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[[Category:Progress reports for 2017-2018 Round 1]]
== Purpose of the report ==
''This form is for organizations receiving Annual Plan Grants to report on their progress after completing the first 6 months of their grants. The time period covered in this form will be the first 6 months of each grant (e.g. 1 January - 30 June of the current year). This form includes four sections, addressing grant metrics, program stories, financial information, and compliance. Please contact APG/FDC staff if you have questions about this form, or concerns submitting it [[Grants:APG/Reporting requirements|by the deadline]]. After submitting the form, organizations will also meet with APG staff to discuss their progress.''
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'''<span style="color:red">This is the executive summary of the progress report</span>'''
The first six months of the year have seen significant progress towards strategic alignment and living up to expectations from WMCH’s partners and stakeholders compared to the last years. However, as with any organization, progress has been accompanied with various set-backs. The following provides a highlight over the various aspects:
'''Humanly speaking'''
Although it was not foreseen to undergo staff changes in 2018, we are in the process of saying our good-byes to two precious staff members who unfortunately leave us for personal reasons: Sabine Ray who build up our finance and administration systems for many years and also took care of HR as well as Carina Laqbayli who only recently started in communications but quickly became a well-respected and full-fledged member of the team.
Again, for a small organization like ours, it costs a huge time effort to source and hire new candidates as well as to re-organize processes in this case, as admin/finance and HR are at the core of any association. Whereas Communications and in particular fundraising will be staffed, we are currently revisiting our set-up in terms of administration, analyzing what could potentially be outsourced looking at HR or particularly at accounting in a view to become as effective as possible.
However great progress is being made in terms of setting up mindful HR policies and guidelines thus paving the way for the future. Currently WMCH is collaborating with consultants in order to not only review what WMCH stands for as an organization but also to re-define its policies, standards and guidelines which are either not complete or in need to be overhauled. Special focus needs to be directed to the fact that WMCH is a virtual organization with all this entails. It is also about to transform into a matrix organization, whereby some staff members have a more thematic and programmatic workstream, others work on regions supporting the thematic workstreams and functions like administration, communication, HR, accounting or leadership affect all of the other areas.
A big thank you in this regard to WMFR for sharing its templates and procedures and to other Chapters who also shared what they have!
'''Organizational-wise'''
This year’s GA was not as turbulent as in 2017 but progress still remains to be made in terms of organizing and leading an effective meeting. Unfortunately, proposed bylaw changes did not pass this time and thought has to be given how to guide this process smoothly. With two resignations to the Board and two new Board members in 2018 plus a new President (who already was Board member before but nevertheless takes on new responsibilities right now), the organization has to find its balance again. A Board Governance workshop is envisaged for later in 2018, looking into tasks, coherence and work distribution. Already now, Board members are working closely alongside WMCH staff in order to define finance and administration processes and needs.
The mediation, that WMCH offered to concerned parties, without playing an active role in the process was successfully terminated in 2018. The positive feedback and ‘thank you’ received by one of the parties during the GA was very well received and WMCH is happy to have been able to play a guiding role in that regard.
In terms of fundraising, we are slowly moving forward on a path of aligning and streamlining our efforts. This year has seen the implementation of our first ‘Friend-raising’ events, whereby important influencers and stakeholders are invited to an exclusive ___location in order to network and to learn more about Wikimedia and its projects. Obviously, such efforts take time, but in a small country like Switzerland, where everybody knows everyone it is absolutely crucial to go out, meet people and be present – not only for fundraising purposes but also to generate new partnerships and motivate new volunteers.
'''Program-wise'''
All programs moved forward a great deal this year; with the arrival of our new ''GLAM'' Program Manager, we were not only able to strategically align our activities but also to start reaching out proactively to potentially interesting stakeholders. For the first time, museums were targeted with a campaign in an attempt to build awareness and set the basis for future collaboration. WMCH starts to be recognized as an important partner in the field of GLAM in Switzerland also furthering the dialogue between the various actors.
In terms of ''Education'', the draft strategy was further elaborated as more insights had to be sought from other Chapters, like-minded organizations and partners. Important pilot projects are in the pipeline and great initiatives already took place in the first half of the year. The close collaboration between not only the GLAM and the Education Program Managers but also the linguistic and regional Community Officers allows for Swiss-wide, coherent initiatives.
Regarding ''Community'', we clearly noticed this year that there is a definite need to concretely look into a Community approach for Switzerland as a whole as well as for concrete strategies for the various language regions. WMCH has made a particular effort this year to go out and meet its counterparts in the other Chapters sharing the same languages. The aim clearly was to exchange, to learn, to share and to possibly collaborate in future projects. For our community approach, this proved very helpful and strategic meetings in August will kick-off brainstormings around that subject. Being able to rely on active authors and volunteers is indeed key to the success of all of WMCH’s other impact directions!
