[Wikimedia-l] Rapid Grants for Wikipedia 20 celebration events

2020-10-15 Thread Samir Elsharbaty 
Hi everyone,

(Apologies for cross-posting.)

Last month, we shared a survey to inform the planning and funding processes
of Wikipedia 20 anniversary celebrations. The survey results have
demonstrated interest in hosting virtual and in-person events around the
world to celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th birthday.

We are excited to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation will be supporting
individuals and groups planning to hold Wikipedia 20 celebration events
through the Rapid Grants program.

The Rapid Grants program can support event plans with a budget ranging from
500 USD, up to 2,000 USD. All the details, the eligibility criteria, and
the application form are available on the Wikipedia 20 grants meta page. [1]

Applications for Rapid Grants are accepted between the 1st and 15th of each
month, and a decision on the application is, typically, ready by the end of
that month. For applicants who would like to host Wikipedia celebration
events during the month of January 2021, we highly recommend applying as
soon as possible (i.e. during the November 2020 cycle). For later events
through the end of 2021, applications will continue to be open later in the
year.

*Other funding opportunities*

If your plans for the Wikipedia 20 celebration event don’t meet some of the
eligibility criteria for a Rapid Grant (e.g. your budget is expected to
exceed $2000), you may want to consider reducing the scale of your
activities, or to explore other grant opportunities that may better support
your plan:


   -

   Additional funding for Conference & Event grantees (e.g. for a regional
   or thematic conference) who wish to incorporate a celebration event to an
   existing conference. [2]
   -

   Conference & Event Grants to support celebration events for more than
   2000 USD. [2]


*Round one applications for Conference & Event grants is now closed.
Details for round two (for events that will be held between July and
December 2021) will be announced on the conference and event grants page.

For more information on Wikipedia 20, please visit the Wikipedia 20 grants
meta page. [1]

Thank you and please share the message with your communities!

On behalf of the Wikipedia 20 team, Samir Elsharbaty

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Grants

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference

Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)

Brand Associate

Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Клиника Викимедиа на русском языке / Wikimedia Clinic in Russian

2020-10-15 Thread Asaf Bartov 
Дорогие викимедийцы,

(этим письмом я приглашаю вас на видеозвонок из серии «Wikimedia Clinic»
(Клиника Викимедиа) *на русском языке*. Пожалуйста, помогите распространить
это приглашение всем, кому считаете нужным. Я, наверное, не состою во всех
релевантных группах и не подписан на все рассылки.)

В это сложное время пандемии и её будущих последствий, человеческий контакт
с другими викимедийцами, даже по видеозвонку, может быть полезным, приятным
и весёлым. Это также отличная возможность задать вопросы, которые у вас
никак не доходили руки задать, или объяснить сложности, которые тяжело
выразить письменно.

Поэтому, команда по развитию сообществ (Community Development team) Фонда
Викимедиа экспериментирует с открытыми видеозвонками (используя Google
Meet), где каждый викимедиец может принять участие, задать вопросы и
попросить совета по любому проекту или проблеме, с которыми они работают.

Вы также можете просто рассказать над чем вы работаете и попросить отзывов,
даже если у вас нет конкретных вопросов. Вы можете присоединиться, чтобы
просто послушать, и возможно ваш опыт позволит ответить на чей-то вопрос.

Мы называем эти звонки «Клиника Викимедиа», потому что они работают по
принципу «приходите с тем, что у вас есть, и мы поможем, как сможем».
Клиники проходят несколько раз в месяц в разное время, чтобы покрыть разные
часовые пояса, и на разных языках, чтобы как можно больше людей получили
возможность поучаствовать.

Каждая такая сессия занимает до 90 минут, и мы гарантируем, что на каждой
из них будет хотя бы два сотрудника Фонда Викимедиа. Они помогут вам
получить ответы на ваши вопросы, или на самой клинике, или позже.

После каждого звонка мы составляем краткое *резюме*, в котором описываются
все темы и включаются ссылки на все инструменты и ресурсы, упомянутые во
время звонка. Резюме доступно всем заинтересованным волонтерам и будет
опубликовано на этом канале, а так же на meta[0]. Здесь[1] доступен
недавний пример.

Эти звонки *не* заменяет существующие каналы или звонки! Все они продолжают
существовать. Во время клиники не будет никаких важных оповещений, поэтому
не нужно боятся что-либо пропустить и чувствовать себя обязанным
участвовать.

