Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Public Art & Cemeteries in Serbia 2024 (ID: 22765506)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
MikyM
- Organization
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- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wiki Loves Public Art & Cemeteries in Serbia 2024
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-09-30 - 2024-12-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Serbia
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Other (please specify) Wiki Loves Public Art and Wiki Loves Cemeteries, these projects were active in the past period
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
This project is a mix of two global initiatives in one that will impact many other projects.
- Wiki Loves Public Art - outdoor monuments; public installations, sculptures, murals, attractions, etc.
- Wiki Loves Cemeteries - burial places and memorials of famous and notable people
Since in the independent edition the projects currently do not have an international character as they did in some earlier years, the project will be with local character only. The reason for this combination of two projects is the maximization of resources (finances, people, techniques) with minimal costs. By combining the project, we cover a larger scope of subjects suitable for photography with almost the same costs.
The idea is to combine these two projects (Wiki Public Art and Wiki Loves Cemeteries) and use resources for implementation simultaneously. In Serbia, there are many famous people and public figures who are no longer living, and there are no free photos of them. Photographing their gravesites can serve as a rare or, in some cases, the only source of photographic information about a person or event. Additionally, there are numerous public (not protect as cultural heritage but still inportant) monuments, art installations, and murals in Serbia that have not been photographed or covered in Wikipedia articles. By photographing this public arts, a whole series of articles can be written and illustrated. The idea is to take a photo of burial places and memorials of relevant and famous persons, outdoor monuments; public installations, sculptures, murals, and tourist attractions. Another goal is to write and update articles on Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikivoyage and Wikinews. Also, at the end of the project, the idea is to give prizes and create a virtual exhibition as a pilot project and an innovative solution for displaying the best images.
This photo-project, in addition to its internal goals of expanding the photo base, can indirectly and directly have a positive impact on many other projects. These include updating and creating new content on wiki projects, and using images and articles within other archives, such as CEE Spring, Art+Feminism, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos, Wiki Public Art and Wiki Loves Cemeteries.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
- Launching and maintaining a website will be the primary source of information about the project. We will also be able to upload pictures and information from our partners there. Regular reporting on activities, as well as the creation of maps of routes and places to visit, are planned. At the end of the project, a virtual exhibition of the best photos will be organized on the website, as an innovative approach in Wiki Loves photo projects in Serbia.
- organize up to 7 photo tours and walks in Serbia, depending on the interest and size of the groups. photo tours will be in several different places.
- organize an editathon
- organize a virtual exhibition. The Virtual exhibition will be the pilot concept and new solution for the public presentation of the best pictures
- mapping places and things to photograph
- creating templates and tutorials for creating good images, writing articles and uploading images
- Looking for a local partner. We will try to get in touch with tourist organizations, city institutions and places managers (e.g. institutions in charge of cemeteries) in order to provide support, exchange information and possible participation.
Attracting the community
- Creating promotional material.
- Running a PR campaign and cooperating with the media.
- Regularly sending press clippings and running pages on social networks
- Other ad hoc jobs.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
- MikyM- grant organizer, supervisor, volunteer, organizer support
- JessyDev - project organizer
- Milosh S.- technical support
- Nter25 - volunteer
- Ivan25 - volunteer
- Adjusn - volunteer
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Globally, the project is intended for photo-lovers, admirers of the works of certain individuals who are the subjects of artistic expression, and all others who wish to participate. Also,in Serbia, there is a community gathered around global photo projects such as Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) and Wiki Loves Earth (WLE). We will try to cooperate with them to attract members to join this project and photograph the subjects involved.The target group for the edit-a-thon are existing and new users of wiki projects who are willing to write about numerous monuments, art installations, and murals.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
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- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
We did live communication, communication through social networks and the idea has been shared on the Wikipedia Village Pump, too. We have informed local affiliate about project and intentions to apply for Rapid. They told us that they don't have enough money in the budget, that they support our efforts to apply for Rapid
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Not applicable
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
- What is the possibility and what is the impact of the application of new technological solutions such as a virtual exhibition?
- What is the interest of the participants in photographing smaller public attractions and localities such as cemeteries?
- What is the cooperation in informal communities in the wiki movement in Serbia?
- What is the impact of such photo projects on the content on Wiki projects
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 70 | We have to keep in mind that this is a new project for the local community, so we are careful with estimates. We expect at least 70 participants in photo part of this project. |
| Number of editors | 20 | at least 20 editors in edit-a-thones |
| Number of organizers | 7 | So far we have 5 people who will work on project and we are in negotiations with several other interested members. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 1500 |
| Wikidata | 50 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | 10 |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | 10 |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| % of images used in the first two months | we will track the percentage of photo usage | 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 |
- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
GLAMours for category monitoring and tracking image usage. Wikimetrics and Programs and Events Dashboard tools for the edit-a-thon
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/179bNlK5vzn_VzqnqNHWKzJy_1y-cpnVfkhV5HrKJ64I/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
3030 EUR
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
3279.61 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).