Wikimedia timeline
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| Wikimedia | 2003-06 | Jimmy Wales announces formation of Wikimedia to recruit a board and write a board manual to help them manage an ever-growing Wikipedia with 600 regular contributors, and over 7000 occasionals. He first reveals his commitment to this plan in an article published on Alternet.
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| Wikimedia | 2003-06-20 | The Wikimedia Foundation is founded.
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| Wikimedia | 2004-03-09 | Tim Starling proposes to separate user rights administration from developer access. After discussion, this leads to the "Steward" status, and the first stewards are elected in April 2004.
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| Wikimedia | 2004-06-18 | Florence Devouard and Angela Beesley are the first user representatives elected to the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees. At the time, there are plans for one of the seats to represent (and be elected by) due-paying members of the Wikimedia Foundation, but this won't be implemented.
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| Wikimedia | 2005-04 | Wikimedia Foundation tax-exempt charitable organization in the United States
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| Wikimedia | 2005-09 | Wikimedia adds second full-time employee
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| Wikimedia | 2005 | A formal fundraiser held in the first quarter of the year raised almost US$100,000 for system upgrades to handle growing demand
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| Wikimedia | 2006-01-10 | Wikipedia becomes a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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| Wikimedia | 2006-02-27 | A second developer is hired by the Wikimedia Foundation.
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| Wikimedia | 2006-12-06 | Legal counsel Brad Patrick becomes the Wikimedia Foundation's first (interim) Executive Director.
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| Wikimedia | 2007-01-29 | The Wikimedia Foundation announces the formation of its Advisory Board, whose creation was approved on 2006-07-31
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| Wikimedia | 2007-03-23 | Licensing policy and EDPs.
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| Wikimedia | 2007-10-09 | The Wikimedia Foundation announces its upcoming relocation to San Francisco.
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| Wikimedia | 2007-12-03 | Sue Gardner is hired by the Wikimedia Foundation as Executive Director
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| Wikimedia | 2008-01-10 | Erik Möller joins the Wikimedia Foundation as Deputy Director.
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| Wikimedia | 2010-05-11 | The Wikimedia Foundation announces a grant from the Stanton Foundation to fund the Public Policy Initiative education program.
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| Wikimedia | 2012-01-24 | First Wikipedia Zero partnership launches in Africa
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| Wikimedia | 2007-04-11 | The Wikimedia Foundation defines its Mission statement and Vision.
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