Grant/Wikimedia/Operations(2012)

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This grant was rejected by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Legal name of chapter

Wiki Canada

Grant contact name

Alan Walker

Grant contact user-name or e-mail

User:Alan.ca

Grant contact title (position)

Vice President

Project lead name

Linda Chew

Project lead user-name or e-mail

Project lead title (position), if any

Treasurer

Full project name

Wikimedia Canada Operations 2012

Amount requested in USD

Provisional target start date

June 1, 2012

Provisional completion date

December 31, 2012

Budget breakdown

A: In person board meeting Jan 29th, 2011

No	Item	Cost (CAD)
1	Benoit Rachon travel	777.28
2	Jeffery Nichols travel	480.71
3	Meal	179.48
	Total	1437.47

B: University outreach

James Heilman is planning to speak at both Oxford University and at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust as discussed here regarding how Wikipedia relates to health care and ongoing efforts by the Wikipedia community to improve coverage. See WikiProject Medicine Translation Task Force.

No	Item	Cost (CAD)
1	Travel	1200
2	Food	200
	Total	1400.00

C: Administrative support

No	Item	Cost (CAD)
1	Accounting / tax filing / Financial record keeping services	2,000.00
	Total	2000.00

D: Small community events

$5,000 for events that reach small groups of up to 20 people for engaging the Wikimedia Community; they are intended to make the organization more agile and able to organize ad-hoc events where interest and volunteers materialize. They would be community-based gatherings with small expenses for rental, swag/brochures, refreshments and other small sundry items. Essentially, this an ad-hoc event support fund. These small community events are allocated at the discretion of Alan Walker and Benoit Rochon (Canada-wide).

No	Item	Cost (CAD)
1	Small community events	5,000,00
	Total	5,000.00

E: GLAM

$3000.00 for GLAM relationship-building and meetings allocated at Benoit Rachon's discretion (Canada-wide). These funds would be used to cover travel, parking, and miscellaneous expenses related to engaging institutions and groups for GLAM.

No	Item	Cost (CAD)
1	GLAM relationship-building	3,000,00
	Total	3,000.00

F: Program review & Strategy planning

This planning meeting is intended to review the programs of 2012 and discuss strategy for Wikimedia Canada in 2013. A first draft of the 2013 budget will be prepared at this meeting. The framework for the WMF grant reports will be established. Allocated to Alan Walker.

No	Item	Cost (CAD)
1	Flights	3200.00
2	Hotel	1600.00
3	Meals	550.00
4	Local transport & facilities	650
	Total	6000.00

Project goal

• Increase the reach of the Wikimedia movement through public events promoting the projects and community
• Invest in partnerships with academic institutions
• Facilitate strategic planning for 2013 events and funding
• Ensure proper maintenance of accounting records through proper bookkeeping, accounting systems and financial controls

Project scope and list of activities

Please see the budget breakdown section

Non-financial requirements

Not applicable for this grant.

Fit to strategy

Wikimedia Strategic Plan (2011-2015)

• Stabilize infrastructure through regulatory compliance, solid financial controls and strategic planning
• Increase participation through public events and coordination with institutions
• Improve quality through partnerships with education institutions inspiring more engagement from the academic community
• Increase reach by improving the visibility of Wikimedia Canada as a resource for non-English speaking Canadians

Measures of success

• Improved / increased partnerships with education institutions
• Increased participation from Canadians in the Wikimedia movement
• Development of the Wikimedia Canada Strategic plan (2013)
• Compliance with all regulatory obligations for 2012