Hi all,

I’m writing to share the latest update on the Equity Fund, a pilot program created by the Wikimedia Foundation to address the barriers to free knowledge experienced by Black, Indigenous, and communities of color around the world.

As we've shared on Diff today [1], based on feedback from the first round of Equity Fund grants we are continuing to iterate on our process for choosing grantees and increasing community participation. Today, we are opening up the second round of Equity Fund grantees and are seeking community recommendations. We know that many of you work closely with and are aware of external organizations that can help advance the movement’s goals and address equity gaps. We invite recommendations from current Wikimedia volunteers and communities through an intake form available on Google survey [2] and LimeSurvey [3]. We’ll be taking your suggestions for Round 2 through February 18. Thank you to those that have already submitted recommendations!

You can read more about the current status of the Equity Fund, criteria for grantees, as well as other updates around community participation with the Equity Fund on Diff [1]. We invite your questions and feedback on Meta [4].

Thank you,