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wikimedia deutschland wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 goals and activities 2 organizational structure toggle organizational structure subsection 2 1 legal status 2 2 parts of the organization 2 2 1 general assembly 2 2 2 executive committee 2 2 3 board of directors 2 2 4 staff 3 finances 4 collaborations 5 controversies 6 references 7 external links toggle the table of contents wikimedia deutschland 11 languages العربية deutsch esperanto 日本語 한국어 norsk bokmål polski română svenska українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons meta wiki wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia german wikimedia chapter this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources wikimedia deutschland news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2025 learn how and when to remove this message wikimedia deutschland abbreviation wmde formation june 13 2004 22 years ago 2004 06 13 headquarters berlin region served germany website https www wikimedia de wikimedia deutschland also known as wmde wikimedia germany and the society for the promotion of free knowledge is a german non profit association based in berlin 1 it was founded in 2004 and recognized that year as the first national chapter of the wikimedia foundation which funds and supports wikipedia and other projects citation needed in 2025 according to its records it had over 110 000 dues paying members and employed around 180 people 2 working on projects ranging from public relations to technical development of wikidata to community support for contributors to wikipedia and sister projects it has its own fundraising team and is supported in part by dues from its membership it also directly supports free knowledge access and development beyond wikimedia projects and hosts the annual summit of wikimedia affiliates 3 goals and activities edit the association is involved in software development for wikimedia projects supporting projects by volunteers from wikimedia projects and cooperating with educational scientific and cultural institutions on the subject of free knowledge to promote equal opportunities in access to knowledge and education 4 its statutes specify that the association should fulfill the tasks of the wikimedia foundation using wikis for collecting and distributing knowledge and that its activities include supporting the operation of the wikimedia foundation s wikis the offline distribution of the wikimedia projects in digital or print formats hosting events and distributing information about free content wikis and wikimedia and clarifying scientific social cultural and legal issues related to free content and wikis at the 27th general assembly in may 2022 the chapter decided on a framework of values of participation diversity free and open access justice sustainability and respectful cooperation 5 organizational structure edit legal status edit wikimedia deutschland was founded on june 13 2004 4 by 34 wikipedians and entered into the national register of associations on october 25 2004 under the number vr 23855 in the district court of berlin charlottenburg 6 the tax office for corporations in berlin has recognized the activities of the association as a non profit under the tax number 27 029 42207 for its promotion of education 1 wikimedia fördergesellschaft mit beschränkter haftung was registered on november 8 2004 under the number hrb 130183 7 the tax office for corporations in berlin has recognized the activities of the association as a non profit under the tax number 27 029 42215 for its promotion of education 1 parts of the organization edit the governing bodies of the association are the general assembly the honorary executive committee and the full time executive board general assembly edit the general assembly is the supreme body of the association it decides on fundamental association questions and matters elects the presidency and decides whether the presidency and the board are to be discharged active members can participate in elections and decisions on amendments to the statutes and contributions by remote voting the members present decide on simple motions 4 according to their own statements the number of members grew to over 72 000 by april 2019 2 in addition wikipedia co founder jimmy wales is an honorary member of the association in 2024 membership exceeded 110 000 8 supporting members are not entitled to vote honorary members are exempt from the payment of contributions according to the statutes they have the same rights as active members 4 general meetings have been held twice a year since 2011 citation needed executive committee edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2023 learn how and when to remove this message an honorary executive committee consists of a chairman a treasurer and five assessors the committee appoints supervises and dismisses the board of directors and is responsible for the strategic orientation of the association lukas mezger was chairman of the executive committee from december 2018 to may 2022 at the 27th general meeting on may 14 2022 alice wiegand was elected his successor board of directors edit from 2006 until a change in the association s statutes on march 19 2011 a managing director was responsible for the day to day management and management of the office under the supervision of an honorary board of directors however he did not have the power to represent the association since 2011 a full time board of directors has been responsible for the management and represents the