Reports/2013/July

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1st to 31st July 2013. 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.

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

• Dr Martin Poulter appointed Jisc-Wikimedia Ambassador, Bristol University
• Revealed: Sandy Hook gunman Adam Lanza was obsessed with correcting Wikipedia articles about mass killers and admitted having a bullet 'fetish', Daily Mail
• Boot up: wireless contact lens, Wikipedia's visual editing, Samsung's share slide and more, Guardian
• Wikimedia yn penodi Cymro fel rheolwr Golwg360 (Google Translate)
• Wicipedia Cymraeg: New manager looks to expand Wiki in Welsh, BBC News Wales
• Wikimedia’s annual Wikimania conference is coming to London in 2014, The Next Web

Upcoming activities in July and August

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

Administrative activities

News from the Chief Exec

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

Communications

Please see the above links to relevant press coverage received in June.

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 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.

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

Membership

Up to 31st July 2013:

• 184 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - with 6 new join-ups in July.
• 31 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)

This adds up to 215 members who are eligible to vote

Visitors to the office

• Lucile - volunteer from France
• John Cummings WiR Natural History and Science Museum
• Visitors from National LIbrary of Scotland
• The Brazilian chap
• Alaistair McCapra and Micahel Maggs - new trustees
• Ed Saperia and James Knight from Wikimania Team
• Martin Poulter - JISC Ambassador
• Garfield Byrd CFO Wikimedia Foundation
• Greyham Dawes
• Mark Kelleher - BBC
• Rockdrum for volunteering.