In general WMF has a conservative grant policy (with the exception of IEG, grant funding seems to be getting more conservative every year, and some mission-aligned projects can't get funding because they don't fit into the current molds of the grants programs). Spontaneous cash awards for previous work are unlikely. However, if there is an existing project that could use some developer time, it may be possible to get grant funding for future work.
Pine *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not know.* *—Catherine Munro* On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 11:00 PM, dan entous <dan.entous.wikime...@gmail.com > wrote: > i’m thinking of projects that have already proven useful on the labs > tool server or elsewhere that help move the wiki community forward. > > i may be wrong, but it seems that many developers volunteer their time > and create some amazing projects for the wiki domain without being > paid. they may not have the skill or time to properly apply for grants > or other sources of funding. so i’m wondering if there is a way to > turn this around or if something like already exists ... instead of > having to write a grant requests and/or seeking other forms of > funding, establish a grant or funding committee that looks for > projects and developers that have proven helpful and have added value > to the community. then award them with funding without them having to > ask for it. > > > o dan > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That depends on what kind of project you have in mind, and I'm not sure > > what you mean by post-project funding. If you are thinking about > continuing > > or expanding an existing program that has proven useful then there may be > > funding available. Try https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start to > get > > some ideas. You could also consider applying for funding from Wikimedia > > thematic organizations. > > > > > > Pine > > > > *This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of > > our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water > we > > must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in > > which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad > > fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do > not > > know.* > > > > *—Catherine Munro* > > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 10:44 PM, dan entous < > dan.entous.wikime...@gmail.com > >> wrote: > > > >> does anyone know if there is a method for applying for post project > >> funding within the wikiverse or if there is a committee that awards a > >> project after it has proven itself useful? > >> > >> with kind regards, > >> dan > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikitech-l mailing list > >> Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
