Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Creating free knowledge through educational, GLAM & capacity building projects & collaborations while enhancing diversity & social representation in He-WP & AR-WP

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Wikimedia Community Fund

Creating free knowledge through educational, GLAM & capacity building projects & collaborations while enhancing diversity & social representation in He-WP & AR-WP

Fluxx IDR-GS-2407-16326

start date2025-01-012025-01-01T00:00:00Z

end date2027-12-312027-12-31T00:00:00Z

budget (local currency)4604294 ILS

amount requested (USD)408300 USD

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

funding regionNWE

decision fiscal year2024-25

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Wikimedia Israel

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)

Wikimedia Israel

Do you have any approved General Support Fund requests? (required)

Yes, I have already applied and received 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)

Yes

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?

No

Fiscal organization name.

N/A

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

Please see here all the links to the relevant files:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RdPiigjbgZw5HST9-6O-z3KTvMBIc2D6M9OnroEH-lg/edit?usp=sharing

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)

Creating free knowledge through educational, GLAM & capacity building projects & collaborations while enhancing diversity & social representation in He-WP & AR-WP

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

Yes, multi-year funding with similar program, budget, and structure every year (strategic plan can be provided but is not required)

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)

2027-12-31

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/1IfSX9WOqzZxMc1tG6YRVsbdNN4g1uuM-Evwc44hJZCA/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/presentation/d/1erpFqrAUabw3kbB4awnkLFwuG0qX5QjtGlOId8aIqIM/edit?usp=sharing

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

Israel

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)

Please see the answer in the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ET6mNniI-PK-nqw52eRic3Y1UwM_sWq9RLleg2nfMCE/edit?usp=sharing

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	Yes
Gender and diversity	Yes
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)

Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom or other Reading/Evaluating Wikipedia Training, Editing Wikipedia Training, Translation, Research, Wikimedia Commons programs

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required)

Secondary school students, Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Teachers or professors, Senior citizens

Other groups if any: N/A

Culture, heritage or GLAM

9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required)

Supporting institutions to open up their collections, data, metadata, and research, Supporting GLAM professionals to incorporate use of Wikimedia in their work, through documentation, training, or Wikimedian in Residence programs, Partnering with institutions, professional associations, and allied organizations to raise awareness of open culture, ethical sharing, and related issues

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Gender and diversity

9.3. Select all your programs and activities for Gender and diversity.

Bringing in women and/or gender diverse participants and editors, Focusing on creating content about women and/or gender diverse groups, including biographies, intersectional topic areas and/or adding images, Focusing on creating content about marginalized (underrepresented) communities and their knowledge, Focusing on knowledge equity by bringing in contributors from underrepresented communities, Building organizer skills in women and diversity groups

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Community support and engagement

9.4. Select all your programs and activities for Community support and engagement.

Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events, Supporting community members' participation in events and conferences, Offering micro-funding and other financial support to community members , Offering non financial support and services to community members (equipment, space, books, etc.), Other

Other programs and activities if any: Providing tools for community customs, for improving the climate in Wikipedia, and professional and emotional tools for new editors

Participation in campaigns and contests

9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required)

Art+Feminism, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary

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://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YHepCJq3qfDaVhFSn67z7dXhR7zTyuFiQ-5ITYnMUbo/edit?usp=sharing

11. Describe your team. (required)

There are five members of the team working full time, one working 80% of the time, and another working half time. However, he will begin to work to a percentage of 75% in the fourth quarter of 2024. In addition at Wikimedia Israel works four freelancers, and approximately 44 volunteers. Most volunteers are involved in training, accompanying, giving lectures, and providing support in various content areas. Stuff: Michal Wander Schwartz is the Ed Shai Katz, Vice President of Content and Programs Ruthie Alster, Manager of editing courses and excellent programs Lior Dolev Yaary, Director of Education and the Hebrew Language Academy Abeer Abu Zhai, Director of Education and Academy in Arabic Keren Kosman, Administration and projects, Andre Frank, Marketing and Events Manager, Gil Cohen, Instructor of editing courses Yara Har Tov, Instructor of editing courses Keren Rotem,Resource development Suzy Bahar, Resource development In addition to the staff, there are eleven board members: https://wikimedia.org.il/about-2/team

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)

Wikimedia Israel fosters strategic partnerships with diverse partners from the public, business, and philanthropic sectors. This is done to realize the vision of creating, accessing, and critically consuming free content; expanding its influence; and cultivating an active community of contributors. These partnerships are based on shared values and the ability to address needs in the field and provide added value to the partners involved. We believe that partnerships are a goal in themselves, as they enable mutual fertilization, serve as multipliers of force to achieve common goals, yield more and better results, enable enjoyment and creation, and serve as a means of strengthening Wikimedia Israel as a sustainable association.

We maintain a wide range of partnerships, which differ from one another in terms of the level of involvement, duration, and the extent of their impact on the organization's activities. These partnerships range from temporary and focused collaborations to long-term strategic partnerships. We are constantly working to expand and deepen our network of partnerships, focusing on developing strategic partnerships that will help us improve the quality of the content produced in our projects and attract new audiences. We invest significant resources in developing and nurturing these partnerships, understanding that they are a critical component of our success and the fulfillment of our mission.

Our work in the education system provides an example of a partnership in which we operate with all the means within the system, thereby increasing our impact on the field. The partnership with the Arab education system and the partnership with the Hebrew education system both testify to the significant impact of collaborations on promoting free knowledge in Hebrew and Arabic. Each of these partnerships has unique characteristics, but what they have in common is that they are long-term strategic partnerships involving senior officials in the Ministry of Education or schools, which dramatically contributes to the success of our education programs and their expansion from year to year.

