Grants talk:IdeaLab/Going to places unaware of Wikipedia to use it more often for day-to-day search queries

Comments from SGill (WMF)

Hi @SGill (WMF): Thanks for the reply. I'm based in Delhi and was born to a village native family in West UP (Nirpura, 65 km away from Delhi) therefore I look forward to implementing my idea in this demographic region as of now. I think that I'd be able to implement this from March 2018 starting from the birthplace.

I plan to organize in-person events like Wiki Demo-day that introduce new people to Wikipedia and how contributing to it helps the world. I plan events like edit-a-thons in urban regions of Delhi NCR starting from my college Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies. There will be presentations and group discussions with post-event networking in events in/around urban demographic while the inclusion of these in rural demographics depends on the turnout of locals. However, for twice a year there'll be events organized similarly to urban regions for rural regions.

Moreover, I personally have contacted a Wikipedian who has been receiving Wikimania scholarship for 2 years in a row now. He says to help me in implementing this idea. I'm really looking forward to implementing this from the ground.

--Sambhav2612 (talk) 08:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi @Sambhav2612: Thanks for creating your idea. I understand that you are planning to do some in-person events to raise awareness of Hindi Wikipedia and I have some questions for you:

* What will be your target region/city/district and when do you think you will be able to implement this idea?

* What kind of in-person events are you planning to organize? Will there be presentations or group discussions?

--SGill (WMF) (talk) 14:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Next steps to develop your idea

Thanks for the reply I JethroBT (WMF).

1. Describe one or two versions of this idea that are smaller than your initial one.

1. I can first implement a smaller version of this idea where I can influence my peers using the available hardware and resources starting from my college space by conducting teaching labs.

2. I can reach out to my birthplace and conduct a similar set of events within a territory 3-4 nearby households and expanding it depending on the enthusiasm and contribution turnout.

2. List three assumptions about your project and why you think those assumptions are true.

1. It assumes that the institutions in urban demographics like the region of Delhi NCR have permitted to use their building(s) for organizing events like workshops, classes, and edit-a-thons; and subsequently, to promote these events via the means of posters and flyers. This assumption is true because it'll improve institutions' student's proficiency to keep the Wikipedia website updated, maintained and thoroughly translated while providing a platform to contribute on.

2. It assumes that rural participants would be interested. This assumption is true as it'll not only educate (in case if they are not already) the participants with the Wikipedia website but also provide a medium to contribute to in their leisure time. Moreover, given the support of locals, this can be extended to the rural schools as a test for the students studying there.

3. Finally, it assumes that the end-user knows how to operate the web and search keywords on the Internet. Even if one does not, this assumption is proved true as under this campaign we'll also teach people how to use the web and internet (if they do not know already). In latter case, we'll teach them how to do that effectively, without wasting any time or sweat.

3. List three skills or resources you don’t have, that you need for this project to succeed.

1. Event Organization and resources for participants

2. Presentations

3. Funds to reimburse the travel expenses

4. How can you determine if your project is successful?

This could be determined on the basis of people participating in pre-event organization and post-event surveys. By the turnout of participants primarily in rural demographics (eg. Baghpat District of West UP, India). By edit-a-thon presence to registration percentage greater or equal to 75 (eg. 100 people registered for an edit-a-thon and 75 people turn up at the venue, hence accounting for 75% actual turnout which is acceptable). By conducting post-event tests to take account of recent familiarity with Wikipedia.

This is one of the ideas I am looking forward to implement since 2015. Glad to have a platform to do so.

--Sambhav2612 12:09, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for submitting your idea, Going to places unaware of Wikipedia to use it more often for day-to-day search queries, for the New Readers Inspire Campaign. In order to help develop your idea further, we want to ask you to respond to the following questions here on the discussion page. Please refer to this document, which contains examples and resources to help you answer these questions:

1. Describe one or two versions of this idea that are smaller than your initial one.

2. List three assumptions about your project and why you think those assumptions are true (see the document for some examples).

3. List three skills or resources you don’t have, that you need for this project to succeed.

4. How can you determine if your project is successful?

Please contact me on my talk page if you have any questions. I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 21:58, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Rapid Grant applications due March 15th

Thanks for starting your idea with the New Readers Inspire Campaign. I'm Chris Schilling (User:I JethroBT (WMF)), a community organizer supporting the campaign.

If you think you may need funding for your idea, Rapid Grants are available for ideas submitted during this campaign. Grant applications for ideas related to new readers are due by March 15th, 2018 (23:59 GMT). You can convert your idea into a Rapid Grant proposal by clicking on the Expand into a Rapid Grant button at the bottom of your idea page. Please review the guidelines and criteria before starting your grant application. If you need help completing your grant application, please contact me at cschillingwikimedia.org.

While applications for Rapid Grants can normally be submitted at any time, we have implemented a deadline for ideas on this specific topic. The reason for this deadline is because we plan to develop specific criteria later in 2018 for grant applications related to new readers and awareness-building activities. The applicants and project plans we receive from you in the coming weeks will help us define these guidelines and set expectations for future work in inviting people to use Wikimedia projects generally.

Also, if you do not need funding but would like to discuss other questions or needs for your idea (such as on-wiki volunteers or advising), please feel free to contact me on my talk page or at cschillingwikimedia.org, and we can discuss your needs over e-mail or schedule a time to have a conversation about your needs over Skype / Hangouts / IRC. Thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) 15:47, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Resources for your education project

Hi Sambhav2612, and thank you for your submission to the New Readers Inspire Campaign! I’m excited to learn more about your ideas and help support you moving forward. Allow me to introduce myself and my team:

My name is Nichole Saad, and I’m an education program manager on the Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation. You can read more about me on Wiki. In short, I’m an education specialist who has worked in about 20 schools in 7 countries, and supported education development projects for governments and UN agencies. Now, I support people like you to carry out education activities in the Wikimedia movement that help students achieve valuable 21st century skills while building awareness for the movement and adding content to Wikimedia projects, especially on local language Wikis.

I wanted to share some resources that might be helpful for you while you are planning your rapid grant proposals, and also offer you office hours time where we can have a conversation about your project ideas and how you can plan for success. Please find below the linked resources, and a link to a Doodle where you can select the time that works best for you. I will follow up with at least two time slot offerings, and you can feel free to join the call that works best for you.

Warm regards,

Nichole 19:25, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Doodle Link:

https://doodle.com/poll/5stnqgb8vrtn8rzr

Useful resources:

Background reading on shared goals in education and the Wikimedia Movement:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/04/27/mobile-learning-week/

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/01/23/education-survey-report/

Program management tool

https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/

Where you can find examples:

https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News

https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Case_Studies

Inspire Campaign Rapid Grant applications due today

This is a final reminder that the deadline for Rapid Grant applications for ideas submitted for the New Readers Inspire Campaign are due today (March 15th 2018) by 23:59 GMT. IF you think you need funding for you idea, please review the following instructions:

If you haven't drafted your Rapid Grant proposal: Click on the Expand into a Rapid Grant button at the bottom of your idea page and fully respond to all the questions. Once you've answered the questions and are ready for your proposal to be formally reviewed, submit your draft proposal and change the status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.

If you've already drafted your Rapid Grant proposal: Be sure to fully respond to all questions regarding your activities, measures of impact, and budget, and then change the status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.

If you're not sure you know how to change the status of your proposal or aren't sure if you've changed it properly, please contact me at cschillingwikimedia.org or on my talk page and I can make the changes for you. Thanks, User:I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 15:54, 15 March 2018 (UTC)