Wikimedia Deutschland

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Wikimedia Deutschland – Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens (WMDE, Wikimedia Deutschland – Association for the Promotion of Free Knowledge) is an independent membership-based association serving as a Wikimedia chapter in Germany. According to the bylaws, the purpose of the association is to support the creation, collection and distribution of Open Content in an altruistic way in order to support equal opportunity to access to knowledge and education. Founded on June 13, 2004 in Berlin, it was the first chapter to be created. Wikimedia Deutschland currently has over 70,000 members (as of January 2019). Jimmy Wales is an honorary member of the association.

Plans and reportsEdit

	title	language		notes
	title	English	German	notes
planning	annual plans	2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 , 2013 (project plan), 2012	2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 , 2013 (project plan), 2012
reporting	annual reports	2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011	2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
	quarterly or semi-annual reports	Movement Report 2018, Impact Report 2017, Progress Report 2017, Impact Report 2016, Progress Report 2016, Impact Report 2015, Progress Report 2015, Impact Report 2014, Q2 2014, Q1 2014, Impact Report 2013, Q3, Q2, Q1, FDC 2012-2013, Round 1	WMDE Q1/2013 report, Q2/2013 report, Q3/2013, Impact Report 2014
	monthly reports	Sep14, Aug14, July14, June14, May14, Ap14, Mar14, Feb14, Jan14, Dec13, Nov13, Oct13, Sep13, Aug13, July13, June13, May13, April13, Mar13, Feb13, Jan13, Dec12, Nov12, Oct12, Sep12, Aug12, July12, June12, May12, Apr12, Mar12, Feb12, Dec/Jan,	July13, June13, May13, Apr13, Mar13, Feb13, Jan13, Dec12, Nov12, Oct12, Sep12, Aug12, Jul12, Jun12, May12, Apr12, Mar12, Feb12, Dec/Jan12	see full list of monthly reports in English, for German check out the WMDE blog
	additional volunteer support reports	in German	Dokumentation der Projektförderungen	detailed monthly/quarterly breakdowns in numbers

Becoming a memberEdit

At the December 2018 general assembly.

Any individual or organization can become a member of the association. Voting rights, however, are limited to individuals. To become a member, fill out and submit the online form.

DonationsEdit

In order to fund its activities, the association relies on direct donations through an annual online fundraiser, membership dues, and third-party funding, including Wikimedia Foundation grants. As Wikimedia Deutschland is recognized as a tax-exempt charity, donations are tax-deductible in Germany.

PeopleEdit

BoardEdit

WMDE’s ED and board: Abraham, Peter, Harald, Marcus, Helene, Sabria, Daniel, Lukas, Kilian, Mirjam (from left to right).

The association's board consists of the chair, two deputy chairs, the treasurer, and up to three members at-large, who can in turn appoint ('co-opt') two additional members. The board is elected by the general assembly for a two-year term. The following members are currently serving on the board until June 2020:

Lukas Mezger (chair)
Sabria David (deputy chair)
Harald Krichel (deputy chair)
Daniel Reisener (treasurer)
Marcus Cyron
Peter Dewald
Helene Hahn
Kilian Kluge
Mirjam Stegherr

An overview over the historical development of the Wikimedia Deutschland board can be found here.

Executive DirectorEdit

Abraham Taherivand

StaffEdit

A complete list of all staff can be found on the website in German and in English.

ContactEdit

The Wikimedia Deutschland offices are located in Kreuzberg, Berlin.

email: info@wikimedia.de
IRC: wikimedia-de on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net)
mailing list (public): mail:vereinde-l
mail address: Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.; Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24; 10963 Berlin; Germany