Скорее, эти звонки - новая форма живого общения и поддержки, с более
широким фокусом, чем некоторые существующие каналы (где ожидается общение
на конкретную тему). Мы надеемся, что клиники будут более доступными для
людей, не уверенных что их вопрос или проблема подходят для обсуждения в
других существующих каналах.

Опыт показал, что эти звонки, по большей части проходящие на английском или
испанском языках, оказались полезными, мы с радостью приглашаем вас на
звонок по-русски. Мы надеемся в будущем расширить эту практику также и на
другие языки. Я не говорю по-русски, поэтому во время звонка будут
присутствовать Пётр Пчелко и Амир Аарони.

Первый в истории звонок клиники на русском пройдет во вторник, 20 октября в
16:00 по Гринвичу (19:00 по Москве). Ссылка на звонок в Google Meet[2].
Если время вам подходит, присоединяйтесь!

На звонке не будет заранее установленной повестки, поэтому никакой
подготовки не требуется. Присоединяйтесь с любыми вопросами, связанными с
Викимедией, или просто чтобы хорошо провести время.

Обратная связь и вопросы приветствуются.

С уважением

Асаф

При поддержке Петра и Амира

[0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics/008

[2] https://meet.google.com/tak-pgqx-nwq

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)

Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities

Wikimedia Foundation 

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedian of the Year 2020 livestream event - 15 October

2020-10-15 Thread Joseph Seddon 
Either way I am okay with it. Youtube chat is one of the worst things on
youtube.

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 5:22 PM Ziko van Dijk  wrote:

> Hello,
> The chat function on YouTube is turned off, I don't know whether that
> is by purpose or by accident.
> Kind regards
> Ziko
>
> Am Do., 15. Okt. 2020 um 16:31 Uhr schrieb Chris Koerner
> :
> >
> > Hello all,
> > Just a reminder that this event happens in about an hour and a half
> > from now. I hope you can join us!
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > The Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to attend a
> > livestream event with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher and
> > Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to announce the 2020 Wikimedian of the
> > Year.
> >
> > Learn more about the event on Diff.
> >
> >
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/10/01/coming-soon-the-2020-wikimedian-of-the-year-live-event/
> >
> >
> > Yours,
> > Chris Koerner (he/him)
> > Community Relations Specialist
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Office hour: Community Resilience & Sustainability/ T

2020-10-15 Thread Maggie Dennis 
Hello, all.

As a reminder, I'm holding an office hour today. (You can read more about
who I am and why you might care in the original email below.)

We will be taking questions in Zoom chat, on Telegram, on IRC, and on the
YouTube stream. I really hope somebody asks some. Otherwise, anyone who
joins to watch the YouTube stream may be terribly bored. I should read a
book out loud or something. :/ (We have three or four questions that were
submitted in advance, I understand.) We will also make the recording
available to watch after we're done.

All Wikimedians in good standing (not Foundation or community banned) are
welcome to attend or submit questions. I can't discuss specific Trust &
Safety cases, but will do  my best to answer any other question that is
voiced respectfully. I won't respond to questions or comments that I think
are disrespectful to me, to my colleagues, or to anyone in our communities.
I can talk civilly about our work even if you disagree with me or I with
you, but I can't compromise on treating each other respectfully.

The meeting is today, October 15 at 18:00 UTC — here's a timezone converter
to work out when that is for you: https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1602784823



How to participate:


   -

   Youtube: https://youtu.be/V_RekRyjDcI
   -

   Telegram link: https://t.me/joinchat/DOlGIB1FRLUWqW9iB3qfTQ
   -

   directions for participating in IRC:
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#How_to_participate


If you want to attend in person,

   -

   Zoom Meeting:
   https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95547797148?pwd=T3BIS09CWm5tQ1ArclBMOGRDRXRPQT09



For security reasons, you need to write to answ...@wikimedia.org for the
code. :)


You should also be aware that if you have your camera on or speak out loud
in Zoom, you will be recorded! You can attend if you want, camera off, and
type your questions if you're shy. :)

Best,

Maggie


P.S. I am shy, but I survived last time, and I'll survive this! Just please
don't come expecting a polished public spokesperson. That is very much not
me.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 3:26 PM Maggie Dennis  wrote:

