Volunteer Roles

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There are lots of ways you can be involved with Wikimedia UK. Below are a list of the roles you could take on, here is our page to apply for Project Grants, and here is a list of upcoming events you could be involved in, and some of the organisations that you could work with. Please contact us at volunteer@wikimedia.org.uk
Our volunteers protected freedom of panorama, preventing your pictures from looking like this.

Outreach

  • Partnership Lead - A volunteer leading the relationship with a partnership institution, can be within the organisation or outside of it
  • Advocacy - Involved in policy work and advocating for change supporting free knowledge
  • Speaker - Delivering a talk (eg: at a conference) for WMUK
  • Ambassador - Represents WMUK at conferences/events, but not as a speaker


Delivering and supporting events like the Royal Society of Chemisty editathon

Events & Project Delivery

  • Content contributor (Project) - Someone editing/uploading for a WMUK supported Wikimedia project
  • Event host - Contact at a host organisation who helps arrange an event
  • Event organiser - Organises the event
  • Event support- Helps with tasks such as moving equipment, preparing handouts etc
  • Lead trainer (accredited) - Leads the training
  • Lead trainer (non-accredited) - Leads the training
  • Photographer - Documents events
  • Trainer (accredited) - Someone helping a lead trainer delivering training
  • Trainer (non-accredited) - Someone helping a lead trainer delivering training


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Meetings and advice, though not required to the level illustrated above.

Governance & Planning

  • Committee member - Sitting on committees
  • Governance support - Gives qualified, relevant, and pro-bono advice
  • Multimedia and comms support - Contributing to the newsletter, writing blog posts, etc
  • Office support - Helping with office tasks, eg: preparing packs for a conference or analysing a survey