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Overview
Open Knowledge is a community-driven initiative dedicated to preventing knowledge lock-in by supporting open standards, archival practices, and interoperable tooling. Contributions help sustain open access to information, safeguard diverse perspectives, and empower educators, researchers, and developers around the world. Your support ensures that knowledge remains accessible, usable, and resilient, even as technologies evolve.
This page invites thoughtful giving to strengthen the infrastructure, governance, and culture that keep information open and usable for everyone. By contributing, you help nurture ecosystems that value transparency, collaboration, and long-term stewardship of shared knowledge.
Why Your Support Matters
Your generosity advances several core goals that impact communities far beyond a single project. By funding open knowledge infrastructure, we reduce dependency on proprietary ecosystems and promote sustainable, interoperable systems. Your support also helps with:
- Maintaining open hosting and archival capabilities to ensure long-term accessibility
- Developing open tooling and standards that empower contributors across borders
- Providing educational resources and outreach to broaden participation
- Supporting governance that prioritizes inclusivity, accountability, and transparency
How Donations Are Used
Donations are allocated to practical, measurable activities that advance open knowledge. Key areas include:
- Development of open knowledge infrastructure and tooling
- Hosting, bandwidth, backups, and security improvements
- Open research, standards work, and preservation efforts
- Community outreach, translation, and accessibility initiatives
- Governance, reporting, and public dashboards to ensure transparency
We maintain clear, public records of how contributions are used, so supporters can see the tangible outcomes of their generosity over time.
Latest Updates
Public updates will be shared as milestones are reached, including infrastructure improvements, collaborative projects, and educational initiatives. At this time, we are documenting ongoing work and planning forthcoming milestones that will be communicated through this page.
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Transparency & Trust
Open Knowledge is built on principles of openness, accountability, and sustainable impact. We publish accessible information about funding, governance, and outcomes to foster trust within the community. Donors can expect clear reporting on how contributions contribute to long-term resilience of open knowledge ecosystems, along with regular reflections on progress, challenges, and next steps.
Support Open Knowledge
Your contribution helps ensure open, durable access to information and tools that empower people to learn, create, and participate. Choose a donation method below to contribute in a way that suits you.