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   What is the Wikimedia Foundation?

   • The Wikimedia Foundation was established in 2003 in St. Petersburg, Florida by Jimmy Wales, as a nonprofit way to fund Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and other crowdsourced wiki projects. ( Until then, they had been hosted by Bomis, Wales's for-profit company.)

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   What is a Wikimedia affiliate?

   • Wikimedia affiliates are independent and formally recognized groups of people working together to support and contribute to the Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia Foundation officially recognizes three types of affiliates: chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups.

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   Who invented Wikimedia?

   • The name "Wikimedia", a compound of wiki and media, was coined by American author Sheldon Rampton in a post to the English Wikipedia mailing list in March 2003, three months after Wiktionary became the second wiki-based project hosted on the original server.

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   Who developed Wikidata?

   • In March 2012, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, established by the Intel co-founder and his wife, awarded the Wikimedia Foundation a $449,636 grant to develop Wikidata. This was part of a larger grant, much of which went to Wikimedia Germany, which took on ownership of the development effort.

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   1 day ago · Wikimedia affiliates are independent and formally recognized groups of people working together to support and contribute to the Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia Foundation officially recognizes three types of affiliates: chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups.

3. diff.wikimedia.org › 2024/05/22 › empowering-womenEmpowering Women in Wikimedia: The WikiWomen Movement

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   6 days ago · The 2023 WikiWomen Summit is an important moment because it is the first forum to specifically discuss inclusion and gender equality in the Wikimedia movement. This event features panels, learning sessions, and opportunities to build alliances and collaboration among women in the Wikimedia community.

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   1 day ago · The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia , the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects .

5. diff.wikimedia.org › 2024/05/21 › we-need-realWe need real commitments to an internet focused on the free ...

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   May 21, 2024 · Wiki Movimento Brasil was there with staff from the Wikimedia Foundation advocacy team, establishing dialogues and promoting commitments fundamental to the Wikimedia ethos, which can inspire and strengthen other public interest projects, such as Wikipedia. According to the executive director of WMB, João Alexandre Peschanski:

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   5 days ago · You are probably familiar with Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia anyone can edit. But you might not know that the volunteers who make it happen are part of a ...

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8. diff.wikimedia.org › 2024/05/17 › navigating-theNavigating the Path to Revival: Lessons from Rebuilding the ...

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   May 17, 2024 · Rebuilding trust in the wiki ecosystem, training the community in Botswana about Wikipedia, and establishing a structure for our community were essential steps along the way. Our journey to revive the community began in 2020 with projects funded by rapid grants.

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   May 18, 2024 · The Charter applies to all individual and institutional participants, movement entities, projects, and online and offline spaces officially associated with the Wikimedia Movement. (see full draft of Movement Charter on Meta-wiki)