Submissions/WMF Grants Showcase: Funding Diversity

This is an accepted submission for Wikimania 2014.

This session will take place at 11:30am on Saturday, August 9, in Auditorium 1.

Submission no. 1129

Title of the submission

WMF Grants Showcase: Funding Diversity

Type of submission (discussion, hot seat, panel, presentation, tutorial, workshop)

panel

Author of the submission

Siko Bouterse, with participation of WMF's grantmaking team

E-mail address

sboutersewikimedia.org

Username

m:User:Sbouterse (WMF)

Country of origin

United States

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

Wikimedia Foundation

Personal homepage or blog

WMF's Grantmaking page on meta-wiki

Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal)

Come learn about grants available from WMF through the experience of some grantees themselves!

The Wikimedia Foundation currently offers 4 different kinds of grants to support a diverse range of individuals, groups, and organizations in the Wikimedia movement:

Individual Engagement Grants - funding individuals to lead 6-month projects focused on online impact
Project and Event Grants - funding project expenses for individuals, groups, and organizations
Annual Plan Grants - funding annual plans and programs for Wikimedia affiliate organizations.
Travel & Participation Support - co-funding with WMDE & WMCH, for individual contributors to travel to participate in events.
We also ran a microgrants pilot on Arabic Wikipedia this year

This panel will give a taste of WMF's funding offerings by showcasing several recent grantees. Through a moderated discussion, we'll learn more about these grantees' work and discuss challenges and successes with supporting a diverse range of people, projects, and initiatives in our community.

Panelists:

w:User:Ocaasi (Individual Engagement Grantee - The Wikipedia Library, including Arabic microgrants co-pilot)
w:User:Keilana (Individual Engagement Grantee - Women Scientists Workshop Kit)
User:Xelgen (Individual Engagement Grantee - Tools for Armenian Wikisource and beyond
w:User:Netha Hussain (Travel & Participation Support - AdaCamp & Open Source Bridge)
Dumisane Ndubane (Project & Events Grantee - WMZA)
User:antanana (Project & Events Grantee - WMUA)
Claudia Garad (Annual Plan Grantee - WMAT)

Most of the time will be open for discussion with panelists and the audience - we look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas about grantmaking in this session too!

Track

WikiCulture & Community

Length of session (if other than 30 minutes, specify how long): 30-60 minutes, as time is available.

Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

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Special requests

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