I second that. Thank you Lisa you and your team's amazing work :-) James
On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 2:13 PM, Anders Wennersten <m...@anderswennersten.se > wrote: > Thanks for this info and decision! > > And very many thanks to you and your team making such a marvellous job > with the fundraising. We are not only reaching our goal in record time, but > also getting very good press for the professionalism for the the campaign > and its messages > > Anders > > > > Den 2016-12-22 kl. 21:55, skrev Lisa Gruwell: > >> Hi All- >> >> Just a quick update on this: We concluded the English-language banner >> campaign on Monday (12/19) – at the three week point of the campaign. This >> is the shortest campaign in recent memory. We were able to reach the goal >> and raise some extra funds for these initiatives and the endowment >> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/FAQ/en#How_will_you_us >> e_the_funds_if_donations_exceed_the_goal.3F>. >> We will be running a “thank you banner” around the New Year to thank >> everyone for their support – instead of an appeal as we had planned. >> Look >> for our report on the English-language fundraiser soon in January once the >> numbers have settled and we have time for more analysis. Thanks to >> everyone >> who helped make this campaign a success! >> >> Best, >> Lisa Gruwell >> >> On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Sam Klein <sjkl...@hcs.harvard.edu> >> wrote: >> >> Lisa & Jaime - >>> >>> Congratulations to all on a fast campaign. Is this the fastest >>> time-to-goal on record? >>> >>> This is a season in which neutrality and genuineness are precious >>> commodities. No surprise that many people I know have given more than >>> usual >>> to projects such as ours. I hope you can complement this with open and >>> genuine messaging. >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 6:52 PM, Michael Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Continuing the English fundraiser as part of reaching the global >>>> fundraising target makes sense to me. >>>> >>> Continuing the fundraiser after the global target has been reached is >>> >>>> rather more concerning - except where the funds are being raised >>>> specifically for the endowment. >>>> >>>> This seems right to me. >>> >>> Clear and welcoming messages build trust. You can thank everyone for >>> helping reach the goal quickly, and be clear about where further funds >>> go. >>> Funds raised over the annual target, before the end of the fiscal year, >>> can >>> go into the endowment - again with clear & grateful language once the >>> annual goal is reached. >>> >>> Budgeting deserves its own consideration. Having a prioritized list of >>> future projects is great for communicating intent and helping the >>> movement >>> plan. But expanding the budget has implications for reserves, endowment, >>> and future budgets + strategy. If surplus goes to new projects, then >>> "everyone giving $3" would not mean "no fundraising needed for years to >>> come". In fact the overhead associated with persistent projects could >>> make >>> it harder to sustain operations next year. >>> >>> Finally, as you find that you have spare banner-cycles because of the >>> successful campaign, *please use that same banner space* and your talent >>> for connection to honor and inspire editors, donors, and readers. A more >>> than perfunctory thank-you. A good fundraiser is a victory over the >>> commercial forces that make the Internet and most media suck; its success >>> should be a story we can all hold on to and share. :) >>> >>> Warmly, >>> SJ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >>> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
