Difference between revisions of "Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023–2024"

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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.
 
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 2023 fiscal year (Oct. 2, 2023 - Sept. 30, 2024), Wikimedia DC ran or supported 18 events in partnership with 13 institutional partners and two for-profit companies seeking a rewarding volunteer experience. Partners included a broad spectrum of cultural, academic, and government institutions, and non-governmental organizations. These events are listed below:
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During the 2023 fiscal year (Oct. 2, 2023 - Sept. 30, 2024), Wikimedia DC ran or supported 18 events in partnership with 13 institutional partners and two for-profit companies seeking a rewarding volunteer experience. Partners included a broad spectrum of cultural, academic, and government institutions, and non-governmental organizations. These events are listed below.
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Note: Wikimedia DC received a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation for the 18th-month funding period between July 1, 2023 and December 2024. FY23 and FY25 events that occurred during this period are included also shared and noted below for purpose of grant reporting.
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'''FY24 events and initiatives'''
   
 
*October 4, 2023: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon:_Women_in_Environmental_Justice|Women in Environmental Justice, Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum]]
 
*October 4, 2023: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon:_Women_in_Environmental_Justice|Women in Environmental Justice, Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum]]
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*September 24, 2024: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/TSU_USF_Hispanic_Heritage_Month_Edit-a-thon_2024|Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Hispanic Heritage Month Edit-a-thon 2024]]
 
*September 24, 2024: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/TSU_USF_Hispanic_Heritage_Month_Edit-a-thon_2024|Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Hispanic Heritage Month Edit-a-thon 2024]]
 
*September 28, 2024: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Banned_Books_edit-a-thon|Aurora Hills Library (Arlington, Virginia) Banned Books Edit-a-thon]]
 
*September 28, 2024: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Banned_Books_edit-a-thon|Aurora Hills Library (Arlington, Virginia) Banned Books Edit-a-thon]]
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'''FY25 events and initiaitves (for the purpose of grant reporting)'''
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*October 28: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women's_Independence_and_Financial_Power|Women's Independence and Financial Power Edit-a-thon, a Smithsonian American Women's History Museum]]
 
*November 21: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/TSU_USF_Native_American_Heritage_Month_Edit-a-thon|Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Native American Heritage Month Edit-a-thon]]
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*October 28, 2024: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women's_Independence_and_Financial_Power|Women's Independence and Financial Power Edit-a-thon, a Smithsonian American Women's History Museum]]
*December 13: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/FAIRly_Obscure_Anthropology_Edit-a-thon|FAIRly Obscure Anthropology Edit-a-thon]]
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*November 21, 2024: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/TSU_USF_Native_American_Heritage_Month_Edit-a-thon|Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Native American Heritage Month Edit-a-thon]]
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*December 13, 2024: [[:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/FAIRly_Obscure_Anthropology_Edit-a-thon|FAIRly Obscure Anthropology Edit-a-thon]]

Revision as of 23:06, 6 January 2025

This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia during Fiscal Year 2024, covering the period from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Programs

Institutional partnerships and public editing events

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 2023 fiscal year (Oct. 2, 2023 - Sept. 30, 2024), Wikimedia DC ran or supported 18 events in partnership with 13 institutional partners and two for-profit companies seeking a rewarding volunteer experience. Partners included a broad spectrum of cultural, academic, and government institutions, and non-governmental organizations. These events are listed below.

Note: Wikimedia DC received a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation for the 18th-month funding period between July 1, 2023 and December 2024. FY23 and FY25 events that occurred during this period are included also shared and noted below for purpose of grant reporting.

FY24 events and initiatives

FY25 events and initiaitves (for the purpose of grant reporting)