Thanks. On Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 7:03 PM Felix Nartey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all, > > The link in the email above appears to direct to our test/preview page. > Please use this link to apply > <https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5stImBj5bugNOmO> or visit > our meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> > for additional information. > > Thanks, > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 9:26 PM Felix Nartey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Tl;dr:* Want to learn how to effectively organize editing campaigns and >> events in the movement? Join the beta 2 version of Organizer Lab on >> WikiLearn to understand how to organize a global campaign around a topic >> for impact area! This year’s Organizer Lab will focus on upskilling >> organizers with tools and tactics to run effective campaigns related to >> gender and sustainability. Applications >> <https://wikimedia.yul1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/previewId/7db03f8a-f9a3-4eb7-bf9e-bc5b0771de6f/SV_5stImBj5bugNOmO?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=current> >> are >> open from *6* - 17 Sep. >> >> >> >> Dear Wikimedians, >> >> The Campaign Programs Team >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team> at >> the Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce Version 2 of the Organizer >> Lab <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/22/join-the-organizer-lab-beta/>. >> This call is open to all Wikimedia community organizers with local >> organizing experience who embrace the potential of the Wikimedia movement >> to mobilize around Topics for Impact >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify_Topics_for_Impact> >> and >> are ready to enhance their international organizing skills. >> >> Why an Organizer Lab? >> >> Campaigns and other topic-based calls to action have greatly influenced >> the Wikimedia movement. However, organizers consistently report challenges >> in designing programs that effectively engage and retain new and >> experienced contributors who meaningfully address knowledge gaps and >> continue participating in movement activities. >> >> In 2022, during the Beta version of the Lab, we tested the curriculum for >> the course to better understand how to train organizers to run events that >> fill knowledge gaps related to topics for impact. We know that training and >> access to organizing skills help organizers become more involved and >> effective at building Wikimedia communities through tactics like campaigns. >> >> Initial evaluation of the Beta version of the Course was positive: >> Participant feedback described the course material as very helpful in >> building confidence in their organizing practices and ability to support >> other organizers. Furthermore, analysis of the organizing activity from our >> first 21 graduates indicates that Lab graduates are running more effective >> content-creating events. >> >> What’s new? >> >> The Organizer Lab provides a structured path for organizers to enhance >> their abilities, and learn how to design campaigns and effective calls to >> action that address two strategic knowledge gaps: namely climate & >> sustainability, and gender (new addition). Importantly, participants can >> apply these skills to other topics for impact areas. >> >> This year we are further testing the learning material with a second, >> larger cohort and an additional topical focus on Gender. The goal is to >> refine and strengthen the learning so that we can make public the course >> materials in the future for use across the movement, as part of larger >> Learning and Development opportunities on WikiLearn. We are also offering >> the course in one additional language (Spanish!) and expanding our target >> audience beyond Sub-Saharan Africa to Latin America. >> >> What can I expect from the Lab? >> >> The Organizer Lab is a 12 week online learning experience that will run >> from early October to mid-December 2023. Participants will refine their >> skills in designing strategic calls to action for prioritized knowledge >> gaps, along with general Wikimedia organizing and campaign/event design >> skills. >> >> Participating organizers will leave the course with: >> >> - >> >> A strong understanding of how to develop a locally relevant topic >> list for a knowledge gap-focused campaign. >> - >> >> A process for identifying suitable local audiences and organizations >> for activation and recruitment. >> - >> >> Familiarity with effective event design tactics, tools, and newcomer >> engagement strategies. >> - >> >> A scalable project proposal for events or projects related to global >> campaigns on Earth Day and Women’s History Month, as well as other >> regional >> and international campaigns. >> >> >> Only 50 spots are available for the course, and not all qualified >> applicants can be accepted. While movement and organizing experience will >> help determine qualification, we will use a lottery system to ensure that >> factors such as geographic representation (with a focus on Africa and Latin >> America, although other regions may also be considered based on certain >> criteria), and gender diversity in order to create a more equitable and >> diverse cohort. >> >> Apply now or learn more >> To apply to join the cohort, please read the instructions on Meta >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>, where you >> will find: an application form >> <https://wikimedia.yul1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/previewId/7db03f8a-f9a3-4eb7-bf9e-bc5b0771de6f/SV_5stImBj5bugNOmO?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=current>, >> important dates, and general guidance. You are also invited to read about >> the projects of the grantees >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/04/13/inaugural-edition-of-the-organizer-lab-awards-6-community-grants/> >> from >> the last cohort. If you missed our session at Wikimania you can watch the >> recorded version here. For any queries reach out to the team at >> [email protected]. >> >> Best, >> -- >> >> Felix Nartey >> >> Senior Program Officer, Campaigns >> >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> >> >> > > -- > > Felix Nartey > > Senior Program Officer, Campaigns > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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