Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

Also, > Speaking for myself, I would hesitate to devote an hour or similar of my > time to a feedback session run by the WMF. Partly, because I would want to > be compensated for that time; Looking at this list and many many other fora there is scarcely a shortage of free advice from Wikimedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

why arent these types of session included in events like Wikimedia Conference and Wikimania where there is the capacity personal engagement with individuals and or groups of people On 2 December 2016 at 18:56, Chris Keating wrote: > On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 2:51 AM, Pete Forsyth > wrote: > > > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 2:51 AM, Pete Forsyth wrote: > > > However, I think I may not have been clear enough about what I was > suggesting. (And I should note, I understand this is an unusual kind of > approach, that might not feel very "wiki-like" to many in our community; > but if I'm right in my

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

I think I better understand at where you are coming from. One of the difficulties of the role stems from the particularly brutal nature of A/B testing. I don't mean that inasmuch as the decisions based on them them can be without care or thought (and I assure you, in the case of fundraising they a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

Joseph, Thank you for the timely and thorough response -- good info in there, and I'm especially gratified to know that Lodewijk's op-ed has sparked some worthwhile discussion. However, I think I may not have been clear enough about what I was suggesting. (And I should note, I understand this is

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

So we have definitely worked with market research companies, mostly to help us get a better understanding of our audience rather than directly sourcing design input. We worked with Lake Research Partners [1], on our English Reader Survey in 2014-15 [2] and our Japan Reader Survey in 2015-2016 [3].

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Joseph Seddon wrote: > > Finally we didn't get any interest in our fundraising feedback and design > sessions last week and the week before so they were put on hold, however if > there are individuals who are interested in taking part in such a session, > one on o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

Hey all! I wanted to send a quick reminder that our English language fundraiser is launching tomorrow afternoon (29th Nov, ~1300-1500 UTC). A few other reminders: * Have an idea? Leave it here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising /2016-17_Fundraising_ideas * Want to see the current contro

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

Joseph Seddon wrote: >So firstly you can see all of our standard banners here [1]. Those links >will always contain our most current control banner designs and the >control text will be updated regularly through the English campaigns. We >are working to limit the number of banners each reader sees

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Big English Fundraiser

Hey MZ, So firstly you can see all of our standard banners here [1]. Those links will always contain our most current control banner designs and the control text will be updated regularly through the English campaigns. We are working to limit the number of banners each reader sees and it is import

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Japan - Focus Group and Survey Findings

Thanks for sharing the update, Seddon. It indeed contains a wealth of information on readers from Japan. Could you please expand on this: > We found a more urgent, direct translation was perceived as better than a > more natural translation. I have just skimmed it, so I might have missed someth

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Japan - Focus Group and Survey Findings

Hey Christof, Not currently but I'll see if we have those to hand and can get them up. Seddon On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Christof Pins wrote: > Hello Seddon, > > Very insightful! Are the research instruments of this project > (questionnaire, focus group guidelines used) freely accessib

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Hello Seddon, Very insightful! Are the research instruments of this project (questionnaire, focus group guidelines used) freely accessible somewhere on Meta or Commons? Cheers, Christof 2016-08-31 10:29 GMT+02:00 Michael Jahn : > Thanks a lot for sharing, Seddon! > Michael > > 2016-08-30 17:11

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update - Japan - Focus Group and Survey Findings

Thanks a lot for sharing, Seddon! Michael 2016-08-30 17:11 GMT+02:00 Joseph Seddon : > Hello wikimedia-l! > > Back in February of 2015, the fundraising team engaged Lake Research > Partners (LRP) to conduct a detailed survey of English language Wikimedia > readers >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update

Mailing List Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update Hi Peter- Yes, we have mockups of the banners on the Fundraising Ideas <<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/2015-16_Fundraising_ideas>> page on meta. We will be making further refinements and possibly adding a

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Hi Peter- Yes, we have mockups of the banners on the Fundraising Ideas <> page on meta. We will be making further refinements and possibly adding a couple more banners this week. Thank you, Lisa On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:01

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Are these new improved banners available for inspection and comment? Cheers, Peter -Original Message- From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Megan Hernandez Sent: Friday, 20 November 2015 10:07 PM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [Wikimedia-l] F

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fundraising Update

opened firefox this morning, now maybe its because the coffee kicked in earlier today I noticed this for the first time, it reads very much like what I've seen in previous years on Wikipedia banners, I think the fundraising team should be aware of this because it may be a cause behind the messages