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How Wikipedia Faces Emerging Knowledge with Collective Capital

Non Profit Quarterly

Health crises such as the recent outbreak of coronavirus add a heightened level of urgency to the work that Wikipedia does on a daily basis, and so Marketplace ’s Molly Wood sat down with Katherine Maher, chief executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation , to talk about the challenges of misinformation and the future.

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What’s in My Inbox | Thanking Your Monthly Donors

Pamela Grow

Here’s an example of monthly donor stewardship from Wikipedia that I liked. Roughly a year ago, I became a monthly donor to Wikipedia, following an email I described as “the perfect email ask” followed by a well-crafted monthly giving appeal. The email not only expressed gratitude but also emphasized the impact of my monthly donation.

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. As the nonprofit community considers the future of virtual media in education, particularly in libraries and museums, it must not forget the role Second Life plays in pushing information sharing and experiencing to new heights and levels.

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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. By relying on volunteers, Wikipedia can draw on anyone to share their knowledge on a topic, check facts, or accurately translate content. Building a Wiki.

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Things We Like (and Will Miss About Brett)

NTEN

It is with the same combined emotion of being impressed and knowing it's true that I announce today that Brett will be stepping down from his role as NTEN's Communications Director at the end of February. If only Wikipedia had an entry cataloguing Brett's email references!). Curious if other readers have taken the link bait yet?

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Increase Your Organization’s Credibility Online

Achieve

In today’s technology-driven world – and with nearly 300 million Internet users in the U.S. Did you avoid the Wikipedia entry? That’s why it’s vital that everyone – individuals, businesses and organizations alike – takes an active role in shaping the future. And that’s just Google – 3.5 Ask, AOL or any other search engines.

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Innovative Geocoding Project Maps Aid Data

Tech Soup

According to Wikipedia , Geocoding is "…The process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as latitude and longitude) from other geographic data, such as street addresses, or zip codes (postal codes). It is hoped that the project will go a long way towards ensuring that aid goes to those that need it most.

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