To bad this fundraiser used lies, and other things the community didn't want...
Sue exicutive director wikipedia as example 2011/1/1, Keegan Peterzell <[email protected]>: > +1 with a :) and a cherry on top. > > On 12/31/2010 8:34 PM, Philippe Beaudette wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> We wanted you to hear first: in about three hours, we're switching the >> messaging on the banners to "Thank you!" It's time to thank the world, >> because the world came together to help support the Wikimedia projects. >> We're delighted to report that nearly half a million donations came in. >> It's a resounding vote of confidence in what you've done with the >> projects. So take a moment to stop, to celebrate, and to enjoy the >> accomplishment... and then it's time to focus on the tenth anniversary >> year! >> >> You may notice that the fundraising statistics page doesn't quite say >> $16M. Since you might be asked about that, here's the math we used to >> arrive at the end of the fundraiser: >> >> In addition to the amount posted on the graph (roughly $13.5M), we have >> about $1.5 million in revenue received during testing or received but not >> yet posted (manual check entry, etc). We've been counting on $500,000 >> from the chapters in our thermometer formula but given the extraordinary >> chapter fundraising success this year, we're confident that we'll be over >> the $16M mark. (We're also including an adjusted value for the recurring >> gifts that we've received this year.) >> >> We're delighted to be able to start 2011 with our community giving goal >> already met. We did this in a collaborative fashion: testing nearly 200 >> banner ideas submitted by the community, using translations, with >> community involvement in the testing, and in the next phase of the >> campaign - encouraging people to edit. >> >> We'll be running "Thank you" banners for the next few days to tell the >> world how much this editing community appreciates their financial support, >> and then will convert to banners inviting people to get involved in tenth >> anniversary celebrations around the world, and to make their first edit >> (the "contribution" phase of the campaign). >> >> Now let's go celebrate! >> >> Zack Exley >> Philippe Beaudette >> Megan Hernandez >> >> _______________________ >> Philippe Beaudette >> Head of Reader Relations >> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >> >> [email protected] >> >> Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share >> in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! >> >> http://donate.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > -- > Keegan Peterzell > Associate Community Officer, Fundraising 2010 > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > > Imagine a world in which every human being can freely share in > the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- Verzonden vanaf mijn mobiele apparaat Regards, Huib "Abigor" Laurens Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
