Community Insights/2016-17 Report/Audience 1/Goal6

Community Engagement Insights 2016-17 Report

Executive summary

Across audiences

Goal 1 - "Improving new editor engagement"

Goal 2 - "Improving community health"

Goal 3 - "Improving collaboration and communications between the Foundation and communities"

Goal 4 - "Improving collaboration and communications around software development"

Goal 5 - "Improving collaboration with affiliates related to partnerships"

Goal 6 - "Improving software for contributors"

Over the last 12 months, how often did you contribute to Wikipedia or other Wikimedia projects?

Participants (n) = 4782

Median = 5

1 – Less than once a month (8%)

2 – 1-3 times a month (14%)

3 – 4-5 times a month (about once a week) (13%)

4 – 2-3 times a week (11%)

5 – 4-5 times a week (9%)

6 – 6-7 times a week (about once a day) (13%)

7 – More than once a day (33%)

Most participants (33%) indicated that over the last 12 months they contributed to to Wikipedia or Wikimedia projects at least once a day.

Goal 7 - "Increasing software awareness and use"

Goal 8 - "Growing the Wikimedia technical community"

Goal 9 - "Improving information sharing for program leaders and affiliates"

Goal 10 - "Developing the capacity of affiliates"

Goal 11 - "Developing the capacity of program leaders"

Goal 12 - "Improving access to research materials by contributors"

Goal 13 - "Improving understanding of movement fundraising and fundraising needs"

Goal 14 - "Increasing awareness of GLAM and Libraries"

Goal 15 - "Increasing knowledge and capacity related to policy issues"