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The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational 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, a top-ten internet property.

From our blog

The latest news and views from the Wikimedia Foundation: Template:Blogbox

Job openings

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See the Job openings page for more information.

Follow Wikimedia HR updates on Twitter or identi.ca.

Support us

The Wikimedia Foundation relies heavily on the generous support from our users. Please consider making a donation today, be it time or money.

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.

Guiding documents

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The Strategic Plan details the Wikimedia Foundation's targets and priorities through 2015.

The Annual Plan documents the Foundation's 2012–13 financial plan, strategic targets, activities, and staffing overview.

Reports and releases

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The Annual Report showcases the Wikimedia Foundation's 2011–12 accomplishments.

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Check out the press room for our latest press releases. Be sure to sign up to receive reports and announcements by e-mail.

Transparency

The Wikimedia Foundation is proud to be one of the most transparent non-profit organizations in the world. For updates about our program activities and our Annual Report, see the other links on this page. Additionally, we provide the following information:

Core financial information. On the financial reports page, you will find audited financial statements, detailed financial plans, and our form 990.
Board meeting minutes and outcomes. The Wikimedia Board of Trustees is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation. On the meetings and resolutions pages, you will find information about its decisions.
Policies and procedures. Beyond key policies like the privacy policy, donor privacy policy and trademark Policy, we publish all other key policies and procedures governing Wikimedia operations.

Wikimedia Foundation staff regularly participate in open office hours on IRC (an online chat system). Our fundraising work is public and community-driven as well. If you'd like to jump right in, visit the community fundraising landing page.

Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia	Commons Free media collection	Wikibooks Free textbooks
Wikidata Free knowledge base	Wikifunctions Free function library	Wikinews Free news source
Wikiquote Free quote compendium	Wikisource Free content library	Wikispecies Free species directory
Wikiversity Free learning resources	Wikivoyage Free travel guide	Wiktionary Free dictionary
MediaWiki Free & open wiki software		Meta-Wiki Community coordination & documentation

Privacy policy: If you browse the Wikimedia project websites, we gather no more information than is typically collected in server logs. If you contribute to the Wikimedia projects, you are publishing every word you post publicly. You should assume that anything you write will be retained forever. This includes articles, user pages, talk pages and other pages on the websites. See the official policy for full details.

Please note: The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN 20-0049703), headquartered in the United States of America.

Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.
And we need your help. Please support the Wikimedia Foundation by donating today.

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+== Support us ==
+The Wikimedia Foundation relies heavily on the generous support from our users. Please consider making a donation today, be it time or [https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector money].
+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 [https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector fundraising] page for details of making donations via PayPal, MoneyBookers, postal mail or direct deposit. For all other types of donations, please [[contact us]].
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-<div style="margin-top:10px; padding-top:10px; border-top:1px solid #AAAAAA; font-size:110%">Check out the '''[[press room]]''' for our latest press releases. Be sure to [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/WikimediaAnnounce-l sign up] to receive reports and announcements by e-mail.</div>
+<div style="margin-top:10px; padding-top:10px; border-top:1px solid #AAAAAA; font-size:110%">Check out the [[press room]] for our latest press releases. Be sure to [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/WikimediaAnnounce-l sign up] to receive reports and announcements by e-mail.</div>
-== Support us ==
-The Wikimedia Foundation relies heavily on the generous support from our users. Please consider making a donation today, be it time or [https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector money].
-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 [https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector fundraising] page for details of making donations via PayPal, MoneyBookers, postal mail or direct deposit. For all other types of donations, please [[contact us]].
 == Transparency ==
-The Wikimedia Foundation is proud to be one of the most transparent non-profit organizations in the world. For updates about our program activities and our Annual Report, see the other links on this page. Additionally, we provide the following information:
+The Wikimedia Foundation is [[values|proud]] to be one of the most transparent non-profit organizations in the world. For updates about our program activities and our Annual Report, see the other links on this page. Additionally, we provide the following information:
 * '''Core financial information.''' On the [[financial reports]] page, you will find audited financial statements, detailed financial plans, and our form 990.
-* '''Board meeting minutes and outcomes.'''  The Wikimedia [[Board of Trustees]] is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation. On the [[meetings]] and [[resolutions]] pages, you will find information about its decisions.
+* '''Board meeting minutes and outcomes.''' The Wikimedia [[Board of Trustees]] is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation. On the [[meetings]] and [[resolutions]] pages, you will find information about its decisions.
-* '''Policies and procedures.''' Beyond key policies like the [[Privacy Policy]], [[Donor Privacy Policy]] and [[Trademark Policy]], we publish all other key [[policies|policies and procedures]] governing Wikimedia operations.
+* '''Policies and procedures.''' Beyond key policies like the [[privacy policy]], [[donor privacy policy]] and [[trademark Policy]], we publish all other key [[policies|policies and procedures]] governing Wikimedia operations.
 Wikimedia Foundation staff regularly participate in open [[m:IRC Office Hours|office hours]] on IRC (an online chat system). Our fundraising work is public and community-driven as well. If you'd like to jump right in, visit the [[m:Fundraising 2012|community fundraising landing page]].