Volunteer Support Germany-Austria-Switzerland/Public relations

This page is a translation of de:WP:Förderung/Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. It gives an overview of the support programs for volunteers residing in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. The translation is for information purposes only. Addressed volunteers may use the original page. Last update: March 2019

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Public relations Get support with the publicity and promotion of community events. The German-language Wikimedia organizations help you to deal with the press, while making available their communication channels.

Offer

Press and public relations

The German-language Wikimedia organizations offer volunteers their support with the press. After an inquiry is made at the Wikimedia organizations, you will be contacted by the responsible person. Whether you’re looking for tips and tricks for dealing with the press or formulating and issuing press releases, the Wikimedia organization in your country will stand at your side.

Advertising and promotion

The Wikimedia organizations help to raise awareness about the community events you have organized or helped to organize. It is possible, for instance, to draw attention to these projects through the communication channels of the Wikimedia organization such as blogs, Twitter, or Facebook. Ads can likewise be placed in city magazines and the like. Here, too, you can receive individual advice.

Flyers, posters and graphic design

The Wikipedia organizations can also help if information custom materials like flyers, posters, and similar display items seem appropriate. Depending on the need and capacity, desired graphics can be created or, if necessary, commissioned externally (see also: Information material and giveaways).

Approach

If you require assistance in public relations, contact the Wikimedia organization of the country where you reside. Please make sure you have sufficient lead time and, if possible, share the key data of the project right away.

→ Necessary information for the promotion of events

The following information is required for the event details on Facebook or Twitter: Name of the event Date of the event Time of the event Event location Short description (a few words for Twitter, more detail for Facebook) Link to the event page Image or logo of the event For event information in city magazines, the following information is usually needed: Contact(s) for the event: Please enter your name and e-mail address here so that we can reach out to you if we have questions. Name of the event: Short event description: Please describe the event in no more than 350 characters (incl. spaces) Detailed event description (optional): Please describe the event in approximately 1,800 characters (incl. spaces; this option is not available for all media) Date and starting time of the event: Planned duration of the event: Multi-day/recurring event: Your event will take place more than once? Please indicate any additional dates here. Venue Street address /city/possible room/features like accessibility or entrance fee Event website: (optional) If the event will be present on the web, a link or a hashtag may be specified here. Public contact: (optional) Should a contact’s details be printed in the city magazine? If so, please indicate their name and e-mail address/phone. This information will also appear in the announcement. Additional options: In some media, images and/or videos can also be published. If you have this type of material, please enter the corresponding links here. Please ensure their quality. Images should be in 300dpi (.jpg) and videos 30-60 seconds (.flv). In which city should the event be publicized?

Wikimedia Deutschland Detailed information about WMDE’s support in the field of public relations can be found in this document (German only). Please send an e-mail to community@wikimedia.de. The support guidelines of Wikimedia Deutschland apply.

Wikimedia Österreich Please send an e-mail to verein@wikimedia.at with enough lead time. All further steps will be discussed personally. The support guidelines of Wikimedia Österreich apply.

Wikimedia CH Please send an e-mail to info@wikimedia.ch.

Documentation

Please tell us and others about your experiences, for example on a subpage of your user page and link them here. By doing so, you will on the one hand help the Wikimedia organizations to understand the benefits of the support initiative; on the other, your experiences can be helpful to others.