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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