Does it? I thought it sounded really tedious! 😂 But matching Commons photos to listed buildings to Wikidata items to Wikipedia articles could be immensely valuable.
H On Wed, 28 Aug 2024, 15:27 Lucy Crompton-Reid, < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Harry > > That sounds like fun! Perhaps you could have funded prizes, even if the > activity is online and asynchronous? I know Lea at WMDE is happy to respond > to emails and questions - she's on [email protected] or > @Auregann on Telegram. > > The page has a list of activities that can be funded, as follows, but I'm > guessing this isn't totally exhaustive: > > > - Rent a space to organize an onsite event > - Rent or buy the necessary equipment to run a presentation or a > workshop (laptops and other devices, screen, furniture, etc.) > - Provide the internet connection needed for an onsite event > - Cover for the transport and accommodation costs of organizers, > speakers and participants > - Provide food and refreshments during an onsite event (including > birthday cake!) > - Cover for the needs of participants: data plan, power supplies, > childcare, food, etc. > - Communication costs: design, print, advertisement > - Merchandising for participants and organizers: printing stickers, > T-shirts, etc. > - Prizes for contests > - Compensation for well-defined roles that do not replace volunteer > activities, for example graphic design, training, speaker fees, > translation, project management, administrative tasks. > - Administrative fees that are expected to be required to receive the > bank transfer from a German bank account, or to distribute funds to other > entities. > > > Hope that helps - all best > Lucy > > On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 at 15:18, Harry Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Lucy, >> >> Apologies if this is answered somewhere. Is tyere a particular type of >> event they had in mind? >> >> For example, I've been looking at WikiShootMe and noticing lots of red >> circles where we do have photos on Commons but nobody has connected them. >> An organised drive could be fun and useful for Wiki Loves Monuments but I'm >> not sure how well that translates into an in-person event. >> >> Harry >> >> On Wed, 28 Aug 2024, 13:18 Lucy Crompton-Reid, < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Wikidata folks >>> >>> With Wikidata's 12th birthday coming up at the end of October, Wikimedia >>> Deutschland is running a microgrant programme to support birthday events, >>> with a deadline of this Sunday. Grants will be for 100 - 1000 Euros and >>> details of how to apply etc are here >>> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikidata.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lraWRhdGEub3JnL3dpa2kvV2lraWRhdGE6VHdlbGZ0aF9CaXJ0aGRheS9SdW5fYW5fZXZlbnQvRnVuZGluZw==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjdi&t=OVNEZ0hxTnJqSE1DSGczdnhCT2NPdTlselczWU9KSDZENTUzSUVIRWtxWT0=&h=12e7cbed25524864ae6780e55bee842e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s>. >>> >>> >>> As you are hopefully aware, Wikimedia UK has a small grants programme >>> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVrL3dpa2kvUHJvamVjdF9ncmFudHMjOn46dGV4dD1XaWtpbWVkaWElMjBVSydzJTIwcHJvamVjdCUyMGdyYW50cyUyMCh0eXBpY2FsbHksTGl0ZXJhY3klMkMlMjBhbmQlMjBDbGltYXRlJTIwJTI2JTIwRW52aXJvbm1lbnQ=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjdi&t=RWNkVW5FUW0zcUU0NmJTWUtTeHRROTczY0c3QXp4T3pOSnhiZWRsSllGOD0=&h=12e7cbed25524864ae6780e55bee842e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s.> >>> for volunteers, with project grants of up to £250. So you could apply to us >>> instead OR use us as 'match funding' for the WMDE Wikidata birthday pot >>> (which seems to be encouraged), particularly if a larger budget is >>> required. >>> >>> All best >>> Lucy >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lucy Crompton-Reid >>> Chief Executive >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9saXN0cy53aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnL21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGluZm8vd2lraW1lZGlhdWstbA==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjdi&t=L0MvT2diZ2IxTU15ZU4yMkxoRjZ1cEZvSW5hdW52NnNKb2ZLRVZ4WHBjdz0=&h=12e7cbed25524864ae6780e55bee842e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>> <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVr&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjdi&t=ZDVWdmhjK1FFSmNIZ3o1VGJSMk11ZUE1QVBEazdHM1hrdUN1OTI0NlNXST0=&h=12e7cbed25524864ae6780e55bee842e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9saXN0cy53aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnL21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGluZm8vd2lraW1lZGlhdWstbA==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjdi&t=L0MvT2diZ2IxTU15ZU4yMkxoRjZ1cEZvSW5hdW52NnNKb2ZLRVZ4WHBjdz0=&h=12e7cbed25524864ae6780e55bee842e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s >> WMUK: >> https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVr&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjdi&t=ZDVWdmhjK1FFSmNIZ3o1VGJSMk11ZUE1QVBEazdHM1hrdUN1OTI0NlNXST0=&h=12e7cbed25524864ae6780e55bee842e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZaFAaacHBa1XXlgRscq_crzoGlUi68xQtfbYwMm-_cdbNaheb163x6NaWPPdLeY2s > > > > -- > Lucy Crompton-Reid > Chief Executive > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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