[Wikimediaindia-l] Upcoming WMF fundraising campaign in India 2023

[Jayantilal Kothari]

Hi Julia,

I am writing to express my concerns regarding the upcoming Wikimedia
Foundation fundraising campaign in India. While I appreciate the efforts
being made to raise funds, I am unsure about how donations are collected
from India.

According to an interview with WMF's Raju Narisetti in the Indian
Express​[1]​, 10% of the grants raised by the Wikimedia Foundation go back
to the Indian Wikimedians who write and edit on Wikipedia. However, there
seems to be a lack of transparency about which projects in India are
receiving these funds.

Last year, WMF raised $165,232,309​[2]​, which means that 10% of this
amount is approximately 13 crores rupees. Could you please share more
details about the projects in India that received this funding? Such claims
are used as emotional hooks to encourage more Indians to donate, but no one
seems to know which Indian community or projects are benefiting from them.​
​As an Indian community member, I am not personally aware of any
community-facing initiatives that have received such funding. I would
appreciate it if you could let me know if I am missing something.

It is important to note that making false claims to raise money from Indian
citizens is a serious matter and may have ​serious ​legal consequences. To
ensure that the Wikimedia Foundation is true to its commitment, it is
essential to be transparent and provide accurate information about the
allocation of funds while raising funds in India.

In my experience, WMF employees often come up with lengthy replies that do
not directly address the concerns raised by community members. Therefore, I
suggest that actual spending numbers be included along with information
about the projects in India that received funding. ​Expected reply could
include a list of projects with money sent to Indian communities. ​This
would provide greater transparency and help build trust within the
community.

Is there a report on how much money has been raised from India and how it
has been spent?

Also, are you aware of how Wikipedia have led to riots in Delhi?[3]

Thank you,
​Jayantilal

[1] :
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/raju-narisetti-interview-wikipedia-trust-transparency-7940621/
[2] ​https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2021-22_Report
[3]
https://www.opindia.com/2020/02/delhi-riots-wikipedia-article-biased-anti-hindu/amp/

On Fri, 10 Mar 2023 at 2:39 AM, Julia Brungs  wrote:

> Dear community members,
>
> I would like to inform you all about the upcoming annual Wikimedia
> Foundation fundraising campaign in India.
>
> The fundraising campaign will have two components.
>
>1.
>
>We will send emails to people who have previously donated from India.
>The emails are scheduled to be sent between the 2nd of May and the 1st
>of June.
>2.
>
>We will run banners for non-logged in users in India on English
>Wikipedia itself. The banners will run from the 30th of May until the
>27th of June.
>
> Prior to this, we are planning to run some tests in April and May, so you
> might see banners for 3-5 hours a couple of times before the campaign
> starts. This activity will ensure that our technical infrastructure works.
>
> I will be in touch again in the next few weeks, to share with you a community
> engagement page where we will outline more detail around the campaign,
> share some banner examples, and give you space to engage with the
> fundraising campaign.
>
> I will also be hosting a community call during April (date to be
> confirmed) to which you can bring your questions and suggestions.
>
> Generally, before and during the campaign, you can contact us:
>
>-
>
>On the talk page of the fundraising team
>
>-
>
>If you need to report a bug or technical issue, please create a
>phabricator ticket
>
> 
>-
>
>If you see a donor on a talk page, VRT
> or
>social media having difficulties in donating, please refer them to 
> donate[image:
>@]wikimedia.org
>
> Thanks you and regards,
>
> Julia
> --
> *Julia Brungs*
> Senior Community Relations Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation 
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Jayantilal

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[Wikimediaindia-l] Annual activity report of West Bengal Wikimedians User Group for 2022-23

[Bodhisattwa]

Hello,

On behalf of the West Bengal Wikimedians User Group, I am pleased to submit
and share with you it's 2022 annual activity report, which can be found in
the link below -

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal_Wikimedians/Reports/Annual_Activities/2022

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
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[Wikimediaindia-l] [WikiConference India 2023] #WCI2023 Open Community call on 19 March 2023 (Sunday)

[contact]

Namaste Wikimedians,

Hope this email finds you well. As you may know, WikiConference India 2023
 organizing team
is hosting regular calls with the communities to engage and involve in the
discussion.

In continuation to our previous community calls, we are planning to host
the fifth Open Community Call on 19 March 2023, (Sunday) to answer any
questions, or concerns, from the communities and give a few updates related
to the conference from our end. For more details of the meeting like
agenda, etherpad, and timings, please check the Open Community Call

meta page.

Please follow the below link to join the call and we look forward to seeing
you on the call.

[WCI 2023] Open Community Call

*Date:* Sunday, March 19, 2023

*Time:* 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/yqw-uevi-uhp

We have some exciting news for you all ��!


The WCI 2023 team is planning to conduct a Pre-Conference activity which
will be starting from 1 April to 30 April 2023. More details and
information about this will be shared tomorrow on the mailing list.


You can join the telegram group which is created for community members who
are interested to be a part of WCI 2023 using the telegram group link:
https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl

Alternatively, you can reach out to us via meta on the Conference talk page
.

Look forward to connecting with you all!

Regards,

On Behalf of,

WCI 2023 Organizing team
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