Annual plan (2014–2015)

Thoughts

In 2013–2014 we are working on growing (more partners, bigger community), diversifying (different types of partnerships), and infrastructure (measuring outcomes, data storage mechanisms, organizational structure, strategic planning). Next year should focus on taking this built-up capacity and working to institutionalize the Wikimedia movement in the DC area through collaborations that improve Wikimedia projects, facilitated by dedicated fellows. The work of these fellows will provide valuable insight for the rest of the movement.

Fellowships

• Cultural Partnerships Fellow
  • Works with Dominic, local institutions, and with the GLAM-Wiki Consortium
  • Could potentially house person in Smithsonian Institution
  • Funded by WMF (could we get another organization to provide funding?)
  • Set up position and recruit from October–December 2014; position filled from January–June 2015
• Open Data Fellow
  • Works with Wikimedia DC; could potentially house this person in CREW, Sunlight Foundation, or GSA 18F
  • Potential funding sources: WMF, Sunlight, Cato, Google, Knight Foundation
  • Set up position and recruit from October–December 2014; position filled form January–June 2015

Workshops and training

• Emily is coming to DC in September to train people how to host Wikipedia workshops. We will have workshops based on this model and compare them to traditional edit-a-thon format.
• Wikipedia for Activists
• Campus ambassador training. Cultivating DC-area campus ambassadors with help of resources from WEF. Rob from Georgetown would be helpful for this
• Program evaluation training
• Volunteer training will help us bring other people into our organization, allowing others to carry out work in fulfillment of our mission
• GLAM Boot Camp 2 in partnership with NARA

Wikimania scholarship

Discussions are ongoing to award a scholarship to Wikimania 2015.