Membership

Latest revision as of 02:48, 30 May 2023

Support Wikimedia Australia by becoming a member today!

Membership is currently AUD$9.95 for 12 months and is open for Australians and residents of Pacific islands without an established chapter.

As well as being part of a huge, evolving worldwide movement that is transforming the availability of free knowledge and cultural works, the benefits of becoming a member include:

Voting rights at meetings
Access to members-only mailing list
Fortnightly members-only newsletter from Wikimedia Australia
Contribute to Wikimedia Australia's direction and have input to the Wikimedia movement through the chapter-selected trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation board.

Before you join, you may be interested in reading our rules and especially our statement of purpose.

How to become a member of Wikimedia Australia

Fill out and submit the application form. Be sure all of the submitted information is correct.
You'll receive a confirmation email.
If your application is approved you'll receive an email with payment details.
Once payment is received you'll be added to the members mailing list (unless you request otherwise).

Membership renewals

Membership renewals are payable every 12 months from the date you become a member. You will receive email reminders that your membership renewal and payment is due.

Got any questions? Please email the treasurer at treasurerwikimedia.org.au.

Payments can be made by direct bank transfer. Please include your name and—if there's room—the word "renewal"; please also email the treasurer (treasurerwikimedia.org.au).

Direct deposit

A direct deposit can be made at any Westpac branch or via internet banking.

Wikimedia Australia's Westpac account details are as follows:

   BSB: 033-341
   Account Number: 594901
   Account name: Wikimedia Australia Incorporated

Problems?

If at any time you have problems or you want to ask about the progress/status of your application, please contact the Secretary at secretarywikimedia.org.au.

More ways to support Wikimedia Australia and stay in touch

You can donate to Wikimedia Australia to support our mission. Find out how to donate, and more about our mission, on the Donate page.

Wikimedia Australia also have a monthly general mailing list, and regularly post on social media. Find out how you can subscribe here.