> Hello, all.
>
> I am Maggie Dennis, Vice President of Community Resilience &
> Sustainability, working directly under the General Counsel of the Wikimedia
> Foundation.[1] I've served in various roles at the Foundation over the past
> 9 years, always in and about the Trust & Safety team. I'm also a volunteer
> — Moonriddengirl — editing mostly on the English Wikipedia (though much
> less than in the past).
>
> Back in June, we held the first of a series of quarterly office hours
> which were intended to provide a space for folks to talk to me directly
> about issues involving "community resilience and sustainability", which
> includes the Trust & Safety team's activity as well as initiatives such as
> the Universal Code of Conduct and the Human Rights role for which we’re
> currently hiring. You can read the notes from the previous call here!
> 
> [2]
>
> As with last time, in order to meet the request of some to make these
> meetings more personal, we're going to again host the meeting on Zoom,
> taking questions from the Zoom chat, Telegram, and IRC, as well as
> collecting them in advance over email.[3] The meeting will also be streamed
> to YouTube, since we will only be able to host a limited number of people
> in the Zoom itself, and this recording will be available to watch after
> we're done.
>
> As with last time around, finding one hour that works for everyone is
> going to be really difficult, though we will once again be taking detailed
> (anonymized) notes from the call which we'll be posting onto Meta-Wiki.
> I'll be fielding questions from Wikimedians in good standing (that is, not
> Foundation or community banned), and will follow up with anything asked
> during or prior to the meeting that I can't get to during the meeting in
> writing after the call.
>
> The caveats from before remain in place, which I will repeat for
> convenience:
>
>
>-
>
>I can't and won't discuss specific Trust & Safety cases. Instead, I
>can discuss Trust & Safety protocols and practices and approaches as well
>as some of the mistakes we've made, some of the things I'm proud of, and
>some of the things we're hoping to do.
>-
>
>I will not respond to comments or questions that are disrespectful to
>me, to my colleagues, or to anyone in our communities. I can talk civilly
>about our work even if you disagree with me or I disagree with you. I won't
>compromise on this.
>
>
> I'm still not sure if Zoom is a permanent solution for these office hours,
> though it has in the past been a good option to provide both text and audio
> options for those who are interested in contributing. It's also software
> that the Foundation's IT folks are familiar with and can help with in a
> pinch should we run into any turbulence. :)
>
> We don't yet

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedian of the Year 2020 livestream event - 15 October

2020-10-15 Thread Ziko van Dijk 
Hello,
The chat function on YouTube is turned off, I don't know whether that
is by purpose or by accident.
Kind regards
Ziko

Am Do., 15. Okt. 2020 um 16:31 Uhr schrieb Chris Koerner
:
>
> Hello all,
> Just a reminder that this event happens in about an hour and a half
> from now. I hope you can join us!
>
> Greetings,
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to attend a
> livestream event with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher and
> Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to announce the 2020 Wikimedian of the
> Year.
>
> Learn more about the event on Diff.
>
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/10/01/coming-soon-the-2020-wikimedian-of-the-year-live-event/
>
>
> Yours,
> Chris Koerner (he/him)
> Community Relations Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Announcing the 2020 Wikimedian of the Year: Sandister Tei

2020-10-15 Thread Chris Koerner 
Hello,

Today we are excited to share with you all that the 2020 Wikimedian of
the Year award has been announced! Sandister Tei, a community
organizer and contributor from Accra, Ghana, is this year's award
recipient.

Learn more about Sandister with the blog post below on Diff and
another one by Jimmy Wales on Medium, and join us in celebrating and
congratulating Sandister!

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/10/15/meet-the-2020-wikimedian-of-the-year-sandister-tei/

https://medium.com/@JimmyWales/meet-the-2020-wikimedian-of-the-year-a761e0a7febe

Yours,
Chris Koerner (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedian of the Year 2020 livestream event - 15 October

2020-10-15 Thread Rajeeb 
Now an hour to go!! Come let's join.

On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 at 20:01, Chris Koerner  wrote:

> Hello all,
> Just a reminder that this event happens in about an hour and a half
> from now. I hope you can join us!
>
> Greetings,
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to attend a
> livestream event with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher and
> Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to announce the 2020 Wikimedian of the
> Year.
>
> Learn more about the event on Diff.
>
>
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/10/01/coming-soon-the-2020-wikimedian-of-the-year-live-event/
>
>
> Yours,
> Chris Koerner (he/him)
> Community Relations Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedian of the Year 2020 livestream event - 15 October

2020-10-15 Thread Chris Koerner 
Hello all,
Just a reminder that this event happens in about an hour and a half
from now. I hope you can join us!

Greetings,

The Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to attend a
livestream event with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher and
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to announce the 2020 Wikimedian of the
Year.

Learn more about the event on Diff.

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/10/01/coming-soon-the-2020-wikimedian-of-the-year-live-event/


Yours,
Chris Koerner (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation

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