association externally citation needed previous managing directors include pavel richter jan engelmann christian rickerts 9 abraham taherivand christian humborg 10 and franziska heine staff edit in 2022 the association employed over 150 people 11 in 2014 wmde staff elected a works council which has 7 members as of 2026 update the works council has negotiated works agreements covering topics like salary guideline structures but not the actual amounts which is reserved right of trade unions and sick leave reintegration plans de and mobile work wmde has not concluded any collective agreement with a trade union so staff are not covered by any collective agreement coverage 12 finances edit the association is financed mainly by donations and membership fees some donations come from annual banner driven fundraising campaigns on the wikis according to wmde s own statements these banner donations were used in consultation with the wikimedia foundation until 2009 for example for technology and community support and thus a contribution made to international work around 30 of annual expenditure in 2009 went into administration and advertising 13 since 2012 a fundraising agreement between the chapter and the wikimedia foundation covers the distribution of banner donations between the chapter and the foundation 14 unlike most regions and languages where donations are processed by the foundation and granted out to regional chapters and community projects fundraising from banners on german wikipedia are processed by the chapter and a portion are passed on to the foundation citation needed in 2015 wikimedia deutschland processed 7 6 million euros in banner donations kept just over 2 million euros and received another 840 000 euros from the wikimedia foundation s funds dissemination committee fdc membership fees contributed another 1 1 million euros to their budget funds are used primarily for software development 1 360 000 for 2015 community support 770 000 and education science culture 610 000 the next largest costs are for board operations 490 000 including specialist lectures on international relations and political advice and public communication and outreach 405 000 15 collaborations edit this section needs expansion you can help by adding missing information october 2024 in 2008 creative commons international moved its office to share with wikimedia deutschland 16 in 2008 wikimedia deutschland collaborated with the german federal archive to upload nearly 100 000 images to wikimedia commons 16 controversies edit around 2010 wikimedia germany was criticized by members and german wikipedians for its lack of transparency in publishing salaries and consultant fees citation needed in 2014 the premature departure of pavel richter from the association caused a public dispute 17 leading to the resignation of the chairman and the replacement of the majority of the executive committee at the next general assembly three former association presidents returned to the board to work through the following period citation needed references edit 1 2 3 transparenz wikimedia deutschland in german september 4 2019 archived from the original on november 5 2024 retrieved november 5 2024 1 2 über uns wikimedia deutschland in german retrieved november 14 2025 wikimedia summit meta meta wikimedia org retrieved august 21 2023 1 2 3 4 satzung ordnungen und beschlüsse wikimedia in german september 4 2019 retrieved august 21 2023 unsere werte wikimedia in german may 12 2022 retrieved august 21 2023 wikimedia deutschland gesellschaft zur förderung freien wissens e v vr 23855 g bris archived from the original on november 5 2024 retrieved november 5 2024 ausdruck handelsregister b hrb 130183 b amtsgericht charlottenburg archived from the original on september 7 2017 retrieved november 5 2024 via company register wikimedia deutschland plan 2024 budget 2024 wikimedia retrieved august 26 2025 kress de christian rickerts wird vorstand kress in german retrieved august 21 2023 kreye andrian may 11 2021 interview christian humborg wird im juni chef der wikimedia süddeutsche de in german retrieved august 21 2023 über uns wikimedia www wikimedia de in german january 15 2021 retrieved august 18 2024 warum gewerkschaften und betriebsräte wichtig für die wikimedia bewegung sind why unions and works councils are important to the wikimedia movement wikimedia deutschland in german september 3 2026 retrieved september 4 2026 lischka konrad october 8 2010 wikipedia spenden wiki autoren streiten um geld und transparenz der spiegel in german issn 2195 1349 retrieved august 21 2023 2012 13 fundraising agreement de meta meta wikimedia org retrieved august 21 2023 wikimedia deutschland jahresplan 2015 wikimedia deutschland 2015 1 2 vézina brigitte miyara jocelyn benedict connor wetzler jennryn hollich shanna murray corrine december 9 2008 cci and wikimedia germany in closer collaboration shared office space creative commons retrieved october 13 2024 streit bei wikimedia deutschland trennung von vorstand pavel richter der spiegel in german may 20 2014 issn 2195 1349 retrieved august 21 2023 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to wikimedia deutschland official website on meta m wikimedia deutschland v t e wikimedia foundation people projects wikipedia community wikipedians current bernadette meehan mayree carroll clark jimmy wales past hampton lintorn catlin danese cooper bishakha datta florence devouard oscar van dillen sue gardner arnnon geshuri mike godwin aaron halfaker james heilman maryana 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