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-Support Wikimedia Australia by becoming a member today! Membership is [[w:AUD|AUD]]$40/year ([[w:AUD|AUD]]$20/year concession).
+'''Support Wikimedia Australia by becoming a member today!'''
+Membership is currently [[w:AUD|AUD]]$9.95 for 12 months and is open for Australians and residents of Pacific islands without an established chapter.
-Benefits of becoming a member include:
+As well as being part of a huge, evolving worldwide movement that is transforming the availability of free knowledge and cultural works, the benefits of becoming a member include:
+*[[rules|Voting rights]] at meetings
+*Access to members-only mailing list
+*Fortnightly members-only newsletter from Wikimedia Australia
+*Contribute to Wikimedia Australia's direction and have input to the Wikimedia movement through [[m:Chapter-selected Board seats|the chapter-selected trustees]] on the Wikimedia Foundation board.
-* [[rules|voting rights]] at meetings
+Before you join, you may be interested in reading our [[rules]] and especially our [[Statement of Purpose|statement of purpose]].
-* [[accounts|officialwiki editing rights]]
-* access to special members-only mailing lists
-* the chance to steer Wikimedia Australia's direction and influence the [[m:Chapter-selected Board seats|Wikimedia Foundation chapter-selected Board seats]]
-* probable future discounts, and
-* [[warm fuzzies|other warm fuzzies]].
-Before you join you may be interested in reading our [[rules]] and especially our [[Statement of Purpose]].
-==How to become a member of Wikimedia Australia==
+'''How to become a member of Wikimedia Australia'''
-[[Image:MembershipRegistrationForm.png|350px|thumb|right|An example of a completed signup form, with all required fields filled in correctly.]]
+#Fill out and submit the [{{Membership form URL}} application form]. Be sure all of the submitted information is correct.
-# Fill out and submit the registration form at the [http://membership.wikimedia.org.au/memberdb/index.php?page=signup Member Database]. Be sure all the submitted information is correct.
+#You'll receive a confirmation email.
-# You will receive a confirmation email with the subject ''Application for Wikimedia Australia Membership'' asking you to confirm your email address by clicking a link.
+# If your application is approved you'll receive an email with payment details.
-# After you confirm your email address, your application is then sent to the committee for approval. (This should normally take around three working days.)
+#Once payment is received you'll be added to the members mailing list (unless you request otherwise).
-# If your application is approved, you will receive another email with the subject ''New Wikimedia Australia Membership Status: Pending - Pending''. '''This email contains information about how you pay your membership fees at the relative rates - ([[w:AUD|AUD]]$40/year, [[w:AUD|AUD]]$20/year concession).'''
-# Once the secretary confirms that your payment has been received, your new membership status will be ''Member - Ordinary Member''. You will receive a confirmation email to inform you of the status change. The secretary will automatically add you to the members mailing list unless you request otherwise. The email address you provided will be the primary method of contact regarding all Wikimedia Australia meetings and other events, unless you inform the secretary otherwise.
-==Renewal of membership==
-'''Membership renewal''' is due by '''July 1, 2009'''.
+'''Membership renewals'''
-The committee approved two motions at the March 2009, meeting:-
+'''Membership renewals''' are payable every 12 months from the date you become a member. You will receive email reminders that your membership renewal and payment is due.
-) That members joining and paying a subscription after 1 April in any financial year, be fully paid up until the end of the following financial year.
+Got any questions? Please email the treasurer at {{nospam|treasurer|wikimedia.org.au}}.
-The purpose of this motion is give a concession to those joining late in the financial year. Anyone joining now will be covered until June 30, 2010. Please urge you friends to joint now.
+Payments can be made by direct bank transfer. Please include your name and—if there's room—the word "renewal"; please also email the treasurer ({{nospam|treasurer|wikimedia.org.au}}).
-) For the 2009- 2010 financial year only, members, who paid prior to 1 April 2009, may pay half of the appropriate subscription for the 2009 - 2010 financial year, provided the payment is paid before the due date of 1 July, 2009 (I anticipate some laxness on this point, but the rules do specify a due date so we should not formally alter it).
+'''Direct deposit'''
-Since we started the association late in 2008, and most members paid in December 2008, or early in 2009, they have in effect only had half a years membership. This motion means that the foundation members who joined before April 1, 2009, will pay half the normal rate for the 2009 - 2010 year. That is they will pay $20 for normal membership and $10 for
+A direct deposit can be made at any Westpac branch or via internet banking.
-concession membership, provided it is is paid in advance before 1 July.
-Remember, the half-price rates only apply if you renew before July.
+Wikimedia Australia's Westpac account details are as follows:
-If you have any questions, please email the Treasurer at {{nospam|treasurer|wikimedia.org.au}}
+    BSB: 033-341
+    Account Number: 594901
+    Account name: Wikimedia Australia Incorporated
-===How to renew===
-Simply make a payment (according to [[Membership#Payment_methods|Payment methods]]) with a comment including your name and if there is room, also the word "renewal", and also email the treasurer ({{nospam|treasurer|wikimedia.org.au}}). It's not necessary to do anything in memberDB for renewing.
-==Payment methods==
+'''Problems?'''
-At this time, the available payment methods are listed below. Further payment types may be added at a later stage.
-* Direct Deposit (highly preferred)
+If at any time you have problems or you want to ask about the progress/status of your application, please contact the Secretary at {{nospam|secretary|wikimedia.org.au}}.
-* Cheque or Money Order
-* Paypal
-===Cheques and money orders===
-Should be sent to:
- Wikimedia Australia, Inc.
- PO Box 114
- Sorrento, VIC 3943
- Australia
-With an accompanying note mentioning your name, email address and the purpose of the payment (e.g. joining, renewing).
-===Direct deposit===
+'''More ways to support Wikimedia Australia and stay in touch'''
-''If you pay via international tranfer, our SWIFT Code is BENDAU3B. Please add [[w:AUD|AUD]]$2 for the bank fee.''
-Bank details:
+You can donate to Wikimedia Australia to support our mission. Find out how to donate, and more about our mission, on the [[Donate|Donate page]].
-* BSB: 633-000
-* Account No.: 134821859
-* Account name: Wikimedia Australia Incorporated
-* SWIFT Code: BENDAU3B (only for international transfers)
-===Paypal===
+Wikimedia Australia also have a monthly general mailing list, and regularly post on social media. [[Subscribe|Find out how you can subscribe here]].
-If you wish to pay via credit card or Paypal (http://www.paypal.com/), our account is <{{nospam|treasurer|wikimedia.org.au}}>. You can also email this address to get a Paypal payment request, which can be paid via Paypal account or credit card (a Paypal account is not necessary).
+[[Category:Membership]]
+[[Category:Applications]]
-==Problems?==
+[[Category:Secretary]]
-If at any time you have problems or you want to ask about the progress/status of your application, please contact the Secretary at {{nospam|secretary|wikimedia.org.au}}.