Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Katherine Bavage
Staff capacity is /an/ issue. With the benefits of collaboration on wiki in drafting applications, bid writing needn't be staff led but staff supported (you guys write the pitch, I support it with numbers/details where possible). The challenge is that good funding bids do require quite a lot of wo

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Charles Matthews
On 23 May 2013 14:53, Jon Davies wrote: > Google have a grants system (go back to the start of the string) Of course > we could try and get more page hits ...:) Yes, some cross-purposes here. https://globalimpactchallenge.withgoogle.com/ and http://www.google.co.uk/grants/ . Charles

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Jon Davies
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2013-05-23 Thread Stevie Benton
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Charles Matthews
On 23 May 2013 11:19, wrote: > I would suggest that if people are serious about going for a substantial > slice of funding, then they work up the idea and then see if the concensus > of the community is ready to back them. At that stage, it will then be a > matter of finding funders interested i

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread fabian
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Jon Davies
We didn't apply this time but thanks for the offer. We probably need to be more nimble next time. On 23 May 2013 10:23, Andy Mabbett wrote: > I hadn't heard that we were applying, but I've made a successful > application in the past, so happy to assist with future bids. > On May 23, 2013 8:54 AM

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
I hadn't heard that we were applying, but I've made a successful application in the past, so happy to assist with future bids. On May 23, 2013 8:54 AM, "Jon Davies" wrote: > (Certainly something we should consider f they do it again JD) > >

[Wikimediauk-l] If you are interested in the google grants results.

2013-05-23 Thread Jon Davies
(Certainly something we should consider f they do it again JD) We were blown away by the thoughtfulness and innovation in the hundreds of fantastic submissions we received. We unfortunately had to make some tough decisions in narrowing down