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This project provides start up funding for Wikimedia UK so that we can kick-start a number of | This project provides start up funding for Wikimedia UK so that we can kick-start a number of items we would like to work on. Because the income from this grant takes us over the £5,000 level it also allows us to register with the UK Charity Commission - which helps us to book cheaper rooms and gain various tax benefits associated with charitable recognition sooner than would be otherwise possible. | ||
The funding will be used in the following five items: | |||
'''1. Encouraging Wikipedia use in schools''' | |||
This funding will support volunteers to go into educational venues and give talks and demonstrations to encourage students to positively contribute to Wikipedia. It will part-fund the purchase of a computer to help demonstrations and will pay for volunteers to travel to and from the venues. | |||
'''2. Content access projects''' | |||
This item focuses efforts on identifying and developing partnerships with organisations that control archive material that could be of benefit to Wikipedia or other Wikimedia projects. The objective is to achieve similar content-release arrangements that Wikimedia Germany has recently managed with the [http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/03/31/over-250k-new-images-join-the-wikimedia-commons/ Saxony State Library]. | |||
We have several leads we are currently pursuing; the funding for this item will pay for chapter representatives to travel to meetings with content owners and for entertainment costs. | |||
'''3. Content generation projects''' | |||
This funding will pay for advertising supporting the proposed “London Loves Wikipedia” project, which is to be organised by the chapter, the Victoria & Albert Museum and seven other cultural institutions in London. Pencilled in for spring 2010, this project is similar in scope to the “Wikipedia Loves Art” project organised by the Brooklyn Museum in February 2009. The project enables participants to take high quality photographs of museum exhibits and upload them for use in the Wikimedia projects. | |||
'''4. Attending the chapters conference''' | |||
Each year a conference is arranged bringing together all the Wikimedia chapters, the Foundation and the developers conference. This is a valuable event where we can share ideas on potential projects and best practice and can co-ordinate activities. | |||
In 2009, the chapter had to apply for financial assistance from other chapters and without this assistance we would not have been able to participate. In 2010 we are likely to be in a similar situation. Funding will pay for travel and accommodation for two delegates from the chapter. | |||
'''5. Attending free content conferences''' | |||
In early 2009 we were invited to attend the Open Knowledge Conference, an event that brings together leading organisations in the free content movement in the UK, including the owners of www.theyworkforyou.com and the Open Knowledge Foundation. We were unable to attend this year because we didn't have the available funds. Funding for this will enable chapter delegates to attend future conferences like, paying for travel and conference fees. | |||
==Project goal== | ==Project goal== | ||
Revision as of 22:19, 21 April 2009
This is a draft of the bid for funding from the Wikimedia Foundation:
Note: Template generated from http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/WMF_grants
- Legal name of chapter
- Wiki UK Limited, operating as Wikimedia UK
- Grant contact name
- Andrew Turvey
- Grant contact user-name or e-mail
- secretary@wikimedia.org.uk
- Grant contact title (position)
- Secretary
- Project lead name
- Tom Holden
- Project lead user-name or e-mail
- treasurer@wikimedia.org.uk
- Project lead title (position), if any
- Treasurer
- Full project name
- Seed grant funding
- Amount requested (in USD)
- 8,150 (= GBP 5,000)[1]
- Provisional target start date
- 1 June 2009
- Provisional completion date
- 1 June 2010
Budget breakdown
The bid is for start up funding to kickstart the chapter's work across a number of projects. This is broken down as follows:
| Project | Expense | Value (GBP) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encouraging Wikipedia use in schools | Computer | 1,000 | 1,630 |
| Travel | 1,000 | 1,630 | |
| Content access projects | Travel, refreshments | 1,000 | 1,630 |
| Content generation projects | Advertising | 1,000 | 1,630 |
| Attending the chapters conference | Travel, accommodation | 500 | 815 |
| Attending free content conferences | Travel | 500 | 815 |
| Total | 5,000 | 8,150 | |
Project scope
This project provides start up funding for Wikimedia UK so that we can kick-start a number of items we would like to work on. Because the income from this grant takes us over the £5,000 level it also allows us to register with the UK Charity Commission - which helps us to book cheaper rooms and gain various tax benefits associated with charitable recognition sooner than would be otherwise possible. The funding will be used in the following five items:
1. Encouraging Wikipedia use in schools
This funding will support volunteers to go into educational venues and give talks and demonstrations to encourage students to positively contribute to Wikipedia. It will part-fund the purchase of a computer to help demonstrations and will pay for volunteers to travel to and from the venues.
2. Content access projects
This item focuses efforts on identifying and developing partnerships with organisations that control archive material that could be of benefit to Wikipedia or other Wikimedia projects. The objective is to achieve similar content-release arrangements that Wikimedia Germany has recently managed with the Saxony State Library.
We have several leads we are currently pursuing; the funding for this item will pay for chapter representatives to travel to meetings with content owners and for entertainment costs.
3. Content generation projects
This funding will pay for advertising supporting the proposed “London Loves Wikipedia” project, which is to be organised by the chapter, the Victoria & Albert Museum and seven other cultural institutions in London. Pencilled in for spring 2010, this project is similar in scope to the “Wikipedia Loves Art” project organised by the Brooklyn Museum in February 2009. The project enables participants to take high quality photographs of museum exhibits and upload them for use in the Wikimedia projects.
4. Attending the chapters conference
Each year a conference is arranged bringing together all the Wikimedia chapters, the Foundation and the developers conference. This is a valuable event where we can share ideas on potential projects and best practice and can co-ordinate activities.
In 2009, the chapter had to apply for financial assistance from other chapters and without this assistance we would not have been able to participate. In 2010 we are likely to be in a similar situation. Funding will pay for travel and accommodation for two delegates from the chapter.
5. Attending free content conferences
In early 2009 we were invited to attend the Open Knowledge Conference, an event that brings together leading organisations in the free content movement in the UK, including the owners of www.theyworkforyou.com and the Open Knowledge Foundation. We were unable to attend this year because we didn't have the available funds. Funding for this will enable chapter delegates to attend future conferences like, paying for travel and conference fees.
Project goal
Non-financial requirements
Fit to strategy
Other benefits
Measures of success
Footnotes
- ↑ All amounts converted from GBP at 1.63 to protect against adverse exchange movements of 10% from 1.48 rate as at 20 April