Bidgee and Toby, Thanks for preparing and adding your info to these spreadsheets. I know that filling out paperwork isn't fun but it's one of those things that has to be done, so thanks for stepping up and leading the way.
I do have some figures on editathons across NSW and Qld that I will add as soon as I can locate them. Cheers, Craig On 11 October 2013 18:35, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:35:13 +1100 > From: Robert Myers <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Australia Chapter <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Funding Query > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I've added my two grants, but the equipment cost (amount that I paid out > of my own pocket) is just an estimate for now, until I can locate the > receipt. > > - > Bidgee > > On 10/10/2013, at 10:39 PM, Toby Hudson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Kerry, > > > > My preferred model would be that each project/editathon/grant leader > > should report their results in this tabular format, (perhaps as a > > partial replacement for the written reports we've previously > > submitted). We are usually pretty proud of our how our events go, so > > I expect individuals would often be happy to formally report that back > > to WMAU if there's a procedure in place. > > > > To kick the process off, I've copied the WMF spreadsheet Whiteghost > > linked to, and have started adapting it for her suggestions and for > > the Australian context (e.g. Aussie dollars and Photographic Equipment > > Grants). I've also added complete current data from my 2011 small > > grant, and links to the reports from some others I know about. > > Everybody should feel free to start adding data on programs they know > > about, and changing field titles to suit the programs we run. I'll > > start adding some of the SLNSW and QSA stuff I know about. > > > > Here it is in all it's glory - it is open for anyone with the link to > edit: > > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvHbaGUCSbP9dGppX1dhOWxka1I5MTdhMEJHcU9ILUE&usp=sharing > > > > Toby > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Kerry Raymond <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Toby > >> > >> You make an excellent point and I doubt anyone will disagree that it > would > >> be a Good Thing to do this. Would those volunteering to do it please put > >> their hands up now? > >> > >> [Pauses, cups hand around ear listening ...] > >> > >> Therein lies the problem that most volunteer organisations face. > Volunteers > >> do the tasks they enjoy (or at least derive satisfaction from), because > they > >> do it for free in their leisure time. Now sometimes a volunteer > organisation > >> is fortunate that there are "different strokes for different folks" and > >> someone else will be quite happy to pick up the tasks another person > didn't > >> want to do. > >> > >> But sometimes there is nobody to pick it up some tasks (I recollect > another > >> incorporated association that endlessly tried to establish a roster for > >> cleaning the toilet -- which was doomed to failure because nobody > wanted to > >> do it, even though everyone was in favour of a clean toilet) and I fear > that > >> metrics may be in that category in WMAU. If so, this is when we need to > look > >> at outsourcing that task. As you will all know (but maybe don't > remember) we > >> do now have a contracting policy > >> > >> http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:Contracting > >> > >> and, any moment now (drum roll), John V will be outlining the > arrangements > >> for the contracting subcommittee so we can get outsourcing happening. > >> > >> If there are tasks we need to outsource, we need to do this now while we > >> still have funds to pay for the work that needs doing. If we delay > until we > >> have no funds, then we are in a serious catch-22 situation. I note that > a > >> number of the chapters who receive FDC funding appear to use at least > part > >> of those funds to employ project management staff, suggesting that this > is > >> the kind of thing that is hard to resource with volunteers in most > chapters. > >> > >> Kerry > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Toby > Hudson > >> Sent: Thursday, 10 October 2013 4:16 PM > >> To: Craig Franklin; Wikimedia Australia Chapter > >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Funding Query > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Craig Franklin > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I also agree that the chapter and its volunteers *have* done a lot of > >> great > >>> work over the past few years, and I think you've hit the nail on the > head > >>> that we've often failed to effectively communicate our successes. > Part of > >>> any projects going forward will be a need to say "here's how we're > going > >> to > >>> measure success" before we actually dive in on any project, so that we > can > >>> either use that measurement as justification for further funding, or > use > >>> that measurement to figure out what went wrong and make sure we don't > make > >>> the same mistake twice. > >> > >> and then: > >> > >>> Absolutely, a lot of volunteers have pitched in at some time or another > >> and done some great work that have (in my opinion) led to positive > outcomes > >> for the movement. Enough that I'm not going to even try to enumerate > them > >> all for fear that I'll leave someone out :-). > >> > >> > >> Hi Craig, > >> Although forward planning of outcome metrics is obviously a good thing > >> for the future, I think we should make an effort now to compile > >> outcomes and metrics for projects, programs and grants that have > >> already taken place. Is there an onwiki page for this, or a table to > >> fill out for each project or grant we have undertaken? I know there > >> are some reports linked from here > >> http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Reports#Small_grants but surely there > >> are more hanging around? Even though you can't enumerate them off the > >> top of your head, we *should* be able to enumerate them if everyone > >> writes up the outcomes of projects we've individually been involved > >> with. I know there are huge outcomes as a result of the SLNSW > >> training and residency.. but maybe they have not been tabulated into > >> reportable dotpoints? > >> Toby > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimediaau-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimediaau-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > > > End of Wikimediaau-l Digest, Vol 85, Issue 20 > ********************************************* >
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