Grants:PEG/Shared Knowledge/Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Macedonia
Goal[edit]
- Wiki Loves Monuments is a well-known and proven worldwide initiative and a very good way of creating freely licensed images that can be used by the Wikimedians to improve the quality of articles on specific Wikimedia projects. With our 'wiki-loves' contests so far, we have found great success, both with our participants and in the public, as it stimulates the community to generate content about cultural heritage sites.
Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
- creating and editing all the pages with the necessary information about the project (completed);
- creating/re-desiging the project's official site (21-25 August);
- constituting the jury for the competition (21-31 August);
- promoting the competition through the use of social networks and the media (25-31 August);
- participants uploading photographs on Wikimedia Commons (1-30 September);
- jury meeting to evaluate the photographs uploaded and decide the winners (1-15 October));
- organising an edit-a-thon with the goal of adding images to articles (1-15 October));
- submitting the best photographs to participate in the global competition (15-21 October);
- organising an event to award the winners of the competition (15-31 October);
- evaluating the project and compiling the report (31 October-15 November).
Impact[edit]
Target readership[edit]
- The target audience for this project is Wikimedia Commons and all Wikipedias, wherever they feature content about Macedonia, its history, culture etc., but also aiming to illustrate more general concepts via our images (e.g. what an arch looks like, in the article dedicated to it).
Fit with strategy[edit]
What crucial thing will the project try to change or benefit in the Wikimedia movement? Please select the Wikimedia strategic priority(ies) that your project most directly aims to impact and explain how your project fits. Most projects fit all strategic priorities. However, we would like project managers to focus their efforts on impacting 1–2 strategic priorities. Examples of strategic priorities can be found here.
This project, and its uploads on Wikimedia Commons increases the number of users contributing to this project and has the potential to increase the number of active editors overall. Since Wiki Loves Monuments opens up opportunities to promote the Wikimedia community in the country and support active participation of its members, it can benefit to increase professionalisation and effectiveness in the work done by the community members.
Measures of success[edit]
Please provide a list of both quantitative and qualitative criteria that will be used to determine how successful the project is. You will need to report on the success of the project according to these measures after the project is completed. See the PEG program resources for suggested measures of success.
- The success of the project will be measured through the following measures:
- at least 50 participants uploading one photograph or more;
- at least 20 new users participating in the contest;
- at least 100 new monuments that have not been photographed yet (there are 1235 listed monuments in the country, and this time we will be glad to get a hundred new ones)
- at least 200 images (or 7% of total images) used in Wikipedia articles in three months.
Note: In addition to your project-specific measures of success, you will also be asked to report on some global metrics at the end of your final report. Please keep this in mind as you plan, and we'll support you as you begin your project.
Resources and risks[edit]
Resources[edit]
- List of team members:
- List of previous photographic competitions organised:
- Wiki Loves Cultural Heritage 2013 (report);
- Wiki Loves Earth 2014 (report);
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 (reported in the interim report);
- Wiki Loves Earth 2015.
Risks[edit]
- The main risk concerned with this year's project is the uncertainty regarding the effects from reorientating towards quality rather than quantity by abolishing the prizes for the best contributors. Another risk is the limited usage of uploaded images, especially if good-quality images have already been used in the appropriate articles.
Budget[edit]
Please provide a detailed breakdown of project expenses according to the instructions here. See Budget Guidelines.
Grantees are subject to line-item scrutiny of expenses. Changes to the approved budget beyond 10% in any category must be approved in advance.
- Project budget table
| Number | Category | Item description | Unit | Number of units | Cost per unit | Total cost | Currency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Posters | posters with the logo and the awarded photographs | m2 | 7 | 28.00 | 196.00 | EUR | The posters with the official logo of the competition and the awarded photographs are due to be displayed during the Award ceremony |
| 2 | Pens | decorated pens with the logo of the competition | unit | 100 | 0.15 | 15.00 | EUR | Pens will be delivered during the Award ceremony. |
| 3 | Notebooks | decorated notebooks with the logo of the competition | unit | 50 | 0.70 | 35.00 | EUR | Notebooks will be delivered during the Award ceremony. |
| 4 | Certificates | certificates for the awarded photographs and jury members | unit | 20 | 0.50 | 10.00 | EUR | Certificates with the names of the awarded photographs and prizes will be delivered during the Award ceremony. Similarly, certificates will be given to the jury members for their participation. |
| 5 | Mugs | mugs with the logo of the competition | unit | 10 | 5.00 | 50.00 | EUR | The mugs are reserved for the volunteers that helped manage the contest. |
| 6 | Catering | catering served during the Award ceremony | n/a | n/a | n/a | 300.00 | EUR | The catering includes beverages, snacks and finger-food that will be served during the Award ceremony. |
| 7 | Prizes | prizes for the best photographs and best contributors | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,300.00 | EUR | Prizes will be awarded to the five best photographs (1st prize: €500.00; 2nd prize: €400.00; 3rd prize: €200.00 and 4-5th prize: €100.00). |
| 8 | Compensation for jury members | compensation for the participation of jury members | person | 4 | 100.00 | 400.00 | EUR | The jury will consist of four members: two Wikimedians and two outsiders. All of the members selected will have to be experienced in photography. |
| 9 | Web hosting | expenses for hosting the official website of the competition | unit | 1 | 15.00 | 15.00 | EUR | The official website will host all the necessary information regarding the competition. |
| 10 | Web design | compensation for developing and maintaining the official website | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100.00 | EUR | The item includes both the expenses for developing and maintaining the official website. |
| 11 | Advertising and publicity | compensation for an expert in public relations | n/a | n/a | n/a | 200.00 | EUR | This item is reserved for an experienced person in public relations that will be hired to promote the projects through the media and raise the publicity for the competition. The main assignments for this person include: advertising the competition through articles in the media, extending communication with the media, and creating and maintaining fun pages on the social networks. |
| 12 | Edit-a-thon | expenses for organising an edit-a-thon | event | 1 | 50.00 | 50.00 | EUR | The item covers the expenses for organising an edit-a-thon with the goal of adding images to articles. |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | EUR | |||||
| 14 | Incidentals | expenses that are not projected in the budget but may still occur | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100.00 | EUR | This item will be generally used to adjust the changes in prices if they occur or to cover some of the incidental expenses that are not anticipated but may later occur as necessary. |
- Total cost of project
- €2,771
- Total amount requested from the Project and Event Grants program
- €2,771
- Additional sources of revenue that may fund part of this project, and amounts funded
- We are currently negotiating with other parties who may help cover some of the expenses.
Non-financial requirements[edit]
See a description of non-financial assistance available. Please inform the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) of any requests for non-financial assistance now.
- Requests for non-financial assistance, if any
Discussion[edit]
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