Ten projects in nine countries have been awarded over $10,000 in grants from the Drupal Association to grow the Drupal community through camps, training and outreach.
The Drupal Association is excited to support emerging communities through the Community Cultivation Grants. Fostering the growth of the community takes on many forms, by giving a jump-start to those groups that need a little help, we as a community can grow together. The Association will continue to support those camps that are able to stand on their own by offering non-financial support and an official organization through which they can accept payments and sponsorships.
The Drupal Community Cultivation Grants launched in June 2011 with the goal of transforming, supporting and educating Drupal communities around the world. The second grant cycle ran from August 1st to September 30th 2011 with 14 projects applying for a total of $20,690.
Grant Cycle Two Recipients
DrupalCamp Scotland - $1500
This two day camp will be the third DrupalCamp in Scotland, and is aimed at business, government and higher education. The grant will be used for venue hire and other costs with the goal of raising enough additional sponsorship for the event to be free to attend. http://groups.drupal.org/scotland
Open Magazine Program, Latin America - $2500
As part of Latinoware 2011 in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil the Drupal Latino community put together a trilingual magazine. The grant will be used to print and distribute several thousand more copies around Latin America. http://foz2011.drupal-latino.org/magazine
DrupalCamp Donetsk, Ukraine - $400
The Drupal community in Donetsk are scaling things up in 2011, going from a meetup of 60 people last year to a DrupalCamp with around 120 people from all over Ukraine. http://donetsk.drupal.ua/
DrupalCamp New Jersey, USA - $500
The Drupal community in New Jersey is putting on their first DrupalCamp to be hosted at Princeton University. The grant will be used for initial expenses before they start to raise sponsorship. http://groups.drupal.org/node/174544
Asia Drupal Community Advocacy - $1425
This outreach program will run for six months taking Drupal experts to communities around China in an effort to cultivate new local Drupal usergroups.
DrupalCamp Jordan - $1500
DrupalCamp Jordan will be the first DrupalCamp in the Middle East. Beyond the one day camp the goal is to build the Drupal community in the region and push translation and other activities. http://groups.drupal.org/jordan
DrupalCamp 3D, Down and Dirty with Drupal, Philippines - $1200
This will be the third DrupalCamp in the Philippines. The camp will focus on advocacy and engaging the non-profit sector as well as growing the Drupal community in the Philippines.
DrupalCamp BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina - $1000
This will be the first DrupalCamp in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has a small but active Drupal community. One of the priorities of the camp is to strengthen and grow the network as well as educating people about Drupal.
Drupal Roadshow Austria - $1500
The roadshow will travel around the country in the lead up to DrupalCon Munich 2012 to bring Drupal to smaller Austrian towns to foster the communities there and promote DrupalCon.
Drupal Play Days, New York City, USA - $140
Drupal Play Days are a monthly day-long opportunity to learn and share skills. They have been going for about 18 months and are now attracting around 30 people. The grant will be used to cover the meetup.com fee. The Play Day organizer has found that advertising on meetup.com attracts a very different audience than the regular Drupal meetups in the city. http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Drupal-Playdays/
The Selection Process
The selection process was carried out by the three chairs of the Drupal Community Cultivation Grants group:
Amye Scavarda (amye http://drupal.org/user/496560)
Thomas Turnbull (tom_o_t http://drupal.org/user/125573)
Michael Anello (ultimike http://drupal.org/user/51132)
In addition to meeting the requirements for grants outlined at https://association.drupal.org/grants, the decisions and amounts awarded were prioritized by the number of people benefiting from each grant, and helping communities where Drupal has been less represented.
