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===Microgrant outcome===
===Project grants outcome===
[[File:Faebot on Wikimedia UK macmini.jpg|thumb|Faebot on Wikimedia UK macmini]]
The previously [[Macrogrants/Wikimedia Commons Geograph and Avionics batch upload projects support|approved macrogrant application]] for a Macmini to support [[:commons:User:Faebot]] activities have been supplied, with images uploading on Wikimedia Commons started to take place.


== GLAM activities ==
== GLAM activities ==
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;London Zoo
;London Zoo
John Cummings led an editathon at London Zoo addressing the gender gap by creating articles on Women in zoology.
John Cummings led an editathon at London Zoo addressing the gender gap by creating articles on Women in Zoology.


;Royal Society
;Royal Society
John Byrne started his residence at the Royal Society with several training sessions for Royal Society staff, and internal meetings with various departments. More details of past and future activity at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wiki_at_Royal_Society_John User:Wiki at Royal Society John]  
John Byrne started his residence at the Royal Society with several training sessions for Royal Society staff, and internal meetings with various departments. More details of past and future activity at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wiki_at_Royal_Society_John User:Wiki at Royal Society John] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wiki_at_Royal_Society_John/January_14_Report his January Report]


;Scotland
;Scotland
Ally Crockford ran an "anyone but Burns" event to remind people that Scotland has more than one great poet.
[[File:Editing at Anybody but Burns.JPG|thumb|Participants editing at the Anybody but Burns edit-a-thon, 25 January 2014, at the National Library of Scotland]]
[[w:User:ACrockford|Ally Crockford]] ran an [[Anybody but Burns editathon]] at the [[w:Wikipedia:GLAM/National Library of Scotland|National Library of Scotland]], supported by the [[w:Scottish Poetry Library|Scottish Poetry Library]], to remind people that Scotland has more than one great poet. The results have been posted on the events page, and we are happy to report that despite the miserable weather, we had thirteen participants who created five new articles and improved twelve more.  


;York
;York
Pat Hadley our Wikipedian in Residence at York Museums trust reports that Andy Woods, curator of numismatics has provided 110 images of 54 [[commons:Category:Coins from the Middleham Hoard|coins from the Middleham Hoard]].
Now they are uploaded Pat hopes to work with [[:en:user:Wehwalt|user:Wehwalt]] and [[user:Johnbod]] to create an article on the hoard itself [[:EN:Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Middleham_Hoard|through AFC]] and use the coins to illustrate further articles. Pat has made contact with WikiProjects [[EN:Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numismatics#Middleham Hoard|Numismatics]], [[:EN:Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Archaeology#Middleham Hoard|Archaeology]], and [[:EN:Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Yorkshire#Middleham Hoard|Yorkshire]].
<gallery>
File:Halfcrown_of_Charles_I_(YORYM-1995.109.01)_obverse.jpg|Halfcrown of [[:en:Charles I of England]]. Dated: 1643-1644
File:Eight Reales of Philip IV - Counterfeit (YORYM-1995.109.16) reverse.jpg|Eight Reales of [[:EN:Philip IV of Spain]]. Dated: 1621-1655
File:Sixpence_of_Elizabeth_I_-_Counterfeit_(YORYM-1995.109.50)_obverse.jpg|Sixpence of [[:EN:Elizabeth I of England]]. Dated: 1575
</gallery>


===Image Releases===
===Image Releases===
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== Education and expert outreach ==
== Education and expert outreach ==
; Coleg Cymraeg advertises for a Wikipedian in residence
This is one of the first full time Wikimedians in Residence world-wide who will be employed by a university.
;2014 Activity Planning
January has been a time of intensive activity planning, with 6 or 7 events taking place during the months of February and March. See [[2014_Activity_Plan/University_and_Education_Outreach|2014 Activity Plan for University and Education Outreach]]
;Scholarship for EduWiki in Serbia
Wikimedia Serbia is organising a two-day event in March called EduWiki following on the model established by WMUK. Brian Kelly is attending this event in Belgrade, through a WMUK schoarship organised in January. [[Wikimedia_Serbia_EduWiki_Conference_2014_Scholarship|Details here]].


