Wikimedia Foundation
Accountability Wiki, a wiki for consumers and workers
 Wikimedia Foundation logo | |
| Type | Nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Multinational | Yes |
| Official website | |
| Twitter (@Wikimedia) | |
| COVID-19 webpage | |
| English Wikipedia article | |
The Wikimedia Foundation is an international nonprofit which hosts and supports Wikipedia and other free knowledge wiki projects.
COVID-19 response
Consumers
12 March 2020 (
+1 dayssrc): All scheduled in-person events postponed or cancelled[1][2]- 17 March 2020 (+6 dayssrc): Posted a community page for coordinating[3]
Employees
- 14 March 2020 (3 days since WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic):
- 02 April 2020 (+22 dayssrc): Announced a $600 USD stipend to help offset costs associated with working from home[4][5][6].
News articles
- 17 March 2020: You Don’t Have to Work All the Time Now, Slate
- 18 March 2020: Covid-19: Wikimedia asks staff to work from home, half time, Business Line
References
- ↑ Wikimedia Foundation Grants for public events. Wikimedia Foundation. 12 March 2020
- ↑ Postponing Wikimania Bangkok until 2021. Wikimedia Foundation. 18 March 2020
- ↑ "COVID-19 - Meta". meta.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Covid-19: Lightening the load and preparing for the future. Wikimedia Foundation. 14 March 2020
- ↑ "Wikimedia Foundation posted on LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ Maher, Katherine (2020-04-06). "People First: Wikimedia's Response to COVID-19". Medium. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
