Grants:PEG/Figureskatingfan/WSU Autobiography project

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Basic information

Grant request details

Are you an organization, a group, or an individual?: Individual
Please provide your name, or the name of the group or organization requesting this grant.: Figureskatingfan
Please provide the name (or username) of the main contact for this grant request. You do not need to disclose your legal name publicly.: Figureskatingfan (Christine Meyer)
For groups and organizations only: Please provide the name (or username) of a second contact for this grant request.
Please link to any relevant documents, including your website if you have one.

Project details

Official project name: Washington State University (WSU) Autobiography Project
Project start date: October 2014
Project completion date: December 2014
Please describe the project in a few sentences: Over the course of the Fall 2014 semester, we will conduct a series of three workshops to encourage students at WSU to contribute to high-quality articles about autobiographies, and to increase and retain new editors at the WSU community.

Financial details

Please request your grant in your local currency. WMF is able to grant funds in many currencies.

Amount and currency requested: $400
Please provide an equivalent amount in US dollars using the exchange rate provided by Oanda on the date you open this request

For organizations only

This section only needs to be completed by organizations requesting grants. Individuals and groups that are not incorporated do not need to complete this section.

Are you an incorporated organization able to provide local proof of nonprofit status within your country? For-profit organizations are not eligible to receive grants through the PEG program.: NO; PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Does your organization currently employ or engage any fulltime or part-time staff or contractors? If yes, please tell us how many staff or contractors you employ or engage, along with their functions or a link to your staff page. For example, "2 full time program managers and 1 part-time contractor accountant at 50% FTE each.": PLACEHOLDER TEXT

Goals and measures of success

Project goal

Please briefly describe what will be accomplished if the project is successful.

Project goal: The goal of the project is the creation and development of Wikipedia articles about autobiographies, and to increase the number of Wikipedia editors at WSU.

Measures of success

Please provide a list of measurable criteria that will be used determine how successful the project is. You will need to report on the success of the project according to these measures after the project is completed.

Measures of success: Using the table at WP: List of autobiographies as a guide, there will be a 50% decrease of red links of articles about individual autobiographies.; After three workshops, 10% of the attendees will be regular contributors to Wikipedia.

Project scope and activities

This section describes what will happen if this project is funded. Who will do what, and when?

List of activities: User:Figureskatingfan (Christine Meyer) will do the majority of the legwork, especially initially, and will work with WSU librarians to promote and help find a venue on campus.

Budget

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Grantees are subject to line-item scrutiny of expenses. Changes to the approved budget beyond 10% in any category must be approved in advance.

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Non-financial requirements

See a description of non financial assistance available. Please inform Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) of any requirements for non-financial assistance now.

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Resources and Risks

Resources

This section is used to highlight your potential for successfully executing this project.

Consider including the following information:

List of team members (names or usernames): Figureskatingfan (Christine Meyer)
Onwiki evidence of community support (such as a project about this discussion):
Endorsements from community members or movement groups:
Special skills or qualifications this potential grantee or project lead brings to this project:
Evidence of past success in executing similar projects:

Christine Meyer has had extensive experience in organizations events of this kind. For example, in Toastmasters, she has successfully chaired a committee that organized a conference with almost 100 attendees. She has also planned speech contests, trainings, and social events. Additionally, Christine has chaired other committees and planned and implemented events for other volunteer organizations.

Risks

This section is used to identify key risks or threats that would prevent you from achieving your project goals and how you would mitigate those risks and threats.

Key risks:

Difficulty in recruiting attendees (promotion)
Difficulty in getting WSU librarians on board.

Mitigating risks:

Take advantage of established connections on campus.
Consistent and regular workshops to establish continuity.

Impact

In the sections below, please describe how the project is related to the Wikimedia mission and Wikimedia's strategic priorities.

Fit to strategy

How will this project support the key organizational objectives of

increasing reach (more people will access or contribute to Wikipedia or our other projects), participation (more people actually contributing), quality (more content, more useful content, or higher-quality content), credibility (more trust in our projects), organizational maturity and effectiveness (how it will move you or the Wikimedia community forward), or financial sustainability (how it will help you achieve more in the long run)?

This statement should address at least one of the strategic priorities listed here specifically. See Project and Event Grants program criteria for decision making.: This project will increase the number of articles about the genre of autobiographies, a woefully understudied topic on Wikipedia. Since many of the books listed are written by a variety of people, it will help to mitigate the systemic bias, and increase the number of editors, regardless of their interests.

Benefits

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Please provide a brief statement about how the project is related to other work in the Wikimedia movement. For example, does the project fit into a work area such as GLAM, education, organizational development, editor retention, or outreach?: The project falls into

If successful, will the project have the potential to be replicated successfully by other individuals, groups, or organizations? Please explain how in 1–2 sentences.: PLACEHOLDER TEXT

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