Donation projects
2025 – Open Knowledge Foundation
In 2025, we will support the Open Knowledge FoundationThe organization advocates worldwide for free access to knowledge, open data, and transparent digital infrastructures.
Open data is a key prerequisite for democratic participation, scientific progress, and responsible digitalization. The Open Knowledge Foundation ensures that data is not only published, but also made understandable, verifiable, and meaningfully usable.
As an IT company, we see it as our responsibility not only to provide technologies, but also to strengthen the foundations of an open, informed and self-determined digital society.
With our donation, we support projects that promote transparency, enable innovation, and understand knowledge as a public good – freely accessible, independent, and sustainable.
Past donation projects:
For the past 10 years, Ehmig GmbH has supported select projects and initiatives with its donations. As a successful company, we want to take on social responsibility: for a free and independent internet that offers equal opportunities and possibilities to every individual. This "charity spirit" becomes tangible in concrete donation projects.
2024 – WordPress Foundation
This year we have them WordPress Foundation Chosen to underscore our commitment to a free and accessible internet. The WordPress Foundation was founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the open-source WordPress project: to democratize publishing and make high-quality software accessible to everyone.
The organization is committed to ensuring that the software projects it supports remain permanently free and open source. This guarantees that the WordPress source code will be preserved for generations to come – regardless of the individuals or companies currently contributing to it. This sustainable vision makes WordPress an indispensable web publishing platform used by millions worldwide.
A key focus of the WordPress Foundation is education. It promotes public awareness of WordPress and related open-source software to make knowledge and digital skills accessible to a broad community. At the same time, the organization protects the WordPress trademark rights. WordCamp and related initiatives to ensure a trustworthy and stable foundation for the global community.
With our donation, we support the WordPress Foundation in its mission to create a freely accessible, secure, and open platform for digital communication. This commitment reflects our belief that open-source projects not only enable technological innovation but also build bridges for collaboration and knowledge sharing in a connected world.
We would like to make a small contribution to making the opportunities of the digital age more accessible and usable for everyone interested.
2023 – code.org
This year, we are focusing on the next generation of technology enthusiasts and expanding educational opportunities. We are proud to... code.org to support this organization. Its mission is to expand access to computer science in schools worldwide and promote diversity in this field. With our donation, we want to help ensure that computer science and digital education know no boundaries and are accessible to every child, regardless of their background.
Code.org is known not only for its inspiring educational initiatives, but also for organizing the annual Hour of Code, which reaches millions of students worldwide. We firmly believe that education is the key to unlocking everyone's potential and opens the door to a world of opportunity. With our support of code.org, we want to open that door as wide as possible and foster a generation of creative minds, innovators, and problem solvers.
We support code.org in its efforts to make digital education accessible to everyone. This partnership underscores our commitment to using technology for the benefit of society.
2022 – VLC Media Player
VLC VLC is a media player that can play a wide variety of media formats and offers broad codec support. It is often used as a general-purpose media player for all types of media, such as movies, music, streaming video, or live TV. VLC has a simple and user-friendly interface and is easy to use.
VideoLAN VLC is the non-profit organization behind VLC. It is dedicated to creating open-source multimedia software. The organization was founded in 1996 by students of Central School Paris Founded in 1968, VideoLAN has since become one of the world's most popular and widely used open-source multimedia software projects. VideoLAN's goal is to provide high-quality, stable, and powerful multimedia software that is easy to use for both users and developers, supporting numerous operating system platforms. In addition to VLC, the organization also develops other open-source software such as... VLC for Android or VLC for iOS, and libVLC (the engine and interface to the multimedia framework on which the VLC Media Player is based).
VLC can stream media over the internet, allowing us to watch videos or listen to music on our computers, tablets, or smartphones. VLC also supports various streaming protocols. VLC's user interface is customizable, allowing you to change the player's appearance and operation by using different skins or creating your own with the built-in designer. Numerous features Features such as advanced audio functions (normalization, equalizer and spatial audio), video filters and effects (color adjustments, distortions and geometric corrections), and video and audio converters for converting media files into other formats are available.
The software is available at Open-source licenses freely available. The source It is available for free download. The VideoLAN organization is financed by donations and membership fees.
The European continent offers a wealth of examples of globally successful IT technologies and innovations. With our donations, we aim to highlight such successes and confidently contribute to shaping Europe's future.
