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Volunteering with us helps our volunteers to improve their digital literacy, community organising, project management and training skills. | Volunteering with us helps our volunteers to improve their digital literacy, community organising, project management and training skills. | ||
We offer our volunteers support in delivering community projects, micro project grants, compensation for expenses and relevant training. We are keen to hear from all prospective or returning volunteers who have ideas for projects, and suggestions for ways in which they can offer their expertise to the Wikimedia community. If you'd like to reach out to us or have any questions, please email our team at ''[http://mailto:volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk]''. | We offer our volunteers support in delivering community projects, micro project grants, compensation for expenses and relevant training. We are keen to hear from all prospective or returning volunteers who have ideas for projects, and suggestions for ways in which they can offer their expertise to the Wikimedia community. If you'd like to reach out to us or have any questions, please email our team at ''[http://mailto:volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk]''.[[File:The Impact Of Wikipedia.webm|center|thumb|Hear from Wikipedia volunteers]] | ||
==I am new to the Wikimedia Projects! Where do I start?== | |||
==I am new to the Wikimedia Projects! Where do I start? == | |||
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If you're new to Wikimedia projects then you're in good company. You're joining the estimated 250,000 people around the world that regularly contribute to the largest reference work the world has ever seen. As one of the 14,000 new editors new to Wikimedia projects, there's a variety of ways that you can become involved in sharing the world's knowledge. Whether you are simply interested in editing Wikipedia, or you're an expert in education looking to support the development and utilisation of open educational resources in formal education settings, we can help you to enjoy contributing in a way that suits you. For ideas about where to start as an editor, check out our blog post: [[blog:2017/01/so-youve-decided-to-become-a-wikipedia-editor/|So You've Decided To Become A Wikipedia Editor...]] | If you're new to Wikimedia projects then you're in good company. You're joining the estimated 250,000 people around the world that regularly contribute to the largest reference work the world has ever seen. As one of the 14,000 new editors new to Wikimedia projects, there's a variety of ways that you can become involved in sharing the world's knowledge. Whether you are simply interested in editing Wikipedia, or you're an expert in education looking to support the development and utilisation of open educational resources in formal education settings, we can help you to enjoy contributing in a way that suits you. For ideas about where to start as an editor, check out our blog post: [[blog:2017/01/so-youve-decided-to-become-a-wikipedia-editor/|So You've Decided To Become A Wikipedia Editor...]] | ||
==I've already contributed to the Wikimedia Projects. How do I get more involved? == | == I've already contributed to the Wikimedia Projects. How do I get more involved?== | ||
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Wikimedia UK works with volunteers to help them deliver projects that improve the content of Wikipedia and its sister sites. We help them to deliver events, to gain access to cultural and educational materials, and to find new ways to make good use of the projects, such as in higher education. We deliver training sessions for people who would like to learn to edit, and we work closely with partner institutions to provide access to cultural materials that can improve the content of the projects. | Wikimedia UK works with volunteers to help them deliver projects that improve the content of Wikipedia and its sister sites. We help them to deliver events, to gain access to cultural and educational materials, and to find new ways to make good use of the projects, such as in higher education. We deliver training sessions for people who would like to learn to edit, and we work closely with partner institutions to provide access to cultural materials that can improve the content of the projects. | ||
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If you're passionate about a subject, or you know about something that you think is overlooked, you like working with other people, you like being part of a vibrant community where you're judged on the merits of your contributions alone, or if you just have some spare time you want to fill, you'll enjoy being a Wikimedian! | If you're passionate about a subject, or you know about something that you think is overlooked, you like working with other people, you like being part of a vibrant community where you're judged on the merits of your contributions alone, or if you just have some spare time you want to fill, you'll enjoy being a Wikimedian! | ||
===Andy Mabbett=== | ===Andy Mabbett === | ||
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The Wikipedia voice intro project is a project by Wikipedia editor [[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]] to make audio recordings in which Wikipedia subjects - whether they are celebrities like [[:en:Stephen Fry|Stephen Fry]], or those notable for other activities like scientists or artists - say their name and introduce themselves in a short segment lasting around ten seconds or so. The recordings are then uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and shown on the subject's Wikipedia article, so that readers know what the person sounds like and how to correctly pronounce their names. | The Wikipedia voice intro project is a project by Wikipedia editor [[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]] to make audio recordings in which Wikipedia subjects - whether they are celebrities like [[:en:Stephen Fry|Stephen Fry]], or those notable for other activities like scientists or artists - say their name and introduce themselves in a short segment lasting around ten seconds or so. The recordings are then uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and shown on the subject's Wikipedia article, so that readers know what the person sounds like and how to correctly pronounce their names. | ||
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*Come to one of our [[Events|upcoming events]] | *Come to one of our [[Events|upcoming events]] | ||
*Apply for a [[Grants|project grants]] to help with your Wikimedia work | *Apply for a [[Grants|project grants]] to help with your Wikimedia work | ||
*Borrow some [[volunteer equipment]], for example to take pictures for Wikimedia Commons | * Borrow some [[volunteer equipment]], for example to take pictures for Wikimedia Commons | ||
*Contact the office about arranging a [[Training|training event]] | *Contact the office about arranging a [[Training|training event]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:00, 28 July 2022
Welcome to the Wikimedia UK volunteering page! Volunteers are at the very heart of every Wikimedia project. On this page you will find information on how to get involved and contribute to the Wikimedia community.
