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What does my program, project or event aim to achieve?
Increase Participation		Add Quality Content		Expand Reach and Readership
My program, project, or event, will work on:
Recruiting New Users		Awareness of Content Needs		Awareness of Wikimedia
Converting New Users		Diversity of Participation		Access to Wikimedia
Retaining Community		Participation of Content Experts		Reputation of Wikimedia Quality
		Productivity per Editor
		References and Sources

Measures for Evaluation is a guide for individuals, organizations, grantees, or anyone involved in the Wikimedia movement who wants to evaluate their programs.

There are three overarching goals: (1) Increase participation, (2) Add Quality Content, and (3) Expand Wikimedia's Reach and Readership. These goals are aligned with the Wikimedia movement strategic plan, with additional guidance from research and analytics about the movement. Under each of these goals is a list of Levers for Change or potential strategies for achieving the main goal. Within each page, you will find a list of suggested measures.

None of these levers for change have a complete list of measures and not all measures have tools. Leave feedback about goals, levers for change, or measures on the talk page or share ideas for tools!

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Goals by Program - A few examples

The table below provides some guidance for what a program might work to achieve. This table is not meant to be exhaustive! The goals and levers above could fit just about any program - the idea is to design your program, its goals, and choose the measures that fit best.

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Program	Increase Participation	Add Quality Content	Expand Reach and Readership
Editathons, Editing Parties	Recruiting New Users Retaining Community	Diversity of Participation
Editing Workshops	Recruiting New Users Convert New Users	Participation of Content Experts
Photo Upload Events	Recruiting New Users Retaining Community	Awareness of Content Needs	Awareness of Wikimedia
Wikipedia Education Program		Participation of Content Experts Awareness of Content Needs Diversity of Participation	Reputation of Wikimedia Quality
Online Campaigns	Recruiting New Users Convert New Users Retaining Community
Hackathons	Retaining Community	Productivity per Editor References and Sources
Wikimedians in Residence	Recruiting New Users	Awareness of Content Needs	Awareness of Wikimedia Reputation of Wikimedia Quality
GLAM partnerships		Participation of Content Experts References and Sources	Reputation of Wikimedia Quality
Editing Contests	Retaining Community	Participation of Content Experts