Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022–23
fThis 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
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:
- DC Statehood and Home Rule Edit-a-thon - DC History Center
- Kensho Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- University of Maryland Punk Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- Odenton Library Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- Howard County Library Wiki-Edit-a-Thon: A Celebration of Black Authors and Artists
- Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon with Tennessee State University and University of South Florida
- National Nanotechnology Initiative Black History Month Edit-a-thon
- SAGE edit-a-thon
- Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon with Tennessee State University and University of South Florida
- American University Qualitative Methods in International Relations editing workshop
- University of Maryland Women in Public Health Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
- University of Maryland Edit-a-thon: Anthropology and Community Connections
- Nobel Solution Session edit-a-thon
- Hispanic Heritage Month Edit-a-thon with Tennessee State University and University of South Florida
- Mastercard AAPI edit-a-thon
- Open Gov Hub edit-a-thon
Research projects
Conferences and workshops
Organizational development