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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Open Knowledge Foundation turns 5

Rufus Pollock, The OKF Turns 5 - And We Need Your Support, Open Knowledge Foundation Blog, June 2, 2009.

This month the Open Knowledge Foundation is five years old. ...

While we have achieved a lot, we believe we can do much, much more. We are therefore reaching out to our community and asking you to help us take our vision further.

Our aim: at least a 100 supporters committed to making regular, ongoing donations of £5 (EUR 6, $7.50) or more a month.

These funds will be essential in expanding and sustaining our work by allowing us to invest in infrastructure and employ modest central support. To pledge yourself as one of those supporters all you need to do is take 30 seconds to sign up to our “100 supporters” pledge ...