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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, the fourth most visited website in the world.
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Wikimania to be held in Buenos AiresThe Foundation has announced that Wikimanía 2009 will be held in Buenos Aires. Support usThe 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. Did you know?Did you know Wikimedia Commons is a multimedia repository which hosts over 3,400,000 multimedia files? Wikimedia volunteer Brianna Laugher introduces Wikimedia Commons to you: Welcome to Wikimedia Commons. Founded just three years ago as a way to avoid uploading the same image to 200 different wikis, Wikimedia Commons began as a central media repository, making life more convenient for Wikimedia editors. Since then it has grown rapidly into a multilingual community of photographers, illustrators, scanners, audio editors, translators, organisers and annotators. Corporate detailsThe 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. |
Latest newsRoger McNamee to Become Wikimedia Advisor Wikipedia fundraising campaign surpasses $6 million USD goal Neeru Khosla to Become Wikipedia Advisor Wikimedia Foundation applauds IWF decision to reverse Wikipedia censorship in the United Kingdom Censorship in the United Kingdom disenfranchises tens of thousands of Wikipedia editors Wikipedia to become more user-friendly for new volunteer writers Wikimedia Foundation Launches 2008 Annual Campaign to Support Wikipedia SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation announce the 2008/9 Wikipedia Selection for Schools Wikimedia Foundation Announces New Appointments to Board of Trustees Wikimedians Around the World Prepare for Wikimania 2008 Board of Trustees announces Board Restructure details Board of Trustees announces appointment of new Board Treasurer Wikimedia is hiring! Wikipedia Hits Milestone of Ten Million Articles Across 250 Languages Wikimedia Foundation Receives $500K Donation Sloan Foundation awards $3 million USD to support Wikipedia's quality and growth initiatives Wikimania 2008 calls for participation Wikimedia Foundation releases latest financial statements
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Wikipedia Free encyclopedia |
Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus |
Wikinews Free content news source |
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Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals |
Wikiquote Collection of quotations |
Wikisource Free source documents |
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Wikiversity Free learning tools |
Wikispecies Directory of species |
Commons Shared media repository |