; Wikimedia Ambassador at Jisc
Dr Martin Poulter continues as Wikimedia Ambassador with Jisc. See [[Expert_outreach/Jisc_Ambassador/Summary_4_February_2014|his 5th report covering January 2014]].


===EduWiki Conference 2013===
; Future of Education at Wikimania 2014
Preliminary planning for a fringe/hack event ahead of Wikimania (21-22 June) is underway. WMUK is participating in this through Stuart Prior and Toni Sant but other UK-based Wikimedians are also involved. [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fringe/Future_of_Education_Hack Details here].


===EduWiki Conference 2014===
Preliminary planning for EduWiki 2014 has started. See [[2014_Activity_Plan/EduWiki|plans for EduWiki 2014]].


== Technology ==
== Technology ==
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== Other activities ==
== Other activities ==
[[File:Editathon at Llyfrgell Abertawe Library 02.JPG|thumb|Trainees at Swansea Library]]
A Training Coordinator has been appointed for Wales, paid for by a Welsh Government grant.


=== Wiki Loves Monuments ===
Swansea Library hosted a successful Hackathon, the first of it's kind in Wales, with wiki editing skills training for new users.


=== Project grants ===
The classification of microgrants & macrogrants have been combined into a general project grants. One new project grant application have been started this month, with [[Project grants/Public art in the City of Westminster|a proposal]] to spend three days photographing to bring [[:en:List of public art in the City of Westminster]] to feature list status on the English Wikipedia.


=== Microgrants ===
Information about how to submit a project grant application of your own, are at [[Project grants/Applications]].
 
 
Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit a microgrant application of your own, are at [[Microgrants/Applications]].


== UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities) ==
== UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities) ==
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*[http://www.gizmodo.it/2014/01/27/wikipedia-inserisce-le-registrazioni-audio-delle-voci-nelle-voci-biografiche.html gizmodo.it - Wikipedia inserisce le registrazioni audio delle voci nelle voci biografiche]
*[http://www.gizmodo.it/2014/01/27/wikipedia-inserisce-le-registrazioni-audio-delle-voci-nelle-voci-biografiche.html gizmodo.it - Wikipedia inserisce le registrazioni audio delle voci nelle voci biografiche]
*[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/27/stephen-fry-kickstarts-wikipedias-celebrity-voice-archives The Guardian - Stephen Fry kickstarts Wikipedia's celebrity voice archives]
*[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/27/stephen-fry-kickstarts-wikipedias-celebrity-voice-archives The Guardian - Stephen Fry kickstarts Wikipedia's celebrity voice archives]
*[http://net.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=1033491 net.nana20.co.il -  Wikipedia maintains the celebrity voices]
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/10599531/Stephen-Fry-launches-project-to-save-voices-for-posterity.html The Telegraph - Stephen Fry launches project to save voices for posterity]
*[http://www.pcworld.com/article/2091413/wikipedia-adding-voice-recordings-to-famous-peoples-pages.html PC World - Wikipedia adding voice recording to famous people's pages]
*[http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/wikipedia-is-building-a-repository-of-famous-voices motherboard.vice.com - Wikipedia is building a repository of famous voices]
*[http://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2014/01/26/contributing-to-wikipedia-the-ultimate-in-open-access/ Bournemouth University Research Blog - Contributing to Wikipedia - the ultimate in open access]


== Blog posts this month ==
== Blog posts this month ==
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/new-blog-planet-for-uk-wikimedians/ New blog "planet" for UK Wikimiedians] (7 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/2013-what-can-we-learn-from-what-people-read-on-wikipedia/ 2013 - what can we learn from what people read on Wikipedia?] (8 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/creative-commons-4-0-by-and-by-sa-licenses-approved-conformant-with-the-open-definition/ Creative Commons 4.0 BY and BY-SA licenses approved conformant with the Open Definition] (14 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/wikimedia-uk-and-cancer-research-uk-to-take-cancer-information-to-the-next-level/ Wikimedia UK and Cancer Research UK to take cancer information to the next level] (16 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/celebrating-scottish-poets-anyone-but-burns/ Celebrating Scottish poets: Anyone but Burns!] (20 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/wellcome-images-freely-releases-100000-images/ Wellcome Images freely releases 100,000 images] (21 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/telling-the-stories-of-rural-england-with-wikipedia/ Telling the stories of rural England with Wikipedia] (24 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/stephen-fry-records-his-voice-for-wikipedia/ Stephen Fry records his voice for Wikipedia] (25 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/coleg-cymraeg-to-employ-wikipedian-in-residence/ Coleg Cymraeg to employ Wikipedian in Residence] (28 January)
*[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/anybody-but-burns-event-a-success/ Anybody but Burns event a success] (29 January)


== Upcoming activities in January and February ==
== Upcoming activities in January and February ==
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= Administrative activities =
= Administrative activities =
Work on closing the 2013/14 financial year is continuing ahead of schedule, with the first auditor's meeting during the week of 10 March. Public figures are not available for distribution until they've been checked over by the auditors, but they maybe available by April.


== Board activities ==
== Board activities ==
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[[File:WMUK board meeting, Edinburgh, 7 December 2013 (12).jpg|thumb|The December board meeting]]
[[File:WMUK board meeting, Edinburgh, 7 December 2013 (12).jpg|thumb|The December board meeting]]


 
The most recent full board meeting was in December. Board committees meet in-between full board meetings, and the Audit and Risk Committee [[Audit_and_Risk_Committee/Meeting_2014-01-21|met in January]].


== Communications ==
== Communications ==
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; Fundraising
; Fundraising


This month, we received £xx in one-off donations, with 5 individual donations. The average donation amount was £xx - xx% of these donors have had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please get in touch with katherine.bavage{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements.  
This month, we received £2,051.00 in one-off donations, with 11 individual donations, one of which was a donation of £1,000. Removing this large donation from consideration the average donation amount was £95.63 - 40% of these donors have had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please get in touch with katherine.bavage{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements.  


There were xx successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of xx
There were 4506 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of £17842.52.


; Membership
; Membership


Up to 31st January 2013:
Up to 31st January 2013 there were 238 members of the charity eligible to vote.
*xx new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - with xx new join-ups in October.
*xx 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)
:This adds up to xx members who were eligible to vote


You can also view full membership figures over a longer period [[Membership/Numbers|here]]
You can view more detailed membership data [[Membership/Numbers|here]]


== Visitors to the office this month ==
== Visitors to the office this month ==
We received 73 visitors to the office this month. Organisations included Work Digital, the Egypt Historical Society, Afghan Aid, Target Right Media and the Zoological Society of London.


 
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 6 March 2014

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1st to 31st January 2014. If you want to keep up with the chapter's activities as they happen, please subscribe to our blog, join a UK mailing list, and/or follow us on Twitter. If you have any questions or comments, please drop us a line on this report's talk page.

Program activities

Community

Project grants outcome

Faebot on Wikimedia UK macmini

The previously approved macrogrant application for a Macmini to support commons:User:Faebot activities have been supplied, with images uploading on Wikimedia Commons started to take place.

GLAM activities

Two of our Wikimedians in Residence Pat Hadley and John Cummings signed in on a visit to Development House

Editathons

BBC

Andy Mabbett led a very successful event at the BBC uploading sound files.

London Zoo

John Cummings led an editathon at London Zoo addressing the gender gap by creating articles on Women in Zoology.

