Hi all, Just wanted to follow up on this to see if anyone had ideas for the OSMF microgrant scheme.
Thanks Rob On Sun, 19 Apr 2020, 17:49 Rob Nickerson, <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here are some ideas to get us started. Happy for anyone to pick these up > and run with them. If you do, please let me know otherwise I may raise some > myself: > > *Design and production of a series of leaflets. * > I really liked the Wikimedia leaflets that were handed out at the OSM UK > AGM in London. We borrowed the style to create a leaflet in advance of the > MOVE 2020 conference. This one is corporate focused and hence we could do > with a series of leaflets targeting different audiences (Wikimedia had 2 > leaflets at our AGM). > > *Costs related to hosting.* > I'm pretty sure quite a few people would appreciate this. > > *Software projects.* > I'm hoping we can come up with a few ideas here too. Personally I am > finding myself using my laptop less and less and doing a lot more on my > phone. A few of the OSM websites I use don't work that well on mobile so it > may be nice to see some changes here. I'm expecting others to have much > better ideas than me here though! :-D > > - *Merchandise (swag) to recognize exceptional volunteer contributions, > or low-cost swag.* > - Subsidizing the cost of the hi-vis jacket scheme run by OSM UK. > > - *Funding for shared mapping equipment.* > - What about a drone? Some bike and car mounts to help us collect more > Mapillary / OpenStreetCam imagery? > > That's my starter for ten. Looking forward to seeing your ideas. > > Thank you, > *Rob* > > > On Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 17:17, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> The OSMF launched their microgrant scheme today. Value is up to EUR 5000 >> (GBP 4,300) and projects can last up to 12 months. >> >> >> https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/04/19/announcing-the-osm-foundations-call-for-microgrant-applications/ >> >> Anyone wishing to submit a proposal "should discuss with the relevant >> local communities" and apparently "must consult with your Local Chapter if >> applicable". >> >> I'm not sure what that last point means. If it means the board then you >> can reach us on bo...@osmuk.org. If it means the wider membership then I >> suggest posting here or to our Loomio group. We are happy to collate and >> send a mailchimp newsletter to all our OSM UK members to ensure they get >> the messages (as not sure if all read this list or Loomio). >> >> Moving on from the admin, what ideas do you have? :-) >> >> Best wishes >> *Rob* >> >
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