WMCH is also very happy to host this year’s German speaking WikiCon in St. Gallen; this is a major undertaking for a small Chapter and therefore a heartfelt and major thanks to our wonderful volunteers who give a lot of their time and effort to this project and without whom this would not be possible!
Finally, concerning ''Partnership & Outreach'' a major step forward has been made through the decision to collaborate with the association ParlDigi. WMCH now has access to parliamentarians, influencers and other organizations in CH following the same or a similar mission and can present itself as a competent actor on the scene of free knowledge, copyright and related topics.
'''Technically speaking'''
WMCH continues to move along a path of automatization, ensuring that its various databases and programs are linked in order to become more professional and effective not only in budgetary matters but also in terms of servicing its members, donors and other interested parties by delivering timely information, updates, donation receipts etc. including a specific attention in terms of the security of data. Unfortunately, this year, WMCH came to realize that it is working with the wrong partner in terms of technical solutions as the association is still not able to rely on an automatized system. In addition, the new General Data Protection Regulation delayed consistently the implementation of the new systems. All efforts are currently put in place to shift strategy - exchanges with WMDE and others also happened - and we are confident that we are now moving along the right path. The IT strategy still sits very high on our priority list but due to the importance of finding solutions and embarking on a new path, WMCH has not been able to work on it for the moment.
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[[File:Duttweiler-Die.Tat.jpg|thumbnail|Gottlieb Duttweiler, founder of Migros]]
[[File:GLAM on Tour Migros Archive 2018 01.jpg|thumb|Editathon in MIgros Archive]]
After two GLAM on Tour events in 2017, the first half of 2018 saw the successful continuation of the GLAM on Tour format with two dedicated events that brought together WMCH’s multilingual community in the German- and French-speaking part of Switzerland. With the discovery of the privately held archive of Switzerland’s largest retail company, as well as an important museum for modern and contemporary art, inspiration for new contributions to Wikimedia projects was abundant.
The first event from April 12-15 was organised and carried out in collaboration with ‘Migros Kulturprozent’. A dozen Wikipedians had the unique chance to catch a glimpse into the archive of Switzerland’s biggest food retailer (Migros AG) in Zurich. The archive, which is not open to the public, hosts an abundance of precious documents, dossiers and photographs connected to the impressive history of the retailer and its founder, who influenced the idea of collectiveness and a sharing society coupled with the philosophy of providing free common spaces for people of all ages to meet, discuss and discover. A visit to the archive rooms also provided participants with insights into the influential personality of Gottlieb Duttweiler, his
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[[File:Musée d'art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO).jpg|thumbnail|MAMCO building ]]
[[File:Appartement_au_MAMCO.jpg|thumbnail|Apartment at MAMCO ]]
At the end of June, a GLAM on Tour event was organized for the first time in the Romandie region. In collaboration with the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCO), participants had the chance to discover Switzerland’s biggest and most influential museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art
From June 22-24, more than 15 participants of WMCH’s community, including members and staff, gathered to learn more about the history, building and collections of the MAMCO. They did so through a very well-prepared reference library, which took into consideration the expressed thematic focus of the participants, such as information about and biographies of women contemporary artists. Additionally, two speeches of well-known personalities, Françoise Ninghetto and Bénédict Frommel (historian) enriched our stay at MAMCO and helped the group of participants learn and receive knowledge about contemporary art history, the history of the museum itself and the history of the facilities, which were previously the headquarters of Société Genevoise d'Instruments Physiques (SIP), a pioneer in its field.
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[[File:Kulturerbejahr_2018.png|thumbnail|Logo Swiss Year of Cultural Heritage 2018]]
[[File:Migros-Verkaufswagen Ford-T 1925.jpg|thumbnail|Migros vending cart - Migros Archive]]
After the opening ceremony in December 2017, WMCH continued to use its partner status to the country-wide #CulturalHeritage2018 campaign to raise awareness for WMCH through the promotion of projects that fell under the theme of Cultural Heritage. The GLAM on Tour event in Zurich and the International Museums Day were both actively promoted over the 'Agenda' of the #CulturalHeritage2018 website. Events also get included in the weekly newsletter, providing people with a condensed view of projects and activities from all partners and sponsors.
Although the #CulturalHeritage2018 campaign is a prominent one, the outcome of the event promotion is hard to evaluate. For the second half of the year, as far as time allows it, it might be useful to think about a more integrated approach and active outreach to other partners and sponsors of the campaign to eventually join forces. Some cultural institutions have already approached Wikimedia CH with a specific thematic topic related to the Swiss Year of Cultural Heritage.
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WMCH is in the advantageous situation of being located in a language-heterogeneous country. With German, French and Italian as the three main languages in our community, we naturally have been close to our neighbouring and same-language chapters, including Germany, France, Italy and Austria. In that regard, regular calls between WMDE, WMAT and WMCH take place every two months to exchange about ongoing events and projects as well as to kick-start common actions. The first common appearance of the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) GLAM region will take place during WikiCon in St. Gallen. With a booth and different GLAM representatives onsite, the aim is to raise awareness about GLAM, its role and upcoming events and projects.
