7 reasons you should donate to Wikipedia

People give to Wikipedia for many different reasons. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, ensures that every donation we receive is invested back into serving Wikipedia, Wikimedia projects, and our free knowledge mission.  While many visit Wikipedia on a daily basis, it’s not always obvious what it takes to make that visit possible.….

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모든 사람들의 지식의 소리를 찾고 있습니다: 글로벌 콘테스트는 위키백과 및 위키미디어 프로젝트를 위한 최초의 사운드 로고를 정의하는 것을 목표로 합니다.

이 포스트는 다음의 언어로도 읽을 수 있습니다: : اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, 中文, Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, हिंदी, Русский, Português, & 한국어. 2022년 9월 13일 — 위키백과와 위키미디어 프로젝트를 지원하는 비영리 단체인 위키미디어 재단은 위키백과와 위키미디어 프로젝트의 사운드 로고를 찾기 위한 “모든 사람의 지식의 소리” 공모전을 개최합니다. 현재 접수를 받고 있으며, 10월 10일까지 soundlogo.wikimedia.org를 통해 제출하실….

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Pencarian Suara Segenap Pengetahuan Manusia sudah dimulai! Sebuah kompetisi pencarian logo suara untuk Wikipedia dan proyek-proyek Wikimedia.

Siaran pers ini juga tersedia dalam bahasa: اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, 中文, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, हिंदी, Русский, Português, & 한국어. 13 September 2022 — Hari ini, Yayasan Wikimedia, organisasi nirlaba di balik Wikipedia dan proyek-proyek Wikimedia, meluncurkan Suara Segenap Pengetahuan Manusia, sebuah ajang kompetisi tingkat dunia untuk menemukan logo suara yang kelak akan dipergunakan untuk Wikipedia dan….

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The search for The Sound of All Human Knowledge begins: Global contest aims to identify the first ever sound logo for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects

This post is also available in: اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, 中文, Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, Español, Français, हिंदी, Русский, Português, & 한국어. 13 September 2022 — Today, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that supports Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, is launching The Sound of All Human Knowledge, a global contest to find a sound logo for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.….

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सर्व मानव ज्ञान की ध्वनि की खोज प्रारंभ: इस वैश्विक प्रतियोगिता का उद्देश्य विकिपीडिया और विकिमीडिया परियोजनाओं के लिए सर्वप्रथम ध्वनि लोगो की पहचान करना है

यह पोस्ट इस भाषा में भी उपलब्ध है: اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, 中文, Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Русский, Português, & 한국어 13 सितंबर 2022 – आज, विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन, विकिपीडिया और विकिमीडिया परियोजनाओं का समर्थन करने वाली गैर-लाभकारी संस्था, सर्व मानव ज्ञान की ध्वनि (The Sound of All Human Knowledge) जोकि विकिपीडिया और विकिमीडिया परियोजनाओं के लिए….

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A procura pelo Som de Todo o Conhecimento Humano tem início: Concurso global visa identificar o primeiro logotipo sonoro para projetos da Wikipedia e Wikimedia

This post is also available in: اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, 中文, Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, हिंदी, & 한국어. 13 de setembro de 2022 — Hoje, a Fundação Wikimedia, a organização sem fins lucrativos que apoia os projetos da Wikipédia e da Wikimedia, está lançando O Som de Todo o Conhecimento Humano, um concurso global para encontrar….

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Wikimedia Foundation, ACLU, and Knight Institute Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to NSA’s Mass Surveillance

The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court today to review a challenge to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance of Americans’ private emails, internet messages, and web communications with people overseas, also known as its “Upstream” surveillance program. In its petition, Wikimedia asks the Court to reject the….

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Wikimania 2022: The festival edition brings together Wikipedia volunteers around the world for virtual and in person celebrations of free knowledge

10 August, 2022 – Every year, hundreds of Wikimedians – the volunteers who make Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects possible – come together to celebrate free knowledge at the annual Wikimania global conference. Now in its 17th edition, the conference looks different this year than it has in the past. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to….

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Wikimedia Foundation Earns Accreditation to the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC)

Through a historic vote on 21 July 2022, the Wikimedia Foundation was granted accreditation by the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC). The Foundation  thanks the cosponsors of the corresponding resolution that was proposed by the United States, Italy, Sweden, and Estonia earlier this week, and all the ECOSOC members who voted for it. ….

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Wikimedia Foundation welcomes strong support for accreditation to UN ECOSOC

The Wikimedia Foundation welcomes yesterday’s decision of the United States, Italy, Sweden, and Estonia to introduce, with broad cross-regional support from other member states, a resolution asking the UN’s Economic and Social Affairs Council (ECOSOC) to grant accreditation to the Wikimedia Foundation and five other NGOs: Inimõiguste Instituut (Estonia), Syrian American Medical Society (US), National….

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