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This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia during Fiscal Year 2022–23, 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 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:

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, chair of the advisory committee
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. It made the election quicker and easier for the voting members, and reduced costs.
We budgeted for strategic planning, intended to take place in summer 2024, for the first time in many years
We regained tax-deductible nonprofit status in early 2023, retroactively back in time completely covering the period when it was in question.
We filed for two grants and completed two contract projects: the ARTT Guide and WikiCred's small grants program for 2023.

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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.
+This report describes the activities of Wikimedia District of Columbia during Fiscal Year 2022–23, covering the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
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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 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:
+During the 2022–23 fiscal year, 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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 * [[w:DC Statehood and Home Rule edit-a-thon|DC Statehood and Home Rule Edit-a-thon - DC History Center]]
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 * [[w:TSU USF Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon|Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon with Tennessee State University and University of South Florida]]
 * [[w:AU Qualitative Methods in International Relations editing workshop|American University Qualitative Methods in International Relations editing workshop]]
-* [[w:Women in Public Health Wikipedia Edit-a-thon|Univeristy of Maryland Women in Public Health Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
+* [[w:Women in Public Health Wikipedia Edit-a-thon|University of Maryland Women in Public Health Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]]
 * [[w:Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Anthropology and Community Connections|University of Maryland Edit-a-thon: Anthropology and Community Connections]]
 * [[w:Wikimedia DC Nobel Solution Sessions|Nobel Solution Session edit-a-thon]]
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 * [[w:Mastercard AAPI edit-a-thon 2023| Mastercard AAPI edit-a-thon]]
 * [[w:Open Gov Hub Wikipedia edit-a-thon|Open Gov Hub edit-a-thon]]
-* [[w:Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice| Anacostia Community Museum Women in Environmental Justice edit=a=thon]]
-* [[w:Indigenous Peoples Wikipedia Edit-a-thon TSU and USF|Indigenous Peoples Wikipedia Edit-a-thon with Tennessee State University and University of South Florida]]
-* [[w:History of Statistics Edit-a-thon|American Statistical Association History of Statistics Edit-a-thon]]
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-==== Research projects ====
+==Research projects==
-Wikimedia DC has been invited to participate in research and development efforts, and research-related grants now form a sizable part of our activity. We are working with Hacks/Hackers to develop software that will help evaluate the reliability and quality of English Wikipedia articles related to vaccines, and then to use information on reliable sources generally to support good information on social media.  We have had past success in software development, having co-sponsored the effort to create the Wiki Art Depiction Explorer.  We expect this line of activity to continue in the future and to represent a sizable portion of our funding.
+==='''North American Hub Research Project'''===
-==== Conferences and workshops ====
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+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.
-Wikimedia DC partnered with other WMF affiliates to run WikiConference North America 2021 in October, 2021.  Over 200 people attended online, and many sessions were broadcast in both English and Spanish.  Wikimedia DC was the fiscal sponsor of the event and wrote most of the final report.  We planned a similar conference for late 2022.  The event was funded mainly by a grant from the WMF.
+'''Working team'''
-Wikimedia DC organized judges and sponsored prizes in the [[w:Wikipedia:Wiki Science Competition 2021 in the United States|2021 Wiki Science Competition in the United States]].  Participants uploaded their submissions during November and December 2021.  The U.S. competition received 391 contributions across seven categories.  These included 142 images of wildlife, 34 microscopy images, 24 non-photographic and video submissions, 7 images of people in science, 90 general category images, and 52 images as part of sets.  The jury selected up to seven winners in each category to represent the United States at the international level.  Of the 33 awardees, only 7 had previous contributions to Wikimedia Commons.  In addition, the panels selected five submissions as "Jury's Choice" awards, each of which receives a $200 prize from Wikimedia District of Columbia.
+*Ariel Cetrone, Institutional Partnerships Manager, Wikimedia DC
+*Peter Meyer, President, Wikimedia DC
+*Sara Snyder, Treasurer, Wikimedia DC
+*Richard Knipel, President, Wikimedia NYC, chair of the advisory committee
+*[[m:North_American_Hub_Research_Project|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.
-We helped arrange Wikimedia Hackathon days (around May 21) and a Pittsburgh Wikimania meetup in person (circa Aug 11).
+Participants in the research phase identified and ranked '''three main service and support areas''' for a potential hub to prioritize.
-==Organizational development==
-Wikimedia DC had a change of officers in January, after last fall's Board elections.  Longtime president Kirill Lokshin has moved on.  Peter Meyer is now the president, John Sadowski vice president, Diane Shaw secretary, and Sara Snyder treasurer.  The new officers have been learning their roles and systems. Our Institutional Partnership Manger, Ariel Cetrone, continues in her position. The Wikimedia DC Board of Directors held six [[Meetings (2022%E2%80%932023)|meetings]] during the 2021–22 fiscal year, on [[Media:Wikimedia DC Board - 2020-10-31 - Minutes.pdf|November 15, 2021]]; [[Media:WMDC minutes 012322 - final.pdf|January 23, 2022]]; [[Media:WMDC-minutes-2022-0207.pdf|February 7, 2022]]; [[Media:WMDC-minutes-2022-0516.pdf|May 16, 2022]]; [[Media:WMDC-minutes-2022-0718.pdf|July 18, 2022]]; and [[Media:WMDC Board meeting 09262022 minutes.pdf|September 26, 2022]].
+'''Priority 1: Community and capacity building'''
-The chapter had fallen behind on tax filings, and has now caught back up. The annual tax forms (Form 990-EZs) are on our web site. The chapter had to re-file for tax-deductible status, and has regained it.  This "reinstatement" is retroactive, meaning member donations throughout the period remain tax-deductible from U.S. federal taxes as before.
+*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. It made the election quicker and easier for the voting members, and reduced costs.
+* We budgeted for strategic planning, intended to take place in summer 2024, for the first time in many years
+* We regained tax-deductible nonprofit status in early 2023, retroactively back in time completely covering the period when it was in question.
+* We filed for two grants and completed two contract projects: the [https://www.artt.cs.washington.edu/ ARTT Guide] and [https://www.wikicred.org/ WikiCred's small grants program] for 2023.
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