Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding in Wikimedia projects is the process of requesting money from the public to support the creation of Wikimedia content.
Crowdfunded projects[edit]
| Project | Year | Category | Platform | Contact | Funding goal | Amount raised | on wiki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Vanamo Online Game Museum | 2013 | Photography | kickstarter | Evan-Amos | $8,500 | $17,493 | The Vanamo Online Game Museum |
| TonyTheTiger, Wikipedian for the world (#TTTWFTW) | 2014 | Photography | kickstarter | TonyTheTiger | $6,000 | $445 | en:User:TonyTheTiger/Photographs |
| WikiCheese | 2014 | Photography | KissKissBankBank | Pyb, Wikimédia France | €5,000 | €7,345 | WikiCheese |
| Help me help Wikipedia! | 2014 | source material | gofundme | Keilana | $600 | $655 | |
| Creative Commons Camera | 2014 | Photography | Kickstarter | Ryan Hodnett | $860 | $860 | Commons:Category:Photographs by Ryan Hodnett |
| New gear for Wikipedia & Commons photographer | 2015 | Photography | indiegogo | Poco a poco | €5,600 | €1,759 | |
| A macro lens to record the biodiversity in Kerala | 2015 | Photography | indiegogo | Jkadavoor | $750 | $3,150 | |
| Coding da Vinci | Hackathon | Startnext | Barbara Fischer, Wikimedia Deutschland | €10,000 | €2,696 | ||
| Wiki Loves Africa 2015 | 2015 | Photo contest | Indiegogo | Anthere, WikiAfrica | €1,200 | €460 | Wiki Loves Africa |
| Wikipedia co-founder makes 50 educational videos for kids | 2016 | Videos | Kickstarter | Larry Sanger | $8,000 | $532 | |
| A camera and workstation for free quality content | 2016 | Photography | Generosity | Rehman | $1,600 | $367 | Some photos by Rehman |
| Help Jacek Halicki buy a new computer | 2016 | Photography | Indiegogo | Jacek Halicki | €700 | €903 | |
| Photograpy Equipment for Wikipedia user Wilfredo | 2016 | Photography | Indiegogo | Wilfredo Rodríguez | $953.90 | $1,217 | |
| Underwater robot Ch'ti Plouf | 2017 | Photography & video | Ulule | Lamiot | €9,000 | €10,000 | Mise au point d'un drone subaquatique |
| Wikipedians in Residance | 2019 | GLAM | own platform | Xavier Cailleau WMFr, Wikimédia France | €50,000 x 3 | €7,581 |
Guidelines[edit]
Best practices are uncertain.