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The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, a top-ten internet property.

Wikimedia Blog edit

Read about the latest news and views from the Wikimedia Foundation.

Women’s day celebrations 2024 – SheLeads and WITc: “நிமிர்ந்த நன்னடை நேர்கொண்ட பார்வையும்,நிலத்தில் யார்க்கும் அஞ்சாத நெறிகளும்,திமிர்ந்த ஞானச் செருக்கும் இருப்பதால்செம்மை மாதர் திறம்புவ தில்லையாம்;அமிழ்ந்து பேரிரு ளாமறி யாமையில்அவல மெய்திக் கலையின...; Bhuvana Meenakshi 2024-05-03 19:42:35
Reflecting _Women For Sustainability Africa Arts + Feminism #Her Voice Campaign 2023: Imagine a world where women’s voices shape the stories we tell online. A world where African perspectives paint a richer picture on platforms like Wikipedia....; CoachAni 2024-05-02 21:01:11
Lessons from DRIF 24: Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to delve into the world of digital rights and inclusivity at the Digital Rights and Inclusive Forum (DRIF...; Mwintirew 2024-05-02 18:00:00
Mark Your Calendars: Wiki Student Summit Returns 2024!: The Wiki Student Summit 2024 is set to return in Arusha, Tanzania, transcending borders and fostering collaboration for positive impact. Scholarships, program submissions, and a powerful theme—“Bey...; Magotech 2024-05-02 15:16:59
Empowering Women Through Knowledge: A Successful Wiki Women’s Month in Indonesia: In March 2024, Wikimedia Indonesia marked a significant milestone. In collaboration with the Swedish Embassy and UNFPA Indonesia, Wikimedia Indonesia celebrated Indonesia Wiki Women’s Month...; Chris Koerner 2024-05-02 15:06:48
Making talk pages better for everyone: Imagine an online encyclopedia where talk pages look like article content. What happens on these pages, besides (sometimes rarely) discussions? You are right: anything you can...; Benoît Evellin 2024-05-02 14:51:55

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The Wikimedia Foundation relies heavily on the generous support from our users. Please consider making a donation today, be it time, money or hardware. The benefactors page is dedicated to some of the companies and individuals helping to sustain the Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation does not necessarily endorse the activities of its Corporate Benefactors.

The Wikimedia Foundation is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States, and donations from US citizens are tax deductible. Donations made by citizens of other countries may also be tax deductible. Please see deductibility of donations for details. Please see our fundraising page for details of making donations via PayPal, MoneyBookers, postal mail or direct deposit. For all other types of donations, please contact us.

Corporate details edit

The Wikimedia Board of Trustees is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation Inc., and has the power to direct the activities of the Foundation. The Foundation bylaws may be seen at Wikimedia Foundation bylaws. Other policies set by the Board may be seen at policies.

The Foundation manages the budget, which pays primarily for computer equipment and hosting. Other costs include human resources necessary to the running of the Wikimedia projects, though most people are volunteers. This site includes minutes from Board meetings.

The latest Board decisions may be found at resolutions.

2008/2009 Annual Report edit

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Wikimedia Foundation
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Latest press releases edit

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Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation (read more...)

Wikipedia Free encyclopedia	Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus	Wikinews Free content news source
Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals	Wikiquote Collection of quotations	Wikisource Free source documents
Wikiversity Free learning tools	Wikispecies Directory of species	Commons Shared media repository

Privacy policy: If you browse the Wikimedia project websites, we gather no more information than is typically collected in server logs. If you contribute to the Wikimedia projects, you are publishing every word you post publicly. You should assume that anything you write will be retained forever. This includes articles, user pages, talk pages and other pages on the websites. See the official policy for full details.

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