Reports/2013/February

Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1st to 28th February 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

GLAM activities

• Robin Owain met National Trust officers in Llandudno (11/02/2013) to discuss incorrect entries on Wiki-en and possible training of staff. Interested Wikipedians can Wiki-email Robin or contact the office.
• Preparations for the GLAM-Wiki Conference continue.
• Training workshops for contributors at the British Library
• Work on Wikimedians in Residence continue, with the position at the Natural History Museum and Science Museum set to start in March.

Other activities

• Robin Owain met Aberystwyth University Students Union President and other offices (13/02/2013) to discuss forming a Wikipedia student society, starting with an editathon. Also met Dr Ted Jones and Dr Dafydd Tudur at the National Library regarding the Piloting of images.
• Robin Owain represented WMUK at the Royal Commission's Digital Past Conference; 13-14 February.

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)

• http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/14428/wikimedia_uk_trustees_have_been_too_involved_to_govern_the_charity
• http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Governance/article/1170282/review-urges-major-overhaul-governance-wikimedia-uk/
• http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/the-biggest-wikipedia-traffic-spikes-since-2010-prove-were-all-morbid/
• http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/download-review/2240986/download-kiwix
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-candidate-accused-of-looking-up-wikipedia-for-her-eastleigh-campaign-8490865.html
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9864802/Tory-candidate-accused-of-cutting-and-pasting-from-Eastleigh-Wikipedia-page.html
• http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/netha-hussain/wikipedia-towards-closing-gender-gap_b_2654019.html
• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/13/wikimedia_uk_shape_up/
• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/wikipedia_by_txt/

Upcoming activities in March

February

For past events please see here.

March

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

Administrative activities

Board activities

• John Byrne stands down as the Treasurer and a trustee of Wikimedia UK
• Greyham Dawes has joined the WMUK board

News from the Chief Exec

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

Fundraising and Membership

Fundraising

This month, we received £755 in one-off donations, with 14 individual donations. The average donation amount was £52.93 - 43% 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 5335 successful direct debits this month, bringing in a total of £21,371.24.

Membership

Up to 28th February 2013:

• 162 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - with 13 new join-ups in February
• 117 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)
• 4 expiring memberships.

This adds up to 279 members who were eligible to vote at as of 28th February 2013.