The first common projects include the re-design of the Wikipedia in Residence Program, something that the German-speaking chapters see as a necessity, as in the current state the program is characterised by uncertainties and a lack of controlled processes. WMDE, WMAT and WMCH will therefore work on a common concept and communication. Another interesting project is "Erbstücke" from the Goethe-Institute. WMCH wishes to be part of it and in collaboration with WMDE and WMFR, two of WMCH's three community liaisons will be in involved in the project starting in the 2nd half of this year.
Besides the virtual meetings and calls, WMCH decided to use 2018 to go beyond the usual ties and start actively meeting with close chapters in order to discuss possible joint projects that go beyond the support and sponsorship of national WikiCons.
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[[File:GLAM-Stat-Tool.png|thumbnail|GLAM Statistical Tool]]
Synapta and Kiwix are two partners with precious technology and know-how that we are teaming up with. Even though Kiwix technology in museums is still a point of discussion, the collaboration with Synapta and SUPSI led to the
What is more, the GLAM Statistical Tool also arouses interest among other chapters and the Foundation. Discussions between WMCH and Alex Stinson took place and it is intended to carry out an international pilot project involving 10 international GLAM institutions. The aim of the pilot is to gain knowledge about the capacity needed to run more and bigger institutions, and to then develop a common action plan to make it available for other Wikimedia Chapters.
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When working with GLAM, museums and galleries have somewhat been left aside in the past years, except for a few projects, namely GLAM on Tour and the “small GLAM” project, which were not framed by a strategy at that point. With the Museums and Gallery sector having high potential for disseminating free knowledge and raising funds, WMCH aims to intensify its collaboration with GLAM institutions across Switzerland. While drafting the GLAM strategy and action plan, it became obvious that museums and galleries operate in
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<b style="color: #339966;">'''The context'''</b><br/>
Switzerland is a confederation of cantons and every canton is an indipendent entity. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Switzerland The constitution of Switzerland] delegates the authority over schools to the cantons. As a result, the system of education in Switzerland is fragmented yet efficient because of limited and fast-paced bureaucratic processes. Without a single entity to speak to, but instead several smaller entities, some of which interested in introducing technology at school, introducing Wikimedia projects or other technologically innovative projects and relationships might be easier. On the other hand, this means that negotiations have to take place on several levels and with many different institutions, which risks slowing down the process.
<b style="color: #339966;">'''The frame'''</b><br/>
Above all, the first half of 2018 was dedicated to further developing and refining WMCH’s strategy for its impact direction of Education. These efforts had to start from scratch, as the education program was only recently established for the first time in WMCH. The starting point was to rationalize activities, define a framework and select tools and methodologies to introduce at school.
The 2017 community survey, which was conducted at the beginning of the year, showed that Education is a topic of foremost importance to the association’s community. Active collaboration with different stakeholders in the education sector, establishing a train the trainers model and recognised certification path, creating a repository for teachers and students alike are only some of the objectives. While these will take time to set up, they are all aligned with our strategy and ultimately translate into WMCH’s overarching educational goal that reads as follows:
'''''"Accompany students throughout their entire schooling career and beyond, not only to further anchor Wikipedia and its sister projects as broadly accepted go-to resources for education, but also to highlight the technical aspects and benefits that come along in exploring, using and contributing to the Wikiverse".'''''
The strategic framework also gives an idea of how schools might teach essential digital skills in order to prepare young people for the challenges of the future. Wikimedia CH’s goal is to raise visibility and engagement in educational institutions so that Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects become go-to resources for objective information and learning. We also aim to help students build skills such as using digital tools, managing information and developing critical analysis by encouraging them to write their own history using or contributing to Wikimedia projects.
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Innovation also means providing the platforms and tools needed to implement hives, a train the trainers model and a certification path. These are part of the Education Strategy and essential to building a sustainable network for teaching and learning in an innovative and trailblazing way.
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“Scratch”, programming with Minecraft, experimenting robotics or 3D printing programming, creating a videogame, getting an introduction to the programming language of “Python” and last but not least, playing with data and databases using Wikidata.
In this context, Wikimedia CH organised for the first time a session for Devoxx4kids in Lugano. The session was dedicated to Wikidata to introduce children to the databases and SPARQL, using gamification to spark interest among participants. The course was organised as a challenge in the form of a quiz with the aim of teaching how to interrogate the biggest data source, to show how a machine thinks, to find solutions to puzzles and to ultimately teach "talking to the database" using machine language.
The format was very well received, as was a similar Wikidata training session for Devoxx4kids with a smaller group of attendees in Zurich last year. In Lugano, with a total of 120 young participants enthusiastic about new technologies, the event was a success. WMCH is looking forward to being part of it again in future editions.
