7 posts and columns on Wikimedia Foundation

Wikipedia’s Pledge Drive Ends — So Do Those Jarring Testimonials!

in Media on January 2 at 4:35 pm PT

The Wikimedia Foundation’s annual fundraiser ended today after the nonprofit raised $20 million from one million donors worldwide.
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In Effort to Boost Reliability, Wikipedia Looks to Experts

in News on May 13, 2010 at 4:29 pm PT

Wikipedia is teaming with universities in a bid to entice professors and their students to beef up its coverage of complicated public-policy topics–part of a move by the online encyclopedia to strengthen editing and fill in gaps in its articles.

Google’s Latest Philanthropic Interest: Wikipedia [UPDATED]

in News on February 17, 2010 at 6:12 am PT

During its recent fund-raising campaign, the Wikimedia Foundation–the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia–raised $8 million, exceeding its original goal of $7.5 million. Now the foundation has exceeded it further still, thanks to Google.

Only 13 Percent of Wikipedia Contributors Are Women, Study Says

in News on August 31, 2009 at 9:17 am PT

A broad new survey of Wikipedia users found that only 13% of the online encyclopedia’s contributors are women. The November survey, which had some 175,000 valid responses, was conducted in multiple languages by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the site, and United Nations University’s tech-research program MERIT. They presented the initial findings last week at Wikimania, an annual conference held this year in Buenos Aires.

Wikipedia: "Free" as in Thanks for Your $2 Million Donation

in News on August 25, 2009 at 3:44 pm PT

August has been a lucrative month for the Wikimedia Foundation. Last week, the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia received a $500,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Now it has been given a $2 million grant from the Omidyar Network.
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Wikipedia: “Free” as in Thanks for Your $2 Million Donation

in News on August 25, 2009 at 3:44 pm PT

August has been a lucrative month for the Wikimedia Foundation. Last week, the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia received a $500,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Now it has been given a $2 million grant from the Omidyar Network.
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