Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Wikimedia MKD Annual Grant 2026
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Applicant information
[edit]- Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)
- Wikimedia GMSZ MKD Skopje
- 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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069870774229 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_mkd Governance structure: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MKD All reports (English): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MKD/Reports
Main proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)
- Wikimedia MKD Annual Grant 2026
- 2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants)
- No
- 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)
- 2026-01-01
- 4. Proposed end date. (required)
- 2026-12-31
- 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://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MKD/Annual_plan_2026
- 6. Does your affiliate, organization or group have a Strategic Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required)
- No
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MKD/Strategic_plan_2024-2028
- 7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
- North Macedonia
- 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)
The main programs are: Education & Science, Community and GLAM & Partnerships. As always, our proposal tries to make positive changes that will solve:
1) content gaps and disproportional representation; 2) active participation in volunteer initiatives; and 3) preservation of heritage and data.
Our direction towards addressing these three challenges would contribute to the development of a sustainable knowledge-based society in which individuals could easily access and verify the veracity of the information they encounter every day. For detailed explenation of the programs, please see our Annual plan: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MKD/Annual_plan
- 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)
- Wiki Club, Wiki Camp, 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)
- 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)
- Documenting or incubating languages on Wikimedia projects, 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
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 micro-funding and other financial support to community members , Offering non financial support and services to community members (equipment, space, books, etc.)
- Other programs and activities if any: N/A
Participation in campaigns and contests
- 9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required)
- 1Lib1Ref, Art+Feminism, CEE Spring, WikiForHumanRights, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos, 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://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MKD/Timeline_2026
- 11. Describe your team. (required)
- Nikolche Stojanoski, user:MacedonianBoy, president and board member, creating and submitting grant proposal, WMF liaison, responsible for overall projects planning;
- Kiril Simeonovski, user:Kiril Simeonovski, board member, creating and submitting grant proposal, WMF liaison;
- Valentina Trajkoska, user:Vale Trajkoska, board member;
- Lili Arsova, user:Lili Arsova, board member, coordinator of education in Veles: responsible for creating events, maintain projects and work with volunteers in Veles;
- Nino Bogdanovski, user:Полупрофесионален Шофер, board member, participant in expeditions;
- Dean Lazarevski, user:Деан Лазаревски, board member, participant in expeditions;
- Toni Ristovski , user:Ehrlich91, participant in expeditions;
- Nataša Nedanoska, user:NatasaNedanoska, coordinator of volunteers and Wiki Club Ohrid, and Wikipedian in Residence;
- Stojna Arsovska-Donevska, user:Stojnaa, coordinator of Wiki Club Kumanovo, coordinator of volunteers in Kumanovo, responsible for projects maintain in Kumanovo and St. Nagoricane;
- Irena Trajkovska, coordinator of education in the High School Josip Broz Tito: responsible for projects and volunteers coming from that high school;
- Ana Vishinova, user:Vishinova, GLAM coordinator as a volunteer position: GLAM liaison, responsible for planning and maintain GLAM events in collaboration with other Wikipedians;
- Koki Nikola, user:SirGoldenBlade, Wikipedian in Residence, responsible for some of the GLAM projects;
- Nataša Stardelova, user:Natasa Stardelova, Wikipedian in Residence, coordinator of Wiki Club Dracevo; and many members of the core community.
The staff includes the following members:
- Snezhana Shtrkovska, user:Violetova (Executive Director): creating and submitting grant proposals, budget planning, WMF liaison, administration coordinator, overall projects coordinator;
- Boyan Velkovski. user:Velkovski.b (Communication Manager): responsible for maintain all reports and publishing news on Instagram, Facebook, website, meta reports, newsletters, in media, etc;
- Jovan Tasevski, user:Jtasevski123 (Community and Logistics Manager): responsible for all contacts with the broad Macedonian community, special calls for editing days and weeks, all kind of contests, Photohunt, etc.;
- Bosa Filipovic, user:BosaFi (Education Project Manager): responsible for all education projects, coordinator of all EDU coordinators, Wiki Clubs, educational activities such as workshops, Seminars for teachers, planning of Wiki Camp, etc.;
- Orce Nineski, user:Orce Wiki (Coordinator of GLAM programme): responsible for all contacts with GLAM institutions, coordinator of all Wikipedian in residence, and all volunteers involved in GLAM projects, also responsible for training GLAMers on how to enrich Wikipedia using books, photos and documents from GLAM institutions. Among other tasks, responsible to deal with the increased number of calls from GLAM institutions to work with free content and copyright free files and books.
We have no open position at the moment.
- 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)
This annual plan primarily will be implemented with the Macedonian Wikipedia community. As always, all projects will be documented in separate project pages created on the Macedonian Wikipedia, and target editors will be notified about the projects through other communication channels such as emailing services and social media, and off course Village pump, Sitenotice and users talk pages as channels for communication. Our external partners are the partner institutions we already worked with, and the new ones we are collaborating with in the meantime. The latest formalized cooperation comes with the Museum of Macedonia, and several schools. The others we keep collaboration with are: Directorate for protection of Cultural Heritage, The State Archives, Museum of Macedonian Struggle in Skopje, Universities in Stip and Skopje, Municipalities of Demir Hisar and Veles, Embassies of foreign countries in Skopje (Slovenian is the newest one, Hungarian, Italian, Sweden, Serbian etc.), as with 22 secondary and high schools all over Macedonia, and many NGOs. Every institution we collaborate with is a significant partnership for us.
