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== Glossary ==
* '''501(c)(3)''' -- a category of tax exemption administered by the IRS -- tax deductibility for donors, both individual and business ; need to tweak application to IRS and add some specific language about disbursing $
* '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Berlin_Agreement Berlin Agreement]''' refers to the event founding the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association Chapters Association]
* '''Bootstrapping grant''':  A [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_US-DC/Bootstrapping_grant grant from WMF to Wiki-DC for starting up]
* Chapter reports:  Wikimedia chapters file reports [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports here]; we can compare them.
* '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association Chapters Association]''' -- association of Wikimedia Chapters
* '''Dashboard''': Active Board documents are often listed here: [[Internal:Dashboard]]
* '''Events grant''': Wiki-DC received a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_US-DC/Events_2012 Events 2012 grant] from WMF
* '''FDC''' = '''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC Funds Dissemination Committee]''' at Wikimedia Foundation
* '''the Foundation''' = Wikimedia Foundation
* '''GLAM bootcamp''':  A conference idea for Wiki-DC to sponsor ; Dominic has suggested it
* '''Night Owls''' -- a possible cosponsor for things:  http://nightowls.dcacm.org/
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saylor_Foundation Saylor Foundation]''': a not-for-profit organization named for MicroStrategy founder; develops open textbook/educ materials; sponsored Wikimania 2012 as per this[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimania_comes_to_Washington_DC#SPONSORS Wikimania 2012 press release]
* '''Wikichievements''' is a pilot project to assign ranks and give physical awards for editing articles, analogous to barnstars. Wikimedia Serbia and Wikimedia NYC and Wikimedia DC are supporting it. (written thus: WM RS, WM NYC, and WM DC)
* '''[http://wikilovesmonuments.us/ Wiki Loves Monuments]''' 
* '''Wiki-loves-Monuments grant''' ; Wiki-DC also a Wiki Loves Monuments USA 2012 [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_US-DC/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_USA grant]