Our partnership with Tel Aviv University as part of an academic excellence program for youth is an excellent example of a strategic partnership that allows us to invest in youth with excellent writing potential now and in the future as adults, and to expose them to the world of creating free content on Wikipedia. The success of this collaboration encourages us to seek additional partnerships with academic institutions and youth excellence institutions, in order to expand the accessibility of free knowledge on science-related topics.

Our partnership with the academic community is an example of innovation in education. This collaboration encourages lecturers and students to be active partners in creating knowledge and enables the accessibility of high-quality knowledge to the general public. Our collaboration with lecturers who have chosen the "Wikipedia in Academia" program as a significant teaching tool attests to the success of this initiative. The partnerships we currently have are not few, but they mainly take place at the level of individual lecturers. We aspire to expand the partnerships so that the work is done with academic institutions. For example, in 2024 we succeeded in creating an institutional partnership with the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Haifa. As part of this partnership, an introductory course to Wikipedia will be developed by the association's staff, will be included in the faculty's elective courses, and will grant students who participate in it two credit points. We see this institutional partnership as a significant breakthrough towards a deep and extensive presence in the halls of academia.

Another style of productive partnership is a "train" partnership: These are significant relationships that are time-limited, intensive, and designed for a specific audience. These partnerships take place within our courses program. One of the core areas of this program is Wikipedia editing courses for selected target audiences, such as retirees, people with disabilities, women, independent media, academics, and more. The organizations that partner with us approach their target audiences and offer them to participate in the course, sometimes with full or partial subsidies. These organizations take on processes such as branding and design, marketing, recruitment, registration, and contact with candidates, and sometimes involvement in the learning processes. These partnerships have been found to be efficient in time and resources, more accurate in content, and produce a very high number of articles and editors. In the past year, we have recorded a tens of percent increase in the number of editing courses, thanks in part to these collaborations. Another achievement we have recorded within the framework of the courses program is the existence of collaborations with organizations across the country, which can contribute significantly to the advancement and fulfillment of Wikimedia Israel's mission

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, Provide for Safety and Inclusion, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge

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	9000	This number indicates the total number of new and old participants in all our programs and activities for 2025, including 7160 followers on social networks
Number of all editors	1460	N/A
Number of new editors	1360
Number of retained editors	120
Number of all organizers	209	N/A
Number of new organizers	95

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

Contributions to Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	610	1565
Wikimedia Commons	3000	0
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)

Yes

Other Metrics	Description	Target
Collaborations	It has been a breakthrough year in terms of creating new partnerships and maintaining existing ones in the year 2024. We have set the following goals for 2025 Retaining 70% of the significant collaborations from 2024 and before. In addition 3-4 new significant collaborations will be established.	4
Index of satisfaction	On the final feedback questionnaire, participants should give a score of at least 4 out of 5 for their overall satisfaction with the Editing course and community events	4
Index of persistence	At least 30 percent of the participants in the Wikipedia editing course will continue to edit for at least three months following completion of the course.	30
Unrepresented Groups and content	In this measure, we reflect the degree to which we support underrepresented populations and content. The goal in 2024 is to ensure that about 20% of the content or participants are underrepresented	20
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)

Yes

16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)

Revenues from private donations Revenues from Round-up Revenues from self-income Revenues from membership fees Revenues from partnerships

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

710900

17. Your local currency. (required)

ILS

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

4604294 ILS

Multi-year funding request summary

Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	N/A ILS
Year 2	N/A ILS
Year 3	N/A ILS

Requested amount in USD

408300 USD

Multi-year funding request summary in USD

Year	Amount USD
Year 1	N/A USD
Year 2	N/A USD
Year 3	N/A USD

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.

The Wikimedia Israel team consists of the following members:

1. There are seven permanent employees in the scope of variable jobs.

2. Two freelancers who guide Wikipedia editing courses

2. Two freelancers are developing resources

3. Support and maintenance of the WikiGlam Dashboard by a freelancer

4. Additional contractors: an accountant and a bookkeeper.

Subject to the approval of this grant application we anticipate hiring an additional half-time employee who will manage our community and volunteers

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.

A total of 7.6 full-time equivalents are employed

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

The following changes have been made:

1. The marketing manager's position was changed to fifty percent of the position. However, it is expected to increase to seventy-five percent of the position by the last quarter of 2024.

2. The full-time position of content and programs vice president was reduced to 80% by the end of the first quarter of this year (2024).

3. The job of recruiting resources grew from an hourly job to a 50%-time job

4. To support the community and Wikimedia Israel volunteers in 2025, we are seeking a half-time employee

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	1310000 ILS
Operational costs	40000 ILS
Programmatic costs	150000 ILS

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18NofPyCqvUziX74aq6kRj8fgk4zGIPJkfSMuHLWBgDg/edit?usp=sharing

Additional information

22. In this optional space you can add any other additional information about your proposal or organization that you think can help us when reviewing your proposal. (optional)

We would like to emphasize to the regional committee that Wikimedia Israel is investing significant efforts in initiating, managing, and promoting activities in both Arabic and Hebrew. This is despite the terrible war that has been raging for nearly a year. Our team is a diverse one, with Arabs and Jews working together. Despite the inherent conflict that could have led to dysfunction, the opposite is true. We are leading strategic processes of growth, development, and inclusion of all Israeli residents from a variety of cultures and languages. We are very proud of our work and, against all odds, we are operating out of a sense of mission and belief in the vision of free content for all. We hope that you will be able to see the full picture in which we are operating when you make your decision regarding this grant. Thank you very much

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