Hi Mariel, I understand from the guidelines that t-shirts can still be provided as prizes. Is this correct?
Strainu Pe joi, 8 august 2019, Mariel Garcia Montes <mmontes-...@wikimedia.org> a scris: > Hello, WLM organizers, > > I hope this mail finds you well. My name is Mariel, I am a Junior Program > Officer temporarily working on the Rapid Grants Program, and I will be the > primary point of contact in the office for the WLM submissions and > approvals period. Don't hesitate to email me questions or concerns about > your Rapid Grants submissions. > > We have the following information to share with all of you intending to > submit a Rapid Grants application for this contest: > > - First and foremost, the Rapid Grants program has updated its funding > guidelines. You can find the new ones here > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Learn>. Please read > through them before and as you write your application. You'll see that we > are no longer funding certain items like T-shirts, human resources > expenses, or long-distance travel. > > - If you are a returning grantee, please ensure you are up to date in your > reporting requirements from previous grants. We will not review WLM > applications of grantees pending completion on past initiatives. If your > group has an APG, you are not eligible for Rapid Grants support for WLM. > > - We will take close looks at the incentives offered by each contest. *DO > NOT announce WLM prizes before you receive a grant approval*, as we are > likely to adjust the prizes you suggest originally depending on demand. > > - If you need a venue, please try to find a free venue in your community. > This will cut down on cost and will help you long-term in your partnership > building. > > - Don't rely on social media advertising for the contest; we encourage you > to think of partnerships with photo clubs and local institutions to reach > relevant potential participants. > > - For WLM purposes, please do not rely on the WMF Merchandise Store for > prizes. We had some complications with this for WLE; your Rapid Grant > budget should cover any monetary support you need from WMF for your contest. > > - People who have their grant requests approved will be asked to send in > paperwork. You can anticipate this by reading through the relevant sections > for you on this page > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Processing/Rapid>. > > - Bonus: Here is an example of a WLM report that we thought was fantastic, > in case you're in need of some inspiration. https://meta. > wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Nirmal_Dulal/ > Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2017_in_Nepal/Report > > > > *WLM CONVERSATION HOURS* > > If you have questions or WLM things you want to discuss over a call, I > will be holding the following WLM Conversation hours on Google Hangout: > > Friday August 9th -- 3pm UTC (8am SF, 12pm Sao Paulo, 6pm Nairobi, 11pm > Manila) > http://meet.google.com/kon-wwtg-jxp > > > If you want to join the conversation but are unable to meet this Friday, > please message me privately with times that would work for you on Monday, > August 12. I'll send a follow up message to this list if a second hangout > is organized. > > > Wishing you all a successful WLM, > > -- > Mariel García-Montes > Junior Program Officer, Rapid Grants > Community Resources > Pronouns: she/her/hers > Wikimedia Foundation > User: MMontes (WMF) >
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