Grants:PEG/WM BE/WLM BeLux 2016
wikimedia.be• romainewikimedia.beGoal
editWe want to encourage and facilitate the capturing and uploading of photographs of Belgian and Luxembourg heritage sites or monuments in September 2016 (goal I). On an organisational level, we want to strengthen our organisation (goal IIa); achieve a high media coverage (goal IIb); further develop our relationship with the different collaborating organisations (goal IIc); ensure continuity in our activities towards the user community (goal III).
Plan
editActivities
editThe project is centered around the organisation of Wiki Loves Monuments in Belgium and Luxembourg. We will organise the following activities:
- Part 1- pre-contest events (May-August)
Public presentations of WLM in public institutions, especially cultural heritage and educational institution. We will attempt at opening up participation and support to WLM to as many cultural institutions as possible, in order to multiply and diversify the campaign events. The target public of these events is composed of 1) sponsors, 2) institutions interested in collaborating in the organization of September events, 3) professional and amateur photographers who already know, or still have to learn about WLM.
- Part 2- September campaign
Organisation of max. 6 photo-walks, accompanied by explanation of how to upload pictures for the contest (Wiki Takes... a city: A group of participants make a tour and take pictures of monuments in a certain city; ~10-20 people), with particular focus on the European Heritage Days (8-11 September) and on monuments for which no or few pictures are currently available on Wikimedia Commons. The increased number of events for the September campaign in comparison with the last edition (2014) reflects the development of the WMBE network and organizing capacities and responds to our current outreach strategy, focusing on broadening up and diversifying participation in Wikimedia projects.
- Part 3- Judging session
This phase includes 2 sessions involving about five judges. The judges will first have two weeks of time to make their personal shortlist of 10 images; then they will discuss together the winning image starting from their pre-selection. Three main criteria are taken into account: encyclopedic purpose, technical quality, originality.
- Part 4- November Award Session
Award session. We will give away our prices, thank all collaborating organisations and the contributors. The event will be promoted within and outside the networks of collaborators of Wikimedia Belgium, in order to increase opportunities of networking.
- Part 5- January Post-contest reuse activity
Edit-a-thon based on the reuse of WLM photos to better illustrate Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects and to foster long-lasting collaboration of WLM-participants and partners with Wikimedia Belgium. The main targets of this phase are to attract new editors, strengthen the collaboration with active ones and improve pages especially of monuments that currently have no or little visibility on Wikimedia projects.
Impact
editTarget readership
editBelgium is a multilingual community best compared to Canada and South Africa. Like Canada there is no such thing like a "Belgian language" the official languages are Dutch, French, German (de jure) and de facto English, so Belgian wiki contributors work in the Dutch, French, German and English wiki projects. Like South Africa, Belgium has a larger number of languages and therefore Wikimedia Belgium impacts in total 6 other Wiki language communities of smaller Belgian regional languages.
Fit with strategy
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Measures of success
editWe will consider this project a success if we can:
- Get 3.000 new uploaded pictures of Belgian and Luxembourg heritage sites in 2016 (2320 in 2014; 3179 in 2013, 4403 in 2012, 6102 in 2011) (goal I)
- Get 40 new contributors (goal I)
- Achieve a high 'diversity' of the uploaded pictures and contributors (eg. professional photographers vs hobby photographers, Dutch/French/German contributors) (goal I)
- Develop a broader professional volunteering organising team (goal IIa)
- Improve the media impact in comparison with the last edition in 2014 (goal IIb)
- Get a commitment from the partners for Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 during the Award Session (goal IIc)
- Have a considerable number of participants at the award prize giving session (goal III)
Resources and risks
editResources
editWiki Loves Monuments in Belgium and Luxembourg has been organised four times earlier in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. ('11: B/L, '12: B/L, '13: B/L, '14: B/L)
The grant request is supported by the Wikimedia Belgium board.
Project Volunteers
and +/- 50 other on our memberlist
Budget
editPlease provide a detailed breakdown of project expenses according to the instructions here. See Budget Guidelines. Grantees are subject to line-item scrutiny of expenses. Changes to the approved budget beyond 10% in any category must be approved in advance.
Project budget table
edit| Description | Costs requested from WMF (EUR) |
Costs borne by external party (EUR) |
Total costs (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Pre-contest events | |||
| Travel expenses (2-5 meetings with 2 people) | 150 | 150 | |
| Part 2: Events | |||
| Travel expenses for 6 events | 500 | 500 | |
| Part 3: Judging sessions | |||
| Travel expenses (5 judges + 2 organisers, 2 sessions) | 120 | 120 | |
| Gift packages for the judges | 170 | 170 | |
| Part 4: November Award Session | |||
| Award prizes | 600 | 450 | 1050 |
| Catering during the reception | 460 | 460 | |
| Venue rental + crew hire | 1250 | 1250 | |
| Travel expenses | 450 | 450 | |
| Part 5: Monuments Edit-a-thon | |||
| Venue rental + crew hire | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Travel expenses | 450 | 450 | |
| Part 6: General costs | |||
| Website | 150 | 150 | |
| Project Management Costs | 400 | 400 | |
| Total | |||
| 2840 | 4310 | 7150 | |
| 40% | 60% |
Total cost of project
edit- 7150 EUR
Total amount requested
editTotal amount requested from the Project and Event Grants Program.
- 2840 EUR
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.
- 4310 EUR
Non-financial requirements
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Discussion
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Endorsements
editDo you think this project should be selected for a Project and Event Grant? Please add your name and rationale for endorsing this project in the list below. Other feedback, questions or concerns from community members are also highly valued, but please post them on the talk page of this proposal.
- The grant request is supported by the Wikimedia Belgium board.
- WLM is one of my favourite project, which is very important to document our cultural heritage. I endorse WLM in Belgium and Luxembourg. Yiyi (talk) 11:33, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
- A valuable project and a very reasonable budget. Millars (talk) 01:40, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
Support This seem like a good project to me. Wikicology (talk) 17:50, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
