[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

As soon as I'd sent my earlier post, I regretted not having named a non-US outlet (however fine a publication The Root is). I realise that this, in part, is precisely the point of the equity fund: to get away from a US and Euro-centric approach. Mea culpa. The Knowledge Equity Fund page on Meta

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

Hi Lisa and all, On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 3:13 PM Lisa Gruwell wrote: > The links to the donor FAQ are there. The smaller banners expand when you > click on a payment method. > You'll find that this information was already contained in the post you replied to. The point remains though: now

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

The links to the donor FAQ are there. The smaller banners expand when you click on a payment method. On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 3:06 AM Andreas Kolbe wrote: > Thanks for those links, Lisa. I note that the January press release[1] > merely said, > > > *"In addition, the Foundation recently

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

Thanks for those links, Lisa. I note that the January press release[1] merely said, *"In addition, the Foundation recently developed a $4.5 million Equity Fund that will offer grants to advance more equitable, inclusive representation in Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia."* This tells the

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

Thank you to those who attended our Equity Fund Office Hours. We had a small turnout with about three people attending the second session (evening UTC) earlier today to speak with the Equity Fund Committee and learn more about the fund. It was a constructive conversation and we learned of some

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

Hi Lisa and all, Thanks for the info. Laudable though the goals of the Knowledge Equity Fund surely are, you seem to be saying that you gave $4.5 million – which readers presumably donated because they thought you were struggling to have enough money to keep Wikipedia up and running – to Tides

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

Hi all, We realized we had shared the wrong date for the Equity Fund Office Hours. Lisa's email initially said these would be Monday, June 13 - that should be Monday, June 14. Sorry for any confusion - Updated times below. You can also find these details and more information on Meta:

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

Lisa + all -- Excellent to see this take shape. It pairs well with a vintage CSB ... Thank you for putting out a call for potential projects to support. I'll think more on it before filling out the form

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 18:15, Lisa Gruwell wrote: > We are currently working to identify the first grant recipients for the > Equity Fund. The Meta page for the Equity Fund [4] includes more > information (the members of the Equity Fund Committee, the five specific > focus areas we will be

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sharing more details about the Equity Fund

Thank you Lisa, Janeen, Tony and the Equity Fund Committee for working on this pilot project. Some of the major barriers preventing more people from joining our movement are barriers of power and privilege. In many parts of the world, that correlates with histories of racial discrimination and