Wikimedia CH/Grant apply/10th edition: Editathon.ch with SRF & Ringier 2023
Please note: This is work in progress.
Infodata[edit]
- Name of the project: Editathon -- Frauen für Wikipedia
- Amount requested: 3'519 CHF
- Type of grantee: Editathon Organisation Committee
- Name of the contact: MurielDamiana
- Contact: murielstaub
me.com - Please note: This grant is for the 10th edition for the Diversity Edit-a-thon editathon.ch.
In case of questions, please write to grantwikimedia.ch
The problem and the context[edit]
What is the problem you're trying to solve?[edit]
We want to make the authorship and the content on Wikipedia more diverse, equitable and inclusive.
What is your solution to this problem (please explain the context and the solution)?[edit]
Project goals
Since 2018, we are hosting writing marathons called “Editathon”. On November 28, 2023 we want to host the 10th edition in Zurich, in collaboration with the publishing house Ringier and Swiss TV and Radio SRF (and potentially two partners more). We intend to write biographies about women -- and want to attract new female Wikipedia editors. This editathon is specifically directed to the target audience of journalists and students of journalistic schools.
Project impact[edit]
How will you know if you have met your goals?[edit]
- We keep track of the articles which were newly created or edited on our project page here.
- Participants will need to register for the event, thus we're able to monitor how many people are attending for the first time / recurring.
- We are using the Hashtag #WomenEdit and #Editathon on Twitter and Instagram, so we can "measure" the reach, activities and (re)actions on Social Media.
- We are also monitoring media coverage, as usually this Editathon is generating media attention in Switzerland.
Do you have any goals or metrics around participation or content?[edit]
- 30 new articles on Wikipedia
- 20 improved articles
- 60 attendants, with 45 new editors and 15 recurring participants
- Online awareness campaign on Social Media about the fact that "everyone can edit Wikipedia"
- Community Building through our Account "editathon" to create a network of the editors who joined the editathon for the first time
Project plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
- Preparing, organizing, hosting and follow up of the Editathon writing events (April 19)
- Social Media campaign to raise awareness "everyone can edit Wikipedia" and to collect ideas for articles we can improve or create
- Social Media campaign to raise awareness of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) on Wikimedia projects
- Evaluation of the event
- Community Building
Budget in CHF[edit]
| BUDGET OVERALL | Hours | Rate | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization of the Editathon (event orga) | 40 | 100 | 4000 | hourly rate as indicated by benevol for experts -- provided in-house by Ringier |
| Organization of the Editathon (community building, social media, comms) | 40 | 40 | 1600 | hourly rate as indicated by benevol for non experts -- provided in-house by Muriel |
| Catering | 1500 | |||
| Moderation | 1000 | 10 hours à 100 CHF - hourly rate for experts as indicated by benevol | ||
| Location | 1000 | in house, provided by Ringier | ||
| Merchandising: Edit-a-thon caps | 1500 | 60 caps | ||
| Evenito Website hosting plus member management | 1200 | annual operating costs | ||
| Domain editathon.ch | 19 | |||
| TOTAL | 11819 | |||
| BUDGET FOR WIKIMEDIA CH | Hours | Rate | Total | Comments |
| Merchandising: Edit-a-thon caps | 1500 | 60 caps | ||
| Evenito Website hosting http://editathon.ch/ | 0 | already paid with other micro-grant | ||
| Domain http://editathon.ch/ | 19 | |||
| Catering | 1500 | |||
| Total for WMCH |
Community engagement[edit]
The participants of the editathon are being introduced and supported on site by approx. 5 Wikipedia editors. Some of them are long-time Wikipedians, and some of them are new editors who've joined the community through these editathons. Also, the community is being transparently informed about this event. Please note: To avoid any negative experience for the community, we are making sure that the Editathon participants are editing Wikipedia in the user name space (Benutzernamensraum) and not in the article name space (Artikelnamensraum). Also, we are collecting all relevant information on the project page and making sure that's always transparently available for the community and beyond. Also, we usually inform admins of the german speaking Wikipedia before the event and likely post about it in the german community newspaper Kurier.
Wikimedia CH response[edit]
WMCH has reviewed this request. We are pleased to approve this amount for this project. However, we have deducted from the total amount the position for the reimbursement of travel expenses for the volunteers in the amount of CHF 500, because it will not be the task of SRF/ Ringier to pay expense reports. We will continue to do that in the usual way; they have the contact with us rather than with the media company. If you please inform in the corresponding invitation letters that we will pay for the incurred travel expenses of the volunteers, we will be very grateful.
Lantus (talk) 15:52, 11 September 2023 (UTC) (for WMCH)