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We work with you to help everyone share in the sum of all knowledge

The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization that hosts thirteen free-knowledge projects and supports the communities who create and curate their content.

Movement resources

Are you a Wikimedia online contributor or affiliate member looking for support from the Foundation? Have a look at some of the resources we offer.

More about movement resources

Wikimedia Foundation activities

The Foundation publishes information about our activities and goals throughout the year.

Wikimedia Foundation governance

Our activities are overseen by a Board of Trustees, composed of members elected by the Wikimedia affiliate and project communities, as well as subject matter experts. We work to make governance information available to both the movement and the public.

More about Foundation governance

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We host thirteen free knowledge projects that are created, edited and verified by hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the world.

More about Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia affiliates

We recognize affiliate organizations – chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – around the globe who contribute to strengthening the Wikimedia movement's free knowledge mission.

More about Wikimedia affiliates

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-== About the Foundation ==
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+|title = আমাদের কাজ
+|heading = <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">We work with you to help everyone share in the sum of all knowledge</span>
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-The [[w:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) is a non-profit organization registered in the USA, hosting websites known as the "Wikimedia projects", including [[Wikipedia]] and [[Wikinews]], as well as this website, Meta-Wiki. The Wikimedia Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees. Since January 2008, the Wikimedia Foundation has its office in [[w:San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], USA. Its former headquarters in [[w:St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, Florida]] was closed on January 31, 2008. Official information about the Foundation may be found at the Foundation website: [[foundation:|wikimediafoundation.org]].
+|text= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization that hosts thirteen free-knowledge projects and supports the communities who create and curate their content.</span>
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-== Board of trustees ==
+|title= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Movement resources</span>
+|image = WikiSG 20230818 Hackathon 2C5A0316 Edited.jpg
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+|text= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Are you a Wikimedia online contributor or affiliate member looking for support from the Foundation? Have a look at some of the resources we offer.</span>
+|page_link= Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Movement Resources
+|page_linktext= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">More about movement resources</span>
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-The Wikimedia '''[[Board of Trustees]]''' manages the foundation and supervises the disposition and solicitation of donations. The Board is the ultimate corporate authority for the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (article IV, sec. 1 of the [[Wikimedia Foundation bylaws]]) and currently consists of [[wmf:Board_of_Trustees#Current_members|ten Trustees]]:
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-* [[w:Jan-Bart de Vreede|Jan-Bart de Vreede]], Chair <small>(term until December 2013)</small>
+|title= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation activities</span>
-* Phoebe Ayers, Vice Chair <small>(term until July 2015)</small>
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-* [[w:Bishakha Datta|Bishakha Datta]] <small>(term until December 2014)</small>
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-* [[w:Samuel Jacob Klein|Samuel Klein]] <small>(term until July 2015)</small>
+|text= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The Foundation publishes information about our activities and goals throughout the year.</span>
-* Patricio Lorente <small>(term until July 2014)</small>
+*<small>[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2023-2024|২০২৩-২০২৪ বার্ষিক পরিকল্পনা]]</small>
-* María Sefidari <small>(term until July 2015)</small>
+*<small>[[:foundationsite:/our-work/brand-stewardship/|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Brand Stewardship Report (2023)</span>]]</small>
-* [[w:Ana Toni|Ana Toni]] <small>(term until December 2014)</small>
+*<small>[[:m:Fundraising/2022-23 Report|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">2022-2023 Fundraising Report</span>]]</small>
-* [[w:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]], Founder <small>(term until December 2013)</small>
+*<small>[[:m:Community Resources/Reports/Funding Report 2022-2023|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">2022-2023 Funding Report</span>]]</small>
-* Stu West <small>(term until December 2013)</small>
+*<small>[[:foundationsite:about/financial-reports|আর্থিক বিবরণী]]</small>
-* Alice Wiegand <small>(term until July 2014)</small>
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-See also the [[wmf:history of the Board of Trustees|history of the Board of Trustees]] and [[m:Template:BoardChart|a chart]] illustrating Board seats over time. The Board was substantially restructured in April 2008. If you are not familiar with these changes yet, please review the following pages:
-* Board Restructure [[wmf:Board_of_Trustees/Restructure_Announcement | announcement]] by Vice-Chair Jan-Bart de Vreede
-* Board Restructure [[wmf:Board_of_Trustees/Restructure_Announcement_Q%26A | Questions and Answers]]
-* Board Restructure [//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/b/b2/BOARD_RESTRUCTURE_FINAL_April_2008.pdf diagram]
