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Inspire campaign

Audience

Who are the people you want to introduce Wikipedia to?

Try to be as specific as possible about this group.
Students, Professionals

In what languages do they search for information, online or otherwise?

English

In what ways does this group communicate with each other?

This can include services and apps in social media, mailing lists, physical spaces like conferences or lectures, or at specific institutions like at a library.
Facebook and WhatsApp

What are some reasons this group would use Wikipedia? How would they benefit from it, or what would they find useful?

Think about what they would be interested in reading and learning about; does Wikipedia provide better access to information this group cares about?
Wikipedia's current events articles are way better that news websites. The information is crisp... detailed.. users would certainly benefit from clicking the link. Why would they use wikipedia?? Its "Clean", "Clutterfree", "NoDistractions"

Project idea

What language Wikipedia projects will you promote to new readers?

English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali.

How will you communicate with new readers? Will you be communicating with them online, in-person, or both?

Primarily through instant messaging services.

Describe your idea to engage new readers. How might it be implemented? What will you tell people about Wikipedia?

Think about the steps that might involved to make this idea happen, and what you might teach people about your experience or others' experiences using Wikipedia.
Posting links in FB and WhatsApp groups.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

If you’re not certain about how to respond to this question when starting your idea, you do not need to answer it right now. Campaign participants and Wikimedia Foundation staff can help you consider some options.
Page views will certainly be higher in News Articles category. People would choose wiki article instead of a News Site.

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills or resources to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? Do you need advising from Wikimedia Foundation staff?
I think I can implement this idea. Advice might be helpful.

Get Involved

About the idea creator

Participants

Community organizer 0689979691 160.168.118.217 10:12, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
Project manager Would like to actively participate in managing the project. Tharun S Yadla (talk) 19:49, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Endorsements

Expand your idea

Would a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation help make your idea happen? You can expand this idea into a grant proposal.

Expand into a Rapid Grant

No funding needed?

Does your idea not require funding, but you're not sure about what to do next? Not sure how to start a proposal on your local project that needs consensus? Contact Chris Schilling on-wiki at I JethroBT (WMF) (talk · contribs) or via e-mail at cschillingwikimedia.org for help!