2021 – Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based charity. It is dedicated to putting the power of computers and digital products into the hands of people worldwide. It promotes innovation and technology to solve critical problems and empower everyone to express themselves creatively.
A network is being established to create partnerships with youth organizations worldwide. This will benefit millions of young people. Learning computer and digital skills This enables every school and every student to learn the fundamentals of computer science. The Raspberry Pi Foundation makes computing and digital making accessible to everyone by providing affordable and powerful single-board computers with free software.
The Raspberry Pi It was launched in early 2012. The computer contains a Broadcom system-on-a-chip (SoC) with an ARM CPU. The board is the size of a credit card. By May 2021, 40 million units had been sold. For children of the 1980s, the Raspberry Pi evoked memories of the Sinclair ZX and Commodore computers. The engineer Eben Upton recognized that young people's interest in programming declined with the rise of non-programmable game consoles. Mission was: “We need to create a generation of producers not consumers!”
Over the past 10 years, a whole community has developed around the Raspberry Pi. Diverse global community formed. With the Astro Pi Mission Zero The Raspberry Pi has even made it to space, to the International Space Station. The Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit is a complete PC in a compact case and in this form is reminiscent of its predecessors. Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64It offers the younger generation an affordable entry into modern computing and is also a lot of fun!
Numerous system extensions such as camera, touch display, audio boards or Lego Technic connector make the “Raspi” suitable for Maker and community projects the ideal tool.
The success story of the Raspberry Pi Foundation impressively demonstrates the power unleashed by innovative technology projects. Integrated into a global community, the Raspberry Pi is also a success for Europe as a technology hub. The components are developed and manufactured in Great Britain. And with ARM A future market is emerging for chip suppliers. IoT- and Machine Learning-Products in the heart of Europe.
2020 – Kepass
Data security and information confidentiality were prominent topics in IT this year. Passwords – often too simple – are frequently the focus of security incidents. Excellent password quality is a solid foundation for protecting all types of information. For this reason, we supported the [missing information - likely a specific initiative or program] in 2020. KeePass-Project.
As a user, you already have to remember many passwords. We as IT professionals and service providers need numerous passwords for websites, email accounts, web servers, network logins, and much more. The list is endless, and we should use a different password for each account. KeePass is a free, open-source password manager that allows you to securely manage all your passwords. The passwords are stored in a database that is locked with a master key. The advantage: If you remember a single master key, you can unlock the entire database. Database files are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (e.g.,...). AES-256)encrypted.
Is KeePass really free? Yes, KeePass is open source (OSI-certified). The complete source It can be viewed and checked whether the security functions are correctly implemented. The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) regularly recommends KeePass in its [documents/guidelines/etc.]. Publications.
KeePass helps you create, manage, and use secure passwords in your daily work. Many of our customers, like us, rely on this robust tool. To ensure the product continues to meet increasing security demands, we are contributing this year.
2019 – Tails
With our 2019 donation project, we are supporting the “The Amnesic Incognito Live System” (Tails)Tails was first released in 2009, is based on Debian Linux, and includes a number of pre-configured programs. The core components of this free software are... Tor and Tor Browser for anonymous internet browsing. Other applications include an email client, chat software, and a password manager.
Installed on a USB stick, the software can be run on any PC, regardless of the operating system. In addition to anonymity through the Tor project, working with Tails also allows for the automatic deletion of data that was temporarily stored during Tails use.
Tails gained attention when Edward Snowden starred in one of his book Permanent Record, published in 2019 Snowden reported on this. He stated that the Tails tool enabled him to contact and transmit sensitive information to journalists.
Not only since 2013 has a broad public in Germany They are concerned about being subjected to the rampant collection of personal data by government agencies and private institutions. The often unnoticed collection, storage, and analysis of personal data by intelligence agencies worldwide has been sadly confirmed by Mr. Snowden's revelations. Every day, journalists and human rights organizations in many parts of the world face immediate danger when carrying out their work. Free reporting is more important today than ever before. Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Tails protects the interests of anonymous online work, regardless of the potential risks of widespread state surveillance by repressive regimes. We believe that Tails facilitates the secure sharing of information and makes this world a freer place – everywhere.
