[Gendergap] Fwd: Open call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals
Hi all, Seems like there have been a lot of concrete ideas coming up on this list in recent months! It would be great to have more gender-gap aimed project proposals in this new round of Individual Engagement grants. See below for more details and please don't hesitate to reach out if you want help getting together your submission. -- Forwarded message -- From: Siko Bouterse sboute...@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:26 AM Subject: Open call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals To: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Greetings! The Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grants program is accepting proposals for funding new experiments from September 1st to 30th. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG Your idea can improve Wikimedia projects by building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, conducting research on an important issue, or providing other support for community-building. Whether you need $200 or $30,000 USD, Individual Engagement Grants can cover your own project development time in addition to funding for a team to help you. The program has a flexible schedule and reporting structure, and Grantmaking staff are there to support you through all stages of the process. Do you have have a good idea, but you are worried that it isn’t developed enough for a grant? Put it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can give you advice and guidance on how to bring it to life. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab Also, IEG will be hosting three Hangout Sessions for real-time discussions to help you make your proposal better - the first will happen on September 16th. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events For inspiration, you can read more about past projects https://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/individual-engagement-grants/ that received funding or review open proposals https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-reviewing. We are excited to see some of the new ways your grant ideas can support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Submit your proposal in September! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply Warm regards, Siko -- Siko Bouterse Head of Individual Grants Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. sboute...@wikimedia.org *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate https://donate.wikimedia.org or click the edit button today, and help us make it a reality!* -- Siko Bouterse Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. sboute...@wikimedia.org *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate https://donate.wikimedia.org or click the edit button today, and help us make it a reality!* ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Fwd: [GLAM-US] Open Call for Individual Engagement Grant Proposals
FYI -- Forwarded message -- From: Jake Orlowitz jorlow...@gmail.com Date: Sep 2, 2014 10:35 AM Subject: [GLAM-US] Open Call for Individual Engagement Grant Proposals To: North American Cultural Partnerships glam...@lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimedia Libraries librar...@lists.wikimedia.org, wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org, wikidat...@lists.wikimedia.org, wiki-researc...@lists.wikimedia.org, mediawik...@lists.wikimedia.org, common...@lists.wikimedia.org, devnation...@lists.wikimedia.org, cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch Cc: Greetings! The Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grants program is accepting proposals for funding new experiments from September 1st to 30th. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG Your idea can improve Wikimedia projects by building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, conducting research on an important issue, or providing other support for community-building. Whether you need $200 or $30,000 USD, Individual Engagement Grants can cover your own project development time in addition to funding for a team to help you. The program has a flexible schedule and reporting structure, and Grantmaking staff are there to support you through all stages of the process. Do you have have a good idea, but you are worried that it isn’t developed enough for a grant? Put it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can give you advice and guidance on how to bring it to life. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab Also, IEG will be hosting three Hangout Sessions for real-time discussions to help you make your proposal better - the first will happen on September 16th. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events For inspiration, you can read more about past projects that received fundinghttps://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/individual-engagement-grants/ or review open proposals https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-reviewing. We are excited to see some of the new ways your grant ideas can support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Submit your proposal in September! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply Warm regards, Ocaasi and the IEG Committee ___ GLAM-US mailing list glam...@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
