Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/2024/25 General Support Fund request for Wikimedians of Singapore User Group

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Wikimedia Community Fund

2024/25 General Support Fund request for Wikimedians of Singapore User Group

Fluxx IDR-GS-2409-17008

start date2025-01-01

end date2024-12-31

budget (local currency)64366.3 SGD

amount requested (USD)48120.89 USD ^{[note 1]}

grant typeWikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)

funding regionESEAP

decision fiscal year2024-25

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Wikimedians of Singapore User Group

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required): Wikimedians of Singapore User Group

Do you have any approved General Support Fund requests? (required): No, it is my first time applying for a General Support Fund

You are applying as a(n). (required): Wikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)

Are your group or organization legally registered in your country? (required): No

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?: Yes

Fiscal organization name.: CU Society

Please provide links to the following documents if they are available

These documentation can be provided in your local language(s), no translations required.

Organizational website
Detailed financial reporting and/or audits
Documentation of the governance structure, board list, governance processes
Documentation of the general assembly decision on your plan

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required): 2024/25 General Support Fund request for Wikimedians of Singapore User Group

2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants): N/A

2.1. Provide a brief overview of Year 2 and Year 3 of the proposed plan and how this relates to the current proposal and your strategic plan? (required)

N/A

3. Proposed start date. (required): 2025-01-01

4. Proposed end date. (required): 2024-12-31

5. Does your organization or group have an Affiliate or Organizational Annual Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required): Yes; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c6FLtxnH-gjrQ6UGHsBwoL6wDPJuz-C-ubPDHm5LGi8/edit?usp=sharing

6. Does your affiliate, organization or group have a Strategic Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required): Yes; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c6FLtxnH-gjrQ6UGHsBwoL6wDPJuz-C-ubPDHm5LGi8/edit?usp=sharing

7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required): Singapore

8. What are your programs, approaches, and strategies? What are the challenges that you are trying to address and how will your strategies support you in addressing these challenges? (required)

1. Engagement Grow public understanding of the Wikimedia movement, platforms, and guiding principles within Singapore. 2. Capacity Building A: Grow a skilled, active, and engaged community of contributors, trainers, and leaders who understand the Wikimedia movement, platforms, and guiding principles. B: Establish a legal non-profit organisation to grow capacity for the future and receive opportunities that would be denied otherwise if we are being engaged as individuals or informal group.

For engagement, we would be hosting meetups, workshops and editathons

9. What categories are your main programs and related activities under? Please select all that apply. (required)


Category	Yes/No
Education	Yes
Culture, heritage or GLAM	No
Gender and diversity	No
Community support and engagement	Yes
Participation in campaigns and contests	Yes
Public policy advocacy	No
Other	No

Education

9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required): Editing Wikipedia Training; Other programs and activities if any: N/A
9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required): Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Senior citizens; Other groups if any: N/A

Community support and engagement

9.4. Select all your programs and activities for Community support and engagement.: On-wiki training of community members, Off-wiki training of community members, Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events, Supporting community members' participation in events and conferences, Offering microgrants and other financial support to community members; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Participation in campaigns and contests

9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required): Wikipedia Asian Month, Wiki Loves Folklore; Other programs and activities if any: N/A
10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BFMUuMIO8MkuvtYpehwOgFATG2b9LTPQ/view?usp=sharing

11. Describe your team. (required)

User:Kingoflettuce has a decade’s experience in editing on the English Wikipedia and is very enthusiastic about helping to grow a wider base of contributors to the Wikimedian movement in Singapore. For the user group, Kingoflettuce would be taking on communications and partnerships. He may also facilitate workshops, editathons, and meetups. User:Justanothersgwikieditor has been editing on English Wikipedia for the last 18 years and is ready to share his knowledge and expertise to others. For the user group, JASWE would help in facilitating workshops.

