TL;DR:
* New virtual meet up on Tuesday, Sept 29: panel on editathons [1]
* New program toolkit: Photo contests and events [2]
* Apply for Individual Engagement Grants before September 29! [3]
* New blog series: What I Learned [4]
Greetings Program Leaders and Evaluators!
Important updates from Learning and Evaluation:
== Join us Tuesday, Sept 29: Editathons panel [1] ==
Three program leaders share their experience on creating successful
editathons and workshops in this new Learning Circle in the last week of
September. Join us next Tuesday, September 29 at 1700 UTC (10 am PST). Iván
Martínez (Wikimedia México), Nikola Kalchev (Wikimedia Bulgaria) and Greta
Doçi (Wikimedia Albania) will share their experiences hosting different
types of editathons, and on innovation running this special Wikimedia
program. This new virtual meet-up will also bring up the findings from the
last program report [1]. Join us via Google Hangouts:
https://plus.google.com/b/117126229120807344920/events/c75vfvmc88p4eh6vcsf5…
The event will be recorded and available later on our Youtube channel.
== New program toolkit: Photo contests and events [2] ==
We have launched a new guide on how to implement a Wikimedia program: Photo
Contests and Events toolkit is now live! This is a work in progress, and we
look forward to community members actively contributing to what is outlined
in the toolkit. Some of the gaps are in the Plan subpage, on How to choose
the best program for your community, and planning award ceremonies and
follow up events. On the Run tab, there is a gap on how to help
photographers improve their skills. Beyond these, all sections can be
expanded and edited, and we look forward to community members contributing
what they know!
Explore (and contribute to) this step-by-step guide to run your first
event, find ideas to remix popular photo competitions, and locate useful
bots and templates to make the most out of your photo event. The new
toolkit has an improved design, optimized for mobile, that also shares
learning patterns with less clicks involved. Find experienced program
leaders on the Connect tab [2], and create a profile to offer your
expertise to others. We want to thank all the community members who offered
their knowledge to create this new toolkit, and we look forward to have
this tool expanded by wikimedians all over the world.
== Apply for an Individual Engagement Grant before September 29 [3] ==
The second round of Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) is accepting
proposals until Tuesday, September 29. If you have ideas for new tools,
community-building processes, and other experimental projects that enhance
the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start your proposal today [3]! Please
encourage others who have great ideas to apply now as well. Support is
available if you want help turning your idea into a grant request.
== New blog series: What I Learned ==
Starting this month, we are inviting community members to share a lesson
they learned while running a Wikimedia program or activity. The goal of
this series is to both showcase a the work done on a community, as well as
promote reports as learning resources. We aim at co-editing blogs with
community members, and we will publish one story a month, on the third week
of every month. If you would like to take part, please reach out directly
to María at mcruz(a)wikimedia.org, or leave a message on her Talk Page for
more information [4].
As always, stay up to date with upcoming news and events by following our
events page [5]!
*María Cruz * \\ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, L&E Team \\
Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_>
[1] Online panel on Editathons:
* Editathons evaluation report 2015:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/E…
* Evaluation Report Snapshot short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ER0YCdRDyk
* Join the panel via Google Hangouts:
https://plus.google.com/b/117126229120807344920/events/c75vfvmc88p4eh6vcsf5…
[2] New Program Toolkit: Photo Contests and Events
* Landing page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits/Photo_Co…
* Connect with program leaders:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits/Photo_Co…
[3] Submit an IEG proposal:
* Submit a grant request:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply
* Get help with your proposal in IdeaLab:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
* Learn from examples of completed Individual Engagement Grants:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging
[4] Reach out to take part on the blog series “What I Learned”:
* María’s Talk Page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:MCruz_(WMF)
* email: mcruz(a)wikimedia.org
[5] Upcoming Events Section in Evaluation Portal:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News#upcoming-events