Hi all, reminder that we are starting the information session now: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014
Alex Stinson On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 3:32 PM Felix Nartey <fnar...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > *Tl;dr: *Looking for a way to learn how to effectively organize around > sustainability? Join the beta version of the Organizer Lab on WikiLearn to > understand how to effectively organize a global campaign around > sustainability and climate change! Applications are open from Sep. 22 - > Oct. 19. Information session coming up on September 30 at 14:00 UTC > <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014>. > > Dear Wikimedians, > > The Campaigns Team > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team> at > the Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the beta version of a new > program called the Organizer Lab > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>. This call is > open to any Wikimedia community organizers with some local organizing > experience, who believe in the potential of the Wikimedia movement to > effectively mobilize around Topics for Impact > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify_Topics_for_Impact>, > and who are keen to improve their skills to organize at the international > level. > > Why an Organizer Lab? > > Campaigns and other topic-based calls to action have been some of the most > impactful organized activities in the Wikimedia movement. However, as > observed consistently across Foundation grantmaking programs and in other > community settings, we hear organizers asking for additional support for > designing programs that successfully recruit and retain new contributors > drawn to address specific knowledge gaps on the projects, and which can > join with other movement activities beyond their local context. > Additionally, the Organizer Lab is aligned with other Movement Strategy > priorities and Foundation investment areas: > > - > > It is designed to generate replicable approaches to implementing > elements of several Movement Strategy recommendations: Invest in Skills & > Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact, and > Evaluate/Iterate/Adapt. > - > > It is will generate new insights and adoption opportunities for new > event and campaign action software being developed by our close > collaborators, the WMF Campaigns Product team > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team> > - > > Its initial topic of focus also supports the Wikimedia Foundation’s > Sustainability > Initiative > > <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/27/wikimedia-foundations-carbon-footprint-report-for-2021/> > . > > > The Organizer Lab will provide a structured way for organizers to refine > their abilities, learning how to design campaigns and other effective calls > to action to address strategic knowledge gaps on Wikimedia projects. Though > we hope to expand to support other topics and themes in the coming years, > the first cohort will be themed around a topic of rising interest across > the movement: Climate Change and Sustainability. > > What can I expect from the Lab? > > The Organizer Lab will be a 9-week online learning experience from the > end of October until mid-December that prepares participants to design > strategic calls to action around prioritized knowledge gaps and more > generalized Wikimedia organizing and campaign/event design skills. > > Participating organizers will leave the course with: > > - > > A firm understanding of how to develop a locally-relevant topic list > for a knowledge gap-focused campaign > - > > A process for identifying local audiences and organizations who would > be good candidates for activation and recruitment > - > > Understanding of the menu of tactics, tools, and newcomer engagement > strategies available for effective event design > - > > A scalable and fundable project proposal for events or projects > connected to a global campaign around Earth Day (April 2023) (building on > #WikiForHumanRights > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights>) or other > regional and international campaigns. > > > By the end of this program, successful participants will not only be able > to lead campaigns targeted at climate and sustainability but should also > be able to transfer these skills to other topics for impact areas. > > Participants who complete the program will also have access to a special > pool of grant funding that can support their first implementation of a > campaign or topics for an impact project. Applications are open from September > 22 - October 19, 2022. > > Apply now or learn more > > To apply to join the cohort, please read the instructions on Meta > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>, where you will > find: an application form, important dates, and general guidance. Also, > check out our publication on Diff > <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/22/join-the-organizer-lab-beta-be-part-the-first-cohort-of-topics-for-impact-training-to-grow-the-next-generation-of-movement-organizers/>and > the campaign newsletter > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Subscribers> > for wider campaign organizing news and updates. > > You’re also invited to join the information session on September 30 at > 14:00 UTC <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014> where we’ll share > more details and answer questions. A recording will be made available after > the info session. If you have any further queries ahead of this event, > please don’t hesitate to reach out to the team via campai...@wikimedia.org > . > > We look forward to seeing you there! > -- > > Felix Nartey > > Senior Program Officer, Campaigns > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/ZFX7G2O5ARY7VUJYQELRWDN4RSYIGIY6/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org -- Alex Stinson Lead Program Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter: @sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns
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