2018 – Let's Encrypt
At the end of the year 2018 We have for the project Let's Encrypt Donated. The security and confidentiality of data on the web are of paramount importance. Let's Encrypt makes it easy to create HTTPS certificates for data transmission on the internet. Most importantly, the service is free for every user, worldwide. Openness and transparency are fundamental building blocks of trust. Let's Encrypt creates trust on the internet on a massive scale. With over 1 million certificates issued daily, the service has grown rapidly since 2016.
This service is made possible by the Internet Security Research GroupFounded in 20013, its mission is to reduce financial, technological, and educational barriers to enable secure online communication. The organization is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Its board of directors comprises representatives from prominent companies such as Akamai, Cisco, Facebook, Mozilla, and Red Hat, as well as representatives from US universities.
2017 – OpenStreetMap
In year 2017 Have we started the project? OpenStreetMap (OSM) is supported. The project collects and structures freely usable geodata for use by everyone in a database (Open DataThis data is available under a free license, the Open Database LicenseAt the heart of the project is an openly accessible database of all contributed geoinformation. The OpenStreetMap project was launched in London in July 2004 by Steve Coast. Volunteers from many countries now work on both the software development and the collection and processing of geodata.
The OpenStreetMap Foundation coordinates the project. In addition to financing, events are also organized, e.g. conference The "mapper" and user. In an ever-shrinking world, the project ensures that reliable data for orientation and navigation will remain freely accessible to humanity in the future.
2016 – OSI
For the year 2016 we support the Open Source Initiative (OSI) with our donation project. It was founded in February 1998 and certifies software licenses based on its Open Source Definition (OSD)The OSD is not a license. Rather, it is a standard against which licenses are measured. In the English original definition The 10 essential criteria have been published almost unchanged for the past 10 years.
The Open Source Initiative's advisory board includes not only the founders but also numerous prominent figures in the IT sector. Many leading software manufacturers are involved. Sponsors .
2015 – ASF
The donation project 2015 supported the The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)The volunteer-run organization has been promoting [this] since 1999. Apache software projects, which includes the Apache web server. As a distributed community of developers, they work on a multitude of open-source software projects. Members Only active developers and contributors of an Apache project will be eligible.
The special one Apache License Version 2.0 of this license is recognized by the Free Software Foundation. Under this license, software may be freely used, modified, and distributed in any environment (with appropriate attribution to the licensor).
The Apache Software Foundation is supported by leading software companies (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Facebook, and IBM) and a broad base of Donors worldwide financially supported.
2014 – Linux Foundation
In the year 2014 We donated to the Linux FoundationThe Linux Foundation was founded in 2007 as a non-profit consortium with the goal of promoting and supporting the spread and growth of Linux.
As Linus Torvalds When he began his work on Linux more than 20 years ago, it was not foreseeable that this would lay the foundation for today's internet economy. School computers to space stationFrom smartphones to complex machine controls, Linux is the ubiquitous foundation of our daily lives. What would consumer electronics be without Linux?
The List of leading companies The list of companies that create their digital added value based on free software is long and significant: Google, Amazon, IBM, Cisco, Panasonic, US Postal Service, Wikipedia, New York Stock Exchange as well as a large number of research institutions (CERN) and government agencies (US Department of Defense).
Whether in business or everyday life: Today, the Linux Foundation promotes the further development of the kernel and also employs Linus Torvalds. Linux is part of our modern lives, and we are grateful for that!
2013 – Mozilla Foundation
In the donation project 2013 We supported the MThe internet is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives. Mission The non-profit organization's mission is to promote openness, innovation, and opportunity on the web. The Mozilla Foundation coordinates a global community of developers who all work together to keep the internet vibrant and freely accessible. The free and platform-independent web browser Mozilla Firefox In September 2013, it had a global market share of approximately 18 percent and is among the three most frequently used web browsers.
We use the Mozilla Firefox web browser daily in client projects and for internal purposes. Its functionality is indispensable, especially considering its modular extensibility and compatibility with various operating systems. We are grateful for that!
2012 – Wikimedia
The donation project 2012 supported Wikimedia Fördergesellschaft mbH. It is 100% owned by Wikimedia Germany AssociationTheir task is to raise funds for the purposes of Wikimedia Germany and the Wikimedia FoundationThe funds raised will be used to promote education, science and research.
As an IT company, we deal daily with tasks and questions that require free access to current knowledge. For our employees, the wealth of knowledge and free access to Wikipedia has become an indispensable tool. For that, we say thank you!
