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The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a [[w:en:free content|free license]] or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.
The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a [[w:en:free content|free license]] or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.


In collaboration with a [[Local chapters|network of chapters]], the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki [[our projects|projects]] and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet [[w:en:gratis|free of charge]], in perpetuity.
In coordination with a network of individual volunteers and our independent movement organizations, including recognized Chapters, Thematic Organizations, User Groups, and Partners, the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki [[our projects|projects]] and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet [[w:en:gratis|free of charge]], in perpetuity.


;See also our [[Wikimedia Foundation bylaws|bylaws]], [[vision]], and [[values]].
;See also our [[Wikimedia Foundation bylaws|bylaws]], [[vision]], and [[values]].

Revision as of 22:47, 18 February 2017

Template:MissionLang The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally.

In coordination with a network of individual volunteers and our independent movement organizations, including recognized Chapters, Thematic Organizations, User Groups, and Partners, the Foundation provides the essential infrastructure and an organizational framework for the support and development of multilingual wiki projects and other endeavors which serve this mission. The Foundation will make and keep useful information from its projects available on the Internet free of charge, in perpetuity.

See also our bylaws, vision, and values.