The Wiki Education Foundation traces its origins to a pilot program funded by the Stanton Foundation in 2010; at that time, we were the first Wikimedia entity to publish a grant proposal publicly for anyone to review. Four years later, we still believe this level of transparency is good for our organization. We’ve received permission … Continued
Interested in working for the Wiki Education Foundation? We have two current job openings, Senior Director of Fundraising & Partnerships and Executive Assistant to the ED. Reporting to the Executive Director of the Wiki Education Foundation, the Senior Director of Fundraising & Partnerships will be responsible for building a comprehensive fundraising program; designing and implementing processes and … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 8, 2014 — The Wiki Education Foundation today announced that Dr. John Willinsky, an educator and open access supporter, has joined its board of directors. The Khosla Family Professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, Dr. Willinsky researches ways to encourage scholarly research to be more accessible as a … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 14, 2014 — The Wiki Education Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting university students as they contribute content to Wikipedia, has received a $1.39 million grant from the Stanton Foundation. The grant covers the first year of a three-year funding period supporting the programmatic activities of the Wiki Education Foundation. The grant … Continued
I’m excited to announce version 1.0 of the new Wiki Education Foundation website! Although our organization has been around since 2013, this is our first website. In the future, we’ll be posting our Monthly Reports and announcements here. A historical record of previous announcements can be found on our page on Meta Wiki. I welcome any … Continued
(San Francisco, California) 12 February 2014 — The Wiki Education Foundation, a new nonprofit organization that supports the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada, has named Frank Schulenburg as its inaugural executive director. Schulenburg, formerly senior director of programs at the Wikimedia Foundation, will begin his new role February 18, 2014. “I … Continued
For press inquiries, please reach out to LiAnna Davis: liannawikiedu.org. Press Releases Wiki Education reaches milestone, adding more content to Wikipedia than was in last print edition of Encyclopædia Britannica (April 23, 2018) Wiki Education Foundation receives grant from Hewlett Foundation (November 1, 2016) Ted Yang elected to Wiki Education Foundation board (July 7, 2016) Dr. Carwil … Continued
