User talk:MCruz (WMF)/Sandbox/Newsletter/2015/2/5/Draft

Grow the awesome

Suggest:

• Highlight the awesome evaluation work of WikiEdu - although it is mostly about low results and how they learned to improve for a next iteration: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Education_Foundation/Outreach_Pilot_final_report

Frontpage

Topic 1

Suggest:

• Brief on Capacity Development Framework

Topic 2

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• Brief on launch of Programs Reports with emphasis on the latest report and toolkit as new products from our work this quarter

Wikimedia Programs Evaluation Reports 2015

We have completed the data collection phase for the Wikipedia Programs Evaluation Reports 2015, and the first reports have now been released. In collaboration with grantees and program leaders across the movement, the reports have begun to cover over 700 implementations of 10 different types of programs, reported by at least 98 different program leaders from 59 countries. This second round of data represents twice as many countries, more than three times more program leaders reporting, and six times more program implementations. The goals of these reports are:

• To develop a clearer understanding of Wikimedia programs and their impact.
• To identify positive examples of programs to explore in more depth, in order to develop best practices and support networks across communities
• To help Wikimedia community leaders explore methods for improving the data collection and reporting of their programs.
• To highlight key lessons learned that can be applied to data collection and reporting.

Stay tuned

Suggest:

• Blog on Learning Days at WMCON (it highlights our new director too I think)
• Writing Contests Blog maybe (I realize it is a July release, so likely better to snip some content for a front page brief
• Inspire Campaign Blog on Lessons Learned (3rd choice)

Leave your mark on Meta

Ideas

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• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/WikipediaSummitIndia
• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Import_and_visualize_census_data

Patterns

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• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Organize_childcare_during_a_Wikimedia_Event
• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Planning_effective_conference_sessions