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How it Works

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[[Grants:IdeaLab|IdeaLab]] is an incubator for people to share ideas to improve Wikimedia projects and to collaboratively develop them into plans and grant proposals. This page is for people to understand how IdeaLab works.

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*'''Create an idea''': Anyone can create an idea. Even if you want someone else to make the project happen or don't have the skills needed to turn your idea into action, capturing and sharing your ideas is a useful first step to forward our collective knowledge.

*'''Grow your idea''': You can add extra sections to your idea at any point, to start to turn it into a more actionableusable project plan. If you need help figuring out what kinds of sections to add, feel free to ask on the discussion page of your idea.

*'''Give feedback on ideas''': If you like an idea, use the "endorse" button. Improvement suggestions, concerns, or other feedback should be posted on the discussion page.

*'''Share your skills''': Create a profile to tell others what sort of skills or experience you can offer as a collaborator on potential projects. Our friendly GrantsBot will make some suggestions for projects looking for collaborators on your profile, and you can also browse all ideas and use the "join" button to offer to collaborate on a project of interest to you.

*'''Find people to help with your idea''': If your idea needs participants, you can browse people's profiles in IdeaLab and invite someone with relevant skills to join your project.

*'''Ask for funding to support your idea''': If funding from the Wikimedia Foundation would help turn your idea into action, use the "propose for a grant" button provided on your idea page to expand your idea into a grant proposal. WMF staff and funding committee members will review your proposal, ask any necessary questions on the discussion page, and let you know when a decision has been made.

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== Things to know about Idea pages ==

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=== Ideas are collaborative ===

Ideas are developed collaboratively by the community. Although one person is identified as the originator of an idea, they don't "own" it. Please feel free to constructively edit ideas to make them more specific or actionableusable, add supporting information, clarify, or otherwise improve them.

=== Endorsements and opposition ===

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Some ideas need funding in order to succeed, and some don't. Not every idea that is created in IdeaLab is asking for a [[Grants:Start|grant from the Wikimedia Foundation]]. Ideas that are only looking for feedback or participants are very welcome in IdeaLab!

If you do want to expand your idea into a grant proposal, there is a button at the bottom of each Idea page to help you do so. You will need to submit a budget and other information, and the proposal will be reviewed by a funding committee. See [[Grants:IEGStart]] for more details.

== Campaigns ==

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Campaigns are themed collections of ideas, focused on a particular goal.

* '''[[Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire|Inspire Campaign]]''' - MarchThese 1stcampaigns to 30th, 2015. This campaign aimsaim to generate ideas focused specifically on addressing Wikimedia'sa gendervariety of challenges or general initiatives affecting one or more Wikimedia gapprojects.

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