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href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/cs" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Správní rada nadace Wikimedia/Výzva pro zpětnou vazbu: Volby do správní rady (100% translated)" lang="cs" dir="ltr">čeština</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/mk" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Одбор на доверители/Повик за мислења: Избори за Одбор на доверители (57% translated)" lang="mk" dir="ltr">македонски</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/ru" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Совет попечителей Фонда Викимедиа/Ждём ваших отзывов: Выборы в Совет попечителей (92% translated)" lang="ru" dir="ltr">русский</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/sr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Odbor poverenika Fondacije Vikimedija/Poziv za prikupljanje povratnih informacija: Izbori za Odbor poverenika (97% translated)" lang="sr" dir="ltr">српски / srpski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/ar" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="مجلس أمناء مؤسسة ويكيميديا/دعوة لتقديم الملاحظات: انتخابات مجلس الأمناء (100% translated)" lang="ar" dir="rtl">العربية</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/anp" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/anp (3% translated)" lang="anp" dir="ltr">अंगिका</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/hi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="विकिमीडिया फाउंडेशन न्यासी मंडल/प्रतिक्रिया आह्वान:न्यासी मंडल चुनाव (97% translated)" lang="hi" dir="ltr">हिन्दी</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/bn" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="উইকিমিডিয়া ফাউন্ডেশন ট্রাস্টি বোর্ড/প্রতিক্রিয়ার আহ্বান:ট্রাস্টি বোর্ড নির্বাচন (97% translated)" lang="bn" dir="ltr">বাংলা</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/ta" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/ta (46% translated)" lang="ta" dir="ltr">தமிழ்</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/te" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="వికిమీడియా ఫౌండేషన్‌ బోర్డు ట్రస్టీలు/ఫీడ్‌బ్యాక్‌ కోసం పిలుపు: ట్రస్టీల బోర్డు ఎన్నికలు (92% translated)" lang="te" dir="ltr">తెలుగు</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/ml" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="വിക്കിമീഡിയ ഫൗണ്ടേഷൻ ബോർഡ് ഓഫ് ട്രസ്റ്റീസ്/ഫീഡ്‌ബാക്കിനുള്ള കോൾ: ബോർഡ് ഓഫ് ട്രസ്റ്റി തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് (57% translated)" lang="ml" dir="ltr">മലയാളം</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/th" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="คณะกรรมการมูลนิธิของมูลนิธิวิกิมีเดีย/ขอความคิดเห็น: การเลือกตั้งคณะกรรมการมูลนิธิ (95% translated)" lang="th" dir="ltr">ไทย</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/zh" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="维基媒体基金会理事会/征求反馈：理事会选举 (97% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/ja" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="ウィキメディア財団理事会/フィードバックの募集：理事会の選挙 (97% translated)" lang="ja" dir="ltr">日本語</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/mni" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="ꯋꯤꯀꯤꯃꯦꯗꯤꯌꯥ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯊꯥꯖꯕ ꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯝꯄꯥꯛ/ꯑꯅꯤꯡꯕ ꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯅꯅꯕ ꯀꯧꯖꯕ: ꯊꯥꯖꯕ ꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯝꯄꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯈꯜꯁꯤꯡ (57% translated)" lang="mni" dir="ltr">ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/ko" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="위키미디어 재단 이사회/의견 요청: 이사회 선거 (100% translated)" lang="ko" dir="ltr">한국어</a></li></ul></div> <div lang="" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr noprint" style="margin:2px 0.5em;float:right;margin-right:0;border:1px solid #AAA;background:#f5f5f5;padding:5px;line-height:normal"> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections" title="Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections"><img alt="Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/75px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/113px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/150px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a><figcaption>Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections</figcaption></figure> <div style="background:#f5f5f5;padding:0 1px;text-align:left;"><strong> <p><small style="margin:0 0.5em;float:right;margin-right:0" class="plainlinks"></small> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Board elections: Call for feedback</a> </p> </strong></div> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Main Page</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#How_to_participate">How to Participate</a></li></ul> <div style="background:#f5f5f5;padding:0 1px;text-align:left;font-weight:bolder;">Key Question Proposals</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions#Questions" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions">Key Question 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions#Questions" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions">Key Question 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions#Questions" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions">Key Question 3</a></li></ul> <div style="background:#f5f5f5;padding:0 1px;text-align:left;font-weight:bolder;">Other Proposals</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions/Decentralize_Governance_Structures" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions/Decentralize Governance Structures">Decentralize Governance Structures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions/Training_Board_members" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions/Training Board members">Training Board members</a></li></ul> <div style="background:#f5f5f5;padding:0 1px;text-align:left;font-weight:bolder;">Reports</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions" title="Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions">Discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Reports" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Reports">Reports</a></li></ul> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27362704">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output 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.mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Walnut.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/42px-Walnut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/63px-Walnut.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walnut.svg/84px-Walnut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">The Movement Strategy and Governance team supported a Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees selection processes from 10 January to 16 February 2022. The problem statement and key questions explored in this Call are below.