matters, and how others can get involved. If you would like to contribute your skills to a project, help out, or simply learn more about the awesome work our communities are doing, please join us at the Wikimedia Project Showcase next Thursday! Looking forward to seeing many of you there, María and Marti *María Cruz * \\ Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E Team \\ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mc...@wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 4:50 AM, YI SHENG WANG <tonesamw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you, Marti. I am glad to hear that there are so many good projects > was recommended by the committee in this round. I appreciate all the > efforts made by the grantee, members of the committee, and staffs. All of > you have done a very good job! > > Aotfs2013 > Member, Project Grants Committee > > > > [image: Mailtrack] > <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign= > signaturevirality3&> > Sender > notified by > Mailtrack > <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign= > signaturevirality3&> > > Marti Johnson <mjohn...@wikimedia.org> 於 2018年5月19日 週六 上午4:05寫道： > > > *Hi all,In the latest round of Project Grants, the committee has > > recommended 11 projects for a total of $354,654 in funding. We received > 24 > > proposals for review. Here’s what we’re funding. [1]Software: four > > projects funded - ScienceSource > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ScienceSource>: Medical > > knowledge is accessed over 2 billion times a year on Wikimedia projects, > > but only a relatively small number of editors create and maintain it. > > ScienceSource seeks to build an algorithm that will model editor > > decision-making to identify reliable biomedical reference sources. By > using > > machine automation to sift through large volumes of reference materials, > > ScienceSource will support volunteers to do their work faster and more > > effectively. [2] - WikiProject X > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/WikiProject_X>: > > WikiProject X seeks to create better tools for Wikipedian editors > > collaborating around common interest areas. Previously funded > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_X> twice through > > Individual Engagement Grants, the project piloted new features for > several > > WikiProjects, including Women in Red > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red>. > This > > grant will replace the multiple disparate modules of WikiProject X with a > > new extension, CollaborationKit. This improvement will offer editors a > > more seamless, adaptable interface to for productive collaboration. > > [3][4][5]. - Timeless: Post-deployment support > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/ > Timeless:_Post-deployment_support > > >: > > Timeless is a new volunteer-developed skin designed for editors. It was > > deployed across all Wikimedia projects in 2017, but lacked sufficient > > support to address bugs. This grant will support general improvements to > > make Timeless into a more stable and user-friendly product. [6] - > > WikidataJS <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikidataJS>: > > This grant will enable the JavaScript developer community to produce > fast, > > high quality tools so others can better access information on Wikidata. > The > > project builds on Maxlath > > <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:Maxlath>’s previous > > creation of several Wikidata-related tools: wikidata-sdk, wikidata-edit, > > wikidata-cli, wikidata-filter. [7][8]Online organizing: two projects > > funded - Wiki Loves Monuments international team/2018 coordination > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_ > Loves_Monuments_international_team/2018_coordination > > >: > > The international coordination team for Wiki Loves Monuments > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments> (WLM) > > proposes to strengthen the foundation for healthy and sustainable WLM > > competitions across the world. As the project celebrates its 10th > > anniversary, its leaders aim to critically rethink the structural > framework > > of WLM. This grant will support efforts to gather information from > > national leaders, collect and share best practices from across the > > community, facilitate the ongoing integration of WLM into Wikidata, and > > improve operational processes system-wide. [9][10] - Wikimedia CEE Spring > > 2018 > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikimedia_ > CEE_Spring_2018 > > >: > > This annual international article writing contest generates content from > > every country and region in Central and Eastern Europe on 30+ Wikipedias. > > CEE Spring’s remarkable community spirit plays a central role in > fostering > > a thriving, collaborative volunteer base in the region. The grant will > > incentivize content creation focused on closing the gender gap, expanding > > minority language Wikipedias, and showcasing the cultural heritage of > > Central and Eastern Europe. [11]Offline outreach: five projects funded - > > BlackLunchTable/BLT 2018 > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/BlackLunchTable/BLT_2018 > >: > > As an organization, BlackLunchTable <http://www.theblacklunchtable.com/ > > > > seeks to create a more truthful and inclusive historical account by > > inviting people to write the histories of their own culture. In this > > project, they will host a series of edit-a-thons with the aim of > recruiting > > editors of color and women editors to write biographical articles about > > notable artists of the African diaspora. The project will primarily > focus > > on English Wikipedia. [12][13] - Wiki In Africa/Wiki Loves Women 2018 > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_In_ > Africa/Wiki_Loves_Women_2018 > > >: > > In 2016, Wiki Loves Women > > <http://www.wikiafrica.org/wiki-loves-women/wiki-loves-women/> launched > in > > West Africa in an effort to address the content gap about women in > Africa. > > This project continues the Wiki Loves Women initiative and expands into > two > > new countries in East Africa -- Tanzania and Uganda. The project seeks > to > > raise women’s visibility on Wikipedia, create structural supports for the > > development of Wikimedia groups, and encourage women’s participation as > > leaders, partners, and editors. [14][15] - New Zealand Wikipedian at > Large > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/New_ > Zealand_Wikipedian_at_Large > > >: > > Through a series of short residencies with multiple institutions, > > Giantflightlessbirds > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Giantflightlessbirds> will > leverage > > his expertise as a museum curator to establish a networked community of > > GLAM contributors in New Zealand. Through training and support > activities, > > he aims to generate continued long-term contributions to Wikipedia, > Commons > > and Wikidata. [16][17] - Wiki loves Rural Areas - Bimenes > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_ > loves_Rural_Areas_-_Bimenes > > >: > > In August 2017, Asturian Wikipedians celebrated 50,000 articles in the > > rural area of Bimenes, Spain. This project expands on previous community > > engagement work done in this rural municipality to continue improving > > Asturian-language content. This will be done through partnerships with > > multiple cultural institutions, coordination of image donations, and > direct > > training with local residents with a particular focus on encouraging > > participation by women. [18] - Outreach in Northern Nigeria > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Outreach_ > in_Northern_Nigeria > > >: > > The Hausa Wikipedia is one of the smallest Wikipedias, in terms of the > > quantity of articles per speaker, yet Hausa is spoken by large > populations > > in Northern Nigeria, Southern Niger, and other parts of West and Central > > Africa. This proposal aims to encourage the development of Wikimedia > > projects for Hausa Wikipedia in Northern Nigeria by organizing workshops > in > > the cities of Kaduna and Kano, by engaging in long-term institutional > > partnerships at large universities in those cities, and by translating > help > > and support materials for new editors in Hausa. [19]On June 14, we will > > host a Project Showcase <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw> > for > > new grantees to talk about their projects. All are welcome to attend > this > > publicly streamed event. A recording will be available afterward. We > > encourage MediaWiki developers, communication specialists, project > > managers, community liaisons, Wikimedia Foundation staff to attend. > [20]The > > open call for Project Grants 2018 Round Two > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project> will launch on November > > 1, > > 2018, with applications due November 30, 2018. [21]We are seeking new > > candidates for the Project Grants Committee. If you or someone you know > > might be interested in serving on the committee, please contact > > projectgrants {{at}} wikimedia.org <http://wikimedia.org> with questions > > or > > see our committee eligibility page on Meta > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Quarterly/ > Committee#committee-criteria > > >. > > In particular, we are seeking reviewers at this time with expertise > > relevant to the 2017 Strategic focus areas > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017>: > > knowledge as a service and knowledge equity. [22] [23] 1. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Browse_applications > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Browse_applications>>2. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ScienceSource > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ScienceSource>>3. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/WikiProject_X > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/WikiProject_X>>4. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_X > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_X>>5. > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red>>6. > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/ > Timeless:_Post-deployment_support > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/ > Timeless:_Post-deployment_support > > >>7. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikidataJS > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikidataJS>>8. > > <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:Maxlath > > <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:Maxlath>>9. > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_ > Loves_Monuments_international_team/2018_coordination > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_ > Loves_Monuments_international_team/2018_coordination > > >>10. > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments>>11. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikimedia_ > CEE_Spring_2018 > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikimedia_ > CEE_Spring_2018 > > >>12. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/BlackLunchTable/BLT_2018 > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/BlackLunchTable/BLT_2018 > > >>13. > > <http://www.theblacklunchtable.com/ > > <http://www.theblacklunchtable.com/>>14. > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_In_ > Africa/Wiki_Loves_Women_2018 > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_In_ > Africa/Wiki_Loves_Women_2018 > > >>15. > > <http://www.wikiafrica.org/wiki-loves-women/wiki-loves-women/ > > <http://www.wikiafrica.org/wiki-loves-women/wiki-loves-women/>>16. > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/New_ > Zealand_Wikipedian_at_Large > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/New_ > Zealand_Wikipedian_at_Large > > >>17. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Giantflightlessbirds > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Giantflightlessbirds>>18. > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_ > loves_Rural_Areas_-_Bimenes > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_ > loves_Rural_Areas_-_Bimenes > > >>19. > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Outreach_ > in_Northern_Nigeria > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Outreach_ > in_Northern_Nigeria > > >>20. > > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw > > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw>>21. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>>22. > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Quarterly/ > Committee#committee-criteria > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Quarterly/ > Committee#committee-criteria > > >>23. > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017 > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017>>* > > *Marti Johnson* > > > > *Pronouns: she/herProgram Officer* > > *Individual Grants* > > *Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* > > *1 Montgomery, Ste. 1600* > > *San Francisco, CA 94104* > > +1 415-839-6885 > > Skype: Mjohnson_WMF > > > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share > > <http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY> in the sum of all knowledge. 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