Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK report, October 2012

-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Nov 28, 2012 12:38 PM, "Stevie Benton" stevie.benton@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Please find below Wikimedia UK's monthly report for October 2012. As well > as the usual updates on GLAM, outreach, communications, fundraising and > other activities, it also includes the results of our membership survey. > > You can find the report online at > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports/2012/October but plain text is below > for those who prefer to read the report in an email. > > Thanks and regards, > > Stevie > > GLAM activities > > - > > *14* - Andy Mabbett addressed the *Central and Eastern Europe > Wikimedia conference*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2012 about > recent developments in UK and international GLAM collaboration. > - > > *19* - Andy Mabbett spoke to the *CityCamp Coventry*http://citycampcov.org.uk/ event, > about Wikimedia and GLAM. > - > > *22* - Andy Mabbett delivered a training session on Wikipedia editing > to history students at the University of Birmingham, as part of the *International > Dunhuang Project* http://en.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/BL/IDP. > > > Expert outreach > > The London School of Economics' *Impact of Social Sciences blog* ran a > guest post by Martin Poulter, *"Writing for Wikipedia has forced me into > good scholarly habits and accessible writing"*http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/10/04/poulter-writing-wikipeda-scholarly-habits/. > This asks academics to view Wikipedia as an opportunity to write about > their own fields and as an opportunity for educational assignments. > > Martin Poulter, Charles Matthews, Tom Morris and Edward Harding delivered > a *day workshop at for the JISC Digital Infrastructure team*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/JISC_DI_team_training_workshop at > the JISC headquarters in London. Many of the trainees had managerial or > leadership roles in elearning, research infrastructure or digital > humanities. As well as basic editing, the workshop looked at different > kinds of effort to improve Wikipedia, and how the different Wikimedia > Projects work together to provide a "digital infrastructure" for each other > and the wider web. > > Other activities > > - > > *13* - Fæ addressed the *Central and Eastern Europe Wikimedia > conference* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2012, > about the Chapters Association. > - > > *WereSpielChequers*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:WereSpielChequers > and *Leutha* http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Leutha ran a > categorisation workshop for donors who were also willing to donate some > time to Wikimedia. > - > > The second "train the trainers" session took place in London > > > Microgrants > > > Two microgrants have been approved this month. > > - > > *Microgrants/Birthday 2012http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Birthday_2012 > *is for supplies for WMUK's birthday party celebrating the 4th > anniversary of the chapter and the 1st anniversary of us achieving charity > status - the party will take place at the *London wikimeet on 11 > November* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/63, to which > all are welcome. The application was submitted by WMUK's intern, Hasina > Khatun. > - > > *Microgrants/32GB usb stick for Commons dump*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/32GB_usb_stick_for_Commons_dump is > for a 32GB memory stick to support the operations of * > Commons:User:Faebot http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Faebot *without > wearing out the operator's computer. The bot is currently working on > categorising the Geograph images on Commons, as well as doing other similar > tasks. The application was submitted by Fæ. > > A number of microgrants were marked as completed this month, including: > > - > > *Microgrants/Cambridge University Wikipedia Society*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_Society provided > funding to get the Cambridge University Wikipedia Society started via a > stall at their fresher's fair, with freebies to give away. The report for > the microgrant, which was submitted by*User:Deryck Chan*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Deryck_Chan, > said "We now have a mailing list, with 237 members on it, a huge jump from > only 10 wiki-page members and volunteers prior to the fair. Volunteers at > the stall included Charles Matthews, Daniel Thomas, and myself. We've also > received great support from SRCF. Almost all freebies were given out; the > T-shirts and pens for volunteers of our stall created a particularly > professional image by making everything in the stall Wikimedia-branded. > Additionally, the nearby stalls, all science and technology related, were > also predominantly using Wikipedia pens for their sign-up sheets!" > - > > *Microgrants/Imperial College Wikipedia Society*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Imperial_College_Wikipedia_Society > > Information about microgrants that are currently running, and how to > submit a microgrant application of your own, are at * > Microgrants/Applications*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants/Applications > . > UK press coverage (and coverage of UK projects & activities) > > *A list of recent press coverage can be seen here*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Media_coverage_summary_August_-_October_2012.pdf > . > > Upcoming activities in November > > For events in December and onwards, please see *Events*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events > . > > - *01* - *Ethical Properties Wikipedia Workshop/November eventhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ethical_Properties_Wikipedia_Workshop/November_event > * > - *03* - *Robin Owain addresses The Welsh Academy Writers' Fair, > Cardiff http://www.llenyddiaethcymru.org/newyddion/i/141841/* > - *04* - *RBSA Backstage Pass*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/RBSA_Backstage_Pass in > Birmingham > - *04* - *Oxford meetup*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Oxford/1 1st > ever Oxford meetup > - *04* - *Royal Birmingham Society of Artists editathonhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/RBSA_Backstage_Pass > * > - *06* - Training at De Montfort University > - *06* - Workshop at