Wikimedia's 2008-09 Annual Report

Earlier this month, we completed the most successful fundraiser in the history of Wikipedia. In total, we received more than USD 8 million from over 230,000 donors. Thank you so much for your generosity.

We're also grateful to our foundation supporters this year, including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Omidyar Network, Stanton Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

This was the most successful fundraiser for our international chapter organizations, who received more than USD 1.8 million in donations. Our chapters support Wikimedia's work on the ground in 27 countries or regions, and are our partners in many international projects.

Today, I am very pleased to share with you our Annual Report for the time period of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. During that time:

* Wikipedia and its sister projects grew by 1.6 billion words and 1.8 million media files.
* We expanded our global readership to more than 300 million visitors per month.
* We launched initiatives to substantially improve Wikipedia's ease of use.
* We continued to invest in operations infrastructure and innovative technologies.
* We began developing new partnerships to increase Wikipedia's quality.

The 2008–2009 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report covers the previous fiscal year (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009) with a look-ahead to the next. This is our second annual report. The Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report is a summary of the organization's financials, program activities, milestones and accomplishments.

Highlights include:

* Launch of Wikimedia's Usability Initiative
* Wikimedia joins the Creative Commons
* Wikimania conference in Alexandria, Egypt
* Wikimedia's open strategy planning process begins
* Successful fundraising and expansion of core operations

For details, I encourage you to review our Annual Report, which
also includes our audited financials:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Annual_Report

Wikimedia is a unique global movement to share the world's knowledge, to deepen our understanding of the world and each other. Thank you again for being part of our story.

Sue Gardner
Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation

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