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Welcome to the wiki for Wikimedia UK, the national chapter for the global Wikimedia movement.

Wikimedia UK believes that open access to knowledge is a fundamental right, and a driver for social and economic development. A registered charity, we work with the Wikimedia Projects such as Wikipedia to enable people and organisations to contribute to a shared understanding of the world through the democratic creation, distribution and consumption of knowledge. We are committed to the ideal of a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge, and believe that here in the UK, we can play a unique and important role in realising that vision.

What we do

Participants in an edit-a-thon event at the British Library

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales speaks at an event for the press

Our mission is to support and advocate for the development of open knowledge, working in partnership with volunteers, the cultural and education sectors and other organisations to ensure that all knowledge is available, usable and reusable online. Our key activities include:

Developing our community of volunteers and editors through training, competitions, community engagement, small project grants, and other forms of support

Working in partnership with organisations from the cultural and education sectors and beyond in order to unlock content, remove barriers to knowledge, develop new ways of engaging with the public and enable learners to benefit fully from the educational potential of the Wikimedia projects
Supporting the development of open knowledge in the UK, by increasing understanding and recognition of the value of open knowledge and advocating for change at an organisational, sectoral and public policy level.
Working with scholars and academics on Expert outreach

How you can get involved

There are many ways to get involved in our work. Find out more about ways to contribute:

Become a member – Members play a key role in shaping the future of the Chapter. Membership is open to all and costs just £5 a year.
Attend an event – We organise and support events all over the country; why not go to one near you?
Apply for a grant – We offer grants to support members' editing or outreach work.
Donate – Your donations go towards supporting our events and keeping Wikipedia free and open.

Partner with us

We are always looking for like-minded organisations who want to work with us. Get in touch with us:

If you represent a cultural institution, please contact us on glamwikimedia.org.uk
If you represent an education establishment, please contact us on educationwikimedia.org.uk
If you don't fit into either of these, please contact us on infowikimedia.org.uk

Social media

Twitter: @wikimediauk
Facebook: WikimediaUK
YouTube: wikimediauk
Instagram: @wikimediauk

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-Welcome to the wiki for '''Wikimedia UK''', the local Wikimedia chapter covering the United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is an organisation separate from the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs [[:en:Main Page|Wikipedia]] and the other Wikimedia projects such as [[:Commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]. We are a registered charity in the UK dedicated to collecting, developing, promoting and distributing freely licensed knowledge. We do this by supporting volunteer editors and contributors – Wikimedians – and by working in partnership with cultural and educational institutions.
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+Welcome to the wiki for '''Wikimedia UK''', the national chapter for the global Wikimedia movement.
+Wikimedia UK believes that open access to knowledge is a fundamental right, and a driver for social and economic development. A registered charity, we work with the Wikimedia Projects such as [[:en:Main Page|Wikipedia]] to enable people and organisations to contribute to a shared understanding of the world through the democratic creation, distribution and consumption of knowledge. We are committed to the ideal of a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge, and believe that here in the UK, we can play a unique and important role in realising that vision.
 === What we do ===
-Wikimedia UK hosts outreach events, such as edit-a-thons and training sessions, around the country where experienced editors and newcomers can contribute to the Wikimedia projects together. We also work with institutions to improve the quality of content on Wikipedia. '''Learn about some of our initiatives:'''
+[[File:Bl editing1.jpg|thumb|Participants in an edit-a-thon event at the British Library]]
-*'''[[Cultural partnerships]]''' (GLAM partnerships) - We partner with cultural institutions up and down the country to help them share the information they hold on Wikipedia and its sister sites
+[[File:Jimmy Wales at Wikimania Press Day.JPG|thumb|Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales speaks at an event for the press]]
-*'''[[Expert outreach]]''' - We work with scholars and academics, involving them in contributing their knowledge to Wikimedia projects
+Our mission is to support and advocate for the development of open knowledge, working in partnership with volunteers, the cultural and education sectors and other organisations to ensure that all knowledge is available, usable and reusable online. Our key activities include:
-*'''[[Education projects]]''' - We promote the use of Wikimedia sites as educational resources
+* Developing our community of volunteers and editors through  [[training]], competitions, community engagement, small project [[Project grants|grants]], and other forms of support
-*'''[[Training]]''' - We run numerous training events to help people learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and its sister sites
+* Working in partnership with organisations from the [[Cultural partnerships|cultural]] and [[Education projects|education]] sectors and beyond in order to unlock content, remove barriers to knowledge, develop new ways of engaging with the public and enable learners to benefit fully from the educational potential of the Wikimedia projects
+* Supporting the development of open knowledge in the UK, by increasing understanding and recognition of the value of open knowledge and advocating for change at an organisational, sectoral and public policy level.
+* Working with scholars and academics on [[Expert outreach]]
 === How you can get involved ===
 There are many ways to get involved in our work. '''Find out more about ways to contribute:'''
-*'''[[Membership|Become a member]]'''- Members play a key role in shaping the future of the Chapter. Membership is open to all and costs just £5 a year.
+*'''[[Membership|Become a member]]''' – Members play a key role in shaping the future of the Chapter. Membership is open to all and costs just £5 a year.
-*'''[[Events|Attend an event]]''' - We organise and support events all over the country, why not go to one near you?
+*'''[[Events|Attend an event]]''' – We organise and support events all over the country; why not go to one near you?
-*'''[[Project grants|Apply for a grant]]''' - We offer grants to support members' editing or outreach work.
+*'''[[Project grants|Apply for a grant]]''' – We offer grants to support members' editing or outreach work.
-*<span class="plainlinks">'''[https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Donate ]'''</span> - Your donations go towards supporting our events and keeping Wikipedia free and open.
+*<span class="plainlinks">'''[https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Donate]'''</span> – Your donations go towards supporting our events and keeping Wikipedia free and open.
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 === Partner with us ===
 We are always looking for like-minded organisations who want to work with us. '''Get in touch with us:'''
-*If you represent a cultural institutions, please contact us on [mailto:glam@wikimedia.org.uk glam{{@|12px}}wikimedia.org.uk]
+*If you represent a cultural institution, please contact us on [mailto:glam@wikimedia.org.uk glam{{@|12px}}wikimedia.org.uk]
 *If you represent an education establishment, please contact us on [mailto:education@wikimedia.org.uk education{{@|12px}}wikimedia.org.uk]
-*If you don't fit into either of these, but are still interested in getting in touch, please contact us on [mailto:info@wikimedia.org.uk info{{@|12px}}wikimedia.org.uk]
+*If you don't fit into either of these, please contact us on [mailto:info@wikimedia.org.uk info{{@|12px}}wikimedia.org.uk]
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