</td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Problem_to_Solve" data-mw-thread-id="h-Problem_to_Solve"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Problem_to_Solve"></span>Problem to Solve<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Problem_to_Solve"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Problem to Solve"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation and the movement have grown over the past ten years, and the Board has largely remained the same in structure and process. <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Board_Veritas_Governance_Recommendations_Final_Public_Copy.pdf" class="extiw" title="foundation:File:Board Veritas Governance Recommendations Final Public Copy.pdf">In the 2019 governance review</a>, capacity, performance, and lack of representation of the movement’s diversity were noted as concerns. </p><p>In 2021, some of these concerns were discussed during the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats">Call for Feedback: Community Board seats</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021-04-15_Resolution_about_the_upcoming_Board_elections" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/2021-04-15 Resolution about the upcoming Board elections">2021 Board of Trustees election included updated practices</a> to start to address the concerns listed above. <a class="external text" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/8/83/BGC_Community_Trustee_Selection_Proposal_April_2021.pdf">Two additional seats were added</a> to address the Board’s capacity needs. Single transferable voting was used to improve the opportunity for representation of the movement’s diversity. The trustees shared their skills and asked candidates to share theirs to inform voters. Broad and multilingual outreach sought out candidates and voters in many communities on many communication channels. </p><p>During this 2022 Call for Feedback we hope to identify additional solutions to reflect the diversity of the movement on the Board. Additionally, we want to use this opportunity to learn from the community about engaging with candidates during the election process. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Call_for_Feedback_Design" data-mw-thread-id="h-Call_for_Feedback_Design"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Call_for_Feedback_Design"></span>Call for Feedback Design<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Call_for_Feedback_Design"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Call for Feedback Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With this Call for Feedback, we are taking a different approach that incorporates community feedback from the 2021 process. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development. </p><p>Thank you for taking the time to participate in this Call for Feedback and helping to form a more diverse and better performing Board of Trustees. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Key_questions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Key_questions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Key_questions"></span>Key questions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Key_questions"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Key questions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <ol><li>What is the best way to ensure more diverse representation among elected candidates?</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r27362704"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><i>The Board of Trustees noted <a class="external text" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/8/83/BGC_Community_Trustee_Selection_Proposal_April_2021.pdf">the importance of selecting candidates who represent the full diversity of the Wikimedia movement</a>. The current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Europe.</i></td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <ol><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li><li value="2"> What are the expectations for the candidates during the election?</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r27362704"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><i>Board candidates have traditionally completed applications and answered community questions. How can an election provide appropriate insight into candidates while also appreciating candidates’ status as volunteers?</i></td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <ol><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li><li value="3"> How should affiliates participate in the elections?</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r27362704"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><i>Two seats of the Board of Trustees due to be filled this year were filled in 2019 through the Affiliate-selected Board seats process. A change in the Bylaws removed the distinction between community and affiliate seats. How should affiliates be involved in the selection of new seats?</i></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions">Discuss the key questions</a></b> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_participate" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_participate"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_participate"></span>How to participate<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_participate"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: How to participate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/About#Team" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/About">Movement Strategy and Governance staff are able to support conversations in many languages</a>. Discussions are welcome in any language, although we may need to rely on volunteer translators to help summarize languages we do not have on staff. You can find links to conversations in many languages in a table on the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Discuss_Key_Questions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Discuss Key Questions">Discuss Key Questions page</a>. You can find conversation on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://t.me/+V3gMwAQVmNvIQlqa">Telegram Board selection chat</a>. <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/About#Team" title="Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/About">Contact a facilitator in your region</a> to plan a community conversation or provide feedback. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Timeline" data-mw-thread-id="h-Timeline"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Timeline"></span>Timeline<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Timeline"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>23 December: Announcement of Call for Feedback</li> <li>10 January: Call for Feedback opens</li> <li>16 February: Call for Feedback closes</li> <li>26 February: Publish final report of the Call for Feedback</li></ul> <p>Each week the Movement Strategy and Governance team will publish a <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections/Reports" title="Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections/Reports">weekly report</a> to capture the feedback and discussion happening during the previous week. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Useful_background_information" data-mw-thread-id="h-Useful_background_information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Useful_background_information"></span>Useful background information<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Useful_background_information"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Board_of_Trustees_elections&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Useful background information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Board of Trustees is the governing body for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation" class="extiw" title="en:Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a>, a +450 staff organization supporting an international movement formed by hundreds of projects, communities, and affiliates. 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