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On June 9 there was the open air follow up of the ‘Robot Street Challenge’, a robotic-event targeting people of different ages, starting from 8 years old. The event was held in one of the biggest commercial centres of Southern Switzerland and it was basically a timed race of autonomous robots assembled by the teams, which were separated into the two categories ‘Seniors’ and ‘Juniors’. All mentors of Devoxx4kids were present to support the event and to also inform attendees about the future activities of Devoxx4kids.
'''Upcoming Event''': At the end of September, Wikimedia CH will be part of the 4th edition of [http://mediainpiazza.ch Media in Piazza
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On April 28, the Open Education Day was held at the FHNW Brugg-Windisch (University of Applied Sciences).
The day offered a rich program ranging from presentations to workshops and panel discussions. Topics covered: “How schools in Finland use and manage Open Source,” “How to use and create Open Educational Resources,” “CS Unplugged - Programming without a computer,” “CS First, Scratch learning environment from Google,” and “Launch of the Open Data Project Flauna,” among others.
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[[File:Datathon Zurich 2018001 12.jpg|thumbnail|right|Datathon Zurich]]
[[File:Datathon Zurich 2018001 01.jpg|thumbnail|right|Datathon Zurich]]
Over the last few years, Wikimedia CH has experienced continuous interest in Wikidata and now faces an increased demand for learning about the database. In response to the growing interest and community, several Wikidata workshops took place in the first half of the year and more will take place in the months to come.
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'''Cultural Studies and European Ethnology at the University of Basel'''<br />
Following an invitation by the "Department of European Ethnology in Basel (Seminar für Kulturwissenschaft und Europäische Ethnologie der Universität Basel)", WMCH was given the chance to present for 45 minutes Wikipedia's way of functioning. The presentation included topics such as the credibility of articles and the traceability of changes, as well as the history of transforming, the structure of authors, links to articles and many other features. Afterwards, the audience asked numerous questions. In particular the question of reputation raised interest, as this is an important topic in science and scientific education. The event, which was
'''Learning''': A strong partner such as the University of Bern, which attracts many interested people, invited WMCH to give a lecture. These cases are becoming frequent, but until now, WMCH has not implemented a targeted framework for continuity and providing support to these institutions. Contacts therefore happen occasionally and without any further structure and support. We should definitely address this in order to provide continuity to these partnerships.
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As WMCH started the education program recently, knowledge sharing is fundamental.
Specifically, with Wikimedia Italia, it's started the evaluation to work together around a MOOC and to evaluate together the possibilities and the experiences already present in the Wikiverse. Considering the costs and the complexity of such a system, a joint effort may produce better results. Additionally, in Italy the educational programs at schools are very innovative and stress inclusivity of the students and the introduction of the new technologies. It's not by chance that the group of albinos selected for
With Wikimedia France, we are considering their approach to accessing their community and being present within their linguistic community, which is a good example to replicate.
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Building an education strategy is not a one-man job, but a participative and iterative process that, as in WMCH's case, takes into account different voices from the community, teachers, students or administration, as well as on ongoing exchange with other chapters and the Foundation. Thanks to input received, WMCH's education strategy is steadily evolving and finds itself right now in its 5th revision that brings improvements to the different projects planned. It must be mentioned that these voices not only shape the strategy, but also directly influence the yearly action plans, which break down the theoretical constructs into realistic executable actions. The role of the strategy therefore also is to make sure that actions taken are aligned and serve the defined overall vision.
Two big chapters of the Strategy are the "Certification Path" and the "Creation of Hives" which go hand in hand. Establishing "Knowledge-Hives" that allow for regular exchange, support and training are of utmost importance for the sustainability of the education program and therefore the success of it in the long-run. The certification path comes as a consequence of continued, life-long Wikimedia training and also plays a big motivational role, as it gives credibility to the program on a national or even international level (more information here: [[
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<b style="color: #339966;">'''The challenge'''</b><br>
As briefly mentioned, the
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Different international and Swiss-based groups have formed to fill the gender gap on Wikipedia. Movements such as 'Art + Feminism', 'Love Machine', 'Women in Red', 'Who writes his_tory?' or 'Les sans pagEs' stand behind many events that took shape in these past years and months. More specifically, over the first half of 2018, writing workshops, presentations and Wikipedia introductory classes were held across Switzerland.
Every year the collectives of Art + Feminism team up to publish articles regarding women artists on Wikipedia. Under this framework and with different partners, a series of events was organised in Geneva between March 3 to 8. With the overall aim of making inequalities visible, the thematic focus lay on Charlotte Salomon, Shamsia Hassani, clothing standards and witches. In addition to different edit-a-thons, a guided exhibition tour and a roundtable were on the agenda. The Library of Art and History also held an edit-a-thon on March 2, while another one was held by the collective Love Machine in Lausanne on March 10. Love Machine also reached over the 'Röstigraben,' and
[[File:Art & Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2016 (1).jpg|right|thumbnail|Art & Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2016 at Kasko in Basel.]]
