Grants:PEG/Wikimedia Community Ireland/WLM Ireland 2015
Goal edit
- Primary Goal: Increase the availability of images of Irish monuments on Wikimedia Commons.
- Secondary Goal: Outreach to existing Wikimedians in Ireland and the recruitment of new Wikimedians.
Plan edit
Activities edit
- Launch Event-We are holding a launch event on 29 August in conjunction with an archaeology event in Dublin City Centre. We will have the winning images from last year on display and staff there to answer any questions and promote the event. Through a grant from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht we will hire a PR company to ensure media coverage of this event.
- Photowalks-We will organise at least 5 photowalks during the competition. There will be at least one in Dublin and 4 more outside of the city. They will be organised by the working group as well as outside participants.
- We will organise an upload event sometime during the 3rd week on the contest to assist any users in uploading images to Commons.
- Awards Event-We will hold an awards event in early November to hold an exhibition of the winning images and award the prizes.
Impact edit
Target readership edit
We hope to impact Wikimedia Commons by creating more available images of Ireland monuments for use on Wikipedia and by the wider public. The increased availability of Irish images will also benefit Vicipéid, the Irish language Wikipedia.
Fit with strategy edit
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- Increasing Reach
- We will increase our online promotion of the event to encourage our base to support and promote the contest.
- We will increase our offline promotion of the event to target other interested groups such as photography groups.
- Increasing Participation
- Photowalks and an upload event will help to increase participation.
- National media coverage will increase awareness and participation in the contest.
- Increasing Quality
- We will reach out to photography groups to underline the importance of quality free content images.
- Possible participation in an exhibition will encourage more experienced photographers to participate.
Measures of success edit
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- We will increase the number of participants by 10% on last year to at least 285 participants.
- We will increase the number of images uploaded by 20% on last year to at least 2400 images.
- We will hold at least 5 photowalks and 3 additional live events during the contest period.
- We will reach out to at least 5 photography clubs/open content groups to increase awareness of the contest and Wikimedia.
Resources and risks edit
Resources edit
- Successful inaugural contest in 2014 saw 256 participants upload 2015 images.
- Support and funds provided by the Department of Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht. Support provided by Institute of Archaeology in Ireland, Dimension Data, National Heritage Week, and the Office of Public Works.
- Team Members
Risks edit
- Low participation-to counter this we are hiring a PR firm to help promote the contest during the launch period. We are holding several live events to generate participation. We will actively promote the contest on Twitter and Facebook.
Budget edit
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Project budget table edit
| # | Category | Item | No. of units | Unit cost | Total cost | Currency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office Supplies | Promotional Items | 250 | 1.47 | 367.50 | EUR | Pens and Magnets with User Group name on them to give out at events. The remaining will be used by the group at future events. |
| 2 | Office Supplies | Winning Images Posters | 10 | 20 | 200 | EUR | Top 10 images printed for display. |
| 3 | Office Supplies | Postage | 1 | 50 | 50 | EUR | To post prizes to winners that cannot attend the awards ceremony. |
| 4 | Office Supplies | Easels | 10 | 15 | 150 | EUR | A member of the team will create easels for use at the launch, awards, and exhibition. |
| 5 | Awards | Cash Prizes | 10 | 550 | EUR | 1st place €200, 2nd place €100, 3rd place €75, 4th-10th places €25, best non-listed monument €25. | |
| 6 | Awards | WCI Bag/Notebook | 10 | 28.50 | 285 | EUR | Canvas bag with our logo on it and a moleskin notebook will be presented to the top 10 winners. |
| 7 | Catering | Venue Costs | 1 | 345 | 345 | EUR | Tent rental for launch. |
| 8 | Catering | Refreshments | 1 | 250 | 250 | EUR | Refreshments/glass rental for launch and awards. |
| 9 | Technology | Bi-Lingual Wordpress Tool | 1 | 15 | 15 | EUR | Renewal of Bi-lingual tool for WLM website |
| 10 | Organisation | Staff Shirts | 7 | 22.15 | 155.05 | EUR | Shirts printed with logo for Community staff. These shirts will be used for future events. |
| 11 | Miscellaneous | Contingency | 236 | EUR | 10% of total | ||
| Total | $2,603.55 | EUR | |||||
Total cost of project edit
3603.55 EUR
Total amount requested edit
2603.55 EUR
Additional sources of revenue edit
Additional sources of revenue, other than the Project and Event Grants Program, that may fund part of this project, and amounts funded.
- Grant has been approved from Department of Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht to hire a PR firm to promote media coverage during the first two weeks of the contest. Amount granted: 1000 EUR.
Non-financial requirements edit
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Discussion edit
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Endorsements edit
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I would like to endorse this project as proposed by the Wikimedia Community Ireland. The grant would allow the group to build on the success of the 2014 WLM Ireland competition, further raising awareness and building on the collection of images of Irish monuments available under a creative commons license. Sharonlflynn (talk) 15:45, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
The 2014 competition was very successful and helped significantly to deepen interest in Wikimedia in Ireland.
By way of example, the most significant contribution to the competition that I made was the organizing of an afternoon-long photowalk. In an immediate sense, the walk produced photographs that could be used by Wikimedia projects. In a more significant sense, however, it opened up Wikimedia to a new cohort of contributors in an exciting and natural way.
None of those taking part were Wikimedia contributors. Their motivation to join the walk was simply as photographers enjoying their craft. They may have used Wikipedia every day - but never thought before of contributing (if they even knew they could). By the end of the afternoon, we had taken lots of great photographs, talked about contributing to Wikimedia and inspired a new cohort of people join in.
That walk was a really enriching and empowering way to bring new contributors on board through a skill they were passionate about. For me, and for those who took part in it, that minuscule part of the 2014 competition as a whole really demonstrated the values of Wikimedia. --Tóraí (talk) 16:08, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
- The 2014 competition was a great success on numerous fronts for the Irish Wikimedia Community. It started conversations around the nature of monuments, openness of cultural data, and awareness of the monuments and their significance. The expanded list and proposed activities will build on last year's success. Smirkybec (talk) 14:48, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
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