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Introduction to Grantmaking and Programs [edit]

Our Global Development Team at Wikimedia Foundation's Staff Retreat in October 2011

Grantmaking and Programs encompasses parts of the department formerly known as Global Development. User:ASengupta (WMF) and User:Frank Schulenburg co-lead this team. This team runs WMF's grantmaking processes and is responsible for evaluating movement programs, including those funded by grants. In addition, Mobile and the Wikipedia Education Program are led by this team.

Programs [edit]

Frank Schulenburg User:Frank_Schulenburg is Senior Director of Programs.

Playing WMCZ's protected areas memory game at the WMF office
Global mobile with Wiki10 designs from around the world.

Mobile and offline [edit]

To achieve Wikimedia Foundation's strategic objectives to increase mobile page views, strengthen growth in the Global South and among female contributors, and retaining editors while engaging new editors, Wikimedia Foundation's mobile team is working to expand our audience in the Global South by partnering with mobile carriers there.

For a list of Wikimedia staff working on mobile projects visit Mobile_Projects/Team. From Grantmaking & Programs, Kul Wadhwa User:Kul, Head of Business Development, Amit Kapoor User:Akapoor (WMF), Mobile Partnerships, and Dan Foy, Mobile Technical Manager are working on mobile projects. Asaf Bartov User:Ijon and Jessie Wild User:jwild help with community-led offline projects.

Catalyst programs and regional programs [edit]

In 2010, WMF focused on supporting the growth of Wikimedia projects in three priority regions: Brazil, India, and Arabic language countries. These Catalyst program model were intended to both achieve direct impact and serve to generate important lessons on ways to support growth in geographies where Wikimedia's projects are not yet achieving their full potential.

For more information, see Catalyst Program Strategy.

Brazil programs [edit]

Oona Castro User:Ocastro is heading up the Brazil programs work as a consultant with WMF. Everton Zanella Averenga User:Ezalvarenga is a contractor coordinating an education pilot program in the country until May 2013, but he is going to give support to the organization after that. WMF is seeking to increase readership in Brazil and support the Brazilian community of editors. For information on our work to date in Brazil see Brazil Program.

India programs [edit]

Visit Access To Knowledge to read more about WMF's partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society to support activities in India.

Arabic language initiative [edit]

Visit Arabic Language Initiative (ALI) page for more information about related projects and meeting. No direct work is now going on within the ALI. You can also check the project page on Arabic Wikipedia.

Education programs [edit]

The Wikipedia Education Program is currently active in Brazil, Egypt, Canada, and the United States: "The Wikipedia Education Program's vision is to mobilize and empower the next generation of human-knowledge generators to contribute to Wikimedia projects."

The team includes the Wikipedia Education Program Manager, LiAnna Davis User:Ldavis (WMF), the Global Education Program Communications Manager, and Jami Mathewson User:JMathewson (WMF), the U.S. Education Program Associate (a consultant).

The programs in India(?!), Brazil and the Arabic language countries are implemented in partnership with our consultants in those regions. Nitika in India and Everton in Brazil are the local coordinators.

Information about Wikimedia's education program can be found on the Outreach wiki and elsewhere:

Grantmaking and Evaluation [edit]

Led by Anasuya Sengupta, Senior Director of Grantmaking, this program encompasses WMF grantmaking streams, including Funds Dissemination Committee and Wikimedia Grants Program. It also encompasses Global South Relationships and Priority Partnerships - which includes work particularly targeted in Brazil and India. These teams - along with the Programs team - are supported by the Learning & Evaluation team which helps monitor the impact of the work being done across the movement.

The grantmaking team work closely with WMF's legal, finance, admin, and executive teams and is closely aligned with Grantmaking and Programs' learning and evaluation work.

What we are trying to accomplish [edit]

The Grantmaking team increases the quantity, quality, diversity, and reach of free knowledge by supporting mission-allied organizations and people around the world.

We make grants to individuals, groups and organizations working on building community and growing content on Wikimedia related projects and sites - Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, WikiSource, Wiktionary and other sister projects - as well as related open knowledge projects.

We want to empower our grant recipients to:

  • plan and execute effective and innovative initiatives focused on Wikimedia projects
  • share ideas, strategies and innovations with the wider movement
  • have strong and effective governance, including fiscal accountability
  • increase and diversify participation in free knowledge within their communities

We do this through:

  • providing GUIDANCE during the application process
  • distributing FUND$
  • enabling CAPACITY BUILDING
  • developing frameworks for LEARNING, evaluation and impact
  • building RELATIONSHIPS with potential partners and allies

WMF Grants Program [edit]

2012-2013 is the Wikimedia Foundation Grants Program's fourth year of grantmaking to support movement groups. In 2011-12 we funded 52 requests totaling close to USD 970,000. The Wikimedia Foundation is funds mission-aligned innovation-focused programs and activities through our grants program. See, Grants:Index for more information about the program or see Grants:Index/Requests for a complete list of grant submissions. User:Ijon and User:Wolliff work with the Grant Advisory Committee to support this program.

Funds Dissemination Committee Staff [edit]

The Grantmaking and Programs team supports the work of the Funds Dissemination Committee. The FDC Senior Program Officer Katy Love leads this team, with support from User:ASengupta (WMF), User:Wolliff and User:AVrana, and in close collaboration with WMF's finance and legal teams.

Other Volunteer Support Programs [edit]

This includes the Participation:Support program (operated jointly with WMDE) as well as programs currently in development to support volunteer projects through grants and reimbursements. User:Wolliff and User:Sbouterse (WMF) are active in this area, along with User:Nicole_Lieger_(WMDE). User:Haithams manages the Editor Growth and Contribution Program.

Learning and evaluation [edit]

User:Jwild, Senior Manager and User:Evan (WMF), Data Analytics Manager, are leading our work in this area, along with Research Strategist contractor User:Jmorgan (WMF). The Learning & Evaluation group guides the entire Grantmaking & Programs team in executing effective grants through ongoing analysis, learning and evaluation support, specifically by:

  1. Informing our grant-making
  2. Assessing our effectiveness in grant-making
  3. Monitoring the effectiveness of our grantee partners and portfolios of grants
  4. Evaluating specific programs
  5. Sharing relevant experiences and lessons within the team and community

See: /Learning & Evaluation portal

Link to past work in this area (Global Development Research):

Reports [edit]

You can follow the Grantmaking and Programs team's work on the Wikimedia Foundation blog

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