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-The [[Wikimedia board manual]] provides an overview of the role of the Board and its duties. The Foundation wiki holds lists of [[wmf:Meetings|its past and upcoming meetings]] (with minutes), and [[wmf:Resolutions|its resolutions]].
+|title= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia Foundation governance</span>
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+|text= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Our activities are overseen by a Board of Trustees, composed of members elected by the Wikimedia affiliate and project communities, as well as subject matter experts. We work to make governance information available to both the movement and the public.</span>
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-== Organization ==
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-=== Channels of discussion ===
+|title= উইকিমিডিয়ার প্রকল্পসমূহ
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+|text= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">We host thirteen free knowledge projects that are created, edited and verified by hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the world.</span>
+|page_link= Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia projects
+|page_linktext= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">More about Wikimedia projects</span>
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-The Wikimedia Foundation is managed thanks to the use of:
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-* '''[[m:Main Page|Meta-Wiki]]''' for discussion and organisation of all public issues. This wiki is entirely public and editable by everyone and is also multilingual.
+|title=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia affiliates</span>
-* '''[[foundation:Main Page|wikimediafoundation.org]]''' is the official website of the Foundation. This wiki is entirely public, but editing access is only granted to trusted members of the community. We try to translate pages in several languages. Feedback about this website may be offered here on Meta-Wiki at the [[Foundation wiki feedback]] page.
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-* '''[https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l wikimedia-l]''' is a public mailing list for the community to discuss topics related to the Foundation and its projects.
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-* '''[https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/internal-l internal-l]''' is a non public mailing list, with access restricted to board members and officers.
+|text= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">We recognize affiliate organizations – chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – around the globe who contribute to strengthening the Wikimedia movement's free knowledge mission.</span>
-* '''[https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/private-l private-l]''' is another private mailing list that was also used to discuss technical issues among the Foundation.
+|page_link= Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement affiliates
-* '''[[OTRS]]''' is a ticketing system that is used by Wikimedia Foundation staff and volunteers to handle emails from the public.
+|page_linktext= <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">More about Wikimedia affiliates</span>
-* '''[[IRC]]''' is for real-time chat with other [[Wikimedian|Wikimedians]], located on the freenode network (''irc.freenode.net'').
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-== What do we spend money on ==
-See our [[wmf:Annual Report|annual reports]], [[Wikimedia_Foundation_reports#Monthly_reports|monthly reports]] and [[wmf:Financial reports|financial reports]].
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-== Where does the money come from ==
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-The Wikimedia Foundation is operated and run using monies raised with fundraising and other donations. For more information, please see the [[donations]] page.
-== Wikimedia affiliates==
-In acknowledgement of the diversity of groups contributing to our movement, the Board of Trustees approves recognition of the following [[Wikimedia affiliation models|models of affiliation]] with the Wikimedia movement. Affiliates may change from one affiliation status to another, and should prioritize cooperation with one another without hierarchy. If you wish to start an affiliate or are looking for more information about affiliation, you may want to contact the [[Affiliations Committee]].
-=== Movement partners ===
-Movement partners are like-minded organizations that actively support the Wikimedia movement’s work. They are listed publicly and granted limited use of the marks for publicity indicating their support of and collaboration with Wikimedia. Movement partners are not yet being recognized by Wikimedia. More information on future recognition may be obtained from the [[Affiliations Committee]].
-=== National or Sub-national chapters ===
-[[Wikimedia chapters|National or Sub-national chapters]] are incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting movement work globally, focused within a geography. Chapters or national/sub-national organizations use a name clearly linking them to Wikimedia and are granted use of Wikimedia trademarks for their work, publicity, and fundraising.
-=== Thematic organizations ===
-[[Wikimedia thematic organizations|Thematic organizations]] are incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting work focused on a specific theme, topic, subject or issue within or across countries and regions. Thematic or focused organizations use a name clearly linking them to Wikimedia and are granted use of Wikimedia trademarks for their work, publicity and fundraising.
-=== User groups ===
-[[Wikimedia user groups|User groups]] are open membership groups with an established contact person and history of projects, designed to be easy to form.  User groups may or may not choose to incorporate and are granted limited use of the Wikimedia marks for publicity related to events and projects.
-== Wikimedia coordination and projects ==
-=== Project coordination ===
