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Best practices, learning patterns and how-to guides
Best practices, learning patterns and how-to guides
Here we list all the relevant documentation to make it easier for chapters and other organizations in the free knowledge movement to apply for external grants and other types of funding.
Information resources
Frameworks and Guidelines
- Eight Steps to a Partnership, developed together with participants at the WMCON Follow-Up Day at Wikimania; by Anne-Laure Prévost (WMFR)
- The 25 Questions to ask when building partnerships and developing funds (by Nikki Zeuner (WMDE))
- Tips and suggestions for building successful partnerships (by Jack Rabah (WMF))
- Guidelines for drafting a memorandum of understanding (MOU) (by WMF Legal)
- Guide to content partnerships (by Wikimedia Commons community)
Learning Patterns
- A successful crowdfunding operation (by Alex.cella)
- Failing at a Crowdfunding Campaign and What We Can Learn from It (by Jan Apel (WMDE) and Barbara Fischer (WMDE))
- Developing strong relationships with donors - more than communication via banners (by Tobias Schumann (WMDE))
- How to write an agreement with a GLAM or institution (by Iolanda Pensa)
- Towards a Successful GLAM Partnership (by Barbara Fischer (WMDE) and Lilli Iliev (WMDE))
- How to involve cultural partner as active GLAM participants (by Anna Torres (WMAR))
Templates
- Template for listing grant opportunities
- Template for creating an edit-a-thon budget
- Memorandum of understanding sample template
Case Studies
- WMFR's partnership policy (English, French)
- Wikimedia Foundation partnership reflections
- WMUK template partnership (WIR) agreement
- Wikipedia Library Publisher Partnership Pitch Guide
- Key success factors for an effective relationship - a tale of two GLAM partnerships
Surveys
- Partnerships & Resource Development/Survey October 2015, questions of the first survey of the Partnerships & Resource Development group
- Partnerships & Resource Development/Survey October 2015/Results, results of the survey
Events
Wikimedia Conference 2014
- “Diversifying fundraising models and sources” session (with examples from South Africa, Indonesia and Estonia)
Wikimedia Conference 2015
- “Independent Fundraising Experiences” session by Nikki Zeuner (WMDE) (with slides)
- “Collective Impact” session by Nikki Zeuner (WMDE) (with slides; blog post)
- “What could local organizations bring to the movement?” world café session (with thematic tables on fundraising and partnerships)
Wikimania 2015
- “External funding give more than money” session by John Andersson (WMSE) (with slides and full text)
- "Building-up a successful partnership (workshop)" by Anne-Laure Prévost (WMFR) (with slides)
Partnerships Workshop (November 2016)
WikiIndaba 2017
- "Partnerships: Experiences & Learnings" by Jack Rabah (WMF) and Julia Kirchner (WMDE) (presentation & session documentation, with input from WikiIndaba attendees)
Grant applications
Share your successful and unsuccessful grant applications here, so other Wikimedia affiliates can learn from it!
List of Successful Grant Applications
| Country | Year | Title of the application | Funding | Summary of the application (around 50 words) | Link to the application text | Project page (if the project has started) | Contact person |
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| Sweden | 2012 | Wiki älskar offentlig konst (Wiki Loves Public Art) | Requested: 375,200 SEK (circa US$56,422). Received: 375,200 SEK (circa US$56,422) |
The project will create an open database with public works of art in Sweden. Municipalities and other actors will be contacted to convince them to release their data; hence we will spread the concept of open data to many important actors. Data can be used for the photo contest Wiki Loves Public Art. | wmse:Ansökan till Vinnova/Öppna data 2012 omgång 2 | wmse:Projekt:Öppen databas för offentlig konst | User:John Andersson (WMSE), email: john.andersson wikimedia.se
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| Germany | 2016 | Wikipedia: Film Frauen | Requested: project chapter by project chapter
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The project is about women in Film and TV. Started in February 2016 during Berlinale in Berlin/Germany. And has got Follow-ups. Wikipedia Film Frauen. | WPFF Berlinale 2016] and the follow-up: Follow up - starting the 2nd Wednesday Event for Women in Film and TV
and have a look at that event in Köln/Germany. |
Wikipedia Film Frauen. | User:WS ReNu, email: ws_renuwikipedia.de
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