About us

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What we do

Participants at the Civil War and American Art Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, February 15, 2013

Wikimedia DC reaches out to people and organizations in the greater Washington, D.C. area. We hold events, including training sessions and edit-a-thons, where experienced Wikipedians and newcomers alike have the opportunity to network and learn from each other's experiences. We also work with institutions share their knowledge with the rest of the world through Wikipedia, the world's most widely visited not-for-profit website. We are an all-volunteer organization.

Our work is categorized into five different areas:

  • Academic and educational outreach: Wikimedia DC works with universities and other educational institutions to build awareness of our mission and promote academic contributions to free knowledge projects.
  • Cultural outreach: Wikimedia DC collaborates with cultural institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums, to promote free knowledge and support digitization and open access projects.
  • Government outreach and engagement: Wikimedia DC works with federal, state, and local government agencies to encourage adoption of free knowledge and free data practices. We also work with private organizations who share our goal of access to government data.
  • International and diplomatic outreach: The Wikimedia movement spans across national borders, and Wikimedia DC works with embassies and international organizations in Washington to promote our mission around the world.
  • Public outreach and education: Wikimedia DC holds a variety of public events, including training sessions and editing workshops, to increase awareness of our mission and build interest in contributing to free knowledge projects.

How you can get involved