Reports/2013/June

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Below is the Wikimedia UK monthly report for the period 1st to 30th June 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

Cambridge University Wikipedia Garden Party

Wikipedia Cake eaten at the CUWPS garden party
A peacock visited the CUWPS garden party

A Wikipedia Garden Party was held in Cambridge University on 17 June. The party is Cambridge University Wikipedia Society's (CUWPS) contribution to the great Cambridge University tradition of post-exam celebrations known confusingly as May Week, and marks the end of the first year of CUWPS.

The party was attended by eight people and one stray peacock. The human attendees included seven current Cambridge students (five of them were also Wikimedians) plus Charles Matthews, an alumnus who has been faithfully organising Wikipedia meetups in Cambridge for many years. A Wikipedia cake was served at the party.

CUWPS is now looking forward to next year. The Wikipedia stall will be back in the Cambridge University societies fair on 8-9 October and we need extra WMUK volunteers behind the stall! Please contact WMUK's education organiser, Toni Sant, if you're interested.

Microgrant outcome

GLAM activities

June saw a range of GLAM events with topics ranging from MilHist to Ballet and Black Music in the UK.

The three month residency at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums came to an end, highlights included a dialogue with WikiProject ships on the English Wikipedia which lead to the release of this image of a battleship launch on the Tyne - now included in two featured articles.

Future events that were worked on this month range from an editathon at Conway hall in August to one at the National Railway Museum in York this October.

Technology

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)

Blog posts this month

Upcoming activities in May and June

May

June


For events in July 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 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.bavageatwikimedia.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 30th June 2013:

  • xx new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current members - with 3 new join-ups in January.
  • xx 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership should be renewed)
This adds up to cc members who are eligible to vote
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