Specifically in response to Pete's questions about documents: We have posted the Grant application materials on Foundation Wiki, with a section linking to them on the Commons Grant Information page.[1]
Cheers, Alex Stinson [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Sloan_Grant#What_did_the_grant_application_look_like.3F > Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 12:52:57 -0800 > From: Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of > structured data on Commons > Message-ID: > <CAGWts0GK8VErKG7tuPN3hQDHHXvq2_1RbYqh_xJp0+6W03=inQ@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Structured data on Commons is a huge and important area -- for one thing, > the whole Media Viewer project would have gone much more smoothly if there > were underlying structured data to rely on. Kudos to WMF and Sloan for the > focus on this issue! > > If I'm not mistaken, this is by far the most extravagant restricted grant > in the history of the WMF. I believe the Stanton Foundation's usability > grant ($890k in 2008)[1] and Public Policy Initiative grant ($1.2 million > in 2010)[2] are the only ones that comes close. In the past, WMF board > members have expressed great skepticism about -- specifically -- the Sloan > Foundation's influence, when it sought to place an observer in WMF board > meetings. A former WMF Executive Director has written at length about the > dangers of restricted grants. > > It appears there is a new theory in play around restricted grants. Will > somebody be expressing it publicly? Will the past practice of publishing > the details of the grant expectations be followed?[3] > > -Pete > -- > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > > [1] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/12/03/improved-usability- > in-our-future/ > [2] > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/May_ > 2010_Wikimedia_Foundation_will_engage_academic_experts_ > and_students_to_improve_public_policy_information > [3] > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_Policy_ > Initiative_project_details > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Wes Moran <wmo...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > Hello Wikimedia community, > > > > It’s our delight to inform you that we received a US$3,015,000 grant from > > the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation> [1] to > expedite > > development of structured data on Commons. The grant will be given over > the > > course of three years, and will allow us to develop a team, in > > collaboration with the Wikidata team at Wikimedia Deutschland, that can > > focus on integrating the structured data features of Wikidata into > > describing the media files on Commons. > > > > This work will allow us to expedite features both on the Wikidata > > development roadmap, and in other products supported by the Wikimedia > > Foundation. The grant also provides funding to ensure that movement > > stakeholders, like Wiki Loves Monuments and GLAM-Wiki program leaders, > and > > external partners who contribute heavily to Commons, such as GLAMs, can > be > > involved in the development. > > > > We have drafted a high level overview of the grant and its scope, > available > > on Commons > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Sloan_Grant> > > [2]. A blog post about the grant is also available on the Wikimedia blog > > <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/01/09/sloan-foundation-structured-data> > > [3]. > > > > We are currently in the process of identifying the technical lead for the > > project. If you have questions, Alex Stinson, the Foundation’s GLAM-Wiki > > strategist, will be leading the community engagement and communications > for > > the project until we hire a community liaison as part of the grant. Stay > > tuned for more details about the project in the coming months. > > > > We’re excited to be able to support this project, and look forward to > your > > participation in its development. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Wes Moran and Maggie Dennis > > > > *Wes Moran, Vice President of Product* > > *Maggie Dennis, Interim Chief of Community Engagement * > > *Wikimedia Foundation* > > > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation > > [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/ > Sloan_Grant > > [3] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/01/09/sloan-foundation- > structured-data > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 154, Issue 19 > ******************************************** > -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
