Category: Wikimedia Foundation

Transparency builds trust: Lessons from Wikipedia

How many times have you seen a post pop up on an app or social media feed and wondered where the information really came from?

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The 3 building blocks of trustworthy information: Lessons from Wikipedia

A new series explores how Wikipedia can inspire new standards of knowledge integrity for our times.

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Keeping information reliable in the digital age: Lessons from Wikipedia

A new series explores how Wikipedia can inspire new standards of knowledge integrity for our times.

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Welcoming New Wikimedia Endowment Board Members, Kevin Bonebrake and Ike Kier

The Wikimedia Endowment is excited to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors.

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Wikimedia Foundation welcomes incoming Board Trustee Mayree Clark

The Wikimedia Foundation announces the appointment of Mayree Clark to its Board of Trustees, which oversees and guides the Foundation’s mission and work.

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The Wikimedia Foundation welcomes community-and-affiliate selected trustees

Today, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that two new members have joined its Board of Trustees: Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz and Christel Steigenberger.

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Love Wikipedia? Get to know the nonprofit behind it

Most people don't know that Wikipedia is hosted by a nonprofit. Accurate information online is needed now more than ever, as is the work of the Wikimedia Foundation.

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7 reasons you should donate to Wikipedia

People give to Wikipedia for many different reasons. The Wikimedia Foundation ensures that every donation we receive is invested back into serving Wikipedia, Wikimedia projects, and our free knowledge mission.

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Wikimedia Foundation’s Accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization Blocked for a Fourth Time by China

Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts and supports Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, was again denied accreditation as a permanent observer to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Wikimedia Foundation statement on volunteer processes on reliable sources

There has been recent media coverage regarding a decision by Wikipedia's volunteer community on the reliability of the Anti-Defamation League as an encyclopedic source in specific subject areas. In an effort to promote better understanding of how Wikipedia works, the Wikimedia Foundation has issued a statement.

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