Dear all As has been raised on this mailing list quite recently, Wikimedia UK has been rather remiss at updating the membership numbers of the charity on the relevant page (due to a change in staffing). We have decided to move to doing this quarterly and numbers from the past two quarters are available here:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Membership/Numbers As has been previously noted by myself and others, the reason for the jump in members in May/June 2017 is that the board and I were getting concerned about the low number of members and did a membership 'push'. As well as promoting membership through our social media channels I did two other things: 1. Contacted all previous members of the charity whose membership had lapsed, encouraging them to renew 2. Contacted all active donors to the charity, inviting them to become members Since that 'push', numbers have remained relatively steady at just above the 500 mark; although of course this involves a degree of turnover as some memberships lapse and new members sign up. Thanks and best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 203 372 0762 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827 Registered Charity No.1144513 Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ 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.
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