Reports/2012/November

This report is being drafted and is a work in progress: please contribute directly or on talk page.

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1 to 30 November 2012. 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

Other activities

Microgrants

Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to submit a microgrant application of your own, are at Microgrants/Applications.

Upcoming activities in December

• 01 - Media training for volunteers - first session
• 03 - Conference Committee/Planning meeting 7
• 04 - Wikipedia and images workshop/December 2012
• 04 - Martin Poulter hosting a Knowledge Cafe discussion at the NIACE "Innovating Learning" conference by invitation from NIACE
• 04–05 - Museum Development North West running IT sessions including focus on improving use of Wikipedia. Supported by Andy Mabbett
• 06 - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Wikipedia training
• 06 - Senate House Wikipedia training/December 2012 - led by Andrew Gray
• 07 - AHRC Wikipedia training workshop at the British Library
• 07 - Oxford’s Department of Zoology, internal workshop for researchers (helpers needed, leave a note if interested)
• 16 - Coventry meetup
• 17 - Stamford Project Wikipedia training

For events in January 2013 and onwards, please see Events.

Administrative activities

Finances

• The current state of each of our budgets is outlined in a Google Spreadsheet. This details spend to date, and a rough estimate of future spending. This spreadsheet is too complex to be placed directly on a wiki. Our yearly spend is heavily 'end-loaded', partially due to the rapid growth of Wikimedia UK.
• Q3's Management Accounts (covering August, September, October) are at File:Wikimedia UK Management Accounts Q3 2012.pdf. These are also available in spreadsheet format for those interested - contact richard.symondswikimedia.org.uk

News from the Chief Exec

For information on Jon's activities this month, see News from the Office.

Communications

Below are links to press coverage related to Wikimedia UK in November.

• http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/13702/independent_consultant_appointed_for_wikimedia_governance_review
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20096274
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/society/9646526/internet-restrictions-russia.html
• http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/news/wikipediainspired-opera-containing-graphic-sexual-description-to-make-london-debut-8274443.html
• http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2012/11/02/wikipedia-founder-wades-into-gibraltar-row/
• http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/sexual-intercourse-opera-wikipedia-839/
• http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/most-of-your-hurricane-sandy-knowledge-is-coming-from-a-man-who-doesnt-believe-in-global-warming/
• http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/micwright/100008221/wikipedias-hurricane-sandy-page-a-storm-is-still-raging-over-references-to-climate-change/
• http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-11/07/wikipedia-box-office-predictions
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/nov/08/wikipedia-buzz-blockbuster-movies-takings
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9666484/Wikipedia-data-can-predict-success-of-films.html
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2230406/How-Wikipedia-spot-box-office-smash-month-released.html
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/9671471/Finsbury-edited-Alisher-Usmanovs-Wikipedia-page.html
• http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1159206/pr-industry-blames-cumbersome-wikipedia-finsbury-editing-issue/
• http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/report-usmanov-pr-firm-tweaked-wikipedia-entry/471315.html
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/12/censorship-row-russian-internet-blacklist
• http://www.insideworldfootball.biz/premierleague/41-news/11579-arsenal-shareholder-usmanov-at-centre-of-controversy-after-wikipedia-entry-doctored
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2232288/David-Petraeus-Paula-Broadwell-conquests-Did-Wikipedia-editor-try-reveal-affair-January.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
• http://www.uznews.net/news_single.php?lng=en&sub=&cid=31&nid=21280
• http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1159715/wikipedia-defends-editing-processes-following-finsbury-clean-up/
• http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/should-faculty-shun-wikipedia/
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/18/alisher-usmanov-spotlight-net-profile
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/20/mp-demands-apology-tweets-wonga
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/9693478/Wonga-apologises-to-Stella-Creasy-over-online-attacks.html
• http://www.thedrum.com/news/2012/11/21/cipr-social-media-panel-criticises-wonga-editing-its-own-wikipedia-entry
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9699729/Former-Strictly-Come-Dancing-star-Holly-Valance-in-Wikipedia-row.html
• http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/11/start/wikipedias-top-20-religion-pips-science
• http://kykernel.com/2012/11/27/bogus-updates-appear-on-macintyres-stoops-wikipedia-pages-amid-uk-coaching-search/
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239625/Jesus-Confucius-Sir-Isaac-Newton-Wikipedia-list-historys-influential-people.html
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/28/wikipedia-extradiction-law-review-odwyer
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/levesons-wikipedia-moment-how-internet-research-on-the-independents-history-left-him-redfaced-8372446.html

Fundraising and Membership

Fundraising

This month, we received £xx in one-off donations, with xx 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.bavagewikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements.

As for direct debit donations, there were xxxx successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of £xx.xx

Membership

Up to 30th November 2012:

• xx new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members
• xx 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)

This adds up to xx members who are eligible to vote

• xx Expired members

A membership survey was distributed on 30th October 2012 , the results were made public as part of the reports to the Board meeting of 17th November 2012. You can view them here (pdf)