Grants:Project/BlackLunchTable/BLT 2018/Timeline
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| proposal | people | timeline & progress | finances | midpoint report | final report |
Timeline for BlackLunchTable
[edit]| Timeline | Date |
| Double outcomes from 2017 | 1 July 2018 |
| Make our processes more efficient | 1 July 2018 |
| Foster return editors | 1 July 2018 |
| Increase our reach | 1 July 2018 |
Monthly updates
[edit]Please prepare a brief project update each month, in a format of your choice, to share progress and learnings with the community along the way. Submit the link below as you complete each update.
June
[edit]Bootcamp in DC
- Introduced to new techniques and tools for tracking metrics
- Connected with other Wikimedians from around the country
- Shared progress on project and got positive feedback
- Realized there is a lot we want to learn to make the project more efficient and interesting.
Participated in the Storytelling Workshop
- Wrote concise “elevator pitch” for project
- Presented a 5 minute presentation online that was recorded for public.
Photo challenge in NYC & Chicago
- Uploaded 71 photos to WikiCommons taken by project affiliated photographers and the public (in response to our Juneteenth challenge).
- Learned this was a great way to get new publics/new editors excited about engaging with Wikipedia
- Started planning for future photo challenges
Broadened online meet-ups
- We are working to create return editors and cull existing editors for a usergroup
- Met with 9 editors online, 15 have expressed interest but scheduling has been challenging. Editors with a range of experience meet to learn new skills and discuss the project.
Revamped budget
- The new budget more closely reflects our actual needs and priorities
- Editing the budget has also meant revisiting our timeline and strategy
- Interviewed and Hired Project Assistant
Planned for Cape Town & Johannesburg
- Will be attending Wikimania, participating in Whose Knowledge, and facilitating a roundtable discussion with Wikimedians
- Expanded our visit to include partnerships with A4 ARTS Foundation in Cape Town and Bridge Books in Johannesburg for public Edit-a-thons
Scheduled team retreat for next April
July
[edit]Hosted Edit-a-thons
- at The High Line, New York, our first outdoor Edit-a-thon using Wi-Fi hotspots and featured photo booth.
- Challenge with some drop out of hotspots, but all in all very successful.
- Need to work on studying strategy and nurturing our editor base so the numbers are higher especially for home-based events.
- at A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town, prior to Wikimania 2018 in District 6
- at Bridge Books on Commissioner St in Johannesburg’s City Central
- Our hotspots were crucial as their internet was not working.
- at Bridge Books in Maboneng, Johannesburg
- Issue of access came up multiple times, folks who want to participate may not have computers, internet nor training. Would like to focus on this next visit.
- Would like to somehow make sure local experienced editors are in attendance every time (none came).
Continued to fine-tuned budget
- In the process of identifying how many hours each position is actually using
Attended Wikimania 2018
- Attended Whose Knowledge preconference
- Successfully facilitated a “full” BLT roundtable discussion with Wikimedians, recording their reflection on the state of Wikimedia. This will be included in our dynamic, searchable online archive.
- Made our first in person connections with Wikimedians from the African continent and larger diaspora who will potentially ally for our future endeavours
- Learned much more about what is happening in different places with different projects in Wikimedia movement
- Learned about potential tools we may use for addressing lack of access, metrics, language diversity, addressing gaps, work in academia, using Wikidata with Wikipedia, and sustainability.
- Met with members of the Foundation to reflect and plan to meet for training in the future.
Continued online editing training
- Interest is strong but arranging timing is still a challenge.
- Hosting both new editors mixed with editors who are ready for a next level is challenging in the online meetup.
- Next month we will launch an Outreach Dashboard tracking of these users edits in case that might be useful
- Next month we will announce our plan to host a static date for our online meetup and maybe add one night to total two meetups a month in hopes this will be easier for the arrangement of time.
Planned for Fall events
- Staten Island Museum
- Studio Museum in Harlem at Schomburg Center
Trained Assistant
- Began introducing Assistant to Wikimedia editing so they can not only help with administration but also understand first hand what it is.
- Worked on Wikidata integration and planning future events, grant targets and structure.
August
[edit]Planned for future events
- Met with Studio Museum in Harlem regarding upcoming edit-a-thon at Schomburg
- Met with Vanderbilt regarding upcoming edit-a-thon
- Met with professors at Rhodes Univ regarding future partnership
- Applied for Wiki Con North America
- Met with Magnum Foundation regarding upcoming edit-a-thon
- Met with Staten Island Museum regarding upcoming edit-a-thon and photo booth engagements
Met with Joe Matazzoni re: wiki metric tools
Met with LCA and Creative Capital regarding our non-profit status
Interview with NowThis News in New York
Finished fine-tuning budget
Continued online editing training
- Announced that we will pick same week, day and time for monthly meetings.
- Similar challenges as before.
