Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Wikimedia Norge 2025
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Applicant information
edit- Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)
- Wikimedia Norge
- Do you have any approved General Support Fund requests? (required)
- Yes, I have already applied and received a General Support Fund
- You are applying as a(n). (required)
- Wikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)
- Are your group or organization legally registered in your country? (required)
- Yes
- Do you have a fiscal sponsor?
- No
- Fiscal organization name.
- N/A
- Please provide links to the following documents if they are available
These documentation can be provided in your local language(s), no translations required.
- Organizational website
- Detailed financial reporting and/or audits
- Documentation of the governance structure, board list, governance processes
- Documentation of the general assembly decision on your plan
- - https://www.wikimedia.no (official website)
- https://no.wikimedia.org/wiki/Budsjett_og_regnskap_Wikimedia_Norge (budget and accounts)
- https://www.wikimedia.no/en/about-us/the-board-of-directors (Board of Directors)
- https://no.wikimedia.org/wiki/Årsmøte_2024/Protokoll (2024 AGA)
Main proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)
- Wikimedia Norge 2025
- 2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants)
- No but we would like to apply for multi-year funding next time
- 2.1. Provide a brief overview of Year 2 and Year 3 of the proposed plan and how this relates to the current proposal and your strategic plan? (required)
N/A
- 3. Proposed start date. (required)
- 2025-01-01
- 4. Proposed end date. (required)
- 2025-12-31
- 5. Does your organization or group have an Affiliate or Organizational Annual Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required)
- Yes
- https://no.wikimedia.org/wiki/Årsplan_2025/Annual_Plan
- 6. Does your affiliate, organization or group have a Strategic Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required)
- Yes
- https://no.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategi_2023%E2%80%932028/en
- 7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
- Norway
- 8. What are your programs, approaches, and strategies? What are the challenges that you are trying to address and how will your strategies support you in addressing these challenges? (required)
Wikimedia Norge has four thematic work areas: 1) Members and contributors, 2) Organisational foundation, 3) Norwegian partnerships and advocacy and 4) International work. Most of our programs aim to support wiki communities and to increase knowledge diversity (www.wikimedia.no/en/knowledge-diversity), with particular attention to gender imbalance and Sámi knowledge. How we do this and the challenges we address, are described in detail in our 2025 Annual Plan and our 2023-2028 Strategic Plan.
Wiki meetups and training sessions: WMNO organises workshops, seminars and monthly Wiki Lunch Breaks. We offer digital Wikipedia Kickstart sessions once a month and on-demand for groups and individuals. By providing training, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities we recruit new editors, retain the current ones and strengthen the wiki communities. Every autumn we host a weekend retreat for Wikimedia project admins and mentors.
Campaigns and editathons: Annual campaigns, such as Wiki Loves Monuments (renamed "Cultural Heritage" to include living heritage and with an added Wikipedia editing competition), Women in Red and the mini editathon WikiNobel help to fill content gaps, promote diversity and to boost our public profile.
Projects: “Growing the female ratio on Wikipedia” is now funded and staffed up until the end of 2026, which means we have capacity to gain traction with our project “Wiki into education”. Starting October 2024 and until the end of 2025 we will also be working on our latest project “Fix it! – make Wikipedia shine”, which comprises a handful of activities leading up to Wikipedia's 25th anniversary in 2026. We are working with members and other volunteers to organise project activities and campaigns that will help reduce Wikipedia maintenance backlog.
Under-represented languages: WMNO is committed to supporting under-represented languages in the Wikimedia projects, particularly Northern Sámi. We have completed two projects in which most of MediaWiki and Wikipedia apps have been translated into Northern Sámi, and we will now offer training and workshops, and step up our efforts to formalise a Nordic network to strengthen Sámi content and content production in the Wikimedia projects.
Challenges: Declining number of Wikimedia contributors. Gender imbalance in project content and amongst editors, admins and mentors. Slow progress in setting up support structures for under-represented languages, such as Northern Sámi, in the Wikimedia projects. Limited resources dictate how fast and how efficiently we can pursue our strategic goals.
Strategies: We address challenges by focusing on community building and targeted recruitment and support. We are developing larger, multi-year projects with measurable outcomes that enhance our ability to secure funding and demonstrate impact. Strengthened communications efforts and a more visible public profile raise awareness of WMNO's work and attract members, donors and partners. A continued push to professionalise operations and measure our impact will contribute to long-term sustainability and effectiveness, and efforts to grow and diversify our revenue streams will continue.
