Grants:Simple/Applications/Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research/2016/Bridge funding

This grant is approved. Winifred Olliff (WMF Program Officer) talk 22:26, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Status

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The status of this request is: Funded

Overview

This is an application for a bridge grant that provides funding for staff and operating expenses for a period of 6 months or less. This application is developed in consultation with WMF staff, when an organization is invited to apply for a bridge grant.

1. Organization name: Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research
2. Funding period: May 1 - June August 30 2016
3. Amount requested for staff (in currency requested): 0
4. Amount requested for operating expenses (in currency requested): 0
5. Amount requested for programs (in currency requested): 3200 USD

Rationale for bridge funding

Your organization has worked with WMF staff to determine that bridge funding is an option for your organization. Please also provide some background about this here on the public application form. Why does your organization need bridge funding?'

The Wikimedia Community Brazilian Group of Education and Research is planning to enter the Simple APG process this summer. In the mean time, they need funding to maintain their existing commitments, which include an iteration of the annual Wiki Loves Earth competition in Brazil. This competition was organized successfully in Brazil last year, and the timing of the competition requires that the Brazilian team coordinate with the global schedule, and os the contest date is fixed in May. This means that if funding were delayed until after the Simple APG is approved, Brazil would not participate in the contest this year.

Please see the past grant report for last year's contest results: Grants:PEG/Wikimedia_Community_Brazilian_Group_of_Education_and_Research/Wiki_Loves_Earth_Brasil_2015/Report.

Organization

This organization is an informal user group, which organizes activities related to Wikimedia, especially in the Rio de Janeiro area. Past activities include photo competitions as well as education work.

Program activity

Ongoing programs to be continued: Wiki Loves Earth Brazil

The success of the project will be measured through the following measures: at least 1000 participants uploading one photograph/video or more; at least 6,000 photos uploaded; at least 100 videos uploaded; at least 10% of photos used on Wikipedia; at least 60% of new users engagement during the contest; at least 10 new articles about natural heritage sites in Brasil; at least 10 high quality videos regarding natural heritage sites in Brasil;

Program budget:

• US$3,000 for prizes.
• US$200 for facebook ads.
• US$3200 total.

Staff

No funds for staff are being requested, and this organization does not have staff.

Operating expenses

No operating expenses are requested.