Grants talk:Project/Rapid/Jewish Museum Edit-a-thon

Hi GraceAstrove. Thank you for this comprehensive grant request and all your work to organize a women-focused edit-a-thon at the Jewish Museum. It looks like you have the resources, partnerships, and engaged community to make the event a success! We typically don't cover honorariums for Wikimedia events, but we can cover any costs they incur (such as local travel). However, if you can provide more details on who the speakers are and how their presentation will influence the overall impact of the event, we can consider the request. Thanks, Alex Wang (WMF) (talk) 00:46, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Response to Wikimedia Foundation Staff Questions

Hi Alex, thank you for your questions regarding the Jewish Museum's Edit-a-thon proposal. I completely understand about the honorarium policy for speakers; below is an amended breakdown of our budget:

1. Food and drink = $750

2. Local travel costs for presenters/artists = $100

3. Miscellaneous supplies, printing costs = $200

4. Swag to recognize exceptional contributions and volunteerism = $400

We have sent speaker requests to a number of female artists in our collection including Joan Snyder, Laurie Simmons, Deborah Kass, Joan Semmel, and Arlene Shechet. We have close relationships with these artists and except to confirm at least two presenters by the end of January, before promotional materials are sent for the event.

Please let me know if you have any further questions. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration.

Grace Astrove

Approval

Hello GraceAstrove, thank you for your patience and responding to our questions on this grant request. I am approving your grant request. Best regards, WJifar (WMF) (talk) 20:47, 6 February 2018 (UTC)