Community Engagement Insights 2016-17 Report

Across audiences Editors Affiliates Program Leaders Developers
Goal 1 - "Improving new editor engagement"
Goal 2 - "Improving community health"
Goal 3 - "Improving collaboration and communications between the Foundation and communities"


Question 307 (CS01) edit

Which of the following activities have you done at least once in the last 12 months? Select all that apply.

Participants could select more than one option

0% did not select an option [?]

1 – Make contributions or curate content on any Wikimedia project (e.g. editing) (94%)
2 – Attend offline Wikimedia events (e.g. editathons, conferences, hackathon) (82%)
3 – Participate in online Wikimedia events (e.g. a remote conference or meet-up) (53%)
4 – Support Mediawiki or Wikimedia software development (e.g. report a bug, test a product, have technical discussions, write software code, build tools) (32%)
5 – Organize community programs or events (e.g. editathons, GLAM, conferences, education program) (77%)
6 – Participate in a Wikimedia affiliate (e.g. Wikimedia chapter, thematic organization, user group) (80%)
7 – Conduct research related to Wikimedia (e.g. worked on a project on meta:research) (20%)
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) (51%)


Question 308 (CE19) edit

The following is a list of topics related to the Wikimedia movement. You may see more questions about these topics later in the survey.

Which of the following are you currently working on or have a strong interest in? Select all that apply.

Participants could select more than one option

0% did not select an option [?]

1 – Advocating to change laws that influence the Wikimedia movement (45%)
2 – Wikimedia movement fundraising efforts (27%)
3 – Partnerships with governments, universities, companies or other organizations (85%)
4 – Technical contributions, including everything from giving feedback, testing, and writing code (37%)
5 – None of the above (7%)


Question 309 (TR01) edit

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)

Participants could select more than one option

19% did not select an option [?]

1 – Wikimania (in Esino Lario, Mexico City, or London) (65%)
2 – Wikimedia Hackathon (in Jerusalem, Lyon, or Zürich) (8%)
3 – Wikimedia Conference (in Berlin) (37%)
4 – Don't know/Not sure (10%)


Question 310 (SS19) edit

Have you collaborated or engaged with any staff from the Wikimedia Foundation in the last 12 months, in any way (online, in-person, etc.)?


Median = 1
6% selected "Not sure" [?]

1 – No (0%)
2 – Yes (93%)
93% of program leaders who participated in this question reported that they have collaborated or engaged with any staff from the Wikimedia Foundation in the last 12 months, in any way (online, in-person, etc.).


Question 311 (CE17) edit

How familiar are you with the organizations associated with Wikimedia or Wikipedia?


Median = 4

1 – Not at all (1%)
2 – Slightly (4%)
3 – Moderately (15%)
4 – Mostly (41%)
5 – Completely (38%)
79% of program leaders who participated in this question reported they are mostly or completely familiar with the organizations associated with Wikimedia or Wikipedia.


Question 313 (SS14) edit

Before taking this survey, had you ever heard of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)?


Median = 1

1 – Very difficult (0%)
2 – Yes (100%)
100% of program leaders who participated in this question have heard of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Question list edit

Goal 4 - "Improving collaboration and communications around software development"
Goal 5 - "Improving collaboration with affiliates related to partnerships"
Goal 6 - "Improving software for contributors"
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"