Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Egypt Wikimedians User Group Annual Plan 2023-24
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Applicant information
[edit]- Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)
- Egypt Wikimedians 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.
- The Arab Studies Institute - Research and Education Methodologies
Main proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)
- Egypt Wikimedians User Group Annual Plan 2023-24
- 2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year funding or renewal process? (required)
- N/A
- 2.1. For how many years of multi-year funding are you applying? (required)
- N/A
- 2.2. 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)
- 2024-07-01
- 4. Proposed end date. (required)
- 2025-07-31
- 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/1JFwTBvkLpuliSw4cqvNct0jy7J1CjNLGz4iRGckQzKQ/edit
- 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/14o1UV34sYp_Ym2NobypfJRGyBifpx6dm8AcqSRt531E/edit
- 7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
- Egypt
- 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)
Our program this year focuses on several topics: Wikipedia training and workshops, education program, GLAM, Photography, Photography competitions, Tech and Hackathon, Wikidata workshops, Raise Awareness, Documentation Projects.
Our strategy: 1- Reorganizing and restructuring the group: by preparing an organizational structure with annual elections, writing internal regulations and codes of ethics, and creating sections, subcommittees, and teams in the regions, which guarantees us Stability and order. 2- Growth: Our primary focus is to grow the group and attract the largest number of volunteers and supporters for the coming years. 3- Utilizing resources as much as possible: The budget will be small, so we will focus on important aspects and we will strive to achieve the greatest amount of important activities and achieve the greatest effectiveness possible. 4- Establishing the largest possible number of partnerships: whether with universities, libraries, or archives, as well as partnerships with institutions working in the field of volunteer work, in order to facilitate our activity in the coming period.
- 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 | No |
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, Translation, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs, Other Wikimedia project programs
- Other programs and activities if any: N/A
- 9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required)
- 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, Fomenting female leadership within the movement (either staff, members or boards)
- Other programs and activities if any: N/A
Participation in campaigns and contests
- 9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required)
- Art+Feminism, Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves Women, WikiForHumanRights, WikiGap, 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/17LttB8u2xhaJDUG-3-c6af9XJOZ2kPevb1dgVjHYZsQ/
- 11. Describe your team. (required)
We have an elected Board of trustees contain (Chairperson - Executive Manager - Treasurer and financial Officer - Public relations and communications Officer)
Our team:
- 1 Education program leader and two Coordinator
- 2 Event Consultant
- 2 Event Coordinator in three regions
- 1 Marketing & Research manager
- Logistics manager
- 2 Photo Competitions Organizer
- 2 Technical Support
Future Staff:
- Administrative assistants
- Accountant
- Social Media Coordinator
- 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)
GLAM–Wiki - Wikimedia Outreach - Wiki Loves Monuments - WikiGAP - Wikitech
- 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, Improve User Experience, Ensure Equity in Decision-making, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge
Metrics
[edit]Wikimedia Metrics
[edit]- 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.
Metrics name | Target | Description |
---|---|---|
Number of all participants | 1300 | N/A |
Number of all editors | 200 | N/A |
Number of new editors | 150 | |
Number of retained editors | 27 | |
Number of all organizers | 12 | N/A |
Number of new organizers | 20 |
- 14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)
Wikimedia project | Created | Edited or improved |
---|---|---|
Wikipedia | 1000 | 2000 |
Wikimedia Commons | 7000 | |
Wikidata | 2800 | |
Wiktionary | ||
Wikisource | ||
Wikimedia Incubator | ||
Translatewiki | ||
MediaWiki | 20 | 25 |
Wikiquote | ||
Wikivoyage | ||
Wikibooks | ||
Wikiversity | ||
Wikinews | ||
Wikispecies | ||
Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia |
- Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)
Other Metrics
[edit]- 15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required)
- Yes
Other Metrics | Description | Target |
---|---|---|
wikipedia pages | create new pages or improve it | 3000 |
new photos on Commons | we target by Photography competitions and photography tours to achieving more numbers than previous years | 7000 |
wikidata | items on wikidata | 2800 |
wikisource | create topics in wikisource depend on GLAM activities - 4 trips - 4 topics for each trip.
every topic contain 3- 5 pages in wikisource |
16 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Budget
[edit]- 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)
- EGP
- 18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required)
- 1375000 EGP
Year | Amount (local currency) |
---|---|
Year 1 | N/A EGP |
Year 2 | N/A EGP |
Year 3 | N/A EGP |
- Requested amount in USD
- 44508.75 USD [note 1]
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.
- 4 staff
- Executive Manager (Part time - 4 hours/day)
- Administrative assistants (Part time - 4 hours/day)
- Accountant (Part time - 4 hours/day)
- Social Media Coordinator (Part time - 4 hours/day)
+ 2 contractors
- Graphic Designer (one time paid)
- Educational Materials Creator (one time paid)
- 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.
- none
- 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 | 310000 EGP |
Operational costs | 585000 EGP |
Programmatic costs | 455000 EGP |
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10iO0IrkYmW9QXJkvYVjCxcBvAkLC_VeKkvxJ0FRwmho/
Additional information
[edit]- 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)
By submitting your proposal/funding request you agree that you are in agreement with the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and the Universal Code of Conduct.
We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
- Yes
Feedback
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- Wikimedia Community Fund/Proposals
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- Education - General Support Funds in FY 2023-24
- Culture, heritage or GLAM - General Support Funds in FY 2023-24
- Gender and diversity - General Support Funds in FY 2023-24
- Participation in campaigns and contests - General Support Funds in FY 2023-24
- Funded General Support Funds for MENA in FY 2023-24
- Funded General Support Funds for MENA in FY 2023-24 (Round 2)
- General Support Funds for MENA in FY 2023-24 (Round 2)
- General Support Funds in FY 2023-24 (Round 2)
- Funded General Support Funds in FY 2023-24 (Round 2)
- General Support Fund proposals by Egypt Wikimedians User Group
- Funded General Support Funds in FY 2023-24