I think raising a lot more money because its possible to raise a lot more money is a for-profit mentality; the WMF has been actually narrowing its scope, in the understanding that it can't solve all problems or be all things, and it makes a lot of sense to me to raise only what it already knows can be spent on core, planned activity. To David's point, I do believe that it's financially responsible to have a cushion (i.e. a reserve or endowment) - and if the WMF decided to establish a true endowment, and fund-raise for that, you wouldn't hear an objection from me. But otherwise, it would be wrong to raise money purely based on the amount you thought you could raise and without regard to what you plan to responsibly spend.
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