-'''Wikimedia [[Meta-Wiki]]''' (this wiki) is a website about the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]'s projects and coordination.
-=== Main Wikimedia projects ===
-{{TNT|OurProjects}}
-=== Some project history ===
-* [[w:January 15|January 12]], [[w:2001|2001]]: [[Wikipedia]] launched at Wikipedia.com, separate from [[Nupedia]].
-* [[w:December 12|December 12]], [[w:2002|2002]]: [[Wiktionary]] was brought online.
-* [[w:June 27|June 27]], [[w:2003|2003]]: [[Wikiquote]] [[Wikiquote#The_beginning|was started]] on [[wo:|wo.wikipedia]], the Wolof Wikipedia.
-* [[w:July 10|July 10]], [[w:2003|2003]]: [[Wikiquote]] moves to quote.wikipedia.org and later got its own domain name (wikiquote.org).
-* [[w:July 10|July 10]], [[w:2003|2003]]: The [[Wikibooks]] project got its own domain name at textbook.wikipedia.org, later moving to wikibooks.org. See [[Wikimedia_News/2003#July_2003|Wikimedia News]].
-* [[w:November 24|November 24]], [[w:2003|2003]]: Project Sourceberg (now [[Wikisource]]) was officially launched as sources.wikipedia.org. Before that, it was located on [[ps:|ps.wikipedia.org]], the Pashto Wikipedia. On December 6, 2003, a vote was held on changing the project's name, and it was renamed to "Wikisource".
-* [[w:September 5|September 5]], [[w:2004|2004]]: After launching in August 2004, [[Wikispecies]] was [[wmf:Meetings/September 5, 2004|discussed]] by the board. It was officially merged to a sister project on September 14, 2004.
-* [[w:September 7|September 7]], [[w:2004|2004]]: The [[Wikimedia Commons]] was launched.
-* [[w:December 3|December 3]], [[w:2004|2004]]: After a brief demonstration phase in November, the English beta version of [[Wikinews]] became operational. Wikinews is meant to be a [[w:free content|free content]] [[w:news source|news source]] which allows anybody to report news on a wide variety of subjects.
-* [[w:April 2005|April 2005]]: [[w:501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] non-profit status granted by the [[w:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|U.S. Internal Revenue Service]] with the NTEE Code: B60 (Adult, Continuing Education).
-* [[w:November 2005|November 2005]]: Wikimedia awarded membership in the [[w:World Technology Network|World Technology Network]].
-* [[w:2 June|June 2]], [[w:2006|2006]]: The [[Wikimedia Incubator]] was launched.
-* [[w:August 15|August 15]], [[w:2006|2006]]: [[Wikiversity]]'s beta phase officially began (English Wikiversity).
-* [[w:30 October|30 October]], [[w:2012|2012]]: [[Wikidata]] was launched, the first new Wikimedia project since 2006.
-* [[w:November 10|November 10]], [[w:2012|2012]]: [[Wikivoyage]] moved to Wikimedia servers as a beta project, after a [[Requests_for_comment/Travel_Guide|discussion on hosting a travel guide project]]. It was fully launched on January 15, 2013. You can see [[w:Wikivoyage|the Wikipedia article]] for more information on its pre-WMF days.
-== History ==
-The early [[Wikipedia timeline|history of Wikipedia]] was characterized by much chaos and well-meaning strangeness. [[Wikipedia Governance]] was conducted, effectively, by [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy Wales]] (Jimbo) alone, with the assistance of [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia mailing list participants].
-The broader mandate of the expanding projects being considered, led to a suggestion in a [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2003-March/001887.html wikien-l message by Sheldon Rampton]:
-:''I think we should go further still and shoot for the ultimate goal of  creating "'''Wikimedia'''." That's media with an "m." It would use Wiki-style rules to enable public participation in the creation and editing of all kinds of media: encyclopedias and other reference works, current news, books, fiction, music, video etc. Like current broadcast media, it would have differentiated "channels" and "programs," each with self-selecting audiences. Unlike current media, however, the audience would also be actively involved in creating its own programming, instead of merely passively watching it.''
-The "wikimedia.org" domain name was purchased by [[User:maveric149|mav]] in waiting for a Wikipedia/Wikimedia non-profit to come into existence to own it.
-On June 20, 2003, Jimmy Wales - who had been operating Wikipedia under the aegis of his company Bomis - [//lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-June/010743.html announced] the creation of the Wikimedia Foundation which was to serve as the parent, non-profit, organization of [[Wikipedia]], [[Wiktionary]], [[en:Wikiquote|Wikiquote]], [[en:Wikibooks|Wikibooks]], and other freely licensed wiki projects subsequently addded to the "Wikimedia family". See also the English Wikipedia article on Wikimedia: [[en:Wikimedia Foundation]].
-The first board of trustees was composed of 5 people, Jimmy Wales, Tim Shell, Michael Davis, Angela Beesley and [[w:Florence Devouard|Florence Devouard]]. In 2006, Tim and Angela left the board, whilst [[w:Erik Möller|Erik Möller]], Jan-Bart de Vreede, Kat Walsh and [[w:Oscar van Dillen|Oscar van Dillen]] joined it. In October, Florence Devouard became the chair of the board, in replacement of Jimmy Wales. Governance, originally pretty much relying on Jimbo, evolved over the years toward a more [[User:Anthere/governance|community based approach]]. The first employees joined the organization in 2005, Danny Wool and Brion Vibber.
-The organization took a new turn in summer 2007, when [[w:Sue Gardner|Sue Gardner]] was hired to serve as interim ED. At that point, the staff is made of about 10 people, most in Florida's office and others located in UK, Germany and Netherlands. Most of the committees set up in January 2006 are at this point inactive and abandoned.
-== Other links ==
-* [[Special:MyLanguage/Mission|Mission]]
-* [http://archive.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0600-0699/0617/0617ContentsIndex.html Corporations (not for profit) in Florida]
-* [[How to use or reuse our content]]
-* [[Random thoughts on what Wikimedia might mean]]
-* [[Wikimedia news|Wikimedia news]]
-* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipmediawiki|The difference between "Wikimedia", "Wikipedia", "MediaWiki", and "wiki".]]
-[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation{{Langcat|Wikimedia Foundation}}| ]]