- 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, Provide for Safety and Inclusion, Ensure Equity in Decision-making, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Manage Internal Knowledge, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt
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 | 1100 | Number of all participants involved in activities funded by the grant, including people that participate in events, trainings, campaigns, etc. as editors or that participate in other way (supporters visiting our events, attendees on Wiki Team Building, Wiki Camp, etc.). |
| Number of all editors | 175 | Number of new and retained editors on Wikimedia projects involved in Wikimedia MKD activities. Newly registered editors brought in by activities funded by the grant we expected to be 130, out of all engaged editors in or activities.
At the time of this writing, Wikimedia MKD's trained 62 new editors through the programs, out of all editors (new and retained): 212 are Wiki Clubs members. Links: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_MKD/Wiki_Clubs_2025 |
| Number of new editors | 130 | |
| Number of retained editors | 45 | |
| Number of all organizers | 30 | Number of people involved in organizing edit-a-thons, competitions, meet-ups, and other kind of community events. |
| Number of new organizers | 12 |
- 14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)
| Wikimedia project | Created | Edited or improved |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 6000 | 2000 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 4000 | |
| Wikidata | 4000 | |
| Wiktionary | ||
| Wikisource | 1700 | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | ||
| Translatewiki | ||
| MediaWiki | ||
| Wikiquote | ||
| Wikivoyage | ||
| Wikibooks | ||
| Wikiversity | ||
| Wikinews | ||
| Wikispecies | ||
| Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia |
- Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)
The number of new created articles is bigger than the number of editing the existing ones, i.e. improved ones, as throughout the year we organize a lot of editing contest and editing challenges, when we usually ask the participants to create a new articles, better than to improve existing ones. According to our experience, the newbies are good to use translating tool better than find a proper way for improving existing article.
Of course, the number of new articles on mk.wiki at the end of the year is much bigger than 6000 articles, because we are not counting here the number of created or improved articles which are activities not connected with the Wikimedia MKD projects.
Other Metrics
[edit]- 15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required)
- Yes
| Other Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Involved institutions | Involved institutions in all Wikimedia MKD projects, as schools, NGOs, museums and other GLAM institutions we collaborate with, etc. | 45 |
| Involved teachers | Number of involved teachers via teachers conferences and Wiki Clubs activities. | 80 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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)
- Yes
- 16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)
Office space from the Skopje City Council = ~6,000 euros Awards for students from Slovenian Embassy = ~ 500 euros Wikimedia CEE Meeting organizers - Scholarship for 2 participants = - 1,200 euros
- 16.2. Approximately how much revenue will you have from other sources in your local currency? (required)
- 7700
- 17. Your local currency. (required)
- EUR
- 18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required)
- 117386 EUR
| Year | Amount (local currency) |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | N/A EUR |
| Year 2 | N/A EUR |
| Year 3 | N/A EUR |
- Requested amount in USD
- 129218.51 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.
- 5 (five)
- 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.
- 5 FTEs
- 19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees)
- We have 5 staff persons, all of them are part time employees till the end of 2025.
For 2026, the plan is to change this from part time employees to full time employees, as the operational tasks are increasing. Offering a full-time position will improve employees engagement, job satisfaction, and long-term retention.
Please refer to Question 11 for more details on roles and responsibilities. As per position:
- GLAM Program Manager: The GLAM program has expanded significantly after we hired employee and we transitioned from volunteers to employee. A full-time role ensures consistent communication with the partners, and focused attention on planning and implementation of the planned activities. With the increase in the number of GLAM institutions we work with (~20 at the moment), the employee's daily duties and responsibilities have increased.
- Communication Manager: A full-time Communication Manager ensures regular content creation, updates, and outreach that align with organizational goals. Among other duties, this position engages presence on social media, newsletters, websites, and other digital platforms requires daily oversight and content planning. A full-time Communication Manager will facilitate social media and press relations, campaign planning, and partner communications without delay or missed opportunities.
- Community and Logistics Manager: As the organization grows, so does the number and scale of community events, workshops, and outreach activities. Expanding to full-time ensures smoother operations, improves coordination and reduces disruptions to programs and activities.
- Education Project Manager: A full-time Manager is essential to effectively oversee multiple programs, meet deadlines, and ensure quality outcomes, as a half-time role limits responsiveness and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
- Executive Director: There is a need for consistent, daily leadership presence to provide strategic direction, support staff, and manage day-to-day operations effectively: like presence on many kinds of meetings with partners, with GLAM institutions, etc. A full-time ED can more effectively represent the organization in meetings, partnerships, funding opportunities, and community relations. With multiple programs and employees to oversee, ED has to provide support for staff development, and to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- 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 | 73116 EUR |
| Operational costs | 10670 EUR |
| Programmatic costs | 33600 EUR |
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
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)
In the budget for 2026 we increase the employees salaries, as the staff shifts from part time to full time. Explanation is fully given in the line: 19.3.
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
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