'''The Cascade Condenser''' (short: Kasko) is a self-governing cultural institution for contemporary art in Basel. The group has the goal of improving the visibility of female artists by putting their biographies in Wikipedia. Individual members of this group have already participated in workshops in the past and are now able to lead such workshops for newbies. Nevertheless, they are always very happy if a member of the WMCH team is there to answer any questions and help with larger groups.
Kasko is an ideal place, with space for artistic development and for the creative realization of existing performances of the artists in new articles. Appropriate literature is always available, as there is an art library on the premises. WMCH is looking forward to the continuation of this project next year.
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Currently participants to the project are evaluating if it is possible to upload a dictionary of Ladin languages to Wikisource and to Wikidata, following recently-added features which now allow it to process lexemes. Even though these languages are rooted in their very limited local context and sometimes are of little interest to the general community, WMCH thinks that knowledge equity also is based on the inclusion of minority languages.
'''References'''
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[[File:Albino baby by Felipe Fernandes 05.jpg|thumb|Albino baby by Felipe Fernandes 05]]
WMCH not only strives for equality but also lays focus on the inclusiveness of Wikimedia projects. Especially when using Wikipedia at school, it is important to stress gender equality, language diversity and to also consider people with disabilities (see ‘[[Grants:APG/Proposals/2017-2018_round_1/Wikimedia_CH/Progress_report_form#Knowledge_equity:
A first batch of tests was carried out to evaluate the readability of information on Wikimedia projects. At large, these tests showed that in using screen-readers or adjusting settings, information on Wikipedia and its sister projects was well accessible to visually impaired people. However, accessibility of Wikimedia projects doesn't stop at allowing people to consume information. WMCH thinks that it is important to shift the view from 'passive consumers' to 'active players' and that is where this new project jumps in.
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'''SCI Wiki4Peace camp'''<br />
[[File:WikiSCI workcamp 08.jpg|right|thumbnail|Group near the mountain farm on ''Mont Soleil''.]]
For the first time and in cooperation with [https://www.sci.ngo Service Civil
The participants lived and cooked together. Due to heavy snow fall, expeditions were possible only on one day. All participants were highly motivated and went home with deep impressions and awareness to have done a lot for the community, but also a lot for themselves.
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The photographers within WMCH's community are very independent and refer to the association only in case they have specific requests. This is also why WMCH has a budget allocated to photography and is therefore able to help buy photo equipment for the most active users, who in exchange upload photos using the category "Supported by WMCH". In 2018, it was planned to also organise training and better support for specific projects, however this has not yet been done and might come with participation in the Wiki Loves Monuments contest.
'''Wiki Loves Monuments'''<br />
[[File:KGS 8545 - Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg (Weinbauernhaus Richterswil und Waschhaus Rüschlikon).jpg|thumb|Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg]]
Wikimedia Commons is among the most popular Wikimedia projects in Switzerland.
A first call to action was done during the International Museums Day. Photographers or contributors to Wikimedia Commons who decided to participate in the International Museums Day were reminded that pictures taken that day could be submitted during the Wiki Loves Monuments contest in September. WMCH is looking forward to the contest and the wonderful pictures that will be submitted.
'''References'''
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'''Specific metrics'''
* 13'806
* 5 photographers
* 12'683 images used
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The aim in introducing 'Digital Innovation' to the impact direction of 'Community' is to provide support to community activities and to WMCH activities
During the Idea Workshop in 2017, members of the community pointed out that the linguistic diversity is a major challenge still and needs to be overcome in order to increase the involvement of members during offline meetings. This is why WMCH is also looking into technical and innovative solutions that might help
Last but not least, digital innovation is also a priority when introducing Wikimedia projects to schools and GLAM alike and when building a tech community that reaches across all activities of WMCH and its members. This is therefore another point to be addressed.
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WMCH's community remains centre stage and even though all 4 projects within the impact direction of Community have
When it comes to diversifying communities,
Concerning people with visual impairments, the initial project in collaboration with Simone Mignami came to a halt, but WMCH found a new partner in Albinit, an association for people with albinism. Through this new partnership, we carried out first tests to learn more about the accessibility of Wikimedia projects and further tests are to come.
In regard to our language communities, we are still struggling when it comes to organising meetups that involve people from different language regions. The use of English or 3-4 different languages within one meeting is unloved and over-complicated as constant translation is needed, making communication tedious. WMCH therefore opted for more local meetups with representatives of the association, who then share the outcomes and do the consolidation work. We will continue to look into alternative approaches to hopefully come up with new solutions.
Through the Community Survey, different local workshops, the support of thematic groups (WikiAlpenforum, etc.) and its three dedicated Community Liaisons, WMCH did further engage with and support its community. Wikidata and Wiki Loves contests remain very popular and are projects that cross language borders, thus are furthered accordingly. WMCH chose to be part of Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 and is looking forward to the contest. What is more, WMCH has different communication channels at hand and uses them frequently to inform its community and to ask for feedback. What is still needed here is a consolidation and review of what has been done, what went well and what did not. This will be part of the strategic directions, which will be kicked-off in September.
