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This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia during Fiscal Year 2021–22, covering the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

Programs

Institutional partnerships and public editing events

Anthropology and Community Connections University of Maryland Edit-a-thon

Wikimedia DC continues to hold collaborative editing events (edit-a-thons), which is our main institutional partnership program activity. Most of these are public events organized by our staff and include training for new editors and users. Our partner organizations typically request themes that align with their missions, upcoming events or initiatives.

During the 2022–23 fiscal year, Wikimedia DC ran or supported 18 events in partnership with 13 institutional partners and two for-profit company seeking a rewarding volunteer experience. These events, which included a broad spectrum of cultural, academic, and government institutions, and non-governmental organizations are listed below:

Research projects

North American Hub Research Project

In April 2023, Wikimedia DC was awarded a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation for the purpose of researching the feasibility of creating a North American Hub. A potential hub would consist of Wikimedia's North American affiliates, chapters, and user groups.

Working team

Ariel Cetrone, Institutional Partnerships Manager, Wikimedia DC
Peter Meyer, President, Wikimedia DC
Sara Snyder, Treasurer, Wikimedia DC
Richard Knipel, President, Wikimedia NYC
Advisory Committee

From May to December of 2023, the working team, under the lead of Wikimedia DC, surveyed and interviewed Wikimedians who are associated with existing or emerging chapters, affiliates or user groups, as well as those who may wish to create organized Wikimedia entities in the future. The goals of the research were to 1) determine the needs of North American Wikimedia entities and interested parties and 2) decide if a North American hub can help meet these needs and grow capacities through collaboration, services, and support.

Participants in the research phase identified and ranked three main service and support areas for a potential hub to prioritize.

Priority 1: Community and capacity building

Programs, events, and initiatives
Education
Administration
Professional development
Communications

Priority 2: Movement

Policy
Advocacy
Online safety

Priority 3: Other

Product

Board

Peter Meyer President
John Sadowski Vice President
Diane Shaw Secretary
Sara Snyder Treasurer
Robert Fernandez Board member
Kevin Payravi Board member
Gerald Shields, Board member

Conferences and workshops

We supported WCNA, the conference and the user group, and the effort to combine with other North American user groups to conduct more activities under the North American (WNCA) umbrella.

Organizational development

We conducted our regular board election in fall 2023. For the first time we did it with an online software platform instead of by postal mail, following the lead of WMNY. This went smoothly overall, and it made things easier for us and voters, sped up the operation, and reduced costs.
We budgeted for strategic planning, intended to take place in summer 2024, for the first time in many years
We regained nonprofit status in early 2023, retroactively.
We filed for two grants and completed two contract projects: the ARTT Guide and WikiCred for 2023.

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