Royal Society

John Byrne started his residence at the Royal Society with several training sessions for Royal Society staff, and internal meetings with various departments. More details of past and future activity at User:Wiki at Royal Society John and his January Report

Scotland
Participants editing at the Anybody but Burns edit-a-thon, 25 January 2014, at the National Library of Scotland

Ally Crockford ran an Anybody but Burns editathon at the National Library of Scotland, supported by the Scottish Poetry Library, to remind people that Scotland has more than one great poet. The results have been posted on the events page, and we are happy to report that despite the miserable weather, we had thirteen participants who created five new articles and improved twelve more.

York

Pat Hadley our Wikipedian in Residence at York Museums trust reports that Andy Woods, curator of numismatics has provided 110 images of 54 coins from the Middleham Hoard. Now they are uploaded Pat hopes to work with user:Wehwalt and user:Johnbod to create an article on the hoard itself through AFC and use the coins to illustrate further articles. Pat has made contact with WikiProjects, Archaeology, and Yorkshire.

Image Releases

The Wellcome trust announced the release of 100,000 images under an open licence

Education and expert outreach

Coleg Cymraeg advertises for a Wikipedian in residence

This is one of the first full time Wikimedians in Residence world-wide who will be employed by a university.

2014 Activity Planning

January has been a time of intensive activity planning, with 6 or 7 events taking place during the months of February and March. See 2014 Activity Plan for University and Education Outreach

Scholarship for EduWiki in Serbia

Wikimedia Serbia is organising a two-day event in March called EduWiki following on the model established by WMUK. Brian Kelly is attending this event in Belgrade, through a WMUK schoarship organised in January. Details here.

Wikimedia Ambassador at Jisc

Dr Martin Poulter continues as Wikimedia Ambassador with Jisc. See his 5th report covering January 2014.

Future of Education at Wikimania 2014

Preliminary planning for a fringe/hack event ahead of Wikimania (21-22 June) is underway. WMUK is participating in this through Stuart Prior and Toni Sant but other UK-based Wikimedians are also involved. Details here.

EduWiki Conference 2014

Preliminary planning for EduWiki 2014 has started. See plans for EduWiki 2014.

Technology

Other activities

Trainees at Swansea Library

A Training Coordinator has been appointed for Wales, paid for by a Welsh Government grant.

Swansea Library hosted a successful Hackathon, the first of it's kind in Wales, with wiki editing skills training for new users.

Project grants

The classification of microgrants & macrogrants have been combined into a general project grants. One new project grant application have been started this month, with a proposal to spend three days photographing to bring en:List of public art in the City of Westminster to feature list status on the English Wikipedia.

Information about how to submit a project grant application of your own, are at Project grants/Applications.

UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities)

Blog posts this month

Upcoming activities in January and February

January


February


For events in March 2014 and onwards, please see Events.

Administrative activities

Work on closing the 2013/14 financial year is continuing ahead of schedule, with the first auditor's meeting during the week of 10 March. Public figures are not available for distribution until they've been checked over by the auditors, but they maybe available by April.

Board activities

The December board meeting

The most recent full board meeting was in December. Board committees meet in-between full board meetings, and the Audit and Risk Committee met in January.

Communications

Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in January and blog posts published during the same period.

If you're interested in getting more involved with our communications or have any questions or comments, please email Stevie Benton – stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk

Fundraising and Membership

Fundraising

This month, we received £2,051.00 in one-off donations, with 11 individual donations, one of which was a donation of £1,000. Removing this large donation from consideration the average donation amount was £95.63 - 40% of these donors have had Gift Aid Declarations made and matched with their records. If anyone would like a full (but anonymised) csv file with more information, please get in touch with katherine.bavageatwikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements.

There were 4506 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of £17842.52.

Membership

Up to 31st January 2013 there were 238 members of the charity eligible to vote.

You can view more detailed membership data here

Visitors to the office this month

We received 73 visitors to the office this month. Organisations included Work Digital, the Egypt Historical Society, Afghan Aid, Target Right Media and the Zoological Society of London.

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