- Launched Outreach Dashboard tracking for our online editing group
Continued Training and work with new Project Assistant
- Trained on Wikidata, Wiki Commons and Wikipedia
September
[edit]Events
- Hosted info table/photo booth at Staten Island Black Heritage Festival
- Hosted info table/photo booth at Staten Island Museum’s Fences Show
- Hosted edit-a-thons with photo booths at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in NY (in partnership with the Studio Museum in Harlem).
- Met for brunch with Wikimedians of Chicago to help reboot its usergroup.
- Initial Wikimedians of Chicago online meetup facilitated by WikiNYC’s Pharos.
- Monthly Wiki editing meetup online
Administration
- Lost our Project Assistant
- Advertised for hiring Project Assistant, Wiki Regional Proxies and Wiki Project Manager
- Met with lawyer from Creative Capital consulants about 501c3 who advised us to find someone regional
- Applied for Scholarships to Wiki North America Conference
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts in Chicago said they will provide pro bono 501c3 assistance
- Directors mapped out plan for fall events and hiring strategy
- Kept tabs on Joe Matazzoni’s wiki metric tools
Planning
- Planned for Magnum Foundation meetup, meetings with host, developed call sheet
- Site visit in North Carolina NCMA and UNC for potential program partnership
- Met with BYP100 regarding a targeted editathon co-hosted in NYC and Chicago
- Attended meetup in Koln of Wiki editors to promote project and connect with potential editors
- Supported planning for editathons in Kingston Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
- Strategized for Wiki North America Conference
- Partnered with AfroCine to promote contest
- Reached out to NYU to host Nov editathon for AfroCine
October
[edit]Events
- Hosted edit-a-thon with photo booth at MCA Chicago in conjunction with the exhibition Raised on the Internet.
- Hosted edit-a-thon with photo booth at Magnum Foundation themed around Black women photographers.
- Monthly Wiki editing meetup online
Administration
- Team members Ryan Horne, and Anina Major attend Wiki North American conference.
- Focused on learning about how our oral history archive and metadata may use and integrate with Wikidata.
- Thinking about linked data
- Focused on networking with North American users to think about the expansion of the project and strategies to scale up.
- Met with Wikimedia Foundation casually to brainstorm how best to utilize help with this grant.
- Hired new Project Assistant
- Begun intro to Wiki
- Organized Staten Island Museum engagement
- Call for Project Manager and Regional Proxies
- Disappointed with results, postponed interviews
- Integrated site task lists into Wikidata
- Worked on query for Afrocine
- Hired proxy for events in Kingston, Jamaica
- Procured unpaid intern to help with project in the interim
- Team members Ryan Horne, and Anina Major attend Wiki North American conference.
Planning
- Target recruiting for Wiki hiring
- Sent out more messages seeking site for Afrocine meetup in an art/film space
- Working with Proxy and their host on Kingston meetups
November
[edit]Events
- Lecture and Edit-a-thon at Staten Island Museum
- Monthly Wikipedia meetup
Administration
- Target recruiting for hires
- Planning for January follow up edit-a-thon with Staten Island Museum
Planning
- Target recruiting for Wiki hiring- we researched folks that work in Wiki currently who have an apparent interest in our project to encourage applications to Proxy and Project Manager.
- Worked with proxy organizer in Jamaica on planning December’s engagement. Problem solving internet issues at site, recruited assistance, developed target list and PR.
- Working with intern from CUNY
- Planning for Trinidad and Tobago editathon
Other
- Submitted essay proposal for Joseph Reagle and Zachary McDowell’s forthcoming book Wikipedia @ 20.
- Interview with Raina Wellman Now Here This podcast
December
[edit]Events
- Promoted and joined Radical Education Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive
- Promoted and joined Women of the African Diaspora in NYC History @ Fordham University with AfroCROWD
- Hosted 2 edit-a-thons at NLS Kingston in Jamaica
- Hosted edit-a-thon at National Gallery in Jamaica
- BLT Wiki monthly meetup online
Administration
- Trained Proxy for Jamaica edit-a-thons
- Hired intern
- Met with new partner for edit-a-thons, MCA in Chicago
- Tax paperwork
- Hit 300th edit for 3 users on editing team, applied for User Group
Planning
- Recruiting for hiring
January
[edit]Events
- Joined Wikipedia Day in Chicago
- BLT Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at Glass Curtain Gallery in Chicago
- Guest spoke at AfroCROWD’s summit via videochat
Administration
- Interviewed for all BLT Wiki hiring
- Hired Wiki Proxies in Ilorin, Nigeria; Houston, TX and a Port of Spain, Trinidad
- Hired BLT Wiki Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager
- Held BLT Wiki team meeting
- Approved as an official User Group as Black Lunch Table Wikimedians!
