Celebrate Wikipedia and Wikimedia UK’s milestones with a special gift

To mark the occasions of Wikipedia’s 25th birthday anniversary in January 2026 and Wikimedia UK’s charity status later in November, we’re inviting everyone from our volunteer/editing community to offer unique birthday presents. This is a fantastic opportunity to not only give in a way that works for you but to also to support the continued growth of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects supported by Wikimedia UK.

Pledge your gift

Here are some suggestions from us of how you can get involved:

Content Gaps on Wikipedia

• Writing a biography / new article or improving an existing article (let us know if you would like ideas on content gaps on Wikipedia)
• Getting an article(s) to Good Article status or on the main page featured on Did You Know
• De-orphaning articles – Incoming wikilinks are central to boosting visibility of subjects  in the knowledge network. For example Women’s biographies have a higher rate of being orphaned which makes them less visible.
• Adding images to Wikipedia articles also improves the discoverability of an article. Here is a list of pages where photos are needed. If you want to focus on a specific category you can use these instructions to run a PetScan.
• Would you like to see more information on a particular subject which is currently underrepresented on Wikipedia? Build a worklist and find reliable sources that other editors / WMUK trainers can use at future events.

Welcoming and supporting new editors

• Join the Teahouse and support new Wikipedia editors
• Join the Birthday Committee and wish Wikipedia editors a happy birthday.
• If you have led a Wikipedia training session recently, say hello to the people who attended and check in with them to see if they need any support.
• Take some time once a week / month to thank someone and recognise their contribution on their user page or use this simple feature on the history page of an article. 
• Maybe you’ve been impressed by someone’s contribution or used someone’s image in an article, send them a note to let them know their efforts are appreciated.

Support minoritised languages

Translating Articles

• English to other language of your choice
• Articles needing translation from a language of your choice to English
• Use the content translation tool

Organise an edit-a-thon

• If you have been working with a group of editors, you could organise a special birthday edit-a-thon!
• Organise an Wikipedia event for a group / community that you would like to work with. Or maybe you would like to organise a themed edit-a-thon to celebrate Wikipedia’s birthday?

If you’re not an editor yet, why not become one? You can create a new account here and here is a tutorial on the basics of Wikipedia editing – The Wikipedia Adventure. 

You can also apply to run a Community sandbox session. Please email sara.thomas@wikimedia.org.uk if you have an idea.

Other ways to get involved

• Enrich Wikipedia articles with images and make them more discoverable.
• Talk to people about why you edit Wikipedia and what it brings to your life!
• Organise a talk with a group who might be interested in finding out more about editing on Wikipedia or may be open to sharing their knowledge on Wikipedia.
• Apply to share your Wikimedia knowledge and experience at Wikimania 2026 in Paris. The theme for this year’s Wikimania is Freedom, Equity, Reliability (Liberté, Équité, Fi abilité). Together, let’s protect knowledge, equity and freedom. https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Program 
• Create a shareable resource to highlight a particular area, subject, country or culture using Wikipedia as a guide. This could be geographical map taking people through Wikipedia pages in a particular location or it could be related to a subject. For example, 19th Century Art, or Black Female Singers in the UK.

This list is by no means exhaustive! Let us know if you have any other ideas!

Support from Wikimedia UK

Once you’ve chosen your gift and let us know and we’ll send you a tailored set of resources to help you make it happen.

If you complete the task you’ve set yourself, you’ll receive:

• A set of Wiki Loves Earth 2026 winners’ postcards, and
• A celebration of your contribution at our 2026 Community Celebration event in November.

Deadline

The initial deadline for submitting your gift pledge is Thursday 12th February 2026. If you have any questions please contact rupal.karia@wikimedia.org.uk