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    Sep 14

    Welcome to , announced today as our new CEO! A globally recognized social entrepreneur, Maryana is an expert in building cross-sector partnerships that combine innovative technology with community-led solutions to close opportunity gaps.

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    9 hours ago

    📣📣Good news everybody! The deadline for submissions of session proposals for has been extended to October 1st. Submit your proposal now here:👉

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    14 hours ago

    Have you heard about 's new US$4.5 million fund aimed at increasing the availability of free knowledge? Here are the first grants ⬇️

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  4. Sep 25

    Check out this story on ’s resident butterfly-aficionado and 2021 Wikimedian of the Year Rich Media Winner, Ananya Mondal. Ananya’s work with has helped capture photos of 428 🦋 species and subspecies.

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    Sep 21

    "Analyzing the Wikipedia clickstream just got easier with WikiNav" Blog post by Muniza A., and Martin Gerlach: WikiNav, an interactive tool to analyze and visualize reader navigation.: An internship project.

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    Sep 16

    Do you or someone you know have a track record of editing Wikipedia on Africa-related content? A passion for African arts and culture? Then check out and spread the word about this exciting Wikimedian-in-Residence role! Apply through October 7th 👉🏿

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  7. Sep 24

    Afghanistan's cultural heritage is at risk of looting and illicit traffic. and have partnered up to document it ahead of any illicit sales—and you can help.

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    Sep 23

    The Wikipedia Image / Matching competition is in full swing. To help with this, the Research team has also released a large dataset of 6M Wikipedia image files and embeddings. Have fun with this data and the competition! More info 👇

    Images are essential for knowledge sharing, learning, and understanding. Yet, the majority of images on articles don't have written context, often making them inaccessible. Can you build a model to change that? Join our competition w/ .
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    Sep 23

    A propósito del como capítulo chileno de la Fundación , queremos aclarar los dichos sobre y sus versiones como . es una enciclopedia digital gratuita que se construye mediante el trabajo de miles de personas voluntarias.

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  10. Sep 23

    NEW: How does the design of search results affect readership on ? We partnered with to find out. ⬇️

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    Sep 23

    As I get ready to join the Foundation, eager to share what I’ve learned so far about this remarkable movement. Thanks for the conversation, !

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    Sep 23

    Really exciting, got a shout out for our talk with learn why we need more biographies of women journalists on

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  13. Sep 23

    Happy fifth anniversary to — a global campaign to build and defend an internet of, for and by all! 🎉 See highlights from their incredible work over the past five years:

    1/We are grateful for the work we do, and honored by whom we do it with. Our current and upcoming initiatives take a step further in our mission to promote epistemic justice online. Let us take a moment to introduce them to you as 🧶
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  14. Sep 23

    Images are essential for knowledge sharing, learning, and understanding. Yet, the majority of images on articles don't have written context, often making them inaccessible. Can you build a model to change that? Join our competition w/ .

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    Sep 22

    It's tomorrow! Come join me in the session " in Latam: the challenges that remain" to learn and discuss the present and future of in Latin America according to regional structures, volunteers, and open access activists ✊💙

    En esta presentación nuestra Directora Ejecutiva nos hablará sobre cómo promover el particularmente en instituciones culturales o , desde una mirada regional y con experiencias de 🇨🇴🇦🇷🇧🇷🇵🇪🇧🇴🇸🇻🇲🇽 y 🇨🇱 ¡Les esperamos!
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  16. Sep 22

    The first all-virtual conference is happening this November — bringing together the Wikimedia community in Africa and the diaspora to share common goals and develop better ways to work together! Propose a session topic here ➡️

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    Sep 22

    As celebrates 20 years of free knowledge, the Endowment has raised $100 million ahead of schedule. Read more about how this milestone will further support and protect the future of Wikipedia ⬇️

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    Sep 22

    The Wikimedia Endowment reaches a $100 million milestone, and has 3 new Board members -- congrats, , and !

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  19. Sep 22

    "Through the Endowment, and the generosity of our donors, we have been able not just to protect this public good [Wikipedia] for years to come, but also to focus on growth..." —Our Chief Advancement Officer Lisa Gruwell

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  20. Sep 22

    Today, we announced that the Wikimedia Endowment has reached its initial $100 million fundraising goal. This achievement is a testament to the generosity of donors around the world and provides enduring support for free knowledge. Learn more ⬇️

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    Sep 22

    In July 2021, marked an important milestone. The initiative, designed to improve the online representation of those who identify as and , held its fiftieth Wikipedia editathon. Check out ' blog:

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