Robert is an English Wikipedia administrator, elected at the start of 2024. He started editing in earnest in 2019 on English Wikipedia, and has since contributed to various other language projects such as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc. He has also uploaded more than 500 photos onto Commons. In 2023, he had organised Wikimania 2023, taking on the tech lead in the Core Organising Team. For Wikimania 2023, he also organised Wiki Loves Living Heritage, Singapore edition with support from Wikimedia Foundation, Singapore’s National Youth Achievement Award Council, and National Heritage Board. Beyond Wikimedia, Robert is a WordPress contributor as well, helping to organise WordPress meetups and conferences in Singapore since 2009, lending a helping hand when needed at other WordPress conferences being held in other countries.He was also on the board of directors for HackerspaceSG between 2018 and 2020. For the user group, Robert would be handling the administration and operationalisation of the non-profit organisation, as well as the events such as meetups, editathons, and Wiki Loves.

Alan Ang is currently working with WMDE, however as a Singaporean, he has established connections with various organisations and society in Singapore, and would be advising the user group.

Butch (User:Exec8) is a long-time Wikimedian living in Singapore. He has been active in the larger community, and will be advising the user group.

12. Will you be working with any internal (Wikimedia) or external partners? Describe the characteristics of these partnerships and bring a few examples of the most significant partnerships. (required)

With Wikimedia Foundation: On support for non-profit registration. With ESEAP Hub and affiliates: For cross country/region support and activities.

13. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select all that apply. (required): Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Manage Internal Knowledge, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt

Metrics

Wikimedia Metrics

14. Please select and fill out Wikimedia Metrics for your proposal. (recommended)

14.1. Number of participants, editors, and organizers.

All metrics provided are optional, please fill them out if they are aligned with your programs and activities.

Participants, editors, and organizers
Metrics name	Target	Description
Number of all participants	100	N/A
Number of all editors	N/A	N/A
Number of new editors	N/A
Number of retained editors	N/A
Number of all organizers	3	N/A
Number of new organizers	2	N/A

14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)

Contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	20
Wikimedia Commons	100
Wikidata
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia

Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)

Other Metrics

15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required): No


Other Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

Budget

16. Will you have any other revenue sources when implementing this proposal (e.g. other funding, membership contributions, donations)? (required): No

16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)

N/A

16.2. Approximately how much revenue will you have from other sources in your local currency? (required): N/A

17. Your local currency. (required): SGD

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 64366.3 SGD

Multi-year funding request summary
Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	N/A SGD
Year 2	N/A SGD
Year 3	N/A SGD

Requested amount in USD: 48120.89 USD ^{[note 1]}

Multi-year funding request summary in USD
Year	Amount USD ^{[note 1]}
Year 1	N/A USD
Year 2	N/A USD
Year 3	N/A USD

↑ ^a ^b ^c The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.

19. Does this proposal include compensation for staff or contractors? (required): Yes

19.1. How many paid staff members do you plan to have? (required)

Include the number of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include them separately and mention their terms.

Comms and parternship person to be paid part time throughout the year for communications and partnership.

Administrative person to be paid part time throughout the year for administration and setup. up to 2 facilitators per workshop, adhoc Wiki Loves Folklore organiser: February,March 2024

19.2. How many FTEs (full-time equivalents) in total? (required)

Include the total FTE of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include their FTEs with the terms separately.

Comms and partnership part timer 5 hours per month

Administrative part timer at 4 hours per month Website/email maintainer at 2 hours per month Facilitators at 4 hours per pax per workshop. 2 pax per workshop. 4 workshops Wiki Loves Folklore organiser:11 hours

19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees): N/A

20. Please provide an overview of your overall budget categories in your local currency. The budget breakdown should include only the amount requested with this General Support Fund (required).


Budget category	Amount in local currency
Staff and contractor costs	16100 SGD
Operational costs	48266 SGD
Programmatic costs	64366 SGD

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-ZhhY6CJaEl4VDB7G17lZBXeI4KXu2du/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105772972205885391829&rtpof=true&sd=true

Additional information

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

Yes

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[fixedrate-1] The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.

[note 1]