Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Local Seminar for GLAM Employees (ID: 22746489)

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Applicant Details

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SirGoldenBlade

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Main Proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.

Local Seminar for GLAM Employees

2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.

2024-10-01 - 2025-01-30

4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

North Macedonia

5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)

Other (please specify) GLAM Project

6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)

This idea was discussed with one of the GLAM coordinators of the Macedonian User Group, Ana Vishinova. Ana Vishinova is already a GLAM employee at the Museum of Macedonian Struggle and she is a secretary of the Macedonian part of ICOM. She was asked to hold a seminar by several GLAM employees, who wanted to collaborate with Wikipedia, i.e. who want to share their knowledge, texts, public domain photos, etc.

The seminar aims to catalyze positive change within the GLAM sector and their collaboration with Wikimedians, by addressing key challenges and fostering innovation in the following areas:

Digital Transformation: Many GLAM institutions struggle with adapting to the digital age, including issues such as digitization of collections, digital preservation, and leveraging technology for better access and engagement, we as Wikimedians will help with digitization and share their knowledge on Wikipedia and Commons.

Audience Engagement: There is a growing need for GLAM institutions to diversify their audiences and engage with communities more effectively. This involves understanding audience needs, developing inclusive programming, and utilizing digital platforms for outreach, such as Wikipedia itself.

Professional Development: Continuous learning and skill development are crucial for GLAM professionals to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving field. This includes training in new technologies, management practices, and strategies for sustainable cultural heritage preservation. Working with Wikipedia for many GLAM employees would present a new training and skill.

7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.

Starting from 1st of October 2024, our team will prepare a program suitable for GLAM employees and Wikipedia's needs. Find a venue for the seminar and make all the necessary preparations for carrying such an event out, such as printing materials for the seminar, negotiating refreshments for the participants, negotiating speakers for the event. We will prepare a questionnaire for people wanting to apply.

Applications will open on the 1st of November, and will be active for 10 days, after which 35 of the most promising applicants will be chosen to participate.

The event will begin on the 22nd of November 2024, Friday. The main program will be divided into 5 sections, in which one speaker will share their experience as a liaison between GLAM institutions in Macedonia and Wikipedians. We will invite another speaker to share their thoughts on the need of digitization of collections and tackling the issue of a lack of technological leverage in GLAM institutions.

At the end the participants will take part in editing Wikipedia, they will be supported in person and in-group during the event.

After the event we will support them online, in person, over phone, by email, and there will be a Facebook group for additional support.

The main activities will be started after the seminar, we expect and encourage GLAM employees to engage themselves in creating and improving content on Wikipedia and to upload free files on Commons. After the successful seminar and the 2 subsequent months we will start to plan a 3-day WikiTeam building for the most active participants in and after this seminar.

8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koki_Strkovski.jpg Nikola Shtrkovski (User:SirGoldenBlade) - Project Leader, paid position A longtime Wikipedian from 2014, Nikola was part of the organizing teams in several edit-a-thons and workshops, actively helping with the newbies in Wiki Club meetings and Wiki Camps. On several occasions he served as a Wikipedian in residence.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Women_throughout_the_history_8.jpg Ana Vishinova (User:Vishinova) - Project Leader Assistant, paid position Ana's activities are mainly offline. She was the organizer of many workshops and edit-a-thons for Wikipedians at the GLAM institutions, such as a workshop about NATO in the Military Museum of North Macedonia, a collaboration with the Archeological Museum in Skopje, a collaboration with the Macedonian Ecological Society, she organized the collaboration with Directorate for protection of Cultural Heritage, which resulted in a whole year of GLAM activities about living heritage, and many other collaborations. Ana was a speaker in many Wiki seminars and conferences for teachers.

Administrative and Program Consultant, volunteer Logistic and Program Consultant, volunteer PR of the event and Photographer, volunteer Other potential volunteers

9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)

The target participants for this seminar are GLAM employees in North Macedonia. We will prepare a questionnaire for people to apply, and we will choose the promising 35 GLAM employees for participation in this seminar.

The event will begin on the 22nd of November 2024, Friday. The main program will be divided into 5 sections, in which one speaker will share their experience as a liaison between GLAM institutions in Macedonia and Wikipedians. We will invite another speaker to share their thoughts on the need of digitization of collections and tackling the issue of a lack of technological leverage in GLAM institutions.

At the end the participants will take part in editing Wikipedia, they will be supported in person and in-group during the event.

After the event we will support them online, in person, over phone, by email, and there will be a Facebook group for additional support.

10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)

No

10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.

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11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.

This idea was discussed with one of the GLAM coordinators of the Macedonian User Group, Ana Vishinova. Ana Vishinova is already a GLAM employee at the Museum of Macedonian Struggle and she is a secretary of the Macedonian part of ICOM. She was asked from several GLAM employees, who wanted to collaborate with Wikipedia, i.e. who want to share their knowledge, texts, public domain photos, etc.

12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)

Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial

13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)

Culture, heritage or GLAM

14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)

Geographic

15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)

Coordinate Across Stakeholders

Learning and metrics

17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)

A main part of the learning process of this seminar will be the needs of GLAM employees, particularly relating to Wikipedia, Wikimedia, etc. But it should be emphasized that the main learning process will be for the GLAM employees who will learn how to edit Wikipedia, add photos to Wikimedia, etc.

18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)

Number of participants, editors, and organizers
Other Metrics	Target	Optional description
Number of participants	35	We will choose 35 of the applying GLAM employees to be part of this seminar.
Number of editors	35	The seminar will teach the participants how to edit Wikipedia.
Number of organizers	10	5 Oraginzers + 5 speakers

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia	50
Wikimedia Commons	15
Wikidata
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia

Optional description for content contributions.

We expect that from this experience, GLAM employees will further enrich Wikipedia in the Macedonian language, particularly in regards to their field of expertise.

19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)

Yes

Main Open Metrics Data
Main Open Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
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20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)

We will use the Outreach Dashboard to count articles; For viewing of uploaded files we will use: GLAMorous and GLAMorgan.

Financial proposal

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZLOh0oti6hnkG8jq5PWl9DzZ-mSalDqywApKJmw_N5A/edit?usp=sharing

22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)

283789 MKD

22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.

5000 USD

We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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