In all matters of Digital Innovation, WMCH still is looking into NLP to better support the Wikisource community. The current situation and framework conditions tied to the project are outlined in the specific section of this report. Creating tech communities related to Wikidata has also started, but it is too early yet to share first experiences or learnings. WMCH also has to look into the tools and metrics that would support Community Liaisons in their work, allowing to better target contributors interested in specific topics and ultimately help build and increase the online community.
In summary, many projects have been kicked off and WMCH is looking forward to sharing first results and learnings in our Impact Report 2018.
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[[File:Dorpsomroeper - Town-crier (3280639091).jpg|thumb|Dorpsomroeper - Town-crier announcing the latest news]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-48500-0005, Leipzig, Turn- und Sporttreffen, Jugendrotkreuz.jpg|thumb|Brainstorming]]
Wikimedia CH, like most of the Wikimedia chapters and user groups around the world, would not exist without the community of authors and contributors, who
This also means that communication has to happen both ways and that a chapter needs to find a way and even provide tools to facilitate communication with different members of its community. In WMCH's case, different channels are used to inform and collect feedback, but these have never been analysed in detail or been put in the context of a Communications Strategy. The status quo of WMCH's communication comprises communication via email (lists, newsletters or one
This is why for the 2nd half of 2018, communication will be a major point that will get tackled from different angles. To start with, a common calendar will be put in place by beginning of July. The calendar is open to members of the community and staff alike and serves to better plan workshops and avoid overlapping
On a more strategic level, Community Liaisons will meet on August 9 to kick-off the creation of a Community Strategy, which
What is more, the Communication Managers of WMCH will start
Proceeding with its strategic development, WMCH is aware that besides the regular exchange with its community and given the virtual structure of the chapter, it will be equally important that staff members, who are involved in the Community as well as the Communications strategy development, regularly meet in person to exchange, align and learn from each other. And, of course, seek to learn from experiences within the wider movement and other chapters.
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'''The starting point'''<br />
In Switzerland, Wikimedia Commons
As a result, WMCH has participated to several WikiLoves contests in the past. The participation in these contests led to a high coverage of Swiss natural parks and monuments. More precisely, over
'''The decision for quality over quantity'''<br />
'''The risks and opportunities'''<br />
WMCH is well aware that relying on few photographers
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'''The future'''<br />
To win new photographers and to further stress the
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===<div style="background-color: #4682B4; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 0.8em 1em 1em 1em; font-size: 1.3em;">'''Partnerships & Outreach'''</div>===
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<b style="color: #339966;">'''The frame'''</b><br>
In addition to the three impact directions, which are outlined above and are the pillars of WMCH's 2017-2020 strategy, Wikimedia CH summarised activities tied to outreach and public relations on a local and global level under the theme of 'International and National (Public) Relations'. The aim is to align efforts in this area to WMCH's overall strategy, allowing for a more structured approach and greater impact. 'International and National (Public) Relations' bears great potential for raising awareness for WMCH as an association,
Being able to stand up for free knowledge and
On a European level WMCH finds it important to better collaborate with other European chapters and our representatives at Brussels to influence policy-making and ensure a future in which Wikimedia projects still are to be used freely by everyone and remain the lampposts of an open, safe and fair Internet.
On a national level, it is clear that Switzerland depends strongly on the European context and decisions. Thus, WMCH is working towards being a recognised partner and reference when it comes to policy-making and discussions regarding the future of the Internet in Switzerland.
<b style="color: #339966;">'''The Process'''</b><br>
Wikimedia CH
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<b style="color: #339966;">'''Objectives'''</b><br>
* Sustainably establish Wikimedia as a top copyright expert in Europe and engage more volunteers in public policy work to better influence policy making in favour of
* Team up and collaborate with international bodies/organisations and within the wider wikiverse to join forces and create synergies
* Become a
* Continue collaborating with like-minded associations to leverage joint efforts in terms of outreach and public influence
<b style="color: #339966;">'''Challenges'''</b><br>
Things move forward quickly and WMCH as an association is aware of the fact that this is the first year with concrete actions happening. This also implies that
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'''EU Outreach / Free Knowledge Advocacy Group (FKAGEU)'''<br />
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In the first half of 2018, the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU was very busy with the upcoming vote on the European Copyright Reform that also posed and still might pose a threat to free knowledge projects such as Wikipedia.
