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== What's the Wikimedia Foundation? ==
  
== What's the Wikimedia Foundation? ==
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* '''WMF''' = the Wikimedia Foundation, the institution of which Wikimedia-DC is a chapter
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*slide 1 what's the WMF?
  
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* Runs the servers; staff in SF etc
   
 
== What's a chapter? ==
  
== What's a chapter? ==
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* It's a nonprofit affiliate, usually associated with a '''region''' but maybe with a theme instead.
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* It's a nonprofit affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation, usually associated with a '''region''' but maybe with a theme instead.
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* It's approved by the WMF's '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee Affiliations committee]''' (formerly the '''Chapters Committee'''), a Wikimedia community committee entrusted with advising the WMF Board of Trustees on the approval of new affiliates: chapters, thematic organisations and user groups.
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* Fill this in by copying from: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_chapter_FAQ ; http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Local_chapter_FAQ ; http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters
  
* Fill this in by copying from: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_chapter_FAQ ; http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Local_chapter_FAQ ; http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters
   
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* what do chapters do?
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* where do chapters get money from?
   
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* what do chapters do? how do they get money?
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== What chapters exist? ==
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* There are 39 chapters now. They're listed here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters
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* what chapters exists? regional, thematic . . .
  
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* These are regional; there will be or are thematic chapters
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* how to get money from the foundation or a chapter?
  
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:* Thematic chapters -- prospectively, non-geographic chapters like Wikimedia Education, Wikimedia Catalan, Wikimedia LGBT, Wikimedia Medicine; like meta-WikiProjects
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:* our rules at DC chapter, for example
  
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== Getting support for a project ==
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* How could one get money from the foundation or a chapter?
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* '''FDC''' = '''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC Funds Dissemination Committee]''' at Wikimedia Foundation
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* '''GAC''' = '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_Advisory_Committee Grant Advisory Committee]''' of WMF
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:* our rules at DC chapter -- an example
   
 
== Conferences ==
  
== Conferences ==
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* can present GLAM projects at these
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* Can present GLAM projects at these
 
* NYC's Wikimedia day ; Wikimania ; Wikimedia conferences ; regional/theme conferences?
  
* NYC's Wikimedia day ; Wikimania ; Wikimedia conferences ; regional/theme conferences?
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* '''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2013 Milan conference]''' -- a meeting of representatives of chapters, April 18-21 2013.
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* '''WikiSym''' -- an academic conference each fall, held so far in North America and Europe.
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== What chapters exist? ==
  
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* '''GLAM bootcamp''': A conference idea for Wiki-DC to sponsor ; Dominic has suggested it
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* There are 39 chapters now. They're listed here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters
  

Revision as of 19:37, 23 April 2013

What's the Wikimedia Foundation?

  • WMF = the Wikimedia Foundation, the institution of which Wikimedia-DC is a chapter
  • Runs the servers; staff in SF etc

What's a chapter?

  • It's a nonprofit affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation, usually associated with a region but maybe with a theme instead.
  • It's approved by the WMF's Affiliations committee (formerly the Chapters Committee), a Wikimedia community committee entrusted with advising the WMF Board of Trustees on the approval of new affiliates: chapters, thematic organisations and user groups.
  • what do chapters do?
  • where do chapters get money from?

What chapters exist?

  • Thematic chapters -- prospectively, non-geographic chapters like Wikimedia Education, Wikimedia Catalan, Wikimedia LGBT, Wikimedia Medicine; like meta-WikiProjects

Getting support for a project

  • our rules at DC chapter -- an example

Conferences

  • Can present GLAM projects at these
  • NYC's Wikimedia day ; Wikimania ; Wikimedia conferences ; regional/theme conferences?
  • Milan conference -- a meeting of representatives of chapters, April 18-21 2013.
  • WikiSym -- an academic conference each fall, held so far in North America and Europe.
  • GLAM bootcamp: A conference idea for Wiki-DC to sponsor ; Dominic has suggested it
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