3 – Participate in online Wikimedia events (e.g. a remote conference or meet-up) (6%)
4 – Support Mediawiki or Wikimedia software development (e.g. report a bug, test a product, have technical discussions, write software code, build tools) (10%)
5 – Organize community programs or events (e.g. editathons, GLAM, conferences, education program) (7%)
6 – Participate in a Wikimedia affiliate (e.g. Wikimedia chapter, thematic organization, user group) (13%)
7 – Conduct research related to Wikimedia (e.g. worked on a project on meta:research) (4%)
8 – Apply for any Wikimedia Foundation grant (e.g. Annual Plan Grants, Project and Event Grants, Rapid Grants, Project grants, Travel and Participation Support Grant) (4%)
Almost all survey participants (97%) participated in editing online
1 – Advocating to change laws that influence the Wikimedia movement (18%)
2 – Wikimedia movement fundraising efforts (8%)
3 – Partnerships with governments, universities, companies or other organizations (25%)
4 – Technical contributions, including everything from giving feedback, testing, and writing code (23%)
5 – None of the above (53%)
From the survey participants, 25% reported being strongly interested in partnerships, 23% in technical contributions, 18% in Wikimedia policy, 8% in movement fundraising, and 53% reported not being strongly interested in any of these topics.
Which of the following annual Wikimedia events that were supported by the Wikimedia Foundation have you attended in the last 3 years? (select all that apply)
1 – Wikimania (in Esino Lario, Mexico City, or London) (4%)
2 – Wikimedia Hackathon (in Jerusalem, Lyon, or Zürich) (1%)
3 – Wikimedia Conference (in Berlin) (1%)
4 – Don't know/Not sure (57%)
6% of respondents reported attending any of the major events in the last 3 years, while 53% reported that they are not sure or don't know these events. This may be due to an error in question design; a response option should have been included that said "None of the above".
23% of sampled editors who participated in the survey have collaborated or engaged with any staff from the Wikimedia Foundation in the last 12 months, in any way (online, in-person, etc.).
