> Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation > > SAN FRANCISCO and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- > Omidyar Network today announced a grant of up to $2 million over two > years to the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that > operates Wikipedia, one of the world's top 5 most visited websites. > The Wikimedia Foundation __has also appointed Matt Halprin__, a partner at > Omidyar Network, to its Board of Trustees. > > The grant will support Wikimedia's key goals: to bring free > educational content to every person on the planet, to engage and > empower more people to author that content and to continually increase > the quality and breadth of the information provided through > Wikimedia's projects. > > "We are very grateful for Omidyar Network's support. I am also > delighted to have Matt joining us," said Michael Snow, chair of the > Wikimedia Foundation Board. "His extensive experience with online > communities, trust, and reputation, will make him an excellent > addition to our Board. Matt also has a background in strategy > development, which will be particularly useful for us as we embark on > the collaborative strategy development project, Wikimedia's top > priority for the coming year." > > "The Wikimedia Foundation is a critical player in the growing social > movement toward greater transparency and openness. I am honored to be > serving on the Foundation's board," said Matt Halprin, Partner, > Omidyar Network. "Wikipedia reaches and engages millions of people > every day, enabling information sharing in a collaborative, online > platform. Omidyar Network sees great potential in Wikipedia as it > continues to expand in emerging geographies, where this social impact > will be magnified even further." > > Before joining Omidyar Network, Halprin was most recently Vice > President of Global Trust and Safety at eBay. Prior to eBay, Halprin > served as a Partner and Vice President at the Boston Consulting Group, > where he worked with technology clients on strategy issues. > > In addition to direct financial support, Omidyar Network will dedicate > internal resources and engage its network to support Wikimedia's > strategic planning process, communications work, and recruiting. >
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