"We All Need Wikipedia." Why This Foundation Is Giving Millions for Open Knowledge — Inside Philanthropy

lkfitz's bookmarks 2017-01-13

Summary:

"While it’s gained a more pressing relevance lately, for years now, a set of nonprofits and funders have recognized the importance of access to digital information, and the Sloan Foundation is a major player. One of the biggest beneficiaries is the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit best known for overseeing crowdsourced information repository Wikipedia."

Link:

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/1/12/sloan-foundation-grants-wikimedia

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Tags:

oa.new oa.wikimedia oa.funders oa.funding oa.images oa.ch oa.wikipedia oa.crowd

Date tagged:

01/13/2017, 15:01

Date published:

01/13/2017, 10:01