- Maintenance and organization of Outreach Dashboard, Wiki Meetup Page, Commons and Meta page
- Strategic planning
Planning
- Planned for Trinidad editathon
- Planned for Detroit editathon
- Planned for April retreat
- Planned for KickstarterxBLT Art+Feminism
- Planned for BMCC edit-a-thon
- Planned for Staten Island Museum follow up edit-a-thon
- Planned for MoMA Art+Feminism BLT photobooth
- Planned for Flaxman Library Art+Feminism BLT Edit-a-thon
- Planned for Columbia College BLT Art+Feminism
- Ongoing planning for MCA BLT residency
- Sights on Santa Monica, CA
February
[edit]Events
- Black History Everyday at Staten Island Museum
- Edna Manley College of Visual & Performing Arts, Jamaica
- Wiki NYC @ Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Finalize details for event with Art+Feminism x MoMA
- Finalize details for Kickstarter x BLT Art+Feminism
- Interview about Wiki Movement
Administration
- Organizing team workflow with new Wiki Project Manager + Assistant PM
- Organizing events with proxies in Nigeria; Houston and Trinidad
- Maintenance & organization of Outreach Dashboard, Wiki Meetup Page, Commons + Meta page
- Strategic planning with PMs
Planning
- Planning for events at Alice Yard in Trinidad + Tobago
- Planned for Nigeria
- Planned for Detroit editathon
- Planning for ‘Wikipedia in the Classroom’ presentation/panel at Pratt Institute
- Planned for Staten Island Museum follow up edit-a-thon
- Planned for MoMA Art+Feminism BLT photobooth
- Ongoing planning for MCA BLT residency
- Planning for #visiblewikiwomen campaign with Whose Knowledge?
- Sights on Santa Monica, CA
- Planning for Fisher Arts Library at UPenn
- Planning for event at RISD
- Planning for event @ REAL Symposium, Vanderbilt
- Planning for April retreat
March
[edit]Events
- Black Lunch Table x Art+Feminism @MoMA, Photo Booth, NY
- Black Lunch Table x Art+Feminism x Kickstarter, NY,
- Black Lunch Table @ Alice Yard, Port of Spain, TT
- Black Lunch Table @ RISD Fleet Library, RI
- Black Lunch Table @ Alice Yard, Port of Spain, TT
- Black Lunch Table @ East Yard, Arima, TT
- Black Lunch Table @ 2019 REAL Symposium, TN
- Co-founder Heather Hart @ Pratt Institute’s Wikipedia in Education Panel
- Monthly online training session and edit-a-thon
- #Visiblewikiwomen campaign with Whose Knowledge?
Administration
- Organizing team workflow with new Wiki Project Manager + Assistant PM
- Worked to make a more robust Meta Black Lunch Table presence
- Applications for Wikimania 2019 scholarships/funding
- Secure Travel for April Retreat, 10 traveling/2 remote participants
Planning
- Finalize for event at UPenn Fisher Fine Arts Library
- Planned for Nigeria editathon
- Planned for Detroit editathon
- Planned for Houston editathon
- Planned for Staten Island Museum follow up edit-a-thon
- Ongoing planning for MCA BLT residency
- Sights on Santa Monica, CA
- Planning for April retreat
- New outreach initiatives for Wiki EDU and GLAM
April
[edit]Events
- Black Lunch Table @ UPenn Fisher Fine Arts Library, Philadelphia, PA
- Black Lunch Table @ Arte Publico Press, Houston, TX
- Monthly online training session and edit-a-thon
- #Visiblewikiwomen campaign with Whose Knowledge?
Administration
- Organizing team workflow with new Wiki Project Manager + Assistant PM
- Worked to make a more robust Meta Black Lunch Table presence
- Applications for outside funding
- Process/reimburse Retreat travel/expenses/receipts
- INTERNAL: Full Team retreat, Wassaic, NY
Planning
- Planned for Nigeria edit-a-thon
- Planned for Detroit edit-a-thon
- Planned for Houston edit-a-thon at Project Row Houses and Gregory School
- Confirmed MCA Chicago Partnership and begin planning for fall residency
- Planned for UIC Women’s Center partnership/event
- Planned for Wiki Loves Pride Summer Events
- Planned for CAA Wikipedia edit-a-thon focusing on artists and women of color
May
[edit]Events
- Black Lunch Table @ Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
- Black Lunch Table @ University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 3 consecutive weekends
- Black Lunch Table @ Red Bull Arts, Detroit, MI
- Continued work with Edna Manley Philosophy of Art class
- Monthly online training session and edit-a-thon
Administration
- Reflect and implement team feedback from April retreat
- Applications for outside funding
- NFP status updated
- Preparation for final grant report
- Application for Strategy Salon grant/event
Planning
- Planned for Houston edit-a-thon, Gregory School
- Planned for New School edit-a-thon NYC, September
- Confirmed MCA Chicago Partnership and begin planning for fall residency
- Planned for UIC Women’s Center partnership/event
- Planned for Wiki Loves Pride Summer Events
- Planned for CAA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focusing on artists and women of color
- Continued writing for book projects/chapters with Wiki @ 20
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