Chapters meeting 2009/Preparation/Wikimédia France
See presentation here:
File:Wikimedia France-chapmeeting.pdf
Quick facts
[edit]- Founded in 2004
- 138 members
- Run by volunteers
Finances
[edit]- Donations are tax-deductible in France (60%)
- Online payment system available since mid Dec. 08
- Signed the fundraising agreement with WMF in 2008
- 65 000 € of revenue in donation in 2008, of which around 50 000 € in the frame of the fundraising agreement
- Donations represent 93% of revenue, membership fees the rest
- 10 000 euros spent in 2008
Activities
[edit]Outreach
[edit]- Participation in conferences, workshops, training etc…
- One conference organized end of 2007
- Leaflets and documents: mostly covered
- Wikipedia handbook published early 2009
Communication
[edit]- 5-10 press releases per year
- Press: activity pretty high, but seems to be decreasing. Aiming for social press.
- Weak (but growing) presence in social media
- Creation of portal wikipedia.fr in 2008
Technical
[edit]- Financial participation in toolserver in 2008 and 2009
- Governmental subsidies requested in 2008 and continued in 2009 for anti-vandalism tools
- Lobbying
- Increasing presence and recognition in 2008
- Participation in National digital economy plan
- Position papers published
Community
[edit]- Two rewards per year in a community contest (with $)
- Acquisition of content
- About 2500 images taken thanks to WM FR support
- Digitization of old academic material
- Ongoing discussion with various museum
Programs for 2009 and beyond
[edit]- An annual focus: the image
- 4 programs
- Enhancing understanding of Wikimedia projects, free culture, free licences and collaboration
French connection (support of cultural and linguistic diversity on the net, eg: more French speaking content)
- Liberation of culture (in particular freeing content from museums, scanning…)
- Technical infrastructure (software and hardware to support the projects)
Future
[edit]One year plan
[edit]- 2009: 250 members
- First hire
- One high profile partnership with cultural institution
- Strengthen ties with social press
Three year plan
[edit]- An office :)
- 400 members
Expectations
[edit]- Strengthen Chapters relationships
- Streamline global organisational issues
- Gather and share experience in fundraising