Index:Funding Free Knowledge the Wiki Way - Wikimedia Foundation Participatory Grantmaking.pdf

Title	Funding free knowledge the wiki way - Wikimedia Foundation Participatory Grantmaking
Author	Matthew Hart and Ezra Berkley Nepon, The Lafayette Practice
Year	2015
Publisher	The Wikimedia Foundation
Source	pdf
Progress	To be proofread
Transclusion	Index not transcluded or unreviewed

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FUNDING FREE KNOWLEDGE THE WIKI WAY

Wikimedia Foundation's Participatory Grantmaking

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Executive Summary		2
The Grantmaking Model at Wikimedia Foundation		4
	WMF Grantmaking Programs	6
	WMF Finances	8
COMPARATIVE REVIEW		11
DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN ACTION: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF THE WMF MODEL		16
	Innovation, Flexibility, and Experimentation	16
	Transparency and Accountability	18
	Effective, Efficient Organizing	19
	Capacity Building	20
CHALLENGES		22
	Committee Logistics: Room for Improvement	22
	Participation, Representation, and Leadership of Those Impacted	24
	Scaling Up: Where to From Here?	26
CONCLUSION		27
APPENDIX		29
	What is The Lafayette Practice?	29
	Acknowledgments	29
	Scope of Work	29
	Committee Member Survey	32
	WMF Grantmaking Timeline	33