Wikimedia Deutschland

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. is a non-profit association that was founded on June 13, 2004, by members of the German Wikipedia community. As the first national chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, the association is based in Berlin and is dedicated to promoting access to free knowledge and education.

• Support for Wikipedia and sister projects: Wikimedia Deutschland supports the work of volunteers in projects such as Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
• Software Development: The association is engaged in the development of free software, particularly for the Wikimedia projects, and operates projects like Wikidata and Wikibase.
• Cooperation with Institutions: Collaboration with educational, scientific, and cultural institutions to open up education and science.
• Public Relations and Advocacy: The association advocates for free access to knowledge and education at all levels of society and persuades political and social actors of the benefits of free content on the web[2][4].

The main mission of Wikimedia Deutschland is to promote the creation, collection, and dissemination of free content to enhance equality of opportunity in access to knowledge and education. The association is based on the values of participation, diversity, free and open access, justice, sustainability, and respectful collaboration. These values serve as the foundation for strategic decisions and the programmatic direction of the association[1][4].

• Digital Volunteering: Strengthening digital volunteering through IT infrastructure and free software.
• Opening Up Education and Science: Collaborations with institutions aimed at opening up education and science.
• Public Good Orientation in Digital Policy: Advocating for more public good orientation in digital policy and promoting the human right to access knowledge and education[2][5].

The association has over 100,000 members and employs around 160 full-time staff. Membership is open to any individual or organization, with voting rights limited to individual members. The association is funded through donations, membership fees, and grants from the Wikimedia Foundation[1][4].

Wikimedia Deutschland is a central part of the global Wikimedia movement and works closely with the Wikimedia Foundation and other national and thematic organizations to achieve the goal of free and open access to knowledge for all.

• 1 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland
• 2 - https://www.wikimedia.de/ueber-uns/
• 3 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia
• 4 - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland
• 5 - https://www.wikimedia.de