---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Siko Bouterse" <sboute...@wikimedia.org> Date: Dec 12, 2013 7:15 AM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Reimagining Travel and Participation Support grants To: <wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> Cc:
Hi all, We've published an analysis of the Travel and Participation Support Program.[1] This program is a partnership between WMF, Wikimedia Deutschland, and Wikimedia Switzerland to fund travel for Wikimedians to attend non-Wikimedia events.[2] After 2 years of operation, we wanted to learn what's working and what's not. Some key findings from the report include: Opportunities: *Travel funding provides opportunities to deeply connect participants to the movement and each other. *Participation Support demonstrates an opportunity to reach a range of new Wikimedia grantees, including women and participants in the Global South. Recommendations: *The volume of requests and grants made in this program must be increased in order to fully realize its potential; the scale of use is too small with the current scope and setup. *Program pages should be redesigned for ease-of-use and if possible with a bit of joy. *Publicizing the program should be a priority; blogs, social media, and on-wiki promotional campaigns to spread awareness of the program could help boost the number of requests. *Simpler application methods should be investigated in order to keep the process open to a range of applicants. *Scope expansion for the program should be considered, particularly to include Wikimedia events. We hope to use the data in this report as a starting point to reimagine if/how we can better support Wikimedians to travel and participate in events. Please have a look at the findings and share your thoughts and ideas on the talk page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Participation_talk:Support/Analysis Warm regards, Siko 1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Participation:Support/Analysis 2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Participation:Support -- 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!* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
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