WMCH continuously exchanges with representatives at Brussels to learn about
'''The European and Swiss copyright reform: Open Hearing Bern'''<br />
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The day started with a meeting and open exchange between WMCH, Dimitar, a manager of Parldigi (the parliamentarian group for digital sustainability) and
The input speech given by Catherine Chammartin, Director of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, shed light on the
origins and content of the proposed law. At the subsequent discussion, Anna Mäder-Garamvölgyi (President SUISSIMAGE) and Lorenz Haas (Managing Director IFPI Switzerland) advocated for the interests of management companies, Andreas von Gunten (entrepreneur and member of Digital Allmend) and Dimitar Dimitrov (EU Policy Director Wikimedia) for the demands of digital sustainability. Dimitar also stressed the importance of safeguarding public ___domain and protecting projects such as Wikipedia. The closing words According to feedback from the National Councillors present, the hearing was very valuable. The debate around the copyright reform will be continued in autumn or winter in the National Council. Furthermore, Parldigi with Dimitar and a National Councillor, wants to table a motion for bringing "Safeguard the Public Domain" into the debate.
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'''Other international Collaboration'''<br />
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Being located in Switzerland, home to many international NGO's, Wikimedia CH seeks to establish new partnerships and strengthen existing ones in order to collaborate and create higher impact.
'''United Nations'''<br />
A first active outreach to the United Nations in Geneva took place in late spring. WMCH's executive director and a board member working towards a better connection of WMCH within the international NGO scene in Geneva, went to the UN headquarters to
Through WMUK, WMCH was also introduced to key people from WIPO who showed a major interest in collaboration. First meetings took place at the GLAM on Tour at the MAMCO in Geneva as well as at the subsequent 'Friend-raising' event.
'''International Olympic Committee'''<br />
After a first contact
'''References'''
* https://www.olympic.org/olympic-studies-centre
* https://www.unog.ch
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'''Wiki Conference Berlin'''<br />
From April 20 to 22, WMCH was part of the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin. Staff used its time to participate in the Movement Strategy track as well as
The day before the official kick-off of the conference, communication managers from several chapters met in the offices of WMDE to learn about new projects and successes related to external and internal communication across the different chapters and
For Wikimedia CH, another objective of the WMCon was to create starting points for further and tighter collaboration with close chapters like WMIT and WMFR.
This year's highlight though will certainly be the German WikiCon that is taking place for
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'''Meetings and Exchange with
'''German-speaking chapters'''<br />
Finally, WMCH is also looking into various possibilities to partner with WMDE on fundraising and technical topics.
'''Visiting WMIT & WMFR'''<br />
Following first meetings with peers from Wikimedia Deutschland, Wikimedia Italy and Wikimedia France during the WikiConference in Berlin, the team of WMCH visited for
In May, the WMCH team
At the beginning of June, it was time to travel to Milan to meet with staff from WMIT. Team members exchanged about general projects, challenges and best practices and also went into more detailed discussions when meeting face-to-face with their counterparts of GLAM, Education and Community. Discussions ranged from the organisation of common events to the development of dedicated strategies to community involvement and engagement, not forgetting the possibility to collaborate in projects such as Open Street Map. Thanks to the Italian-speaking Community in Switzerland and the engagement of our Community liaison and Education program manager, ties to the Italian community have always been strong and are continuing to strengthen through specific cross-border collaborations.
'''ED-Meetings'''<br />
In the light of the Movement Strategy, Executive Directors of Wikimedia chapters around the globe
In the first half of 2018, EDs met three times. In the first trimester, a meeting was held in Utrecht and clearly focused on the Movement Strategy, as did the discussion in Berlin during the WikiCon, which - thanks to the Movement Strategy Track and lots of face-to-face discussions - also brought new inputs to the group. Unfortunately, WMCH could not be present in Utrecht as the meetings coincided with the parliamentarian dinner, which WMCH could not miss, being now an official partner of these events.
At the end of June, EDs met again in Vienna. During this two-day meeting, the focus first lay
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Wikimedia CH aims
'''Parldigi and DINAcon'''<br />
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By the end of 2017, WMCH officially became a partner of Parldigi, the parliamentarian group for digital sustainability. The aim of this partnership is to become part of the ongoing discussions about Swiss copyright and the future of the Swiss internet, which of course heavily depends on the global and European context. In the first half of 2018, some staff members
Another highlight this year will be the DINAcon, the conference for digital sustainability organised by Parldigi.
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In a first attempt
'''Vögele Kultur Zentrum''': The first event of this kind
'''MAMCO''': After the first success in Pfäffikon, the concept of the '
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'''Local partners: ATED and opendata.ch'''
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ATED is the organisation behind many events that WMCH is part of,
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'''Migros Kulturprozent and Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI)'''<br />
The Migros Kulturprozent (translated: Migros Culture-Percentage) is a voluntary commitment of Migros (
Thanks to the collaboration between Migros Kulturprozent and WMCH, the GLAM on Tour event at the Migros Archive in Zurich was made possible.
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Looking back at the proposal, WMCH used the first half of 2018 to continue building a strong, viable organisation. Many new contacts have been made and existing ones strengthened.
On a national level, being an official partner of Parldigi allowed WMCH to join policy talks concerning the upcoming Swiss copyright reform.
