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===Art and Feminism===
  
===Art and Feminism===
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{{Image|file=Feminism and the Arts 019.JPG|caption=Attendees hard at work at the Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon. [[commons:Category:ArtAndFeminism 2014 in Washington, D.C.|View more pictures from the event]].}}
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* February 1 art and feminism edit-a-thon (NMWA)
  
* February 1 art and feminism edit-a-thon (NMWA)
 
** Newcomers: 3
  
** Newcomers: 3
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===American Art===
  
===American Art===
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{{image|file=11 February 2014 AmericanArt COMM535 005.JPG|caption=Attendees touring the American Art Museum. [[commons:Category:Smithsonian American Art Editathon 2014|View more pictures from the event]].}}
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* February 11 american art edit-a-thon (SAAM, with Andrew's class)
  
* February 11 american art edit-a-thon (SAAM, with Andrew's class)
 
** Andrew's students; attendance list prepared after-the-fact
  
** Andrew's students; attendance list prepared after-the-fact
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===Women in the Arts===
  
===Women in the Arts===
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{{Image|file=Museum of Women Art Wikimedia DC Edit-o-thon 006 Edited.JPG|caption=Attendees at the Women in the Arts 2014 Edit-a-Thon. [[commons:Category:Women in the Arts 2014|View more pictures from the event]].}}
 
* March 30 women in the arts edit-a-thon (NMWA)
  
* March 30 women in the arts edit-a-thon (NMWA)
 
** Newcomers: 12 (this was a lot!)
  
** Newcomers: 12 (this was a lot!)
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==Mid-year assessment==
  
==Mid-year assessment==
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===Programs===
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How much progress have we made on our goals?
  
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Wikimedia DC made substantial progress in its operational goals for programs during the first half of this fiscal year. We have held edit-a-thons with three institutions (Laurel Historical Society, National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution), two of which are organizations that had not previously hosted events with us. We also have events with three more institutions scheduled during this fiscal year. This brings us to six institutions, just two short of our goal. We expect to find an additional two institutions to partner with before the end of the year.
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* Edit-a-thons with eight institutions (4 so far: Laurel Historical Society, American Statistical Association, NMWA, Smithsonian)
  
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** Including at least two new institutions (Laurel, American Statistical Association, NMWA)
  
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The Smithsonian Institution is a vast, multifaceted organization of high strategic interest, so we established a Smithsonian-specific goal of hosting six events with them. As of the end of the quarter, we have hosted events with three units (American Art/Portrait Gallery Library, American Art Museum, and Smithsonian Institution Archives). We have since held an event with the Museum of the American Indian, and we have two additional events planned. We will thus fulfill our goal of six Smithsonian events by the end of the fiscal year. We are also maintaining a strong relationship with the National Archives and Records Administration. We held one scan-a-thon so far, yet we have digitized double the amount of documents we sought to digitize by the end of the year.
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** One edit-a-thon in NARA's innovation hub (Not yet)
  
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* Six events with Smithsonian (3 so far: AAPG Library, SAAM, SIA)
  
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We have made exceptional progress in reaching out to individual volunteers for our content programs. Our annual plan set a goal for 50 volunteers contributing at least 700 volunteer-hours by the end of the fiscal year. We hit 75 volunteers at the end of the second quarter, logging 470 hours. A volunteer is a participant at an event, while volunteer-hours are calculated by multiplying the number of attendees by the length of an event. This measure is imperfect but gives an approximate sense of time commitment that cannot be measured by raw edits. Measured in terms of contributions to Wikipedia, these volunteers have, as of the end of the quarter, created or improved 131 articles (out of the goal of 175). We expect to exceed our targets for volunteer involvement by the end of the fiscal year.
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* At least 50 volunteers (We hit 75 on March 30, 2014)
  
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** Logging at least 700 volunteer-hours (470 hours so far)
  
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Much of our success involves areas where Wikimedia DC has traditionally been strong; we have been nurturing cultural partnerships for years. The work of developing technology programs has been more difficult. Our original goal has been to hold one technical event per quarter, starting with the second quarter. We had to defer hosting our first such event to April, which will be reported in our Q3 report. Despite the delayed start, we expect to be on target by the end of the fiscal year, with the exception of the analytics toolset which may be delayed.
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** and creating/improving at least 175 articles (131 articles so far)
  
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* Two scanathons at National Archives (We held 1)
  
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Our progress with content and technology programs has come at the expense of community programs—programs which work to facilitate the development of Wikimedia DC as a thriving volunteer community. We expected in our annual plan to hold two social events per month, while we have only hosted seven social events in six months. It is worth noting, however, that our events work nonetheless to build community, as they enjoy a collegiate quality and a safe space for newcomers to acquaint themselves with the Wikimedia community. We are also making adequate progress with our flagship events, having hosted two flagship events (the Annual Meeting and the Wiki Loves Monuments Exhibition) out of our planned four.
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** at least 50 digitized documents (No hard data yet but we believe we hit 100 scans)
  
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* Three hackathons (We held one)
  
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===Organizational development===
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** Completion of at least two technical projects (We *started* at least 2 technical projects)
  
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* Stable set of analytics tools (Not yet)
  
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* Two social events per month (We held 7 from October 1 through March 31, so we're only doing 1/month)
  
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* Four flagship events (2 so far: Annual Meeting, WLM Exhibition)
  
 
* Seeking WMF grants (Done)
  
* Seeking WMF grants (Done)
 
* Seeking event sponsorships (Developing a plan)
  
* Seeking event sponsorships (Developing a plan)

Revision as of 21:17, 18 April 2014

This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014.

