Grants:PEG/Daclausen/Nebraska WikiWarriors 2016
Goal
editWe will host an event at the University of Nebraska Lincoln's Adele Hall Learning Commons, in the University Libraries,as a part of Women's Week 2016. We will encourage and provide support for new editors, reach out to women, and provide topics and resources for writing.
Plan
editActivities
editThere will be four different stations at our Edit-A-Thon event. First, there will be a "Learning to Use Wikipedia/Choosing a Topic" station. There will be volunteers helping participants navigate Wikipedia, and we will have a board of topics participants can chose from to edit or create. Topics will focus on women and women's issues. We will also provide a "Research" station, with secondary sources in print for participants to use. Here they will also be able to create a general outline of the page they are creating or editing. There will be a "Writing" station where participants will engage in the writing process with help from volunteers to edit the articles. Last, we will have a "Celebration" station for editors to upload their final submissions and add to our visual display of the impact we have made, as well as receive snacks and prizes.
Impact
editTarget readership
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Fit with strategy
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Increase Participation
Measures of success
editIn order to measure success we will track participant names, and the number of women who participate in our event. We will also track staff and volunteer hours, in order to show the work involved in putting on a successful edit-a-thon. We will then also track the contributions from the night of the edit-a-thon. We expect media coverage both before and after our event, which will highlight the goals and achievements of Wikipedia as an educational tool and as a venue for direct action.
Resources and risks
editResources
editThe idea for the event came from an instructor who has taught with Wikipedia and seen the benefits of editing for both the community and the students. It's being pulled off by university faculty and staff, students who used Wikipedia in class, and editors who came to Wikipedia on their own. There is quite a buzz among the planners.
We have gathered a large number of both in-kind and cash sponsors, in order to make this event possible. We are collaborating with the University Libraries, English Department, History Department, the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, the Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Humanities, and Digital Humanities Student Association, all from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Furthermore, we have partnered with Lincoln-area business partners such as BuluBox, Aspen Lincoln, and Hudl.
Team members include:
- Elizabeth Lorang, Associate Professor of Libraries, UNL (emlorang)
- Stephanie Camerone, Graduate Fellow, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, UNL
Risks
editPossible risks and obstacles for this event include: lack of financial management, lack of experience holding campus wide events, lack of experience editing wikipedia, not receiving enough financial support, and failing to recruit a good amount of participants. However the committee putting together this edit-a-thon has ample experience in raising money, managing budgets, and running campus events. As well we have gathered a number of volunteers that have experience editing wikipedia and can offer help to the participants in this way. The committee will be advertising the event on many platforms throughout the campus and Lincoln community. The committee will also take extra care to focus advertisements on the computer science, digital humanities, women's and gender studies, and english departments. These departments may have an previously invested interest in the event and thus will be more likely to attend the event. This strong push of advertisement will bring plenty of participants to the Edit-A-Thon. Despite the risks and obstacles to the event, our committee has the experience and resources to host an impactful Edit-A-Thon
Budget
editWe already have funding from a variety of campus and community organizations. We are only requesting merchandise from Wikimedia, to share with our participants and volunteers.
Projected Budget Table
edit| Expense | Expense Type | Real or Estimate? | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600 | Food and Beverages | Estimate | Estimated at $6 per person |
| 2 | $100 | {Paper Products for food and beverage | Estimate | |
| 3 | $100 | Wikipedia Swag | Estimate | If grant isn't supported will need to increase budget |
| 4 | $300 | Printing Costs | Estimate | |
| 5 | $75 | Photographer | Estimate | |
| 6 | $200 | T-Shirts for Volunteers | Estimate | |
| 7 | $100 | Miscellaneous Supplies | Estimate | |
| 8 | $1,475 | Total Expenses | Estimate |
Total amount requested
editWe are requesting zero (0) dollars. All monetary assistance has been found through other collegiate supporting venues.
Additional sources of revenue
editAdditional sources of revenue, other than the Project and Event Grants Program, that may fund part of this project, and amounts funded. Love Library: Use of Learning Commons, Publicity, Planning
- University Libraries, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in-kind contribution for space, promotional assistance, staff time
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln English Dept. $150
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln History Dept. $150
- Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities $150
- Computing for All $250
- Jeffery S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management $400
- Hudl:approximately $200
- Aspen: Donations to a women's charity of $5 per new page/significant improvement up to $1000
Non-financial requirements
editIt would be nice to have the following items from Wikimedia Foundationː
| Number | Item description | Number of units |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wikimedia T-Shirts | 25 |
| 2 | Wikimedia Bags | 25 |
| 3 | Wikimedia Stickers | 125 |
| 4 | Wikimedia Buttons | 100 |
Discussion
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