Grants:Project/Rapid/YWpgh/Young Leaders of YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Editathon/Report
- Report accepted
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Goals edit
Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
Overall, the Young Leaders of YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Editathon succeeded in improving the diversity of Wikipedia contributors and articles. The event was well-received by participants, and was even featured in local news coverage.
Outcome edit
Please report on your original project targets.
| Target outcome | Achieved outcome | Explanation |
| 1 event | 1 event | YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Young Leaders Board held an Editathon event on October 8, 2017. |
| 50 participants | 23 participants | The venue we secured for the editathon event experienced network trouble that left the space without wireless internet access for all but one hour of our event. Some participants used their mobile devices as hot spots, but the internet problem hindered our ability to accommodate the number of participants we originally planned for. |
| 20 new editors | 11 new editors | See above. |
| 30 articles created or improved | 29 articles created or improved | Despite the challenges mentioned above, our participants really hustled to make an impact and nearly met this target! |
Learning edit
Projects do not always go according to plan. Sharing what you learned can help you and others plan similar projects in the future. Help the movement learn from your experience by answering the following questions:
- What worked well?
- What did not work so well?
- What would you do differently next time?
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s editathon succeeded in motivating participants, training new editors, and adding/improving Wikipedia content regarding women’s social impact. YWCA’s Young Leaders Board brought in Marita Garrett – a local elected official slated to be the first black woman mayor of Wilkinsburg – to speak with our editathon participants before getting started. Her presentation was a hit, motivating the audience to help improve the diversity of Wikipedia’s editors and articles. The editor training we offered to new editors was well-received and effectively prepared participants to make a worthwhile contribution to our effort. Additionally, Wikimedia Scholars from the University of Pittsburgh were on site to assist. Overall, we nearly met our goal for creating and improving articles related to women’s social impact despite unanticipated challenges. In particular, the venue we secured for the editathon event experienced network trouble that left the space without wireless internet access for all but one hour of our event. Some participants used their mobile devices as hot spots, but the internet problem hindered our ability to accommodate the number of participants we originally planned for. We selected our venue, in large part, due to its popularity, but in the future may use YWCA’s own building for similar events. This will ensure we have more control over operations.
Finances edit
Grant funds spent edit
Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.
- Food and drink = $485
- Space Rental = $0 (see note below)
- Marketing/Promotion = $7.33
- Miscellaneous supplies = $68.44
- Total = $560.77 USD
Note: Our expense for space rental was refunded by the venue due to the internet problems we experienced.
Remaining funds edit
Do you have any remaining grant funds?
Yes, we have $789.23 in remaining funds. This is partly because our expense for space rental was refunded by the venue due to the internet problems we experienced.
Anything else edit
Anything else you want to share about your project?
Young Leaders of YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Editathon was featured in local news!
Our editathon event page can be viewed at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/YWCA_Greater_Pittsburgh_Editathon
The pages edited by our participants include:
- Eva Blum
- Gwen Elliot
- Sandra Welner
- Edith Balas
- Esther Barazzone
- Barbara McNees
- Yvonne Campos
- Jamera Solomon
- Heather Arnet
- Barbara McKee
- Alma Speed Fox
- Josie Badger
- Helen Faison
- Edith Dennison Darlington Amman
- Lisa Horton
- Janera Solomon
- Molly Rush
- LaVera Brown
- Joy Flowers Conti
- Marita Garrett
- Elsie Hillman
- Kim Beverly Clark
- Thelma Lovette
- Devra Davis