WMCH also
As part of a wider movement that
As these efforts are all relatively new,
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As an association, WMCH is
Even with many international and non-profit organisations close by, people are very open to discussions. Often not knowing at first that there is an association behind Wikipedia, they are intrigued by the role that Wikimedia plays, and above all, the place it can take within Swiss society. With every event and meeting, we are learning and equipping ourselves to step up efforts and resources to build up our voice and strengthen our image.
It remains clear though that we still have a long way to go. We need to professionalise many aspects of our presence in terms of communication and back- as well as front-office. The new website and data management are still in the making. With only a Fundraising brochure and Case for Support, we are still far from the ideal presence and strong brand image we need to carry to the world. Having a well-known brand such as Wikipedia goes along with expectations that we have to live up to. The Communications Strategy that WMCH will soon kick off will hopefully bring answers to some of the questions we are facing, as well as structure and a strong, clear brand image.
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'''Raising Friends'''<br />
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'''The initial situation'''<br />
"Everyone knows something" is also true when talking about knowing people and subsequently translated for WMCH into "Everyone knows someone."
'''The process'''<br />
point to actively start reaching out to At the Vögele Kultur Zentrum in Pfäffikon and MAMCO
'''The outcome'''<br />
Feedback received
Building up sustainable partnerships takes a long time and furthering contacts through such events proves to be very helpful.
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| Donations WMCH || CHF || 350'000.00 || 372'046.84 || 22'301.35 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 394'348.19 || 363'475.00 || 409'530.60 || Due to technical problems, we are currently not able to do the separation between Donations WMCH and External fundraising but taken the two together we are missing 21'000.00 to reach in total 440'000.- budgeted
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| Pro Bono / In-kind donations || CHF || 25'000.00 || 605.85 || 6'073.43 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 6'679.28 || 25'962.50 || 6'936.43 || Migros (GLAM on tour); ID est avocats (legal advice); TranslatMe (translations); Itheka (IT services); La Fourchette (dinner); Uni Bern (room rental)
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| External fundraising || CHF || 90'000.00 || 13'694.75 || 11'020.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 24'714.75 || 93'465.00 || 25'666.27 || Due to technical problems, we are currently not able to do the separation between Donations WMCH and External fundraising but taken the two together we are missing 21'000.00 to reach in total 440'000.- budgeted
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| Income of courses (Conferences, Trainings) || CHF || 3'000.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 3'115.50 || 0.00 || Invoices have been submitted but no funds received yet. On track.
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| Fiscal Sponsorship WLM || CHF || 2'200.00 || 0.00 || 2'056.16 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 2'056.16 || 2'284.70 || 2'135.32 || exchange rate difference (absorbed by WMCH)
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| WikiLovesMonuments Int. 2017 || CHF || 17'492.10 || 8'370.57 || 5'531.62 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 13'902.19 || 18'165.55 || 14'437.42 || 79.48 || exchange rate difference (absorbed by WMCH) and reduction of total grant amount as budgeted amount not reached
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| PROGRAM 1 - GLAM || CHF || 120'000.00 || 10'650.52 || 13'595.15 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 24'245.67 || 124'620.00 || 25'179.13 || 20.20 || The activities concerning the GLAM statistic tool are planned for the end of the year as this is usually the time when the technical developer team is available. Other IT related items such as microsite etc. could not yet be implemented as our own website has not yet been migrated and we encountered delays in our IT development. Some projects were carried out but the invoices are not in yet. Other projects were put on hold or are not yet carried out; a concrete analysis will be conducted in August to ensure adequate spent in the remaining quarters.
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| PROGRAM 2 - Education || CHF || 102'500.00 || 5'959.05 || 4'413.69 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 10'372.74 || 106'446.25 || 10'772.09 || 10.12 || For several projects that we agreed to fund, we are still waiting for strategic input from the partners; the money will be spent in Q3 or Q4. Other projects have not been able to move forward as fast as we would have liked to as our resources were bound towards finding solutions to our technical problems. Other projects were put on hold or are not yet carried out; a concrete analysis will be conducted in August to ensure adequate spent in the remaining quarters.
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| PROGRAM 3 - Community || CHF || 116'500.00 || 12'785.72 || 2'381.88 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 15'167.60 || 120'985.25 || 15'751.55 || 13.02 || The three major items impacting the budget are the WikiCons (French, German, Italian). All of these happen in Q4. Other activities have already been conducted but invoices are not yet in; a concrete community strategy will be developed in order for the budget items to reflect more adequately the reality in future.
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| Staff Wages & Expenses || CHF || 542'600.00 || 141'650.00 || 139'972.00 || 0.00 || 0.00 || 281'622.00 || 563'490.10 || 292'464.45 || 51.90 || Q1+Q2: perfectly in line with plan
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- all invoices for third party services (translation, legal advice etc.) were for and therefore have been allocated to programs;
- planned rental cost did not occur as
- board expenses less than planned
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== Signature ==
;Once complete, please sign below with the usual four tildes.
* --[[User:Jeeb1207|Jenny WMCH]] ([[User talk:Jeeb1207|talk]]) 15:36, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
= Resources =
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