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Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Craig Newmark to its Advisory Board
Craigslist.org founder to share customer service and public service experience in support of Wikipedia.
Read more (13 November 2009)
Sixth Annual Campaign to Protect Wikipedia Kicks Off
Wikimedia Foundation invites readers, editors and contributors to show support and help raise over $7.5 million
Read more (10 November 2009)
Wikimedia and comScore partner to improve understanding of the reach and impact of free knowledge on the Web
Wikimedia Foundation today announced an on-going partnership with comScore that will help expand the Foundation’s awareness of global Web audience trends and demographics, particularly for top ten projects like Wikipedia. Read more (3 November 2009)
Wikimedia Foundation receives $500,000 in operational support from Hewlett Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation has received a $500,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand its work bringing free educational content to everyone on the planet. Read more (20 August 2009)
¡Viva Wikimanía! ¡Buenos Aires los espera! / Buenos Aires awaits you!
Media registration is now open for Wikimania 2009 in Buenos Aires. Read more (20 July 2009)
NIH and Wikimedia Foundation Collaborate to Improve Online Health Information
Organizations are joining forces to make health and science information more accessible and reliable.
Read more (14 July 2009)
Ford Foundation Grant to support Wikimedia Commons
$300,000 will empower individuals around the world to share educational photos, illustrations, videos, and sound.
Read more (1 July 2009)
Wikimedia Selects Green Data Center EvoSwitch as Internet HUB for Europe
Evoswitch generously supports reach and access to the Wikimedia projects by providing data center space. Read more (22 June 2009)
Wikimedia Foundation announces important licensing change for Wikipedia and its sister projects
Adoption of Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License will support greater interoperability and re-usability of Wikimedia content. The current GNU Free Documentation License will continue to be supported. Read more (21 May 2009)
Orange forms world’s first mobile and internet partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation
Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership designed to mutually benefit each organization’s users by extending the way people can access free knowledge. Read more (22 April 2009)
Roger McNamee to Become Wikimedia Advisor
Media and entertainment investment pioneer joins non-profit's Advisory Board. Read more (13 January 2009)
Wikipedia fundraising campaign surpasses $6 million USD goal
Over 125,000 donors worldwide show their support for the non-profit encyclopedia. Read more (2 January 2009)
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