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Many companies will match an employee's time volunteering (this includes tasks like editing Wikipedia or its sister sites, patrolling Wiki pages for vandals, and helping to hack on MediaWiki*) with a financial gift to the nonprofit – and the donations help us do important things! <a href="/wiki/Job_openings#Volunteers" class="mw-redirect" title="Job openings">Learn more about opportunities to volunteer for the Wikimedia Foundation.</a> </p><p>Need more information? Reach out to your company's Human Resources Department. 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Volunteer matching hours must be employee initiated. Wikimedia Foundation cannot request the match of your volunteer service.</li> <li>Complete the paper form and send it to the Wikimedia Foundation at our physical donations address: <dl><dd><dl><dd>Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</dd> <dd>P.O. 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