Wikimedia Deutschland
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Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens (WMDE, 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 about 50,000 members (as of March 2017). 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 | 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 , 2013 , 2012 | 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 , 2013 , 2012 | |
| project plans | 2013 | 2013 | introduction to WMDE's projects through which the 2013 goals are to reached | |
| reporting | annual reports | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | |
| quarterly or semi-annual reports | Impact Report 2017, Progress Report 2017, Impact Report 2016, Progress Report 2016, Impact Report 2015, Progress Report 2015, Impact Report 2014, Q2 2014, Q1 2014, Impact Report 2013, Q3, Q2, Q1, FDC 2012-2013, Round 1 | WMDE Q1/2013 report, Q2/2013 report, Q3/2013, Impact Report 2014 | ||
| monthly reports | Sep14, Aug14, July14, June14, May14, Ap14, Mar14, Feb14, Jan14, Dec13, Nov13, Oct13, Sep13, Aug13, July13, June13, May13, April13, Mar13, Feb13, Jan13, Dec12, Nov12, Oct12, Sep12, Aug12, July12, June12, May12, Apr12, Mar12, Feb12, Dec/Jan, | July13, June13, May13, 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 | |
| additional Volunteer support reports | in German | all years | detailed monthly/quarterly breakdowns in numbers | |
- For the sake of brevity this table only lists years 2012 - 2017. 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, the Treasurer, up to three members at-large and can co-opt two additional members. The board is elected every two years at the general assembly. The following people are currently (elected in December 2018 for 1,5 years) serving on the board:
- Lukas Mezger (Chair)
- Sabria David (Vice Chair)
- Harald Krichel (Vice Chair)
- Daniel Reisener (Treasurer)
- Kilian Kluge (At-large)
- Peter Dewald (At-large)
- Marcus Cyron (At-large)
An overview over the historical development of the german Wikimedia board is to find here.
Executive Director[edit]
Staff[edit]
A complete list of all staff including part-time workers and assistants can be found on here in German and here in English.
Contact[edit]
- info@wikimedia.de
- IRC
- wikimedia-de on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net)
- Mailing list (public)
- mail:vereinde-l
- Postal address
- Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
- Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24
- 10963 Berlin
- Germany