the National Library of Scotland > - *07* - Workshop at the National Library of Scotland > - *08* - Workshop at Edinburgh University > - *09* - Workshop at EDINA, Edinburgh > - *11* - *London meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/63 > * > - *17–18* - Board meeting (TBC) - in person > - *18* - *Reading meetup*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Reading/2 2nd > Reading meetup > - *20* - Training at De Montfort University > - *24* - *Liverpool meetuphttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Liverpool/6 > * > - *25* - *Manchester Girl Geeks editing dayhttp://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Girl_Geek_Dinner/Manchester_November_2012 > * > - *25* - *Cambridge University Wikipedia Society gathering and editing > workshop*http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Cambridge_University_Wikipedia_Society/November_2012_gathering > > > Administrative activities > Finances > > - > > The current state of each of our budgets is *outlined in a Google > Spreadsheet*https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org.uk/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkP38YPQ7Tg3dEQyQnRTMUhDMnV1RHdHekhqSXZvZHc#gid=0. > This details spend to date, and a rough estimate of future spending. This > spreadsheet is too complex to be placed directly on a wiki. Our yearly > spend is heavily 'end-loaded', partially due to the rapid growth of > Wikimedia UK. > - > > Q3's Management Accounts (covering August, September, October) are at *File:Wikimedia > UK Management Accounts Q3 2012.pdf*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_UK_Management_Accounts_Q3_2012.pdf. > These are also available in spreadsheet format for those interested - > contact richard.symondswikimedia.org.uk > > Board activities > > The Board's main activity during October was the appointment (jointly with > the Wikimedia Foundation) of Mike Hudson and Compass Partnership to conduct > an independent review of our governance arrangements. This was the > principal topic of discussion at our Board phone call on 9 October (* > minutes* http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes_9Oct12), and by the end > of October the review was under way. > > On 10 October we received the conclusions from a financial review from > Garfield Byrd, the Wikimedia Foundation's Chief of Finance and > Administration. These have now been *published*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Governance/2012_Financial_review_by_Garfield_Byrd,_WMF_CFO along > with a *plan* http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Finance_Action_Plan_2012/13 setting > out our plans to address the issues raised in both Garfield's report and > that of our auditors. > News from the Chief Exec *For information on Jon's activities this > month, see **News from the Office*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/News_from_the_Office/Posts > *.* The updates about the Wikimedia UK Interns can be found there too, > together with *here* http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/09/intern/. > Communications > > October was a month for repositioning our communications. The discussions > around governance continued, culminating in the appointment of Compass > Partnership to conduct the WMUK / WMF commissioned independent governance > review. The biggest communications success this month was *Ada Lovelace > Day* http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace_Day_2012. This was the > result of much excellent work by Daria and the team at the Royal Society. > The event gained widespread media coverage and received an excellent > reception on social media. You can see a comprehensive list of coverage on > the event's page. October's press coverage is *recorded in the attached > document*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Media_coverage_summary_August_-_October_2012.pdf, > along with coverage from September. In other news, discussions have begun > on how we can improve the monthly reports. Suggestions include developing a > Signpost-style newsletter, featuring content created by WMUK members, > volunteers and UK-based editors. *Get involved in the discussion here*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/What_would_a_WMUK_Signpost-style_newsletter_look_like%3F. > Blog posts in October: > > - 9 October - *One year on: 12 months working with the Herbert Art > Gallery and Museumhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/one-year-on-12-months-working-with-the-herbert-art-gallery-and-museum/ > * > - 13 October - *A message form the Wikimedia UK Boardhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/a-message-from-the-wikimedia-uk-board/ > * > - 19 October - *Bringing evidence based medicine to the worldhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/bringing-evidence-based-medicine-to-the-world/ > * > - 24 October - *Wikimedia UK and Wikimedia Foundation appoint > independent reviewerhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/wikimedia-uk-and-wikimedia-foundation-appoint-independent-reviewer/ > * > - 25 October - *Hasina says goodbye to Wikimedia UKhttp://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/goodbye-wikimedia-uk/ > * > - 26 October - *The story of Ada Lovelace, the Royal Society and > Wikimedia UK*http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2012/10/the-story-of-ada-lovelace-the-royal-society-and-wikimedia-uk/ > > > Fundraising and Membership *Fundraising* > > This month, we received £443.26 in one-off donations, with 13 individual > donations. The average donation amount was £34.09 - 62% 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. > > As for direct debit donations, there were 5349 successful direct debits > this month, bringing in a total of £20,917.12. > *Membership* > > Up to 31st October 2012: > > - > > 198 new (membership commenced in preceding three months) and current > members > - > > 51 'grace' members (membership within six months after date membership > should be renewed) > > This adds up to 249 members who are eligible to vote > > - > > 155 Expired members > > A membership survey was distributed on 30th October 2012 , the results > were made public as part of the reports to the Board meeting of 17th > November 2012. You can view them *here*http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMUKMemSurveySummaryNov12.pdf > (pdf) > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Communications Organiser > Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >