User:James Hare/GLAM

 The Cultural Partnerships Program: Supporting GLAM in the United States

 Where to find these slides:

wikimediadc.org:

User:James Hare/GLAM

 Hackpad:

bit.do/glamusmarch''2015

 What is Wikimedia DC?

 We are a regional affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Founded in 2011, we are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity.

We are community-led and community-supported.

 Our Support for GLAM

 Five years of ongoing outreach in the DC area

13 partnerships with cultural institutions in 2013–13

New partnership with NARA to launch the Wikipedia Space

Volunteer training through GLAM Boot Camp

 Summer of Monuments

 Wikimedia DC's first multi-state GLAM program

Contacts with 23 cultural institutions facilitated by our program manager

Supported volunteer trips to North Carolina to support outreach

 Lessons Learned

 Difficult to manage both partnerships and a photo contest

Not connected to a wider GLAM network

Insufficient utilization of volunteers

Not enough time

 What's Next?

 A new cultural partnerships program

Focus: Developing a network of cultural professionals and volunteers

Supported by a new, paid cultural partnerships coordinator

 Resources Available to the Consortium

 The time of our cultural partnerships coordinator

GLAM Boot Camp for recruiting volunteers

Wikimedia DC Small Grants Program

An experienced, tax-exempt organization (let us do your books for you!)

Our contact/project management infrastructure