[Talk-GB] OSMF microgrants

[Jez Nicholson]

Not entirely serious/thought through, but i'd like to but an electric bike,
cover it with OSM branding, and camera kit for making
Mapillary/OpenStreetCam video. The bike then gets taken round various
cities in the UK as a focal point for increasing the public's knowledge and
contribution to OSM in the UK.

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 11:58 AM Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just wanted to follow up on this to see if anyone had ideas for the OSMF
> microgrant scheme.
>
> Thanks
> Rob
>
> On Sun, 19 Apr 2020, 17:49 Rob Nickerson, <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Here are some ideas to get us started. Happy for anyone to pick these up
>> and run with them. If you do, please let me know otherwise I may raise some
>> myself:
>>
>> *Design and production of a series of leaflets. *
>> I really liked the Wikimedia leaflets that were handed out at the OSM UK
>> AGM in London. We borrowed the style to create a leaflet in advance of the
>> MOVE 2020 conference. This one is corporate focused and hence we could do
>> with a series of leaflets targeting different audiences (Wikimedia had 2
>> leaflets at our AGM).
>>
>> *Costs related to hosting.*
>> I'm pretty sure quite a few people would appreciate this.
>>
>> *Software projects.*
>> I'm hoping we can come up with a few ideas here too. Personally I am
>> finding myself using my laptop less and less and doing a lot more on my
>> phone. A few of the OSM websites I use don't work that well on mobile so it
>> may be nice to see some changes here. I'm expecting others to have much
>> better ideas than me here though! :-D
>>
>>
>>    - *Merchandise (swag) to recognize exceptional volunteer
>>    contributions, or low-cost swag.*
>>    - Subsidizing the cost of the hi-vis jacket scheme run by OSM UK.
>>
>>
>>
>>    - *Funding for shared mapping equipment.*
>>    - What about a drone? Some bike and car mounts to help us collect
>>    more Mapillary / OpenStreetCam imagery?
>>
>>
>> That's my starter for ten. Looking forward to seeing your ideas.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> *Rob*
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 17:17, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> The OSMF launched their microgrant scheme today. Value is up to EUR 5000
>>> (GBP 4,300) and projects can last up to 12 months.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/04/19/announcing-the-osm-foundations-call-for-microgrant-applications/
>>>
>>> Anyone wishing to submit a proposal "should discuss with the relevant
>>> local communities" and apparently "must consult with your Local Chapter if
>>> applicable".
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what that last point means. If it means the board then you
>>> can reach us on board at osmuk.org. If it means the wider membership then
>>> I suggest posting here or to our Loomio group. We are happy to collate and
>>> send a mailchimp newsletter to all our OSM UK members to ensure they get
>>> the messages (as not sure if all read this list or Loomio).
>>>
>>> Moving on from the admin, what ideas do you have? :-)
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> *Rob*
>>>
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