Where to find these slides:
wikimediadc.org:
[[User:James Hare/GLAM]]
Hackpad:
bit.do/glamusmarch2015
What is Wikimedia DC?
We are a regional affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Founded in 2011, we are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity.
We are community-led and community-supported.
Our Support for GLAM
Five years of ongoing outreach in the DC area
13 partnerships with cultural institutions in 2013–13
New partnership with NARA to launch the Wikipedia Space
Volunteer training through GLAM Boot Camp
Summer of Monuments
Wikimedia DC's first multi-state GLAM program
Contacts with 23 cultural institutions facilitated by our program manager
Supported volunteer trips to North Carolina to support outreach
Lessons Learned
Difficult to manage both partnerships and a photo contest
Not connected to a wider GLAM network
Insufficient utilization of volunteers
Not enough time
What's Next?
A new cultural partnerships program
Focus: Developing a network of cultural professionals and volunteers
Supported by a new, paid cultural partnerships coordinator
Resources Available to the Consortium
The time of our cultural partnerships coordinator
GLAM Boot Camp for recruiting volunteers
Wikimedia DC Small Grants Program
An experienced, tax-exempt organization (let us do your books for you!)
Our contact/project management infrastructure