Re: [Wikimedia-l] FY1920 Fundraising Report

[Philippe Beaudette]

Pats, thank you for this.  It's a wonderful report.  (I commend it to the
full list to look at.  Fascinating).

I flashed back to years ago, when Megan and Zack (Exley) and I stood in the
middle of the large empty 6th floor of the old headquarters and wondered
how the heck we were gonna come up with $16Million. I believe Megan's
catchphrase that year was "There's NO CRYING IN FUNDRAISING!" It's
fantastic to see the way that the fundraising team has grown and
developed.  You and your team are to be congratulated!

Thanks for raising the money to keep the lights on.

Philippe

On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 11:38 AM Patricia Pena  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
> We have just completed and published our annual report that summarises
> fundraising activities for the financial year covering July 1, 2019 - June
> 30, 2020. Wikipedia is supported by people — people around the world who
> read knowledge on the site, editors who contribute their time to add and
> improve articles with up-to-date information, and donors who chip in to
> keep Wikipedia thriving. We are proud to present our 2019-2020 Fundraising
> Report  and
> share insights into how the Wikimedia Foundation earns revenue to sustain
> the Wikimedia projects. Thank you to everyone who supports our mission to
> ensure that everyone, everywhere, can share in and access free knowledge.
>
>
> Long term financial sustainability is at the core of our department’s
> activities, an importance that holds further weight given the ongoing
> challenges faced globally. The report highlights the importance of growing
> support to the endowment and notes the ongoing focus on our monthly giving
> donor program.
>
>
> A huge thanks to all those across the Wikimedia Foundation, affiliates, and
> volunteers, who have contributed to the success of this year's fundraiser.
> Without that support, we wouldn’t be able to deliver the resources needed
> for the movement to fulfill and achieve its mission. I'd also like to thank
> everyone who contributed and collaborated on this report: Online
> Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising Operations, Donor
> Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications, Finance, Product
> Analytics and more! Special thanks to Runjini Murthy for project managing
> this entire effort.
>
>
> We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page.
>  [1]
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Pats
>
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fundraising/2019-20_Report
> --
> *Pats Pena (she/her) *
> Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation
> 1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104
> pp...@wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349
>
>
> *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
> *
>
>
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> Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not respond
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[Wikimedia-l] FY1920 Fundraising Report

[Patricia Pena]

Hi everyone,


We have just completed and published our annual report that summarises
fundraising activities for the financial year covering July 1, 2019 - June
30, 2020. Wikipedia is supported by people — people around the world who
read knowledge on the site, editors who contribute their time to add and
improve articles with up-to-date information, and donors who chip in to
keep Wikipedia thriving. We are proud to present our 2019-2020 Fundraising
Report  and
share insights into how the Wikimedia Foundation earns revenue to sustain
the Wikimedia projects. Thank you to everyone who supports our mission to
ensure that everyone, everywhere, can share in and access free knowledge.


Long term financial sustainability is at the core of our department’s
activities, an importance that holds further weight given the ongoing
challenges faced globally. The report highlights the importance of growing
support to the endowment and notes the ongoing focus on our monthly giving
donor program.


A huge thanks to all those across the Wikimedia Foundation, affiliates, and
volunteers, who have contributed to the success of this year's fundraiser.
Without that support, we wouldn’t be able to deliver the resources needed
for the movement to fulfill and achieve its mission. I'd also like to thank
everyone who contributed and collaborated on this report: Online
Fundraising, Major Gifts & Endowment, Fundraising Operations, Donor
Services, Fundraising Tech, Legal, Communications, Finance, Product
Analytics and more! Special thanks to Runjini Murthy for project managing
this entire effort.


We welcome your feedback and questions on the talk page.
 [1]


Thank you,

Pats


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fundraising/2019-20_Report
-- 
*Pats Pena (she/her) *
Director, Online Fundraising I Wikimedia Foundation
1 Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94104
pp...@wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 816 3349


*Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
*


Please Note: If I am emailing after hours or on the weekend, it's because
Wikimedia allows me an awesome flexible schedule. Please do not respond
until reasonable business hours in your timezone, unless of course I am
shouting for help ;-)
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