Reports/2013/January

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Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1st to 31st January 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

Community

Microgrant outcome

GLAM activities

  • Robin Owain, Fae and Roger Bamkin met people in Aberystwyth to discuss the release of information into the public domain on the 11th January. This followed up on a number of initiatives that were launched as a result of contacts made as a result of Monmouthpedia. Leighton Andrews, the Welsh minister is encouraging Welsh cultural bodies to publish information more freely.
  • Andrew Gray ran workshops on editing Wikipedia at the British Library, Royal Opera House, University College London, and Senate House Library, for around thirty people.
  • Preparations for the GLAM-WIKI 2013 conference are well underway, with the key speakers organised and the call for participation currently ongoing.
  • Work on GLAM Wikimedians in Residence continues, with Natural History Museum and Science Museum recruiting in January, and other organisations getting ready to do so.

Technology

In January major steps were made on the new infrastructure, with CiviCRM and Email being migrated to the new servers.

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)

Upcoming activities in January and February

January

February

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

Administrative activities

Finances

Board 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 January.

January was a fairly quiet month in terms of communications. We re-introduced a scheduled monthly IRC chat for the Wikimedia UK community, volunteers, trustees and staff to get together for a discussion. This doesn't replace other means of communication but is a useful supplementary event. These now take place on the third Wednesday of every month.

Planning for an event for journalists continued well. This is now booked in for March. Other meetings with journalists were also fruitful and some positive features will develop from these in the future. The communications strategy underwent a review in January with a paper prepared for the Board meeting at the beginning of February.

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.bavageatwikimedia.org.uk and let her know your requirements.

There were xx successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of xx. Further figures are pending the return of one of our staff members.

Membership

Up to 31st January 2013:

  • xx new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - with xx new join-ups in December.
  • xx 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)
This adds up to xx members who are eligible to vote


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