Wikimedia Deutschland
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Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens (engl. Wikimedia Germany - Association for the promotion of free knowledge) is an independent membership-based association serving as a Wikimedia chapter. According to the charter, the purpose of the association is to support the creation, collection and distribution of Open Content in an altruistic way in order to support equal opportunity to access to knowledge and education. Founded on June 13, 2004 in Berlin, it was the first chapter to be created. Wikimedia Deutschland currently has 5029 members (as of February 2013). Jimmy Wales is an honorary member of the association.
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Chapter information and reports [edit]
| title | language | notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | German | |||
| planning | annual plans | 2013 , 2012 | 2013 , 2012 | |
| project plans | 2013 | 2013 | introduction to WMDE's projects through which the 2013 goals are to reached | |
| reporting | annual reports | 2012, 2011 | Tätigkeitsbericht 2012, 2011 | |
| quarterly reports | FDC 2012-2013, round 1, Q1 | WMDE Q1/2013 report | ||
| monthly reports | April13, Mar13, Feb13, Jan13, Dec12, Nov12, Oct12, Sep12, Aug12, July12, June12, May12, Apr12, Mar12, Feb12, Dez/Jan, | Apr13, Mar13, Feb13, Jan13, Dec12, Nov12, Oct12, Sep12, Aug12, Jul12, Jun12, May12, Apr12, Mar12, Feb12, Dec/Jan12 | see a full list of monthly reports in English, for German check out the WMDE blog | |
- For the sake of brevity this table only lists years 2013 and 2012. For full lists see table notes or an overview of WMDE's activities that can be found on the chapter's official website (German). The annual reports are also available for download there.
Becoming a member [edit]
Any individual or organization can become a member of the association. Voting rights, however, are limited to individuals. To become a member, simply fill out and submit the online form.
Donations [edit]
In order to fund its activities, the association primarily relies on donations from the general public. Wikimedia Deutschland has been recognized as a charitable organization by the German authorities and is therefore exempt from most taxes. Donations to the association are tax-deductible in Germany.
People [edit]
Board [edit]
The association's board consists of the President, two Vice Presidents, Treasurer, and up to six members at-large. The board is elected each year at the general assembly. The following people are currently serving on the board:
- Ralf Liebau (President)
- Anja Ebersbach (Vice President)
- Delphine Ménard (Vice President)
- Steffen Prößdorf (Treasurer)
- Nikolas Becker (At-large)
- Jens Best (At-large)
- Manuela Kannenberg (At-large)
- Martin Rulsch (At-large)
- Sebastian Wallroth (At-large)
Staff [edit]
CEO
- Pavel Richter, Executive Director since July 2009
- Kasia Odrozek, Assistant Executive Director since March 2012
Public Relations
- Catrin Schoneville, Press Officer since September 2008
- Michael Jahn, Public Relations since November 2010
- Katja Ullrich, Public Relations since April 2012
- Sandra Müllrick, Working Student since January 2013
Team Fundraising
- Till Mletzko, Fundraiser since March 2010
- Tobias Schumann, Fundraiser since September 2010
- Johannes Schrader, Fundraiser since October 2011
- Wladimir Raizberg, Working Student since October 2012
Team Communities
- Denis Barthel, Project Coordinator since August 2007
- Christoph Jackel, Community Relations since March 2012
- Rebecca Cotton, since September 2012
- Nicole Lieger, since October 2012
Politics and Society
- Jan Engelmann, Lead Politics & Society since June 2011
- Mathias Schindler, Project Manager since January 2009
- Barbara Fischer, GLAM-Coordinator since April 2012
- Lilli Iliev, Project Assistant since January 2013
Research and Development
- Angelika Adam, Project Manager since March 2011
- Gerrit Holz, Project Assistant since May 2009
- Johannes Kroll, Software Developer since June 2012
- Kai Nissen, Web Developer since October 2011
Education and Knowledge
- Nils Weichert, Lead Education and Knowledge, since July 2013
- Julia Kloppenburg, Project Manager since July 2011
- Cornelia Trefflich, Project Assistant since February 2012
- Merle von Wittich, Working Student since September 2011
- Elvira Schmidt, Project Manager since May 2009
- Elly Köpf, Project Manager since September 2010
International Affairs
- Nicole Ebber, Project Manager since March 2010
Financial Administration
- Stephan Rost, Finance Management and Administration since September 2010
- Marzena Knaflewska, Finance Management and Administration since January 2013
Evaluation
- Manuel Merz, Lead Evaluation since July 2012
Project Manager
- Sebastian Sooth, Project Manager since March 2011
Wikidata
- Denny Vrandečić, Lead Wikidata since March 2012
- Abraham Taherivand, Project Manager Wikidata since March 2012
- Lydia Pintscher, Community Communications Wikidata since March 2012
- Daniel Kinzler, Senior Software Developer Wikidata since October 2008
- Henning Snater, Software Developer Wikidata since April 2012
- Jens Ohlig, Software Developer Wikidata since April 2012
- Jeroen De Dauw, Software Developer Wikidata since April 2012
- Tobias Gritschacher, Software Developer Wikidata since April 2012
- Daniel Werner, Software Developer Wikidata since April 2012
- Katie Filbert, Software Developer Wikidata since May 2012
- Silke Meyer, Project Assistant Wikidata since May 2012
Event Management
- Wenke Storn, Event Manager since November 2012
Office Management
- Noëlle Lingenauber, Office Manager since August 2010
- Anica Schattenberg, Office Manager since March 2012
A complete list of all staff including part-time workers and assistants can be found on the associations website (German only).
Contact [edit]
- info@wikimedia.de
- IRC
- wikimedia-de on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net)
- Mailing list (public)
- http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/vereinde-l
- Postal address
- Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
- Obentrautstr. 72
- 10963 Berlin
- Germany