- 9. What categories are your main programs and related activities under? Please select all that apply. (required)
| Category | Yes/No |
|---|---|
| Education | Yes |
| Culture, heritage or GLAM | Yes |
| Gender and diversity | Yes |
| Community support and engagement | Yes |
| Participation in campaigns and contests | Yes |
| Public policy advocacy | Yes |
| Other | No |
Education
- 9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required)
- Editing Wikipedia Training, Other activities
- Other programs and activities if any: Our budding project Wiki into Education, where we aim to develop and introduce one or more digital teaching aids. Further details are given in our 2025 Annual Plan.
- 9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required)
- Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Teachers or professors
- Other groups if any: N/A
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required)
- Introducing new approaches to underrepresented culture and heritage, e.g. decolonising or reparative work; oral and visual knowledge; outreach to communities of origin, indigenous and first nations self-determination, Supporting GLAM professionals to incorporate use of Wikimedia in their work, through documentation, training, or Wikimedian in Residence programs, Partnering with institutions, professional associations, and allied organizations to raise awareness of open culture, ethical sharing, and related issues, Documenting or incubating languages on Wikimedia projects, Supporting institutions to open up their collections, data, metadata, and research
- Other programs and activities if any: N/A
Gender and diversity
- 9.3. Select all your programs and activities for Gender and diversity.
- Bringing in women and/or gender diverse participants and editors, Focusing on creating content about women and/or gender diverse groups, including biographies, intersectional topic areas and/or adding images, Focusing on creating content about marginalized (underrepresented) communities and their knowledge, Focusing on knowledge equity by bringing in contributors from underrepresented communities, Building organizer skills in women and diversity groups, Sensitize and educate for gender perspective among Wikimedia projects stewards and editors
- Other programs and activities if any: N/A
Community support and engagement
- 9.4. Select all your programs and activities for Community support and engagement.
- On-wiki training of community members, Off-wiki training of community members, Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events, Supporting community members' participation in events and conferences, Offering microgrants and other financial support to community members
- Other programs and activities if any: N/A
Participation in campaigns and contests
- 9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required)
- Wiki Loves Monuments, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary, Other
- Other programs and activities if any: a) Women in Red. b) A local adaptation of Art+Feminism, which may or may not be marketed as part of the global campaign. c) Our project "Fix It!" will include a spin-off of 1Lib1Ref, but marketed under a name that works better locally. d) Our project "Fix It!", which will include three or more separate campaigns, in buildup and preparation for the 2026 Wikipedia anniversary.
Public policy advocacy
- 9.6.1. What specific laws, or legislative topics, are you targeting with your advocacy plans? Please be as specific as possible. (required)
We are trying to allocate about a month of our Executive Director’s annual capacity to advocacy, but so far that hasn’t been doable. Payroll and office cost of that would be NOK 70 000. Our priority is to work on Norwegian copyright law and to advocate for public information, e.g. laws, to be published under a free licence. We are also collaborating with a team of researchers that are mapping out AI risks for society, with an intention of trying to influence how these risks are met in legislation and to keep them from having negative impact on Wikimedia projects.
- 9.6.2. What are the main methods and tactics via which you plan to advocate for this public policy change? Please be as specific as possible. (required)
Politicians come and go. With our limited capacity, our main approach is to be a knowledgeable and constructive dialogue partner for ministry and directorate professionals that offer advice to legislators. Also, a more visible public profile will help us present our stands in the media.
- 9.6.3. Approximately, how much of the requested budget will you dedicate to public policy advocacy (local currency)?
- 70000
- 10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required)
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14vRShoeT09D_RlYjAi9l4cjPdWRTJ44J/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111468296543055148138&rtpof=true&sd=true
- 11. Describe your team. (required)
The WMNO staff (www.wikimedia.no/en/about-us/staff) in 2025 will consist of three full-time positions: Executive Director, Community Outreach Specialist, Communications Coordinator (currently vacant, but covered by a temporary hire). The project manager for “Growing the female ratio on Wikipedia” is hired in a 0.5 FTE position, and we occasionally hire people by the hour to help with projects or general operations.
The volunteers in our Board of Directors (www.wikimedia.no/en/about-us/the-board-of-directors) and the Audit Committee (no.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kontrollkomité/en) support and guide our efforts, and members and Wikimedia contributors help with events and projects.
- 12. Will you be working with any internal (Wikimedia) or external partners? Describe the characteristics of these partnerships and bring a few examples of the most significant partnerships. (required)
We aim to formalise how we work with Nordic Wikimedia affiliates and the Inari Sami Language Association on Sámi knowledge. We currently collaborate on wiki efforts and training, but would like these partnerships to take a more strategic and systematic turn. 20 % of a staff position is set aside to support under-represented languages, particularly by contributing to efforts in the Language Committee, Incubator and potentially, development projects for language technology. Efforts within the Wikimedia Language Diversity Hub will be prioritised if and when the hub develops a functioning governance structure, a strategic direction and a constructive plan.