Content programs

During the quarter, Wikimedia DC held four edit-a-thons, all in partnership with local cultural institutions. A total of 47 volunteers participated in the three edit-a-thons where we were able to collect data. This includes:

  • 19 who created Wikipedia accounts this quarter;
  • 3 who created accounts last quarter and attended their second edit-a-thon this quarter; and
  • 12 who have attended at least two edit-a-thons this year, including 6 who attended two or more edit-a-thons this quarter alone.

In total, as of the end of the quarter, a total of 75 volunteers have participated in Wikimedia DC edit-a-thons, which is 150% of the goal set for the fiscal year. Press coverage, including an interview with NPR's Scott Simon that aired on the eve of the Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon, helped drive attendance at these events, as have active recruitment efforts on the part of the host institutions.

Wikimedia DC also participated in a scan-a-thon at the National Archives which occurred on February 25. This scan-a-thon, as well as two of the edit-a-thons, were held in conjunction with Andrew Lih's class at American University on Wikipedia and public knowledge. Wikimedia DC has been actively working with Professor Lih and his class; in January, Wikimedia DC surveyed his students on their experiences editing Wikipedia and their attitudes toward Wikipedia. At the end of the academic semester, we will administer a follow-up survey to determine the effect of the class and these activities on their editing skills and their attitudes toward Wikipedia. We would like to thank Professor Lih and his class for their contributions to the Wikimedia movement in Washington, DC.

Art and Feminism

American Art

Women Scientists

Women in the Arts

National Archives scan-a-thon

  • February 25 nara scan-a-thon (with Andrew's class)
    • Awaiting information from Dominic

Technology programs

  • Some of us attended the Art Bytes Hack-a-thon at Walters on January 24–26

Community programs

  • January 25 meetup at Capitol City Brewery
  • February 23 WikiSalon and dinner
  • March 12 WikiSalon
  • March 23 meetup

Organizational development

  • January 11 board meeting
  • February 8 board meeting
  • March 8 board meeting
  • March 29 board meeting

Mid-year assessment

Programs

Wikimedia DC made substantial progress in its operational goals for programs during the first half of this fiscal year. We have held edit-a-thons with three institutions (Laurel Historical Society, National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution), two of which are organizations that had not previously hosted events with us. We also have events with three more institutions scheduled during this fiscal year. This brings us to six institutions, just two short of our goal. We expect to find an additional two institutions to partner with before the end of the year.

The Smithsonian Institution is a vast, multifaceted organization of high strategic interest, so we established a Smithsonian-specific goal of hosting six events with them. As of the end of the quarter, we have hosted events with three units (American Art/Portrait Gallery Library, American Art Museum, and Smithsonian Institution Archives). We have since held an event with the Museum of the American Indian, and we have two additional events planned. We will thus fulfill our goal of six Smithsonian events by the end of the fiscal year. We are also maintaining a strong relationship with the National Archives and Records Administration. We held one scan-a-thon so far, yet we have digitized double the amount of documents we sought to digitize by the end of the year.

We have made exceptional progress in reaching out to individual volunteers for our content programs. Our annual plan set a goal for 50 volunteers contributing at least 700 volunteer-hours by the end of the fiscal year. We hit 75 volunteers at the end of the second quarter, logging 470 hours. A volunteer is a participant at an event, while volunteer-hours are calculated by multiplying the number of attendees by the length of an event. This measure is imperfect but gives an approximate sense of time commitment that cannot be measured by raw edits. Measured in terms of contributions to Wikipedia, these volunteers have, as of the end of the quarter, created or improved 131 articles (out of the goal of 175). We expect to exceed our targets for volunteer involvement by the end of the fiscal year.

Much of our success involves areas where Wikimedia DC has traditionally been strong; we have been nurturing cultural partnerships for years. The work of developing technology programs has been more difficult. Our original goal has been to hold one technical event per quarter, starting with the second quarter. We had to defer hosting our first such event to April, which will be reported in our Q3 report. Despite the delayed start, we expect to be on target by the end of the fiscal year, with the exception of the analytics toolset which may be delayed.

Our progress with content and technology programs has come at the expense of community programs—programs which work to facilitate the development of Wikimedia DC as a thriving volunteer community. We expected in our annual plan to hold two social events per month, while we have only hosted seven social events in six months. It is worth noting, however, that our events work nonetheless to build community, as they enjoy a collegiate quality and a safe space for newcomers to acquaint themselves with the Wikimedia community. We are also making adequate progress with our flagship events, having hosted two flagship events (the Annual Meeting and the Wiki Loves Monuments Exhibition) out of our planned four.

Organizational development

  • Seeking WMF grants (Done)
  • Seeking event sponsorships (Developing a plan)
  • Seeking small donations (We continue to receive member donations)
  • Modifications to advisory committee structure (Done)
  • Partnership coordinators (Not yet)
  • Volunteer workflow (Not yet)
  • Restructuring of website (Not yet)
  • A more interactive website (Not yet)
  • Internal communication technology (Not yet)
  • Constituent relationship management (Not yet)
  • Teleconferencing technology (Not yet)
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