Grants:PEG/WM CA/Operations Supplement 2012

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Legal name of chapter
Wiki Canada
Grant contact name
Alan Walker
Grant contact user-name or e-mail
wmca: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 Supplement 2012
Amount requested in USD
$15,300.00
Provisional target start date
June 1st, 2012
Provisional completion date
December 31, 2012

Budget breakdown

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A: In person board meeting Jan 29th, 2012

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

B: University outreach

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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.

C: Administrative support

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

D: Small community events

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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.

No Item Cost (CAD)
1 Small community events 2000.00
Total 2000.00

E: GLAM

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GLAM relationship-building and meetings. 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 2000.00
Total 2000.00

F: Program review & Strategy planning

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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.

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

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  • 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

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Please see the budget breakdown section

Non-financial requirements

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Not applicable for this grant.

Fit to strategy

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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

Other benefits

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Measures of success

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  • 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