WMNO collaborates with GLAM partners, educational institutions and other non-profits. In 2024, the National Museum took part in our Women in Red campaign, and our Wikipedian in residence was with them June-September. This is an important partnership that will be developed further in 2025. Also, we are eager to see which opportunities will arise from our collaboration with the Fakespeak team at the University of Oslo (www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/research/projects/fakespeak) and the stakeholder group attached to Sintef’s (www.sintef.no/en/) initiative to set up a research centre that will focus on the risks that AI poses for society.
We have a handful of partnerships that are essential to achieve our goals, expand our impact and promote open knowledge sharing in Norway and Sápmi.
- 13. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select all that apply. (required)
- Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Innovate in Free Knowledge, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt
Metrics
editWikimedia Metrics
edit- 14. Please select and fill out Wikimedia Metrics for your proposal. (recommended)
- 14.1. Number of participants, editors, and organizers.
All metrics provided are optional, please fill them out if they are aligned with your programs and activities.
| Metrics name | Target | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of all participants | 500 | N/A |
| Number of all editors | 375 | Our annual plan has more detailed goals for female editors. |
| Number of new editors | 100 | |
| Number of retained editors | N/A | |
| Number of all organizers | 30 | N/A |
| Number of new organizers | N/A |
- 14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)
| Wikimedia project | Created | Edited or improved |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 500 | 30000 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 1000 | |
| Wikidata | 500 | 500 |
| Wiktionary | ||
| Wikisource | ||
| Wikimedia Incubator | ||
| Translatewiki | ||
| MediaWiki | ||
| Wikiquote | ||
| Wikivoyage | ||
| Wikibooks | ||
| Wikiversity | ||
| Wikinews | ||
| Wikispecies | ||
| Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia |
- Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)
Other Metrics
edit- 15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required)
- Yes
| Other Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Language versions. | Wikimedia language versions that our contributors and partners represent. | 20 |
| Our own metrics | Our goals and metrics are listed in detail in our annual plan. We also measure and document WMNO's performance, as well as certain aspects of the Norwegian and Sámi Wikimedia projects, at no.wikimedia.org/wiki/Statistikkbank/en. | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Budget
edit- 16. Will you have any other revenue sources when implementing this proposal (e.g. other funding, membership contributions, donations)? (required)
- Yes
- 16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)
VAT compensation, external project funding, donations, consultancy services, membership fees.
- 16.2. Approximately how much revenue will you have from other sources in your local currency? (required)
- 1265000
- 17. Your local currency. (required)
- NOK
- 18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required)
- 2460000 NOK
| Year | Amount (local currency) |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | N/A NOK |
| Year 2 | N/A NOK |
| Year 3 | N/A NOK |
- Requested amount in USD
- 234561 USD [note 1]
| Year | Amount USD [note 1] |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | N/A USD |
| Year 2 | N/A USD |
| Year 3 | N/A USD |
- ↑ a b c The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.
- 19. Does this proposal include compensation for staff or contractors? (required)
- Yes
- 19.1. How many paid staff members do you plan to have? (required)
Include the number of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include them separately and mention their terms.
- Three permanent staff and one 0,5 FTE project hire. Small-scale short-term hires (paid by the hour) when needed in projects or if permanent staff are on sick leave. External project grants will also be used to cover some of the payroll and office costs.
- 19.2. How many FTEs (full-time equivalents) in total? (required)
Include the total FTE of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include their FTEs with the terms separately.
- 3,6.
- 19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees)
- We have been granted external funding for the years 2024-2026, which has enabled us to hire a 0,5 FTE project manager for "Growing the Female Ratio on Wikipedia" for that period.
- 20. Please provide an overview of your overall budget categories in your local currency. The budget breakdown should include only the amount requested with this General Support Fund (required).
| Budget category | Amount in local currency |
|---|---|
| Staff and contractor costs | 2330000 NOK |
| Operational costs | 65000 NOK |
| Programmatic costs | 65000 NOK |
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/no/9/9a/Budsjett_2025.pdf
Additional information
edit- 22. In this optional space you can add any other additional information about your proposal or organization that you think can help us when reviewing your proposal. (optional)
In 2022, 17 percent of our revenues came from other sources than the WMF. In 2023, it rose to 22 percent. In 2024, we expect it to reach 28 percent, and in 2025 we are budgeting for 34 percent. We are succeeding in diversifying our revenue streams, but the bulk of non-WMF revenues come with hard earmarking for projects or programmatic costs. We are still completely dependant on the General Support Fund when it comes to financing our general operations (including permanent staff).
It's hard to specify what exact amounts of the GSF grant will cover staff, operational or programmatic costs. More often than not, our external project grants must be used towards programmatic costs, which may or may not include staff costs.
By submitting your proposal/funding request you agree that you are in agreement with the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and the Universal Code of Conduct.
We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
- Yes
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