[Foundation-l] NEH grant

Sat Jul 3 20:52:00 UTC 2004

--- daniwo59 at aol.com wrote:
> As you may know, a number of us are trying to get  a two-year NEH grant for 
> the Wikimedia Foundation. This is a grant for anything from $80-700,000 for
> the 
> development of resource materials. Gentgeen has spoken with them, they are 
> familiar with Wikipedia, and they encouraged us to apply for the grant. 
> 
> We are asking for $500,000. This is a lot of money, but we believe that it 
> will cover our operating costs for 2 years, including the purchase of new 
> servers, etc. We can do some amazing things with half a million dollars, and
> really 
> help Wikipedia and the other projects to soar. 
> 
> To do this, however, requires a lot of help. The grant deadline is July 15, 
> and it is already July 3. It must be in their office by then, so that means
> it 
> will have to go out by Fedex from somewhere by July 13 at the latest. The 
> proposal is complicated, and requires all sorts of documentation. No one will
> just 
> give us money for the asking, and the complete proposal has to be written and
> 
> approved by the community. 
> 
> That said, I appeal to everyone to give us a hand with this. Pick a section 
> you want to write or edit, submit ideas, help Mav with the budget, argue
> about 
> it, discuss it. This is a chance to take Wikipedia to an exciting new stage, 
> and it is one that we should not miss. 
> 
> For more information, a good place to start is: 
> http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEH_Reference_materials_grant_application
> 
> Looking forward to your insights and contributions to this effort,

I'll work on a 2 year budget as soon as I return from Twin Falls, Idaho on July
6. It will be tight but I think it is doable. In the meantime the community can
work on some additional notes at
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_budget

-- mav

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