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What our community says:
What our community thinks:
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95% of volunteers recommend volunteering with Wikimedia UK
98% of volunteers recommend volunteering with Wikimedia UK
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87% of volunteers say they have developed new skills through volunteering with Wikimedia UK
93% of volunteers say they have developed new skills through volunteering with Wikimedia UK
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''"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."''
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'''All of us have knowledge to share. Here’s how you can join our global community.'''
'''All of us have knowledge to share. Here’s how you can join our global community.'''


[[File:Royal Society of Chemisty editahon - 2014-03-28 - Andy Mabbett - 14.JPG|thumb|Delivering and supporting events like the Royal Society of Chemisty editathon]]
We are looking for knowledge activists who are passionate about diverse and open knowledge. Our volunteers extend our work to underrepresented communities and help them be part of and share their knowledge in Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. We work with volunteers who are keen to contribute in many different languages, and seek to increase representation of different communities and cultures in our open knowledge platforms.
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'''''.
Our volunteers can help us in many different areas, including  


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.
* '''''organising events like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/Recovering_Histories?_ga=2.107899590.596400536.1678969610-1134279536.1659709950 an editathon]'''''
* '''''liaising with potential partners'''''
* '''''training new editors'''''


Volunteering with us helps our volunteers to improve their digital literacy, community organising, project management and training skills.
Working with us provide our volunteers opportunities 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, [[Project grants|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 have any questions, please email our team at ''[http://mailto:volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk]''.[[File:Wikimedia UK Black History Month editing.JPG|alt=A photo of Wikimedia UK Black History Month editing|center|thumb|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/How_to_volunteer_with_Wikimedia_UK.webm Hear from Wikimedia UK volunteers]]][[File:14-08-10-wikimania-gruppenfoto-01.jpg|alt=A photo of Wikimedia volunteers during Wikimania 2010|center|thumb|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/The_Impact_Of_Wikipedia.webm Hear from Wikipedia volunteers]]]
 
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==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? ==
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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.
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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===
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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.


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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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    Volunteering 

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 thinks:
98% of volunteers recommend volunteering with Wikimedia UK
93% of volunteers say they have developed new skills through volunteering with Wikimedia UK

All of us have knowledge to share. Here’s how you can join our global community.

We are looking for knowledge activists who are passionate about diverse and open knowledge. Our volunteers extend our work to underrepresented communities and help them be part of and share their knowledge in Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. We work with volunteers who are keen to contribute in many different languages, and seek to increase representation of different communities and cultures in our open knowledge platforms.

Our volunteers can help us in many different areas, including

  • organising events like an editathon
  • liaising with potential partners
  • training new editors

Working with us provide our volunteers opportunities 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 have any questions, please email our team at volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk.
A photo of Wikimedia UK Black History Month editing
Hear from Wikimedia UK volunteers
A photo of Wikimedia volunteers during Wikimania 2010
Hear from Wikipedia volunteers
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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...

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Volunteering: volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk

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