What our community says:
95% of volunteers recommend volunteering with Wikimedia UK
87% of volunteers say they have developed new skills through volunteering with Wikimedia UK
"Wikimedia volunteering has helped me share the power of shared open knowledge, and create opportunities for others to contribute to that shared open knowledge."
"I enjoy having a feeling that I can influence fairness in policy. I enjoy meeting others across the sector (and) learning about how the organisation works."
"Helping to address gender bias and improve knowledge equity by ensuring that marginalised groups and diverse voices are reflected in the encyclopaedia."
All of us have knowledge to share. Here’s how you can join our global community.
As the UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, we support and assist individuals and organisations in working with projects including Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. We are looking for knowledge activists who are passionate about diverse and open knowledge.
Our volunteers assist in many different areas, including organising events around Wikimedia projects, liaising with partner organisations, and training new editors and trainers.
We support projects in institutions around the country, which run events to increase the diversity of content and individuals engaged with Wikimedia projects. We assist volunteers keen to contribute in many different languages, and seek to increase representation of different communities and cultures.
Volunteering with us helps our volunteers to improve their digital literacy, community organising, project management and training skills.
We offer our volunteers support in delivering community projects, micro project grants, compensation for expenses and relevant training. We are keen to hear from all prospective or returning volunteers who have ideas for projects, and suggestions for ways in which they can offer their expertise to the Wikimedia community. If you'd like to reach out to us or have any questions, please email our team at volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk.I am new to the Wikimedia Projects! Where do I start?
If you're new to Wikimedia projects then you're in good company. You're joining the estimated 250,000 people around the world that regularly contribute to the largest reference work the world has ever seen. As one of the 14,000 new editors new to Wikimedia projects, there's a variety of ways that you can become involved in sharing the world's knowledge. Whether you are simply interested in editing Wikipedia, or you're an expert in education looking to support the development and utilisation of open educational resources in formal education settings, we can help you to enjoy contributing in a way that suits you. For ideas about where to start as an editor, check out our blog post: So You've Decided To Become A Wikipedia Editor...
I've already contributed to the Wikimedia Projects. How do I get more involved?
Wikimedia UK works with volunteers to help them deliver projects that improve the content of Wikipedia and its sister sites. We help them to deliver events, to gain access to cultural and educational materials, and to find new ways to make good use of the projects, such as in higher education. We deliver training sessions for people who would like to learn to edit, and we work closely with partner institutions to provide access to cultural materials that can improve the content of the projects.
We encourage the use of open licenses for cultural and educational materials so that they be freely shared. We also offer project grants to members of the chapter, to help pay for equipment, source materials and other resources that will help them with their editing or outreach work.
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Harry Mitchell
- User:HJ Mitchell is an experienced Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons editor with over 60,000 edits on the English Wikipedia
To learn and improve as an editor over the years has taken plenty of trial and error, with the aid of guidance and advice from some friendly experienced editors along the way. Being an editor on Wikipedia has definitely made my writing better. My admin work has also made me a more patient person - evaluating everything to make the right decision, rather than rushing in.
If you're passionate about a subject, or you know about something that you think is overlooked, you like working with other people, you like being part of a vibrant community where you're judged on the merits of your contributions alone, or if you just have some spare time you want to fill, you'll enjoy being a Wikimedian!
Andy Mabbett
The Wikipedia voice intro project is a project by Wikipedia editor Andy Mabbett to make audio recordings in which Wikipedia subjects - whether they are celebrities like Stephen Fry, or those notable for other activities like scientists or artists - say their name and introduce themselves in a short segment lasting around ten seconds or so. The recordings are then uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and shown on the subject's Wikipedia article, so that readers know what the person sounds like and how to correctly pronounce their names.
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